Grow vs Pome - What's the difference?
grow | pome |
(ergative) To become bigger.
To appear or sprout.
To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
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(copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
(obsolete) To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
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A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.
A ball of silver or other metal, filled with hot water and used by a Roman Catholic priest in cold weather to warm his hands during the service.
(obsolete) To grow to a head, or form a head in growing.
As verbs the difference between grow and pome
is that grow is (ergative) to become bigger while pome is (obsolete|intransitive) to grow to a head, or form a head in growing.As a noun pome is
a type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.grow
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Verb
- Children grow quickly.
- Flowers grew on the trees as summer approached.
- A long tail began to grow from his backside.
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- He grows peppers and squash each summer in his garden.
- Have you ever grown your hair before?
- The boy grew wise as he matured.
- The town grew smaller and smaller in the distance as we travelled.
- You have grown strong.
- Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow .