Words that rhyme with aestivation

• aggravation 0
  n 1: an exasperated feeling of annoyance [syn: aggravation, exasperation] 2: unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment [syn: aggravation, irritation, provocation] 3: action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care" [syn: aggravation, exacerbation]
• confrontation 0
  n 1: a bold challenge 2: discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions 3: a hostile disagreement face-to-face [syn: confrontation, encounter, showdown, face-off] 4: the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition" [syn: confrontation, opposition] 5: a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
• congregation 0
  n 1: a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church [syn: congregation, fold, faithful] 2: an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together; "a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph"; "a great congregation of birds flew over" 3: the act of congregating [syn: congregation, congregating]
• conservation 0
  n 1: an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change [syn: conservation, preservation] 2: the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources 3: (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations
• cultivation 0
  n 1: socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners; "her cultivation was remarkable" 2: (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale) 3: a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad [syn: polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish] 4: the process of fostering the growth of something; "the cultivation of bees for honey" 5: the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale)
• depravation 0
  n 1: moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction" [syn: corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction]
• deprivation 0
  n 1: a state of extreme poverty [syn: privation, want, deprivation, neediness] 2: the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation" [syn: loss, deprivation] 3: act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights" [syn: privation, deprivation]
• derivation 0
  n 1: the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation" 2: (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase [syn: deriving, derivation, etymologizing] 3: a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions 4: (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation; "`singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations" 5: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline [syn: ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation] 6: drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body 7: drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation 8: the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
• destination 0
  n 1: the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view" [syn: finish, destination, goal] 2: the ultimate goal for which something is done [syn: destination, terminus] 3: written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location [syn: address, destination, name and address]
• elevation 0
  n 1: the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" [syn: elevation, lift, raising] 2: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top] 3: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) [syn: elevation, EL, altitude, ALT] 4: a raised or elevated geological formation [syn: natural elevation, elevation] [ant: depression, natural depression] 5: distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations" 6: (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; "a dancer of exceptional elevation" 7: drawing of an exterior of a structure 8: the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal" [syn: aggrandizement, aggrandisement, elevation]
• enervation 0
  n 1: lack of vitality; "an enervation of mind greater than any fatigue" 2: serious weakening and loss of energy [syn: debilitation, enervation, enfeeblement, exhaustion] 3: surgical removal of a nerve
• exaggeration 0
  n 1: extravagant exaggeration [syn: hyperbole, exaggeration] 2: the act of making something more noticeable than usual; "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness" 3: making to seem more important than it really is [syn: exaggeration, overstatement, magnification] [ant: understatement]
• excavation 0
  n 1: the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton" [syn: excavation, digging, dig] 2: the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig" [syn: dig, excavation, archeological site] 3: a hole in the ground made by excavating 4: the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth [syn: mining, excavation]
• frustration 0
  n 1: the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals [syn: frustration, defeat] 2: an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts [syn: frustration, thwarting, foiling] 3: a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized; "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration"
• generation 0
  n 1: all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age [syn: coevals, contemporaries, generation] 2: group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent 3: the normal time between successive generations; "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade" 4: a stage of technological development or innovation; "the third generation of computers" 5: a coming into being [syn: genesis, generation] 6: the production of heat or electricity; "dams were built for the generation of electricity" 7: the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production [syn: generation, multiplication, propagation]
• inactivation 0
  n 1: the process of rendering inactive; "the gene inactivation system"; "thermal inactivation of serum samples" [ant: activation] 2: breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) [syn: deactivation, inactivation]
• innovation 0
  n 1: a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation [syn: invention, innovation] 2: the creation of something in the mind [syn: invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design] 3: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" [syn: initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration]
• legislation 0
  n 1: law enacted by a legislative body [syn: legislation, statute law] 2: the act of making or enacting laws [syn: legislation, legislating, lawmaking]
• levitation 0
  n 1: the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means 2: movement upward in virtue of lightness [ant: gravitation] 3: the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means
• masturbation 0
  n 1: manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure [syn: masturbation, onanism]
• menstruation 0
  n 1: the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped" --Hippocrates; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle [syn: menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period, flow]
• nation 0
  n 1: a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" [syn: state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic] 2: the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" [syn: nation, land, country] 3: United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911) [syn: Nation, Carry Nation, Carry Amelia Moore Nation] 4: a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation"
• observation 0
  n 1: the act of making and recording a measurement 2: the act of observing; taking a patient look [syn: observation, observance, watching] 3: a remark expressing careful consideration [syn: observation, reflection, reflexion] 4: facts learned by observing; "he reported his observations to the mayor" 5: the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police" [syn: notice, observation, observance]
• ovation 0
  n 1: enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause) [syn: ovation, standing ovation]
• preservation 0
  n 1: the activity of protecting something from loss or danger [syn: preservation, saving] 2: the condition of being (well or ill) preserved 3: a process that saves organic substances from decay 4: an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change [syn: conservation, preservation]
• ration 0
  n 1: the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced" 2: a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity) v 1: restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city" 2: distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed" [syn: ration, ration out]
• renovation 0
  n 1: the act of improving by renewing and restoring; "they are pursuing a general program of renovation to the entire property"; "a major overhal of the healthcare system was proposed" [syn: renovation, redevelopment, overhaul] 2: the state of being restored to its former good condition; "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house" [syn: renovation, restoration, refurbishment]
• reservation 0
  n 1: a district that is reserved for particular purpose [syn: reservation, reserve] 2: a statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations" [syn: reservation, qualification] 3: an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly [syn: mental reservation, reservation, arriere pensee] 4: the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group); "wondered who had made the booking" [syn: booking, reservation] 5: the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance 6: something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.) 7: the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion
• rotation 0
  n 1: the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" [syn: rotation, rotary motion] 2: (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin 3: a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year" [syn: rotation, revolution, gyration] 4: a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.); "crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil"; "the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation"
• salivation 0
  n 1: the secretion of saliva
• station 0
  n 1: a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station" 2: proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station" [syn: place, station] 3: (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty 4: the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station" [syn: post, station] 5: the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station v 1: assign to a station [syn: station, post, send, place]
• translation 0
  n 1: a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language [syn: translation, interlingual rendition, rendering, version] 2: a uniform movement without rotation 3: the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface" [syn: transformation, translation] 4: (mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same 5: (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm 6: rewording something in less technical terminology 7: the act of uniform movement [syn: translation, displacement]
• haitian 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the republic of Haiti or its people; "Haitian shantytowns" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Haiti
• estivation 0
  n 1: (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period [syn: estivation, aestivation] 2: (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens [syn: estivation, aestivation]
• innervation 0
  n 1: the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland [syn: excitation, innervation, irritation] 2: the distribution of nerve fibers to an organ or body region
• coacervation 0

See also aestivation definition and aestivation synonyms