Scrabble?! CULTURE

Definitions of CULTURE in various dictionaries:

noun - a particular society at a particular time and place

noun - the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group

noun - all the knowledge and values shared by a society

noun - (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar)

noun - a highly developed state of perfection

noun - the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization

noun - the raising of plants or animals

verb - grow in a special preparation

The totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought.

These patterns, traits, and products considered as the expression of a particular period, class, community, or population: Edwardian culture; Japanese culture; the culture of poverty.

These patterns, traits, and products considered with respect to a particular category, such as a field, subject, or mode of expression: religious culture in the Middle Ages; musical culture; oral culture.

Intellectual and artistic activity, and the works produced by it.

Development of the intellect through training or education.

Enlightenment resulting from such training or education.

A high degree of taste and refinement formed by aesthetic and intellectual training.

Special training and development: voice culture for singers and actors.

The cultivation of soil; tillage.

The breeding of animals or growing of plants, especially to produce improved stock.

Biology.

The growing of microorganisms, tissue cells, or other living matter in a specially prepared nutrient medium.

Such a growth or colony, as of bacteria.

To cultivate.

To grow (microorganisms or other living matter) in a specially prepared nutrient medium.

These noun s denote a personal quality resulting from the development of intellect, manners, and aesthetic appreciation.

verb - to make fit for raising crops