Words that rhyme with defoliation

• nation 3
  n 1: a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" [syn: state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic] 2: the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" [syn: nation, land, country] 3: United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911) [syn: Nation, Carry Nation, Carry Amelia Moore Nation] 4: a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation"
• abbreviation 0
  n 1: a shortened form of a word or phrase 2: shortening something by omitting parts of it
• accentuation 0
  n 1: the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance 2: the act of giving special importance or significance to something [syn: emphasizing, accenting, accentuation]
• actuation 0
  n 1: the act of propelling [syn: propulsion, actuation]
• affiliation 0
  n 1: a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England" [syn: affiliation, association, tie, tie- up] 2: the act of becoming formally connected or joined; "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university"
• alleviation 0
  n 1: the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief" [syn: relief, alleviation, assuagement] 2: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" [syn: easing, easement, alleviation, relief]
• animation 0
  n 1: the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes" [syn: animation, life, living, aliveness] 2: the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality of a seed" [syn: animation, vitality] 3: quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous [syn: animation, spiritedness, invigoration, brio, vivification] 4: the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something [syn: vivification, invigoration, animation] 5: the making of animated cartoons 6: general activity and motion [syn: liveliness, animation]
• annunciation 0
  n 1: a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: Annunciation, Lady Day, Annunciation Day, March 25] 2: (Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ 3: a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence" [syn: announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declaration]
• anticipation 0
  n 1: an expectation [syn: anticipation, expectancy] 2: something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development" [syn: anticipation, expectancy] 3: the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) [syn: prediction, anticipation, prevision] 4: anticipating with confidence of fulfillment [syn: anticipation, expectation]
• appreciation 0
  n 1: understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices" [syn: appreciation, grasp, hold] 2: delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste" [syn: taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness] 3: an expression of gratitude; "he expressed his appreciation in a short note" 4: a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works" [syn: admiration, appreciation] 5: an increase in price or value; "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate" [ant: depreciation]
• appropriation 0
  n 1: money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose 2: incorporation by joining or uniting [syn: annexation, appropriation] 3: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner; "the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest"
• asphyxiation 0
  n 1: the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture" [syn: suffocation, asphyxiation] 2: killing by depriving of oxygen [syn: suffocation, asphyxiation]
• assassination 0
  n 1: an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation [syn: character assassination, assassination, blackwash] 2: murder of a public figure by surprise attack
• association 0
  n 1: a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association" 2: the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association" 3: the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break" [ant: disassociation] 4: the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" [syn: association, connection, connexion] 5: a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England" [syn: affiliation, association, tie, tie-up] 6: a relation resulting from interaction or dependence; "flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"; "the host is not always injured by association with a parasite" 7: (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding 8: (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species
• attenuation 0
  n 1: weakening in force or intensity; "attenuation in the volume of the sound" [syn: attenuation, fading] 2: the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density
• aviation 0
  n 1: the aggregation of a country's military aircraft [syn: aviation, air power] 2: the operation of aircraft to provide transportation 3: the art of operating aircraft [syn: aviation, airmanship] 4: travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" [syn: air travel, aviation, air]
• calumniation 0
  n 1: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions [syn: defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job]
• combination 0
  n 1: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities 2: a coordinated sequence of chess moves 3: a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock; "he forgot the combination to the safe" 4: a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose; "they were a winning combination" 5: an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes) 6: the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order 7: the act of combining things to form a new whole [syn: combination, combining, compounding]
• conciliation 0
  n 1: the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled; "there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed" 2: any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration 3: the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity [syn: placation, conciliation, propitiation]
• confrontation 0
  n 1: a bold challenge 2: discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions 3: a hostile disagreement face-to-face [syn: confrontation, encounter, showdown, face-off] 4: the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition" [syn: confrontation, opposition] 5: a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
• congregation 0
  n 1: a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church [syn: congregation, fold, faithful] 2: an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together; "a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph"; "a great congregation of birds flew over" 3: the act of congregating [syn: congregation, congregating]
• consubstantiation 0
  n 1: the doctrine of the High Anglican Church that after the consecration of the Eucharist the substance of the body and blood of Christ coexists with the substance of the consecrated bread and wine
• continuation 0
  n 1: the act of continuing an activity without interruption [syn: continuance, continuation] [ant: discontinuance, discontinuation] 2: a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it [syn: sequel, continuation] 3: a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction [syn: good continuation, continuation, law of continuation] 4: the consequence of being lengthened in duration [syn: lengthiness, prolongation, continuation, protraction]
• conversation 0
  n 1: the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
• creation 0
  n 1: the human act of creating [syn: creation, creative activity] 2: an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone 3: the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure" [syn: creation, conception] 4: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" [syn: initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration] 5: (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence 6: everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn: universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm]
• dedication 0
  n 1: complete and wholehearted fidelity 2: a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose 3: a message that makes a pledge [syn: commitment, dedication] 4: a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something [syn: dedication, inscription] 5: 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]
• delineation 0
  n 1: a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters" [syn: word picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization, characterisation] 2: a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects [syn: delineation, depiction, limning, line drawing] 3: representation by drawing or painting etc [syn: depiction, delineation, portrayal]
• demonstration 0
  n 1: a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration" [syn: presentation, presentment, demonstration] 2: a show of military force or preparedness; "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations" 3: a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war" [syn: demonstration, manifestation] 4: proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion [syn: demonstration, monstrance] 5: a visual presentation showing how something works; "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response" [syn: demonstration, demo]
• denunciation 0
  n 1: a public act of denouncing [syn: denunciation, denouncement]
• depreciation 0
  n 1: a decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen" [ant: appreciation] 2: decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use [syn: depreciation, wear and tear] 3: a communication that belittles somebody or something [syn: disparagement, depreciation, derogation]
• despoliation 0
  n 1: the act of stripping and taking by force [syn: spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation]
• destination 0
  n 1: the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view" [syn: finish, destination, goal] 2: the ultimate goal for which something is done [syn: destination, terminus] 3: written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location [syn: address, destination, name and address]
• detonation 0
  n 1: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction [syn: explosion, detonation, blowup] 2: the act of detonating an explosive
• devaluation 0
  n 1: an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries 2: the reduction of something's value or worth
• devastation 0
  n 1: the state of being decayed or destroyed [syn: devastation, desolation] 2: the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed; "her departure left him in utter devastation" 3: an event that results in total destruction [syn: devastation, desolation] 4: plundering with excessive damage and destruction [syn: ravaging, devastation] 5: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists [syn: destruction, devastation]
• deviation 0
  n 1: a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean" [syn: deviation, divergence, departure, difference] 2: the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function 3: the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances 4: deviate behavior [syn: deviation, deviance] 5: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" [syn: diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation]
• differentiation 0
  n 1: a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation" [syn: differentiation, distinction] 2: the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function 3: (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo" [syn: specialization, specialisation, differentiation]
• disambiguation 0
  n 1: clarification that follows from the removal of ambiguity
• disassociation 0
  n 1: the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination; "I could not think of him in disassociation from his wife" [ant: association] 2: a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently [syn: dissociation, disassociation]
• discontinuation 0
  n 1: the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) [syn: discontinuance, discontinuation] [ant: continuance, continuation]
• dissociation 0
  n 1: the act of removing from association 2: a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently [syn: dissociation, disassociation] 3: (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions
• domination 0
  n 1: social control by dominating 2: power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas" [syn: domination, mastery, supremacy]
• effectuation 0
  n 1: the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect [syn: implementation, effectuation]
• emaciation 0
  n 1: extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) [syn: bonyness, boniness, emaciation, gauntness, maceration]
• enunciation 0
  n 1: the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience [syn: enunciation, diction]
• evacuation 0
  n 1: the act of removing the contents of something [syn: emptying, voidance, evacuation] 2: the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection 3: the bodily process of discharging waste matter [syn: elimination, evacuation, excretion, excreting, voiding]
• evaluation 0
  n 1: act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of [syn: evaluation, rating] 2: an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship" [syn: evaluation, valuation, rating]
• excoriation 0
  n 1: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation] 2: severe censure
• excruciation 0
  n 1: a state of acute pain [syn: agony, suffering, excruciation] 2: the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering [syn: crucifixion, excruciation]
• exfoliation 0
  n 1: the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin; "exfoliation is increased by sunburn" 2: a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin [syn: scale, scurf, exfoliation]
• expatiation 0
  n 1: a discussion (spoken or written) that enlarges on a topic or theme at length or in detail
• expatriation 0
  n 1: the act of expelling a person from their native land; "men in exile dream of hope"; "his deportation to a penal colony"; "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"; "the sentence was one of transportation for life" [syn: exile, deportation, expatriation, transportation] 2: migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another) [syn: emigration, out-migration, expatriation]
