Thrive

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To make steady progress; prosper.
  • verb-intransitive. To grow vigorously; flourish: "the wild deer that throve here” ( Tom Clancy).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, to flourish.
  • v. To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To prosper by industry, economy, and good management of property; to increase in goods and estate.
  • verb-intransitive. To prosper in any business; to have increase or success.
  • verb-intransitive. To increase in bulk or stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, as a plant; to flourish.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To prosper; flourish; be fortunate or successful.
  • To increase in goods and estate; grow rich or richer; keep on increasing one's acquisitions.
  • To grow vigorously or luxuriantly; flourish.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. grow vigorously
  • v. make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
  • Verb Form
    thrived    thriven    thrives    thriving    throve   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    turn    change state   
    Cross Reference
    prosper   
    Variant
    thriven    throve   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    flourish    batten    boom    prosper   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Clive    Dr    Dr.    alive    arrive    clyve    connive    contrive    deprive    derive   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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