cultivations
Tending the soil
Cultivations are acts or processes of cultivating—preparing land for crops, growing plants, or developing qualities through careful attention.
The word appears in agricultural contexts the cultivations of rice paddies across Southeast Asia and figuratively for developing refinement or relationships her cultivations of influential contacts.
The plural typically emphasizes distinct instances or types of cultivation rather than the general concept.
Cultivating land for food
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- plowingTurning earth for crops
- harvestingGathering mature crops
irrigation · fields · terracing · planting · soil preparation · crop rotation · fertilizing · vineyards
Increasing or enlarging
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- nurseriesPlant or baby facilities
- seedlingsNewly germinated plants
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
pruning · specimens · hydroponics · germination · cuttings · potting · transplanting · hybridization
Progress toward maturity
- refinementElegance of manner
- improvementPositive change in quality
- growthIncrease in size
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
fostering · discipline · practice · learning · mindfulness · habits · skills · talents
Links between individuals
- connectionsRelationships between things
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- friendshipsVoluntary affectionate relationships
patronage · rapport · partnerships · mentorship · courtship · diplomacy · trust · influence
Elegance of manner
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- aestheticsTheory of beauty
- appreciationRecognition of worth
arts · letters · intellect · erudition · elegance · discernment · civilization · enlightenment
farming
Cultivating land for food
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- plowingTurning earth for crops
harvesting · irrigation · fields · terracing · planting · soil preparation · crop rotation · fertilizing · vineyards · paddies
growing
Increasing or enlarging
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- nurseriesPlant or baby facilities
- seedlingsNewly germinated plants
grafting · pruning · specimens · hydroponics · germination · cuttings · potting · transplanting · hybridization · composting
development
Progress toward maturity
- refinementElegance of manner
- improvementPositive change in quality
- growthIncrease in size
nurturing · fostering · discipline · practice · learning · mindfulness · habits · skills · talents · character
relationships
Links between individuals
- connectionsRelationships between things
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
friendships · patronage · rapport · partnerships · mentorship · courtship · diplomacy · trust · influence · community
refinement
Elegance of manner
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- aestheticsTheory of beauty
appreciation · arts · letters · intellect · erudition · elegance · discernment · civilization · enlightenment · sensibility
cultivationsneglects
Fails to care for
ignorances · barbarisms · coarsenesses · crudities · vulgarities
cultivationswildernesses
Uncultivated, uninhabited regions
wastelands · wildlands · barrens · virgin territories · desolations
- crop cultivationGrowing food plants deliberately
- shifting cultivationMigratory crop-growing practice
- rice cultivationGrowing grain in paddies
- plant cultivationGrowing flora intentionally
- land cultivationPreparing soil for planting
- jhum cultivationRotational slash-and-burn agriculture