crop-dusting
spraying | the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft) |
| intensive care | close monitoring and constant medical care of patients with life-threatening conditions |
| cultivation | (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale) |
| cultivation | the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale) |
| cultivation | socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners, her cultivation was remarkable |
craw
crop | a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food |
| crop | the stock or handle of a whip |
| crop | the output of something in a season, the latest crop of fashions is about to hit the stores |
riding crop
hunting crop | a short whip with a thong at the end and a handle for opening gates |
intensifier
intensive r | a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies, `up' in `finished up' is an intensifier, `honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier |
| crop | a collection of people or things appearing together, the annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas |
neonatal intensive care unit
NICU | an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newborn |
intensive care unit
ICU | a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care |
| crop | a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale |
crop
harvest | the yield from plants in a single growing season |
| cash crop | a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco) |
| catch crop | a crop that grows quickly (e.g. lettuce) and can be planted between two regular crops grown in successive seasons or between two rows of crops in the same season |
| cover crop | crop planted to prevent soil erosion and provide green manure |
| field crop | a crop (other than fruits or vegetables) that is grown for agricultural purposes, cotton, hay, and grain are field crops |
| root crop | crop grown for its enlarged roots: e.g. beets, potatoes, turnips |
| cultivation | the process of fostering the growth of something, the cultivation of bees for honey |
polish
refinement
culture
cultivation
finish | a highly developed state of perfection, having a flawless or impeccable quality, they performed with great polish, I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose, almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art--Joseph Conrad |
| crop failure | the failure of crops to produce a marketable surplus |
basset
crop out | appear at the surface, A seam of coal bassets |
snip
clip crop
trim lop
dress prune
cut back | cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of, dress the plants in the garden |
| crop | cut short, She wanted her hair cropped short |
| crop browse graze range pasture | feed as in a meadow or pasture, the herd was grazing |
| crop a graze a pasture | let feed in a field or pasture or meadow |
| crop | yield crops, This land crops well |
| cultivate crop work | prepare for crops, Work the soil, cultivate the land |
crop up
pop up
pop | appear suddenly or unexpectedly, The farm popped into view as we turned the corner, He suddenly popped up out of nowhere |
labor-intensive
labour-intensive | requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital, cottage industries are labor intensive |
| intensive | characterized by a high degree or intensity, often used as a combining form, the questioning was intensive, intensive care, research-intensive, a labor-intensive industry |
| intensive | of agriculture, intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor, intensive agriculture, intensive conditions |
| field-crop | of or relating to field crops, field-crop management |
| intensive | tending to give force or emphasis, an intensive adverb |