act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining | the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course |
the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful | the act of turning away or in the opposite direction |
(music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated | taking a short walk out and back |
a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation | a favor for someone |
a district that has been developed to serve some purpose | (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession |
processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible | turning or twisting around (in place) |
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level | a short performance that is part of a longer program |
a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) | a movement in a new direction |
a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess) | an unforeseen development |
| a circular segment of a curve |
| (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive |
| a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) |