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growths

US/ɡɹoʊθs/

growths is the plural of growth.

Meaning of growth

Noun

growth (countable and uncountable, plural growths)

  1. An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
    • Nanoelectronics is one of the area's few growth industries .
  2. An increase in psychological strength or resilience; an increased ability to overcome adversity.
    • Struggle, disappointment, and criticism all contribute to a person's growth.
  3. The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
  4. Something that grows or has grown.
    • Scary-looking rabbits were hopping around Fort Collins. These weren’t your standard cute, fluffy bunnies; they had horn-like growths protruding from their faces and bodies.2025 August 14, Angela Haupt, “What to Know About the Horned ‘Zombie’ Rabbits Hopping Around Colorado”, in TIME
    Synonyms:
    vegetation
  5. An abnormal mass such as a tumor.
    Synonyms:
    outgrowth

Phrases with growths

Questions about growths

What is growths the plural of?
Growths is the plural of growth.
How do you pronounce growths?
Growths is pronounced /ɡɹoʊθs/ (US).

Words near growths in the dictionary

  1. growthist
  2. growthists
  3. growthless
  4. growthlessness
  5. growthmania
  6. growths
  7. growthsome
  8. growthwise
  9. growthy
  10. groyne
  11. groyned

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