Words that rhyme with decrement

• adjustment 3
  n 1: making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances [syn: adjustment, accommodation, fitting] 2: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) [syn: alteration, modification, adjustment] 3: the act of adjusting something to match a standard [syn: adjustment, registration, readjustment] 4: the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) [syn: adaptation, adaption, adjustment] 5: an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit" [syn: allowance, adjustment]
• medicament 3
  n 1: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease [syn: medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug]
• ascent 1
  n 1: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" [syn: ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade] [ant: declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall] 2: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" [syn: rise, rising, ascent, ascension] [ant: fall] 3: the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn: rise, ascent, ascension, ascending]
• abatement 0
  n 1: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something [syn: suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement] 2: the act of abating; "laws enforcing noise abatement"
• abetment 0
  n 1: the verbal act of urging on [syn: abetment, abettal, instigation]
• absent 0
  adj 1: not being in a specified place [ant: present] 2: nonexistent; "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking" [syn: lacking, absent, missing, wanting] 3: lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" [syn: absent, absentminded, abstracted, scatty] v 1: go away or leave; "He absented himself" [syn: absent, remove]
• abutment 0
  n 1: point of contact between two objects or parts 2: a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge
• accent 0
  n 1: distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern" [syn: accent, speech pattern] 2: special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents" [syn: emphasis, accent] 3: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy" [syn: dialect, idiom, accent] 4: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable" [syn: stress, emphasis, accent] 5: a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation [syn: accent, accent mark] v 1: to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" [syn: stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate] 2: put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" [syn: stress, accent, accentuate]
• accompaniment 0
  n 1: an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another [syn: accompaniment, concomitant, attendant, co-occurrence] 2: a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts [syn: accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup, support] 3: something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish" [syn: complement, accompaniment] 4: the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them [syn: escort, accompaniment]
• accoutrement 0
  n 1: clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing [syn: accessory, accoutrement, accouterment]
• adamant 0
  adj 1: impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency" [syn: adamant, adamantine, inexorable, intransigent] n 1: very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem [syn: diamond, adamant]
• advent 0
  n 1: arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer" [syn: advent, coming] 2: the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas 3: (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment [syn: Second Coming, Second Coming of Christ, Second Advent, Advent, Parousia]
• aliment 0
  n 1: a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals] v 1: give nourishment to [syn: nutrify, aliment, nourish]
• allotment 0
  n 1: a share set aside for a specific purpose [syn: allotment, allocation] 2: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" [syn: allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation]
• amendment 0
  n 1: the act of amending or correcting 2: a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)
• apartment 0
  n 1: a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house [syn: apartment, flat]
• appointment 0
  n 1: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" [syn: appointment, assignment, designation, naming] 2: a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date" [syn: date, appointment, engagement] 3: (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) [syn: appointment, fitting] 4: a person who is appointed to a job or position [syn: appointee, appointment] 5: the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury" 6: (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment; "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"
• argument 0
  n 1: a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true" [syn: argument, statement] 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: a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on" [syn: argument, argumentation, debate] 4: a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem" [syn: argument, literary argument] 5: (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program [syn: argument, parameter] 6: a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable 7: a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning" [syn: argumentation, logical argument, argument, line of reasoning, line]
• armament 0
  n 1: weaponry used by military or naval force 2: the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war [syn: arming, armament, equipping] [ant: disarmament, disarming]
• assent 0
  n 1: agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly" [syn: assent, acquiescence] v 1: to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore" [syn: assent, accede, acquiesce] [ant: dissent]
• assortment 0
  n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn: assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley] 2: the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type [syn: categorization, categorisation, classification, compartmentalization, compartmentalisation, assortment]
• augment 0
  v 1: enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East" 2: grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented"
• averment 0
  n 1: a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) [syn: assertion, averment, asseveration]
• bent 0
  adj 1: fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event" [syn: bent, bent on(p), dead set(p), out to(p)] 2: used of the back and knees; stooped; "on bended knee"; "with bent (or bended) back" [syn: bended, bent] 3: of metal e.g.; "bent nails"; "a car with a crumpled front end"; "dented fenders" [syn: bent, crumpled, dented] n 1: a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious" [syn: bent, set] 2: grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens [syn: bent, bent grass, bent-grass] 3: an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges 4: a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it" [syn: bent, knack, hang]
