breeding

  • 11breeding — cultivation, *culture, refinement Analogous words: *tact, address, poise, savoir faire: *courtesy, amenity, gallantry: grace, dignity, *elegance Antonyms: vulgarity Contrasted words: boorishness, churlishness (see corresponding adjectives under… …

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  • 12breeding — [n] cultivation of person ancestry, civility, conduct, courtesy, culture, development, gentility, grace, lineage, manners, nurture, polish, raising, rearing, refinement, schooling, training, upbringing, urbanity; concept 388 …

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  • 13breeding — ► NOUN ▪ upper class good manners regarded as being passed on by heredity …

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  • 14breeding — n. 1) cattle, livestock; horse; poultry breeding 2) selective breeding 3) of breeding (a person of good breeding) * * * [ briːdɪŋ] horse livestock poultrybreeding cattle selective breeding of breeding (a person of goo …

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  • 15breeding — noun 1 activity of producing plants/animals ADJECTIVE ▪ animal, horse, livestock, plant, etc. ▪ selective ▪ Certain characteristics can be developed through selective breeding …

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  • 16breeding — /bree ding/, n. 1. the producing of offspring. 2. the improvement or development of breeds of livestock, as by selective mating and hybridization. 3. Hort. the production of new forms by selection, crossing, and hybridizing. 4. training; nurture …

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  • 17Breeding (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Breeding Type = EP Artist = Dirty Little Rabbits Released = August 15, 2007 Recorded = 2007 at Are Studios in Omaha, Nebraska Genre = Indie Length = 11:01 Label = Sopra Evil Records Producer = Dirty Little Rabbits Last album …

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  • 18breeding — breed|ing [ˈbri:dıŋ] n [U] 1.) when animals produce babies ▪ Open sea fish lay several million eggs each breeding season . 2.) the activity of keeping animals or plants in order to produce animals or plants that have particular qualities ▪ the… …

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  • 19breeding — breed|ing [ bridıŋ ] noun uncount * 1. ) the process of MATING and producing young animals a ) the activity or business of keeping animals or plants and making them produce new animals or plants: the world leader in cattle breeding technology… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20breeding — noun (U) 1 the act or process of animals producing babies: breeding season (=the time of the year when an animal has babies) 2 the activity of keeping animals or plants in order to produce new or better types: the breeding of pedigree dogs |… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English