Words that rhyme with decoction
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adoption
n 1: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" [syn: adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal] 2: a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit) 3: the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent" [syn: borrowing, adoption] -
an
n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in Nursing, AN] -
auction
n 1: a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge [syn: auction, auction bridge] 2: the public sale of something to the highest bidder [syn: auction, auction sale, vendue] v 1: sell at an auction [syn: auction, auction off, auctioneer] -
concoction
n 1: any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade" [syn: concoction, mixture, intermixture] 2: an occurrence of an unusual mixture; "it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction" 3: the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose; "his testimony was a concoction"; "she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories" 4: the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components [syn: confection, concoction] -
contortion
n 1: the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself) [syn: contortion, deformation] 2: 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] -
desperation
n 1: a state in which all hope is lost or absent; "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation" [syn: despair, desperation] 2: desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation" -
option
n 1: the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited 2: one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse" [syn: option, alternative, choice] 3: the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" [syn: choice, selection, option, pick]
See also decoction definition