• betterment 0
  n 1: a change for the better; progress in development [syn: improvement, betterment, advance] 2: an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility 3: the act of relieving ills and changing for the better [syn: amelioration, melioration, betterment]
• bewilderment 0
  n 1: confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement]
• bombardment 0
  n 1: the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake" [syn: barrage, bombardment, outpouring, onslaught] 2: the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" [syn: barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling] 3: the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays) 4: an attack by dropping bombs [syn: bombing, bombardment]
• cement 0
  n 1: concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement; "they stood on the grey cement beside the pool" 2: a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar 3: something that hardens to act as adhesive material 4: any of various materials used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth 5: a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth [syn: cementum, cement] v 1: make fast as if with cement; "We cemented our friendship" 2: cover or coat with cement 3: bind or join with or as if with cement
• cent 0
  n 1: a fractional monetary unit of several countries 2: a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit [syn: penny, cent, centime]
• circumvent 0
  v 1: surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" [syn: besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent] 2: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" [syn: outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent] 3: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]
• commandment 0
  n 1: something that is commanded 2: a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts" [syn: teaching, precept, commandment]
• comment 0
  n 1: a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" [syn: remark, comment, input] 2: a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal" [syn: comment, commentary] 3: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip" [syn: gossip, comment, scuttlebutt] v 1: make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague" [syn: comment, notice, remark, point out] 2: explain or interpret something 3: provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written" [syn: gloss, comment, annotate]
• commitment 0
  n 1: the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; "a man of energy and commitment" [syn: committedness, commitment] 2: the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team" [syn: commitment, allegiance, loyalty, dedication] 3: an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London" 4: a message that makes a pledge [syn: commitment, dedication] 5: the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) [syn: commitment, committal, consignment]
• compartment 0
  n 1: a space into which an area is subdivided 2: a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
• complement 0
  n 1: a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction 2: a complete number or quantity; "a full complement" 3: number needed to make up a whole force; "a full complement of workers" [syn: complement, full complement] 4: something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish" [syn: complement, accompaniment] 5: one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response 6: either of two parts that mutually complete each other v 1: make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to; "I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup"
• compliment 0
  n 1: a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration v 1: say something to someone that expresses praise; "He complimented her on her last physics paper" [syn: compliment, congratulate] 2: express respect or esteem for
• comportment 0
  n 1: dignified manner or conduct [syn: bearing, comportment, presence, mien]
• condiment 0
  n 1: a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment; "mustard and ketchup are condiments"
• conferment 0
  n 1: the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift [syn: bestowal, bestowment, conferral, conferment]
• consent 0
  n 1: permission to do something; "he indicated his consent" v 1: give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution" [syn: accept, consent, go for] [ant: decline, refuse]
• content 0
  adj 1: satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile" [syn: contented, content] [ant: discontent, discontented] n 1: everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something; "he emptied the contents of his pockets"; "the two groups were similar in content" 2: what a communication that is about something is about [syn: message, content, subject matter, substance] 3: the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc. 4: the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons" [syn: capacity, content] 5: the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned [syn: content, cognitive content, mental object] 6: the state of being contented with your situation in life; "he relaxed in sleepy contentedness"; "they could read to their heart's content" [syn: contentedness, content] 7: something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation; "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject" [syn: subject, content, depicted object] v 1: satisfy in a limited way; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day" 2: make content; "I am contented" [ant: discontent]
• contentment 0
  n 1: happiness with one's situation in life [ant: discontent, discontentedness, discontentment]
• decampment 0
  n 1: the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest) [syn: abscondment, decampment] 2: breaking camp
• decipherment 0
  n 1: the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption" [syn: decoding, decryption, decipherment]
• deferment 0
  n 1: act of putting off to a future time [syn: postponement, deferment, deferral]
• dent 0
  n 1: an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account" 2: a depression scratched or carved into a surface [syn: incision, scratch, prick, slit, dent] 3: an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) [syn: dent, ding, gouge, nick] v 1: make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car" [syn: indent, dent]
• department 0
  n 1: 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] 2: the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France) 3: a specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature"
