- planting - the act of fixing firmly in place; "he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway"
--1 is a kind of placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement
Derived form: verb plant2 - planting - a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area; "the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner"
--2 is a kind of collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
- planting - putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow; "the planting of corn is hard work"
--3 is a kind of farming, agriculture, husbandry
--3 has particulars: inseminationDerived form: verb plant1 - planting - putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow; "the planting of corn is hard work"
- plant, set - put or set (seeds or seedlings) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
--1 is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun plant2, noun planter3, noun planting3
They plant rye in the field
- implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant - fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"
--2 is one way to insert, infix, enter, introduce
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun planting1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- establish, found, plant, constitute, institute - set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"
--3 is one way to initiate, pioneer
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- plant - place into a river; "plant fish"
--4 is one way to stock
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- plant - place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive; "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment"
--5 is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun plant3
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- plant, implant - put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds"
--6 is one way to communicate, pass on, pass, put across
Sample sentence:
They won't plant the story
- plant - place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive; "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment"