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      »   The noun advancement has 3 meanings (no senses from tagged texts)

• promotion, Furtherance1.) Promotion, furtherance, advancement -- (encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something)
  
  2.) Forwarding, furtherance, promotion -- (the advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career")
  
  furtherance, advancement -- (Encouragement1.) Encouragement -- (the expression of approval and support)
  
  2.) Boost, encouragement -- (the act of giving hope or support to someone)
  
  encouragement of the Progress1.) Advancement, progress -- (gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts")
  
  2.) Progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion -- (the act of moving forward toward a goal)
  
  progress or Growth1.) Growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis -- ((biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children")
  
  2.) Growth -- (a progression from simpler to more complex forms; "the growth of culture")
  
  growth or Acceptance1.) Credence, acceptance -- (the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years")
  
  2.) Adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal -- (the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance")
  
  acceptance of something)

• progress, Progression1.) Progression, patterned advance -- (a series with a definite pattern of advance)
  
  2.) Progress, progression, advance -- (a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops")
  
  progression, procession, advance, advancement, Forward1.) Forward -- (the person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team)
  
  2.) Forward -- (a position on a basketball team)
  
  forward motion, Onward1.) Forward, onward -- (moving toward a position ahead; "forward motion"; "the onward course of events")
  
  1.) Forth, forward, onward -- (forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward")
  
  onward motion -- (the Act1.) Act, enactment -- (a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body)
  
  2.) Act, human action, human activity -- (something that people do or cause to happen)
  
  act of Moving1.) Travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell")
  
  2.) Move, displace -- (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant")
  
  moving forward toward a goal)

• advancement, Progress1.) Advancement, progress -- (gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts")
  
  2.) Progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion -- (the act of moving forward toward a goal)
  
  progress -- (Gradual1.) Gradual -- ((Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass)
  
  1.) Gradual -- (proceeding in small stages; "a gradual increase in prices")
  
  gradual improvement or Growth1.) Growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis -- ((biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children")
  
  2.) Growth -- (a progression from simpler to more complex forms; "the growth of culture")
  
  growth or Development1.) Development -- (act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development")
  
  2.) Development, evolution -- (a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer")
  
  development; "advancement of knowledge"; "Great1.) Great -- (a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field; "he is one of the greats of American music")
  
  1.) Great -- (relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind; "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay")
  
  great progress in the arts")

Related Terms - "Advancement"

Meaning 1 of Advancementpromotion, furtherance, advancement encouragement

• Abetment1.) Abetment, abettal, instigation -- (the verbal act of urging on)
  
  Abetment, Abettal1.) Abetment, abettal, instigation -- (the verbal act of urging on)
  
  Abettal, Instigation1.) Abetment, abettal, instigation -- (the verbal act of urging on)
  
  2.) Fomentation, instigation -- (deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord))
  
  Instigation - The verbal act of urging on

• Cheering1.) Cheering, shouting -- (encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators; "it's all over but the shouting")
  
  1.) Cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden -- (give encouragement to)
  
  Cheering, Shouting1.) Cheering, shouting -- (encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators; "it's all over but the shouting")
  
  2.) Yelling, shouting -- (uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement)
  
  Shouting - Encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators; "it's all over but the shouting"

• Promotion1.) Promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging -- (a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas")
  
  2.) Promotion -- (act of raising in rank or position)
  
  Promotion, Furtherance1.) Promotion, furtherance, advancement -- (encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something)
  
  2.) Forwarding, furtherance, promotion -- (the advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career")
  
  Furtherance, Advancement1.) Promotion, furtherance, advancement -- (encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something)
  
  2.) Progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion -- (the act of moving forward toward a goal)
  
  Advancement - A message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas"

• Fostering1.) Fostering, fosterage -- (encouragement; aiding the development of something)
  
  2.) Breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing -- (helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important")
  
  Fostering, Fosterage1.) Fostering, fosterage -- (encouragement; aiding the development of something)
  
  2.) Breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing -- (helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important")
  
  Fosterage - Encouragement; aiding the development of something

• Goad1.) Prod, goad -- (a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion)
  
  2.) Goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring -- (a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves")
  
  Goad, Goading1.) Goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring -- (a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves")
  
  1.) Spur, goad -- (give heart or courage to)
  
  Goading, Prod1.) Goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring -- (a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves")
  
  2.) Prod, goad -- (a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion)
  
  Prod, Prodding1.) Goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring -- (a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves")
  
  1.) Nudge, poke at, prod -- (to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant")
  
  Prodding, Urging1.) Goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring -- (a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves")
  
  2.) Urging -- (the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging)
  
  Urging, Spur1.) Goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring -- (a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves")
  
  2.) Spur, spine, acantha -- (any sharply pointed projection)
  
  Spur, Spurring1.) Goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring -- (a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves")
  
  1.) Spur -- (incite or stimulate; "The Academy was formed to spur research")
  
