The meaning of Cultivated

abbreviation

(on scorecards) caught by.

Usage examples:

Me waugh c lara b walsh 19

abbreviation

Care of.

noun

The third letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

He scraped along with c's and d's in most subjects

adjective

At an advanced stage of social and cultural development.

Usage examples:

A civilized society

verb

Bring (a place or people) to a stage of social and cultural development considered to be more advanced.

Usage examples:

Both countries feel they have a mission to civilize the world

adjective

Having a well-developed way of life and social systems

Usage examples:

“a civilized society allows for tolerance,” he said., civilized behavior, a civilized vacation

adjective

Including people from many different countries.

Usage examples:

Immigration transformed the city into a cosmopolitan metropolis

noun

A cosmopolitan person.

Usage examples:

Cosmopolitans who spoke both spanish and english

adjective

Containing people and things from many different parts of the world, or having experience of many different places and things

Usage examples:

A cosmopolitan city, gwen’s a very cosmopolitan young woman.

noun

A body of people presided over by a judge, judges, or magistrate, and acting as a tribunal in civil and criminal cases.

Usage examples:

She will take the matter to court

verb

Be involved with (someone) romantically, with the intention of marrying.

Usage examples:

He was courting a girl from the neighbouring farm

noun

The place where trials and other legal cases happen

Usage examples:

[ u ] he is bringing charges against us and said, "i’ll see you in court.", [ u ] the newspaper agr…

adjective

Polite, respectful, or considerate in manner.

Usage examples:

She was courteous and obliging to all

adjective

Polite and showing respect

Usage examples:

The ticket clerk was courteous and helpful.

adjective

Characterized by refined taste and manners and good education.

Usage examples:

A cultured and intelligent man

verb

Maintain (tissue cells, bacteria, etc.) in conditions suitable for growth.

Usage examples:

Several investigators have attempted to culture biliary cells

verb

Break up and move earth with a tool or machine, or with hands, paws, snout, etc.

Usage examples:

The boar had been digging for roots

noun

An act or spell of digging.

Usage examples:

A thorough dig of the whole plot

verb

Turn up, loosen, or remove earth

adjective

Having or showing good judgement.

Usage examples:

The brasserie attracts discerning customers

verb

Recognize or find out.

Usage examples:

I can discern no difference between the two policies

adjective

Able to make or usually making careful judgments about the quality of similar things

Usage examples:

Marion is a discerning judge of good design.

adjective

Having or showing refined taste or good judgement.

Usage examples:

He became a discriminating collector and patron of the arts

verb

Recognize a distinction; differentiate.

Usage examples:

Babies can discriminate between different facial expressions

adjective

Able to judge the quality of something based on its difference from other, similar things

Usage examples:

A discriminating music lover, discriminating buyers/shoppers

adjective

Having been educated.

Usage examples:

A harvard-educated lawyer

verb

Give intellectual, moral, and social instruction to (someone), typically at a school or university.

Usage examples:

She was educated at a boarding school

adjective

Having learned a lot at school or university and having a good level of knowledge

Usage examples:

She was probably the most highly educated prime minister of this century.

verb

Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).

Usage examples:

We were encouraged by the success of this venture

verb

To make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen

Usage examples:

[ t + to infinitive ] we were encouraged to learn foreign languages at school., the council is enco…

verb

To talk or behave in a way that gives someone confidence to do something

Usage examples:

Encourage someone in something they've always encouraged me in everything i've wanted to do.

adjective

Having or showing a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook.

Usage examples:

The more enlightened employers offer better terms

verb

Give (someone) greater knowledge and understanding about a subject or situation.

Usage examples:

Christopher had not enlightened francis as to their relationship

adjective

Showing understanding and wisdom in dealing with others

Usage examples:

This company is an enlightened and reasonable employer., every enlightened person rejects racism in…

noun

An area of land and its buildings, used for growing crops and rearing animals.

Usage examples:

A farm of 100 acres

verb

Make one's living by growing crops or keeping livestock.

Usage examples:

He has farmed organically for years

noun

An area of land, esp. together with a house and other buildings, used for growing crops or keeping animals

Usage examples:

A cattle/mink farm, [ i/t ] their family has farmed (this land) for three generations.

verb

Cause (an egg, female animal, or plant) to develop a new individual by introducing male reproductive material.

Usage examples:

Biologists knew from studies on a wide range of animals that males compete with other males to fert…

verb

To spread a natural or chemical substance on land in order to make plants grow well

Usage examples:

You have to fertilize your garden.

verb

Encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable).

Usage examples:

The teacher's task is to foster learning

combining form

Denoting someone that has a specified family connection through fostering.

Usage examples:

Foster-parent

adjective

Courteous, kind, and pleasant, especially towards someone of lower social status.

Usage examples:

A gracious hostess

exclamation

Used to express polite surprise.

