act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining | the act of using |
the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful | (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition |
(music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated | exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage |
a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation | what something is used for |
a district that has been developed to serve some purpose | a particular service |
processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible | (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property |
(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 | (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing |
a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) | |
a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess) | |