Phrase Hound found 27 phrases and 17 compound words that contain grown. The most common are listed below. Open grown in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 27
- grown-upAdult, physically mature.
- home-grownHaving been grown in one's home garden, etc., rather than in a larger agricultural production.
- full-grownFully developed; adult.
- half-grownNot fully grown or matured; roughly halfway through its growth cycle.
- grown outpast participle of grow out: To allow (something, often hair) to grow unimpeded.
- moss-grownHaving a covering of growing moss.
- grown upsplural of grown up: Adult, physically mature.
- grass-grownCovered with or overgrown with grass.
- grown-up pointA notional point awarded (to younger persons) for behaving in a commendably mature way.
- lab-grownGrown from animal cells in a laboratory environment, as opposed to harvested from an animal.
- Empire-grownOf timber and other produce, grown in the British Empire and imported into Britain.
- grown out ofpast participle of grow out of: To emerge from (something); to take a particular shape as a result of (something); to come to exist from (an origin).
- fully-grownHaving reached complete biological maturity
- grown apartpast participle of grow apart: To gradually become estranged.
- grown coldpast participle of grow cold: To wane; to lose interest or enthusiasm for something or someone; to become disenchanted or to fall out of love with someone.
- high-grownThat has grown high.
- higher-growncomparative form of high-grown: more high-grown
- highest-grownsuperlative form of high-grown: most high-grown
- grown-upnessAlternative form of grownupness: Adulthood; maturity.
- liver-grownHaving a swollen liver.
- grown-up-nessAlternative form of grownupness: Adulthood; maturity.
- grown a custompast participle of grow a custom: Eggcorn of grow accustomed.
- grown away frompast participle of grow away from: To gradually have less in common with (someone); to mature out of (activities, interests and/or associates).
- grown-up pointsplural of grown-up point: A notional point awarded (to younger persons) for behaving in a commendably mature way.
- grown like a weedpast participle of grow like a weed: To grow rapidly.
Compound words 17
- ingrownThat has grown inwards or abnormally towards (a part of the body)
- grownishSomewhat grown or mature; resembling or befitting a grown-up; adultish
- intergrownThat have grown together and through each other.
- mossgrownAlternative form of moss-grown: Having a covering of growing moss.
- undergrowninsufficiently grown; not having grown to a normal or suitable size.
- ungrownNot grown; immature.
- pregrowngrown in advance
- weedgrownovergrown with weeds
- ygrownpast participle of grow: To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
- homegrownRaised or cultivated at home, on one's own land, or in one's own country; domestic; indigenous.