Usage examples:

Good gracious, that was close!

adjective

Pleasant, kind, and polite

Usage examples:

You’re a gracious host., he was used to gracious living., my goodness gracious, that was a huge rep…

noun

A long-handled gardening tool with a thin metal blade, used mainly for weeding.

Usage examples:

Loosen the dry soil with a hoe

verb

Use a hoe to dig (earth) or thin out or dig up (plants).

Usage examples:

We were out in the fields, planting crops and hoeing weeds

noun

Variant spelling of ho1.

adjective

Well-mannered; polite.

Usage examples:

He is always genteel and mannerly in private

adjective

Following polite ways of treating other people and behaving in public

Usage examples:

The 1950s are often seen as the last years of a quaint and mannerly britain., is it true that peopl…

noun

Material (such as decaying leaves, bark, or compost) spread around or over a plant to enrich or insulate the soil.

Usage examples:

Cover with shredded bark mulch, straw, hay or evergreen boughs to protect them over the winter.

verb

Treat or cover with mulch.

Usage examples:

The perennials have been cut back and mulched

noun

A covering, esp. of decaying leaves, grass, or plant material, used to keep water in the earth near plants or to protect them from weeds (= unwanted plants)

verb

Care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growing.

Usage examples:

Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family

noun

The action or process of nurturing someone or something.

Usage examples:

The nurture of children

noun

A large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame, drawn over soil to turn it over and cut furrows in preparation for the planting of seeds.

Usage examples:

The strip shape of these plots suggests that they were ploughed with a heavy plough with a fixed mo…

verb

Turn up the earth of (an area of land) with a plough, especially before sowing.

Usage examples:

Uncle vic ploughed his garden

noun

A large farming tool with blades that digs the soil in fields so that seeds can be planted

Usage examples:

These fields have been under the plough for centuries., farmers start ploughing in the spring., we'…

adjective

Shiny as a result of being rubbed.

Usage examples:

A polished mahogany table

verb

Make the surface of (something) smooth and shiny by rubbing it.

Usage examples:

Behind the bar the steward polished glasses busily

adjective

Someone who is polished is polite, graceful, and stylish

Usage examples:

He’s suave, polished, and charming., a polished performance

adjective

Having or showing behaviour that is respectful and considerate of other people.

Usage examples:

They thought she was wrong but were too polite to say so

adjective

Behaving in a way that is socially correct and shows respect for other people’s feelings

Usage examples:

She was too polite to point out my mistake., he politely asked them to leave., with unfailing polit…

verb

Make (something) ready for use or consideration.

Usage examples:

Prepare a brief summary of the article

verb

Make ready or suitable or equip in advance

verb

To make or get something or someone ready for something that will happen in the future

Usage examples:

[ t ] keane is preparing a film version of the play., [ i ] the southeast prepared for the worst as…

verb

Follow or chase (someone or something).

Usage examples:

The officer pursued the van

verb

Follow in an effort to capture

adjective

With impurities or unwanted elements having been removed by processing.

Usage examples:

Refined sugar

verb

Remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process.

Usage examples:

Sugar was refined by boiling it in huge iron vats

adjective

Made pure by removing unwanted material

Usage examples:

Regional exports include refined oil and copper., the hotel lobby reflects the refined taste of the…

adjective

Having, revealing, or involving a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture.

Usage examples:

A chic, sophisticated woman

verb

Make (someone or something) more sophisticated.

Usage examples:

Readers who have been sophisticated by modern literary practice

adjective

Having an understanding of the world and its ways, so that you are not easily fooled, and having an understanding of people and ideas without making them seem simple

Usage examples:

Sophisticated readers understood the book’s hidden meaning., sophisticated computer systems

preposition

Up to (the point in time or the event mentioned); until.

Usage examples:

I went to bed at 8 last night and slept till 6.30

conjunction

Up to the point in time or the event mentioned; until.

Usage examples:

He did not enter the town till it was nearly dark

noun

A cash register or drawer for money in a shop, bank, or restaurant.

Usage examples:

There were queues at the till

verb

Move in a circular direction wholly or partly round an axis or point.

Usage examples:

The big wheel was turning

noun

An act of moving something in a circular direction round an axis or point.

Usage examples:

A safety lock requiring four turns of the key

verb

Move around an axis or a center

adjective

(of a person) courteous and refined in manner.

Usage examples:

They are charming and urbane

adjective

Showing a high degree of refinement

adjective

Having an understanding of the world and showing experience and confidence

Usage examples:

Urbane conversation/pleasures, his urbane manners impressed me.

noun

Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.

Usage examples:

He was tired after a day's work

verb

Be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work.

Usage examples:

She has been working so hard

combining form

Denoting things or parts made of a specified material or with specified tools.

Usage examples:

Silverwork