  Spurring - A pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion

• Provocation1.) Aggravation, irritation, provocation -- (unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment)
  
  2.) Incitement, incitation, provocation -- (something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action)
  
  Provocation, Incitement1.) Incitation, incitement -- (an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; "the incitement of mutiny")
  
  2.) Provocation, incitement -- (needed encouragement; "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation")
  
  Incitement - Unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment

• Vote of confidence1.) Vote of confidence -- (an expression of approval and encouragement; "they gave the chairman a vote of confidence")
  
  Vote of confidence - An expression of approval and encouragement; "they gave the chairman a vote of confidence"

Meaning 2 of Advancementprogress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion motion, movement, move

• Approach1.) Approach, attack, plan of attack -- (ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided")
  
  2.) Approach, approaching, coming -- (the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese")
  
  Approach, Approaching1.) Approach, approaching -- (the event of one object coming closer to another)
  
  2.) Approach, approaching, coming -- (the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter")
  
  Approaching, Coming1.) Approach, approaching, coming -- (the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese")
  
  2.) Advent, coming -- (arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer")
  
  Coming - Ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"

• Progress1.) Advancement, progress -- (gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts")
  
  2.) Progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion -- (the act of moving forward toward a goal)
  
  Progress, Progression1.) Progression, patterned advance -- (a series with a definite pattern of advance)
  
  2.) Progress, progression, advance -- (a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops")
  
  Progression, Procession1.) Emanation, rise, procession -- ((theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son")
  
  2.) Procession -- (the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; "processions were forbidden")
  
  Procession, Advance1.) Progress, progression, advance -- (a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops")
  
  2.) Improvement, betterment, advance -- (a change for the better; progress in development)
  
  Advance, Advancement1.) Promotion, furtherance, advancement -- (encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something)
  
  2.) Progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion -- (the act of moving forward toward a goal)
  
  Advancement, Forward motion1.) Progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion -- (the act of moving forward toward a goal)
  
  Forward motion, Onward motion1.) Progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion -- (the act of moving forward toward a goal)
  
  Onward motion - Gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"

• Locomotion1.) Locomotion, motive power, motivity -- (the power or ability to move)
  
  2.) Locomotion, travel -- (self-propelled movement)
  
  Locomotion, Travel1.) Travel, traveling, travelling -- (the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel")
  
  2.) Change of location, travel -- (a movement through space that changes the location of something)
  
  Travel - The power or ability to move

• Lurch1.) Lurch, stumble, stagger -- (an unsteady uneven gait)
  
  2.) Lurch -- (a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage))
  
  Lurch, Lunge1.) Lurch, lunge -- (the act of moving forward suddenly)
  
  2.) Lunge, straight thrust, passado -- ((fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward)
  
  Lunge - An unsteady uneven gait

• Travel1.) Travel, traveling, travelling -- (the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel")
  
  2.) Change of location, travel -- (a movement through space that changes the location of something)
  
  Travel, Traveling1.) Travel, traveling, travelling -- (the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel")
  
  1.) Travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell")
  
  Traveling, Travelling1.) Travel, traveling, travelling -- (the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel")
  
  1.) Travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell")
  
  Travelling - The act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"

• Pursuit1.) Pursuit, chase, pursual, following -- (the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit")
  
  2.) Pursuit, pursuance, quest -- (a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth")
  
  Pursuit, Chase1.) Pursuit, chase, pursual, following -- (the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit")
  
  2.) Chase, Salmon P. Chase, Salmon Portland Chase -- (United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873))
  
  Chase, Pursual1.) Pursuit, chase, pursual, following -- (the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit")
  
  Pursual, Following1.) Following, followers -- (a group of followers or enthusiasts)
  
  2.) Pursuit, chase, pursual, following -- (the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit")
  
  Following - The act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"

• Rise1.) Rise -- (a growth in strength or number or importance)
  
  2.) Rise, ascent, ascension, ascending -- (the act of changing location in an upward direction)
  
  Rise, Ascent1.) Ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade -- (an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise")
  
  2.) Rise, rising, ascent, ascension -- (a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon")
  
  Ascent, Ascension1.) Ascension, Ascension Day, Ascension of the Lord -- ((Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter)
  
  2.) Rise, rising, ascent, ascension -- (a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon")
  
  Ascension, Ascending1.) Rise, ascent, ascension, ascending -- (the act of changing location in an upward direction)
  
  1.) Ascend, go up -- (travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope")
  
  Ascending - A growth in strength or number or importance

• Descent1.) Descent -- (a movement downward)
  
  2.) Origin, descent, extraction -- (properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins")
  
  Descent - A movement downward

• Swing1.) Swing -- (a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things")
  
  2.) Swing -- (mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth)
  
  Swing, Swinging1.) Swing, swinging, vacillation -- (changing location by moving back and forth)
  
  1.) Singe, swinge -- (burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows")
  
  Swinging, Vacillation1.) Hesitation, vacillation, wavering -- (indecision in speech or action)
  
  2.) Swing, swinging, vacillation -- (changing location by moving back and forth)
  
  Vacillation - A state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things"

• Return1.) Tax return, income tax return, return -- (document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability; "his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return")
  
  2.) Return, homecoming -- (a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party")
  
  Return - Document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability; "his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return"

• Slide1.) Slide, microscope slide -- (a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study)
  
  2.) Slide -- ((geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.)
  
