Words that rhyme with attention

• invention 5
  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
• action 2
  n 1: something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" 2: the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action" [syn: action, activity, activeness] [ant: inaction, inactiveness, inactivity] 3: a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" [syn: military action, action] 4: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" [syn: natural process, natural action, action, activity] 5: the series of events that form a plot; "his novels always have a lot of action" 6: the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; "a man of action" 7: the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action" [syn: action, action mechanism] 8: a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong [syn: legal action, action, action at law] 9: an act by a government body or supranational organization; "recent federal action undermined the segregationist position"; "the United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues"; "the Union action of emancipating Southern slaves" 10: the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field; "the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds"; "gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible" v 1: institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination" [syn: action, sue, litigate, process] 2: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" [syn: carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil]
• abstention 0
  n 1: the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) [syn: abstinence, abstention]
• addiction 0
  n 1: being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) [syn: addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituation] 2: an abnormally strong craving 3: (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"
• affection 0
  n 1: a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home" [syn: affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia]
• ammunition 0
  n 1: projectiles to be fired from a gun [syn: ammunition, ammo] 2: any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction 3: information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint; "his admission provided ammunition for his critics"
• apprehension 0
  n 1: fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" [syn: apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread] 2: the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" [syn: understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy] 3: painful expectation [syn: apprehension, misgiving] 4: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn: apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody]
• ascension 0
  n 1: (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter [syn: Ascension, Ascension Day, Ascension of the Lord] 2: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" [syn: rise, rising, ascent, ascension] [ant: fall] 3: (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection [syn: Ascension, Ascension of Christ] 4: (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon 5: the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn: rise, ascent, ascension, ascending]
• avulsion 0
  n 1: an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another 2: a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another
• circumvention 0
  n 1: the act of evading by going around
• comprehension 0
  n 1: an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature" [ant: incomprehension] 2: the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work" [syn: inclusion, comprehension]
• compulsion 0
  n 1: an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid; "he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident" [syn: compulsion, irresistible impulse] 2: an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly" [syn: compulsion, obsession] 3: using force to cause something to occur; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to use coercion" [syn: compulsion, coercion]
• compunction 0
  n 1: a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) [syn: compunction, remorse, self-reproach]
• condescension 0
  n 1: the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior [syn: condescension, superciliousness, disdainfulness] 2: a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient [syn: condescension, disdain, patronage] 3: affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank; "the queen's condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable" [syn: condescension, condescendingness]
• conjunction 0
  n 1: the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable" [syn: concurrence, coincidence, conjunction, co-occurrence] 2: the state of being joined together [syn: junction, conjunction, conjugation, colligation] 3: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences [syn: conjunction, conjunctive, connective, continuative] 4: the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction 5: (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac [syn: conjunction, alignment] 6: something that joins or connects [syn: junction, conjunction]
• connection 0
  n 1: a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" [syn: connection, connexion, connectedness] [ant: unconnectedness] 2: the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" [syn: connection, link, connectedness] [ant: disconnectedness, disconnection, disjunction, disjuncture] 3: an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" [syn: connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective] 4: (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship); "he has powerful connections" 5: the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" [syn: association, connection, connexion] 6: a connecting shape [syn: connection, connexion, link] 7: a supplier (especially of narcotics) 8: shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" [syn: connection, connexion] 9: the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet" [syn: joining, connection, connexion]
• contention 0
  n 1: a point asserted as part of an argument 2: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument" [syn: controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing] 3: the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place" [syn: competition, contention, rivalry] [ant: cooperation]
• contradistinction 0
  n 1: a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; "sculpture in contradistinction to painting"
• contravention 0
  n 1: coming into conflict with [syn: dispute, contravention]
• convention 0
  n 1: a large formal assembly; "political convention" 2: something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" [syn: convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula] 3: (diplomacy) an international agreement 4: orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional [syn: conventionality, convention, conventionalism] [ant: unconventionality] 5: the act of convening [syn: convention, convening]
• convulsion 0
  n 1: a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" [syn: paroxysm, fit, convulsion] 2: violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles 3: a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market" [syn: convulsion, turmoil, upheaval] 4: a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval
• declension 0
  n 1: the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages 2: process of changing to an inferior state [syn: deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening] 3: a downward slope or bend [syn: descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope] [ant: acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade] 4: a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms; "the first declension in Latin"
• detention 0
  n 1: a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police" [syn: detention, detainment, hold, custody] 2: a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"
• dimension 0
  n 1: the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height) 2: a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" [syn: property, attribute, dimension] 3: one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space 4: magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions" [syn: proportion, dimension] v 1: indicate the dimensions on; "These techniques permit us to dimension the human heart" 2: shape or form to required dimensions
• direction 0
  n 1: a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home" [syn: direction, way] 2: the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind" 3: a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm" 4: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action [syn: guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction] 5: the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?" [syn: management, direction] 6: a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them" [syn: direction, instruction] 7: the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king" [syn: steering, guidance, direction] 8: a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury" [syn: commission, charge, direction] 9: the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life" [syn: focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering]
• disjunction 0
  n 1: state of being disconnected [syn: disjunction, disjuncture, disconnection, disconnectedness] [ant: connectedness, connection, link] 2: the act of breaking a connection [syn: disconnection, disjunction]
• dissension 0
  n 1: disagreement among those expected to cooperate [syn: discord, dissension] 2: a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters [syn: disagreement, dissension, dissonance] [ant: accord, agreement]
• distension 0
  n 1: the act of expanding by pressure from within [syn: distention, distension] 2: the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions [syn: dilatation, distension, distention]
• dysfunction 0
  n 1: (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group; "erectile dysfunction"; "sexual relationship dysfunction" [syn: dysfunction, disfunction]
• emulsion 0
  n 1: (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids; "an oil-in-water emulsion" 2: a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin [syn: emulsion, photographic emulsion]
• expansion 0
  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]
• expulsion 0
  n 1: the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school" [syn: ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance] 2: squeezing out by applying pressure; "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple" [syn: extrusion, expulsion] 3: the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting [syn: expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out]
• expunction 0
  n 1: deletion by an act of expunging or erasing [syn: expunction, expunging, erasure]
• extension 0
  n 1: a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt; "they applied for an extension of the loan" 2: act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need" 3: the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions [syn: propagation, extension] 4: an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students [syn: extension, extension service, university extension] 5: act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb [ant: flexion, flexure] 6: a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename; "most applications provide extensions for the files they create"; "most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS" [syn: extension, filename extension, file name extension] 7: the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos" [syn: reference, denotation, extension] 8: the ability to raise the working leg high in the air; "the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension"; "good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability" 9: amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet" [syn: extension, lengthiness, prolongation] 10: an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line [syn: extension, telephone extension, extension phone] 11: an addition to the length of something [syn: elongation, extension] 12: an addition that extends a main building [syn: annex, annexe, extension, wing]
• extinction 0
  n 1: no longer active; extinguished; "the extinction of the volcano" 2: no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species" [syn: extinction, defunctness] 3: the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation 4: complete annihilation; "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs" [syn: extinction, extermination] 5: a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus [syn: extinction, experimental extinction] 6: the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights" [syn: extinction, extinguishing, quenching]
• falchion 0
  n 1: a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point
• fiction 0
  n 1: a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact 2: a deliberately false or improbable account [syn: fabrication, fiction, fable]
• gentian 0
  n 1: any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis
• hypertension 0
  n 1: a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater) [syn: high blood pressure, hypertension] [ant: hypotension]
• impulsion 0
  n 1: a force that moves something along [syn: drift, impetus, impulsion] 2: the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over" [syn: impulse, impulsion, impetus]
• inattention 0
  n 1: lack of attention [ant: attending, attention]
• incomprehension 0
  n 1: an inability to understand; "his incomprehension of the consequences" [ant: comprehension]
• injunction 0
  n 1: a formal command or admonition 2: (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order" [syn: injunction, enjoining, enjoinment, cease and desist order]
• intension 0
  n 1: what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression [syn: intension, connotation]
• intention 0
  n 1: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" [syn: purpose, intent, intention, aim, design] 2: (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; "his intentions are entirely honorable" 3: an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out; "my intention changed once I saw her"
• intervention 0
  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]
• junction 0
  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]
• malfunction 0
  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]
• mansion 0
  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]
• mention 0
  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]
• misapprehension 0
  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]
• mission 0
  n 1: an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work [syn: mission, missionary post, missionary station, foreign mission] 2: an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; "the planes were on a bombing mission" [syn: mission, military mission] 3: a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message" [syn: mission, charge, commission] 4: the organized work of a religious missionary [syn: mission, missionary work] 5: a group of representatives or delegates [syn: deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission]
