development


Meanings

  • 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"
  • a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage);
    • "the development of his ideas took many years"
    • "the slow development of her skill as a writer"
  • (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;
    • "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
  • a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation;
    • "recent developments in Iraq"
    • "what a revolting development!"
  • the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful;
    • "the development of Alaskan resources"
  • a district that has been developed to serve some purpose;
    • "such land is practical for small park developments"
  • a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess);
    • "after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter"
    • "in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen"
  • processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible;
    • "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours"
  • (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated


Scrabble Score: 19

development is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

development is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

development is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 24

development is a valid Words With Friends word