Reverse Dictionary: GROW

ADJECTIVES
► ACCRESCENT growing continuously, ever increasing → 1753
► ADOLENT growing, adolescent → c1420 obs.
► CRESCENT growing, increasing, developing → 1568
► CRESCIVE growing, in the growing stage → 1566
► GROWTHY of persons: tall, well-grown; growing fast → 1900 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAMPING tall; quickly or luxuriantly growing → 1821 Eng. dial.
► RAXING growing,  increasing → 1892 Sc.
► VEGETATE endowed with vegetable life; growing as plants → 1574 obs.

NOUNS
► THRIFT growing pains experienced by young people → 1790 Eng. dial.

NOUNS – PERSON
► BRAIRD a young growing fellow → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)

VERBS
► ACCRESCE to increase, to grow up → 1637 obs.
► ACCRUE to grow, to grow up → 1604 obs.
► CREUE to grow → c1450 obs.
► ECHE to grow → 1565 obs.
► EDIFY to take form, to grow; also, to prosper, to achieve success → a1400 obs.
► EKE to increase, to grow → 1535 obs.
► RAMP to grow rapidly; of plants: to grow luxuriantly → 1820 Eng. dial.
► RAPPLE UP ► ROPPLE UP to grow quickly and rankly; used of humans and vegetation → 1905 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAX to grow → 1773 Sc.
► RUN UP of a person: to grow rapidly → 1969 Amer. dial.
► THEE to thrive, to prosper; to grow → 1794 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs.
► THRAW to make rapid growth, esp. used of young people → 1905 Sc. obs. (Bk.)
► THRO to grow, to increase in size or stature; to grow up → 1325 obs.
► THRODDEN to thrive; to grow, to increase; to improve by care or cultivation → 1641 Eng. dial.
► UMBEGROW to grow round, to overgrow → a1300 obs.
► VEGETATE to cause to grow; to stimulate growth or development in; to animate, to quicken → 1620 obs.