• passion 0
  n 1: a strong feeling or emotion [syn: passion, passionateness] 2: the trait of being intensely emotional [syn: heat, warmth, passion] 3: something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him" [syn: rage, passion] 4: an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action [syn: mania, passion, cacoethes] 5: a feeling of strong sexual desire 6: any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting"; [syn: love, passion] 7: the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion [syn: Passion, Passion of Christ]
• pension 0
  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]
• position 0
  n 1: the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place" [syn: position, place] 2: a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons [syn: military position, position] 3: a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view" [syn: position, view, perspective] 4: the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender" [syn: position, posture, attitude] 5: the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" [syn: status, position] 6: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation] 7: the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage" [syn: position, spatial relation] 8: the appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in position" 9: (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?" 10: the act of putting something in a certain place [syn: placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement] 11: a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation" [syn: situation, position] 12: a rationalized mental attitude [syn: position, stance, posture] 13: an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question" [syn: side, position] 14: an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position" [syn: place, position] 15: the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" [syn: stead, position, place, lieu] 16: the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom v 1: cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation 2: put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" [syn: put, set, place, pose, position, lay]
• prevention 0
  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]
• propulsion 0
  n 1: a propelling force 2: the act of propelling [syn: propulsion, actuation]
• redemption 0
  n 1: (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil [syn: redemption, salvation] 2: repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock) 3: the act of purchasing back something previously sold [syn: redemption, repurchase, buyback]
• reprehension 0
  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]
• repulsion 0
  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]
• retention 0
  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]
• revulsion 0
  n 1: intense aversion [syn: repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, horror]
• scansion 0
  n 1: analysis of verse into metrical patterns
• section 0
  n 1: a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" [syn: section, subdivision] 2: a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope; "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue" 3: a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people; "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section" 4: one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" [syn: section, segment] 5: a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon 6: one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" [syn: part, section, division] 7: a land unit equal to 1 square mile 8: (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid [syn: section, plane section] 9: a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately; "a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course" [syn: section, discussion section] 10: a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class 11: a small army unit usually having a special function 12: a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury" [syn: department, section] 13: a segment of a citrus fruit; "he ate a section of the orange" 14: the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) [syn: incision, section, surgical incision] v 1: divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word" [syn: segment, section]
• session 0
  n 1: a meeting for execution of a group's functions; "it was the opening session of the legislature" 2: the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term" [syn: school term, academic term, academic session, session] 3: a meeting devoted to a particular activity; "a filming session"; "a gossip session" 4: a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor" [syn: seance, sitting, session]
• stanchion 0
  n 1: any vertical post or rod used as a support
• subvention 0
  n 1: grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution 2: the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort v 1: guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank" [syn: underwrite, subvention, subvent]
• suspension 0
  n 1: a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy 2: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something [syn: pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension] 3: temporary cessation or suspension [syn: abeyance, suspension] 4: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something [syn: suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement] 5: a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle [syn: suspension, suspension system] 6: the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait" [syn: suspension, dangling, hanging] 7: a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc) [syn: suspension, temporary removal]
• tension 0
  n 1: (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor" [syn: tension, tenseness, stress] 2: the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body" [syn: tension, tensity, tenseness, tautness] 3: a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature); "there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time"; "there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history" 4: (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body; "the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear" 5: feelings of hostility that are not manifest; "he could sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions" [syn: latent hostility, tension] 6: the action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the belt in the pulleys"
• pretension 0
  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]
• hypotension 0
  n 1: abnormally low blood pressure [ant: high blood pressure, hypertension]
• obtention 0
  n 1: the act of obtaining [syn: obtainment, obtention]
• prehension 0
  n 1: the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) [syn: grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension]
• coextension 0
  n 1: equality of extension or duration
• inunction 0
  n 1: anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual [syn: unction, inunction]
• salientian 0
  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]
• reinvention 0
• sponsion 0
• henschen 0
• laurentian 0
• recension 0
• evulsion 0

See also attention definition and attention synonyms