Words that rhyme with anshan

n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in Nursing, AN]

n 1: the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope [syn: expansion, enlargement] [ant: contraction] 2: a function expressed as a sum or product of terms; "the expansion of (a+b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2" 3: a discussion that provides additional information [syn: expansion, enlargement, elaboration] 4: adding information or detail [syn: expansion, expanding upon]

n 1: the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.); "it occurs without human intervention" [syn: intervention, intercession] 2: a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries [syn: intervention, interference] [ant: noninterference, nonintervention] 3: the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others [syn: interposition, intervention] 4: (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings; "the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits" 5: care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) [syn: treatment, intervention]

n 1: the creation of something in the mind [syn: invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design] 2: a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation [syn: invention, innovation] 3: the act of inventing

n 1: the place where two or more things come together 2: the state of being joined together [syn: junction, conjunction, conjugation, colligation] 3: the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made [syn: articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction] 4: something that joins or connects [syn: junction, conjunction] 5: an act of joining or adjoining things [syn: junction, adjunction]

n 1: a failure to function normally v 1: fail to function or function improperly; "the coffee maker malfunctioned" [syn: malfunction, misfunction] [ant: function, go, operate, run, work]

n 1: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided [syn: sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house] 2: a large and imposing house [syn: mansion, mansion house, manse, hall, residence]

n 1: a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife" [syn: mention, reference] 2: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation] 3: an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention" [syn: mention, honorable mention] v 1: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" [syn: mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer] 2: make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" [syn: note, observe, mention, remark] 3: commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements" [syn: mention, cite]

n 1: an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister" [syn: mistake, misunderstanding, misapprehension]

n 1: a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working v 1: grant a pension to [syn: pension, pension off]

n 1: the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" [syn: prevention, bar]

n 1: a propelling force 2: the act of propelling [syn: propulsion, actuation]

n 1: an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" [syn: rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand]

n 1: the force by which bodies repel one another [syn: repulsion, repulsive force] [ant: attraction, attractive force] 2: intense aversion [syn: repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, horror] 3: the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand [syn: repulsion, standoff]

n 1: the act of retaining something [syn: retention, keeping, holding] 2: the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger" [syn: memory, retention, retentiveness, retentivity] 3: the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil" [syn: retentiveness, retentivity, retention]

n 1: intense aversion [syn: repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, horror]

n 1: analysis of verse into metrical patterns

n 1: a false or unsupportable quality [syn: pretension, pretense, pretence] 2: the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort" 3: the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) [syn: pretentiousness, pretension, largeness] [ant: unpretentiousness]

n 1: abnormally low blood pressure [ant: high blood pressure, hypertension]

n 1: Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

n 1: the act of obtaining [syn: obtainment, obtention]

n 1: the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) [syn: grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension]

n 1: equality of extension or duration

n 1: anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual [syn: unction, inunction]

adj 1: relating to frogs and toads [syn: anuran, batrachian, salientian] n 1: any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species [syn: frog, toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian]