development | act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining, he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency, they funded research and development |
product development | improving an existing product or developing new kinds of products |
urban renewal | the clearing and rebuilding and redevelopment of urban slums |
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | the position of the head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the position of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was created in |
city planning town planning urban planning | determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community |
exploitation development | the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful, the development of Alaskan resources, the exploitation of copper deposits |
land development | making an area of land more useful |
water development water project water program | making an area of water more useful |
reorganization reorganisation shake-up shakeup | the imposition of a new organization, organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes), a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum, top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup |
defensive structure defense defence | a structure used to defend against attack, the artillery battered down the defenses |
megalith megalithic structure | memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) |
ribbon development | building complex in a continuous row along a road |
structure construction | a thing constructed, a complex entity constructed of many parts, the structure consisted of a series of arches, she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons |
supporting structure | a structure that serves to support something |
structure | the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts, artists must study the structure of the human body, the structure of the benzene molecule |
body organic structure physical structure | the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being), he felt as if his whole body were on fire |
structure anatomical structure complex body part bodily structure body structure | a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing, he has good bone structure |
tube tube-shaped structure | (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure |
vascular structure | a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels |
muscular structure musculature muscle system | the muscular system of an organism |
neural structure | a structure that is part of the nervous system |
cartilaginous structure | body structure given shape by cartilage |
horny structure unguis | any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin |
skeletal structure | any structure created by the skeleton of an organism |
structure | the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations, his lectures have no structure |
data structure | (computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer) |
hierarchical structure hierarchical data structure | a structure of data having several levels arranged in a treelike structure |
urban planning | the branch of architecture dealing with the design and organization of urban space and activities |
syntax sentence structure phrase structure | the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences |
morphology sound structure syllable structure word structure | the admissible arrangement of sounds in words |
urban legend | a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false, contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true |
development | (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated |
development | a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation, recent developments in Iraq, what a revolting development! |
Department of Housing and Urban Development Housing and Urban Development HUD | the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal, created in |
Social Development Commission | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with social development |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development World Bank IBRD | a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments |
International Development Association IDA | an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank |
Advanced Research and Development Activity ARDA | an agency of the Intelligence Community that conducts advanced research and development related to information technology |
hierarchy power structure pecking order | the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body |
class structure | the organization of classes within a society |
social organization social organisation social structure social system structure | the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships, the social organization of England and America is very different, sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family |
city metropolis urban center | a large and densely populated urban area, may include several independent administrative districts, Ancient Troy was a great city |
conurbation urban sprawl sprawl | an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities |
development | a district that has been developed to serve some purpose, such land is practical for small park developments |
housing development | a residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single management, they live in the new housing development |
urban area populated area | a geographical area constituting a city or town |
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the first Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was Robert C. Weaver who was appointed by Johnson |
urban guerrilla | a guerrilla who fights only in cities and towns |
Urban II Odo Odo of Lagery Otho Otho of Lagery | French pope fromtowhose sermons called for the First Crusade (-) |
Urban V Guillaume de Grimoard | French pope from towho tried to reestablish the papacy in Rome but in returned to Avignon hoping to end the war between France and England, canonized in(-) |