English > agriculture: 4 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock. |
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| Synonyms | farming, husbandry |
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| Category of | broadcast | sow over a wide area, especially by hand |
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| carry | bear (a crop) |
| cultivate | foster / foster the growth of |
| cultivate, crop, work | Prepare for crops |
| cultivation | (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale) |
| fertilize, fertilise, feed | Provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to |
| grow, raise, farm, produce | cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques |
| harrow, disk | Draw a harrow over (land) |
| hoe | dig with a hoe |
| inseminate, sow, sow in | place seeds in or on (the ground) |
| overcrop, overcultivate | To exhaust by excessive cultivation |
| plow, plough, turn | To break and turn over earth especially with a plow |
| reseed | seed again or anew |
| ridge | plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip |
| smut | affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn |
| sow, seed | place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth |
| thrash, thresh | Beat the seeds out of a grain |
| till | Work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation |
| Parts | harvest, harvest time | The season for gathering crops / crops |
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| tilling | cultivation of the land in order to raise crops |
| Narrower | animal husbandry | Breeding and caring for farm animals |
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| arboriculture, tree farming | The cultivation of tree for the production of timber |
| dairying, dairy farming | The business of a dairy |
| gardening, horticulture | The cultivation of plants |
| hydroponics, aquiculture, tank farming | A technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients |
| mixed farming | Growing crops and feed and livestock all on the same farm |
| planting | putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow |
| ranching | Farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle) |
| strip cropping | cultivation of crops in strips following the contours of the land to minimize erosion |
| subsistence farming | Farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketing |
| truck farming | Growing vegetables for the market |
| Broader | cultivation | (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale) |
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| Spanish | agricultura, cultivo, explotación, granjería, labranza |
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| Catalan | agricultura |
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| Adjectives | agricultural | relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming |
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| Nouns | agriculturist | someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil |
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