  Slide, Glide1.) Semivowel, glide -- (a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant)
  
  2.) Slide, glide, coast -- (the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope")
  
  Glide, Coast1.) Seashore, coast, seacoast, sea-coast -- (the shore of a sea or ocean)
  
  2.) Coast -- (a slope down which sleds may coast; "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course")
  
  Coast - A small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

• Slippage1.) Slippage -- (a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping)
  
  2.) Slippage -- (decline from a standard level of performance or achievement)
  
  Slippage - A decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping

• Flow1.) Flow, flowing -- (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))
  
  2.) Flow, flow rate, rate of flow -- (the amount of fluid that flows in a given time)
  
  Flow, Stream1.) Stream, watercourse -- (a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth)
  
  2.) Stream, flow, current -- (dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history")
  
  Stream - The motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

• Crawl1.) Crawl -- (a very slow movement; "the traffic advanced at a crawl")
  
  2.) Crawl, front crawl, Australian crawl -- (a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick)
  
  Crawl - A very slow movement; "the traffic advanced at a crawl"

• Speed1.) Speed, velocity -- (distance travelled per unit time)
  
  2.) Speed, swiftness, fastness -- (a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed")
  
  Speed, Speeding1.) Speed, speeding, hurrying -- (changing location rapidly)
  
  1.) Rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along -- (step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street")
  
  Speeding, Hurrying1.) Speed, speeding, hurrying -- (changing location rapidly)
  
  1.) Travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip -- (move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed")
  
  Hurrying - Distance travelled per unit time

• Translation1.) Translation, interlingual rendition, rendering, version -- (a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language)
  
  2.) Translation -- (a uniform movement without rotation)
  
  Translation, Displacement1.) Shift, displacement -- (an event in which something is displaced without rotation)
  
  2.) Supplanting, displacement -- (act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics)
  
  Displacement - A written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language

• Shift1.) Shift, displacement -- (an event in which something is displaced without rotation)
  
  2.) Transformation, transmutation, shift -- (a qualitative change)
  
  Shift, Shifting1.) Shift, shifting -- (the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class")
  
  1.) Switch, change over, shift -- (make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched")
  
  Shifting - An event in which something is displaced without rotation

• Haste1.) Haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation -- (overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste")
  
  2.) Haste, hurry, rush, rushing -- (the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book")
  
  Haste, Hurry1.) Hurry, haste -- (a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door")
  
  2.) Haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation -- (overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste")
  
  Hurry, Rush1.) Haste, hurry, rush, rushing -- (the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book")
  
  2.) Rush, spate, surge, upsurge -- (a sudden forceful flow)
  
  Rush, Rushing1.) Rush, rushing -- ((American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush")
  
  2.) Haste, hurry, rush, rushing -- (the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book")
  
  Rushing - Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"

• Maneuver1.) Maneuver, manoeuvre, simulated military operation -- (a military training exercise)
  
  2.) Tactic, tactics, maneuver, manoeuvre -- (a plan for attaining a particular goal)
  
  Maneuver, Manoeuvre1.) Tactic, tactics, maneuver, manoeuvre -- (a plan for attaining a particular goal)
  
  2.) Maneuver, manoeuvre, simulated military operation -- (a military training exercise)
  
  Manoeuvre, Play1.) Play, drama, dramatic play -- (a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway")
  
  2.) Play -- (a theatrical performance of a drama; "the play lasted two hours")
  
  Play - A military training exercise

• Migration1.) Migration -- (the movement of persons from one country or locality to another)
  
  2.) Migration -- (a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period))
  
  Migration - The movement of persons from one country or locality to another

Meaning 3 of Advancementadvancement, progress development

• Advancement1.) Promotion, furtherance, advancement -- (encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something)
  
  2.) Progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion -- (the act of moving forward toward a goal)
  
  Advancement, Progress1.) Advancement, progress -- (gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts")
  
  2.) Progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion -- (the act of moving forward toward a goal)
  
  Progress - Encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

• Broadening1.) Widening, broadening -- (the act of making something wider)
  
  2.) Broadening -- (the action of making broader; "the broadening of travel")
  
  Broadening - The act of making something wider

• Elaboration1.) Amplification, elaboration -- (addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed")
  
  2.) Refinement, elaboration -- (the result of improving something; "he described a refinement of this technique")
  
  Elaboration, Working out1.) Elaboration, working out -- (developing in intricate and painstaking detail)
  
  1.) Work out, work up -- (come up with; "His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client")
  
  Working out - Addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed"

• Product development1.) Product development -- (improving an existing product or developing new kinds of products)
  
  Product development - Improving an existing product or developing new kinds of products