Words that rhyme with bocian

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

n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to- do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle] 2: the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult] 3: confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits" [syn: whirl, commotion]

n 1: act of lowering in rank or position [ant: promotion]

n 1: feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful" [syn: devotion, devotedness] 2: commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science" 3: religious zeal; the willingness to serve God [syn: idolatry, devotion, veneration, cultism] 4: (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently); "he returned to his devotions"

n 1: any strong feeling

n 1: the power or ability to move [syn: locomotion, motive power, motivity] 2: self-propelled movement [syn: locomotion, travel]

n 1: any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin 2: liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin" [syn: lotion, application]

n 1: the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals [syn: gesture, motion] 2: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something [syn: movement, motion] 3: a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" [syn: motion, movement, move, motility] 4: a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion" [ant: lifelessness, motionlessness, stillness] 5: a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question" [syn: motion, question] 6: the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" [syn: motion, movement, move] 7: an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement" [syn: apparent motion, motion, apparent movement, movement] v 1: show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" [syn: gesticulate, gesture, motion]

n 1: a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" [syn: impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion] 2: a general inclusive concept 3: an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it" [syn: notion, whim, whimsy, whimsey] 4: (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; "buttons and needles are notions"

n 1: a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere 2: anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume [syn: ocean, sea]

n 1: a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage

n 1: a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas" [syn: promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging] 2: act of raising in rank or position [ant: demotion] 3: encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something [syn: promotion, furtherance, advancement] 4: the advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career" [syn: forwarding, furtherance, promotion]

n 1: emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species [syn: palingenesis, recapitulation] [ant: caenogenesis, cainogenesis, cenogenesis, kainogenesis, kenogenesis] 2: (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated 3: a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion [syn: recapitulation, recap, review] 4: (music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement)

n 1: the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year 2: a small concavity [syn: recess, recession, niche, corner] 3: the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service [syn: recession, recessional] 4: the act of ceding back [syn: recession, ceding back] 5: the act of becoming more distant [syn: receding, recession]

n 1: (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation

n 1: distributing again; "the revolution resulted in a redistribution of wealth"

v 1: make new; "She is remaking her image" [syn: remake, refashion, redo, make over]

n 1: a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later" [syn: repercussion, reverberation] 2: a movement back from an impact [syn: recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash]

n 1: the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default)

n 1: a state of forcible subjugation; "the long repression of Christian sects" 2: (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious 3: the act of repressing; control by holding down; "his goal was the repression of insolence"

n 1: a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote [syn: resolution, declaration, resolve] 2: the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together [syn: resolving power, resolution] 3: the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" [syn: resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution] [ant: irresoluteness, irresolution] 4: finding a solution to a problem [syn: resolution, solving] 5: something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure" [syn: settlement, resolution, closure] 6: analysis into clear-cut components [syn: resolution, resolving] 7: (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture 8: the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung) 9: (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord [ant: preparation] 10: a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places" [syn: solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent] 11: a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions"

n 1: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury [syn: damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress] 2: the act of restoring something to its original state 3: getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing" [syn: restitution, return, restoration, regaining]

n 1: a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions" [syn: tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, contortion, crookedness] 2: a twisting force [syn: torsion, torque]

adj 1: of or relating to Laos or its people; "the Laotian Prime Minister"; "Laotian refugees" n 1: a member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais [syn: Lao, Laotian]

adj 1: of or relating to ancient Boeotia or its people or to the dialect spoken there in classical times; "Boeotian dialects"