the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course | act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining |
the act of turning away or in the opposite direction | the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful |
taking a short walk out and back | (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated |
a favor for someone | a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation |
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession | a district that has been developed to serve some purpose |
turning or twisting around (in place) | processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible |
a short performance that is part of a longer program | (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 movement in a new direction | a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) |
an unforeseen development | a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess) |
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) | |