Words that rhyme with cashon

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]

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

adj 1: anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror"; "a face white with rage" [syn: ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white] 2: made of wood of the ash tree

n 1: a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering [syn: compassion, compassionateness] 2: the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it [syn: compassion, pity]

n 1: a long and thoughtful observation 2: a calm, lengthy, intent consideration [syn: contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness]

n 1: a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks" [syn: shock absorber, shock, cushion] 2: the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle 3: a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc. v 1: protect from impact; "cushion the blow" [syn: cushion, buffer, soften]

n 1: (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of the desert landscape" 2: a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices [ant: disinflation, inflation, rising prices] 3: the act of letting the air out of something [ant: inflation]

n 1: a reduction of prices intended to improve the balance of payments [ant: deflation, inflation, rising prices]

n 1: how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" [syn: manner, mode, style, way, fashion] 2: characteristic or habitual practice 3: the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior 4: consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode v 1: make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks" [syn: fashion, forge]

v 1: make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us" [syn: refresh, freshen] 2: become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game" [syn: freshen, refresh, refreshen, freshen up] 3: make fresh again [syn: refresh, freshen, refreshen] [ant: fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary]

n 1: a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money" [syn: inflation, rising prices] [ant: deflation, disinflation] 2: (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang 3: lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity [syn: ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation] 4: the act of filling something with air [ant: deflation]

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]

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]

n 1: inflation of currency after a period of deflation; restore the system to a previous state

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]

n 1: a period of slow economic growth and high unemployment (stagnation) while prices rise (inflation)

adj 1: relating to symptoms (especially malarial fever) that appear every other day; "tertian fever" 2: of or relating to a tonal system based on major thirds; "a tertian tonal system"

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]

n 1: an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint; "his version of the fight was different from mine" 2: something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father" [syn: version, variant, variation, edition] 3: a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel" [syn: adaptation, version] 4: 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] 5: a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something [syn: interpretation, reading, version] 6: manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery)

v 1: make harsh or harsher; "Winter harshened the look of the city"

adj 1: of or relating to the planet Mars (or its fictional inhabitants) n 1: imaginary people who live on the planet Mars

adj 1: of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture; "Iranian mountains"; "Iranian security police" [syn: Iranian, Persian] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims" [syn: Irani, Iranian, Persian] 2: the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms [syn: Persian, Farsi]

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Prussia or its inhabitants; "Prussian officers"; "Prussian aristocracy" n 1: a German inhabitant of Prussia

adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of Russia or its people or culture or language; "Russian dancing" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Russia 2: the Slavic language that is the official language of Russia

n 1: a member of the Sunni Muslim people living in northwestern Caucasia 2: a mostly Sunni Muslim community living in northwestern Caucasia 3: a northern Caucasian language spoken by the Circassian

n 1: a member of one of the peoples in British Columbia and Washington who speak the Wakashan language 2: a family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington [syn: Wakashan, Wakashan language]