• deportment 0
  n 1: (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people [syn: demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment]
• descent 0
  n 1: a movement downward 2: properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins" [syn: origin, descent, extraction] 3: the act of changing your location in a downward direction 4: the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors [syn: descent, line of descent, lineage, filiation] 5: a downward slope or bend [syn: descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope] [ant: acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade] 6: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock]
• detent 0
  n 1: a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward [syn: pawl, detent, click, dog]
• determent 0
  n 1: a communication that makes you afraid to try something [syn: determent, deterrence, intimidation]
• detriment 0
  n 1: a damage or loss [syn: detriment, hurt]
• development 0
  n 1: act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development" 2: a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer" [syn: development, evolution] [ant: degeneration, devolution] 3: (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" [syn: growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis] [ant: nondevelopment] 4: a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!" 5: the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits" [syn: exploitation, development] 6: a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is practical for small park developments" 7: a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess); "after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter"; "in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen" 8: processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours" [syn: development, developing] 9: (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
• disappointment 0
  n 1: a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment" [syn: disappointment, letdown] 2: an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone [syn: disappointment, dashing hopes]
• disarmament 0
  n 1: act of reducing or depriving of arms; "the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete" [syn: disarming, disarmament] [ant: armament, arming, equipping]
• disbandment 0
  n 1: the act of disbanding; "the orchestra faced the prospect of disbandment"
• discontent 0
  adj 1: showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position" [syn: discontented, discontent] [ant: content, contented] n 1: a longing for something better than the present situation [syn: discontentment, discontent, discontentedness] [ant: contentment] v 1: make dissatisfied [ant: content]
• disenchantment 0
  n 1: freeing from false belief or illusions [syn: disenchantment, disillusion, disillusionment]
• disfigurement 0
  n 1: an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration" [syn: disfigurement, disfiguration, deformity] 2: the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape" [syn: defacement, disfigurement, disfiguration]
• disinterment 0
  n 1: the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried [syn: exhumation, disinterment, digging up]
• disinvestment 0
  n 1: the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation
• disorient 0
  v 1: cause to be lost or disoriented [syn: disorient, disorientate] [ant: orient, orientate]
• dissent 0
  n 1: (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority; "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion" 2: a difference of opinion 3: the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent [syn: protest, objection, dissent] v 1: withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented" [ant: accede, acquiesce, assent] 2: express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country" [syn: protest, resist, dissent] 3: be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" [syn: disagree, differ, dissent, take issue] [ant: agree, concord, concur, hold]
• document 0
  n 1: writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) [syn: document, written document, papers] 2: anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks 3: a written account of ownership or obligation 4: (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters [syn: text file, document] v 1: record in detail; "The parents documented every step of their child's development" 2: support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?"
• element 0
  n 1: an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" [syn: component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient] 2: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" [syn: component, constituent, element] 3: any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter [syn: chemical element, element] 4: the most favorable environment for a plant or animal; "water is the element of fishes" 5: one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements" 6: the situation in which you are happiest and most effective; "in your element" 7: a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
• elopement 0
  n 1: the act of running away with a lover (usually to get married)
• embankment 0
  n 1: a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
• embitterment 0
  n 1: the state of being embittered; "the embitterment that resulted from the loss of his job never left him"
• emolument 0
  n 1: compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees); "a clause in the U.S. constitution prevents sitting legislators from receiving emoluments from their own votes"
• enactment 0
  n 1: the passing of a law by a legislative body [syn: enactment, passage] 2: a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body [syn: act, enactment] 3: acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture [syn: portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation]
• encampment 0
  n 1: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent [syn: campsite, campground, camping site, camping ground, bivouac, encampment, camping area] 2: temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling" [syn: camp, encampment, cantonment, bivouac] 3: the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp [syn: camping, encampment, bivouacking, tenting]
• enchantment 0
  n 1: a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual [syn: captivation, enchantment, enthrallment, fascination] 2: a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation [syn: enchantment, spell, trance] 3: a magical spell [syn: enchantment, bewitchment]
• endangerment 0
  n 1: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" [syn: hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk, endangerment]
• enlistment 0
  n 1: a period of time spent in military service [syn: enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour, tour] 2: the act of enlisting (as in a military service)
• entrapment 0
  n 1: a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials
• envelopment 0
  n 1: the act of enclosing something inside something else [syn: enclosure, enclosing, envelopment, inclosure]
• equipment 0
  n 1: an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
• escapement 0
  n 1: mechanical device that regulates movement
• escarpment 0
  n 1: a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion [syn: escarpment, scarp] 2: a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn: escarpment, escarp, scarp, protective embankment]
• event 0
  n 1: something that happens at a given place and time 2: a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled" [syn: event, case] 3: a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory 4: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" [syn: consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot]
• excitement 0
  n 1: the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed" [syn: exhilaration, excitement] 2: the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation" [syn: excitement, excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervour] 3: something that agitates and arouses; "he looked forward to the excitements of the day" [syn: excitation, excitement] 4: disturbance usually in protest [syn: agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo]
• excrement 0
  n 1: waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body [syn: body waste, excretion, excreta, excrement, excretory product]
• experiment 0
  n 1: the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation [syn: experiment, experimentation] 2: the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories" [syn: experiment, experimentation] 3: a venture at something new or different; "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard" v 1: to conduct a test or investigation; "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease" 2: try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new style" [syn: experiment, try out]
• extent 0
  n 1: the point or degree to which something extends; "the extent of the damage"; "the full extent of the law"; "to a certain extent she was right" 2: the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"
• ferment 0
  n 1: a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest" [syn: agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest] 2: a substance capable of bringing about fermentation 3: a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol [syn: zymosis, zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment] v 1: be in an agitated or excited state; "The Middle East is fermenting"; "Her mind ferments" 2: work up into agitation or excitement; "Islam is fermenting Africa" 3: cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats" [syn: ferment, work] 4: go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" [syn: sour, turn, ferment, work]
• filament 0
  n 1: a very slender natural or synthetic fiber [syn: fibril, filament, strand] 2: the stalk of a stamen 3: a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) [syn: filament, filum] 4: a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
• firmament 0
  n 1: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected [syn: celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin]
• fitment 0
  n 1: any of the items furnishing or equipping a room (especially built-in furniture); "she liked the kitchen fitments"
• foment 0
  v 1: try to stir up public opinion [syn: agitate, foment, stir up] 2: bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should be fomented"
• fragment 0
  n 1: a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock" 2: a broken piece of a brittle artifact [syn: shard, sherd, fragment] 3: an incomplete piece; "fragments of a play" v 1: break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" [syn: break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise]
• frequent 0
  adj 1: coming at short intervals or habitually; "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints" [ant: infrequent] 2: frequently encountered; "a frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb `lay' for the intransitive `lie'"; v 1: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of [syn: patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor] [ant: boycott] 2: be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She haunts the ballet" [syn: frequent, haunt]
• fundament 0
  n 1: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone] 2: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass] 3: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" [syn: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure]
• gent 0
  n 1: informal abbreviation of `gentleman' 2: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke" [syn: chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent, blighter, cuss, bloke] 3: port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry [syn: Gent, Gand, Ghent]
• habiliment 0
  n 1: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body [syn: clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment]
• hutment 0
  n 1: an encampment of huts (chiefly military)
• impediment 0
  n 1: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap] 2: any structure that makes progress difficult [syn: obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta]
• implement 0
  n 1: instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end v 1: apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; "implement a procedure" 2: ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone"; [syn: enforce, implement, apply] [ant: exempt, free, relieve] 3: pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal" [syn: follow through, follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through]
• impoundment 0
  n 1: placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law [syn: impoundment, impounding, internment, poundage]
• incitement 0
  n 1: an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; "the incitement of mutiny" [syn: incitation, incitement] 2: needed encouragement; "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation" [syn: provocation, incitement] 3: something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action [syn: incitement, incitation, provocation] 4: the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion [syn: exhortation, incitement]
• increment 0
  n 1: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population" [syn: increase, increment, growth] [ant: decrease, decrement] 2: the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" [syn: increase, increment] [ant: decrease, decrement]

See also decrement definition and decrement synonyms