• expiation 0
  n 1: compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store" [syn: atonement, expiation, satisfaction] 2: the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) [syn: expiation, atonement, propitiation]
• expropriation 0
  n 1: taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)
• extenuation 0
  n 1: a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances [syn: extenuation, mitigation] 2: to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious [syn: extenuation, mitigation, palliation]
• fluctuation 0
  n 1: a wave motion; "the fluctuations of the sea" 2: an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change [syn: variation, fluctuation] 3: the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes; "he kept a record of price fluctuations" [syn: fluctuation, wavering]
• foliation 0
  n 1: (botany) the process of forming leaves [syn: foliation, leafing] 2: (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock 3: (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament [syn: foliation, foliage] 4: the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves 5: the work of coating glass with metal foil
• foundation 0
  n 1: the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections" 2: an institution supported by an endowment 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] 4: education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics" [syn: foundation, grounding] 5: 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] 6: a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body [syn: foundation garment, foundation] 7: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" [syn: initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration]
• graduation 0
  n 1: the successful completion of a program of study 2: an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred [syn: commencement, commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation, graduation exercise] 3: a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement; "the ruler had 16 graduations per inch" 4: the act of arranging in grades [syn: gradation, graduation]
• habituation 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: a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions
• humiliation 0
  n 1: state of disgrace or loss of self-respect 2: strong feelings of embarrassment [syn: chagrin, humiliation, mortification] 3: an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another" [syn: humiliation, mortification] 4: depriving one of self-esteem [syn: humiliation, abasement]
• ideation 0
  n 1: the process of forming and relating ideas
• impersonation 0
  n 1: a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect [syn: caricature, imitation, impersonation] 2: pretending to be another person [syn: imposture, impersonation] 3: imitating the mannerisms of another person [syn: impersonation, personation]
• individuation 0
  n 1: discriminating the individual from the generic group or species [syn: individualization, individualisation, individuation] 2: the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality" [syn: individuality, individualism, individuation] [ant: commonality, commonness]
• inebriation 0
  n 1: habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms [syn: alcoholism, alcohol addiction, inebriation, drunkenness] 2: a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol [syn: drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, intoxication, tipsiness, insobriety] [ant: soberness, sobriety]
• infatuation 0
  n 1: a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration 2: temporary love of an adolescent [syn: puppy love, calf love, crush, infatuation] 3: an object of extravagant short-lived passion
• inflation 0
  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]
• infuriation 0
  n 1: a feeling of intense anger [syn: infuriation, enragement]
• ingratiation 0
  n 1: the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments; "she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor" [syn: ingratiation, insinuation]
• initiation 0
  n 1: a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame" [syn: initiation, induction, installation] 2: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" [syn: initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration] 3: wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation" [syn: knowledgeability, knowledgeableness, initiation] 4: an act that sets in motion some course of events [syn: trigger, induction, initiation]
• insinuation 0
  n 1: an indirect (and usually malicious) implication [syn: insinuation, innuendo] 2: the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments; "she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor" [syn: ingratiation, insinuation]
• instantiation 0
  n 1: a representation of an idea in the form of an instance of it; "how many instantiations were found?"
• intermediation 0
  n 1: the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement [syn: mediation, intermediation]
• irradiation 0
  n 1: the condition of being exposed to radiation 2: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation] 3: (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex 4: the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background 5: (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus 6: (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance [syn: radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiation]
• lineation 0
  n 1: the line that appears to bound an object [syn: outline, lineation] 2: the act of marking or outlining with lines
• mediation 0
  n 1: a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party 2: the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement [syn: mediation, intermediation]
• menstruation 0
  n 1: the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped" --Hippocrates; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle [syn: menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period, flow]
• misappropriation 0
  n 1: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else [syn: embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation] 2: wrongful borrowing; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory"
• mispronunciation 0
  n 1: incorrect pronunciation
• mutilation 0
  n 1: an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part
• negotiation 0
  n 1: a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians" [syn: negotiation, dialogue, talks] 2: the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms
• obviation 0
  n 1: the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively [syn: obviation, forestalling, preclusion]
• occupation 0
  n 1: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn: occupation, business, job, line of work, line] 2: the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power [syn: occupation, military control] 3: any activity that occupies a person's attention; "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game" 4: the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal" [syn: occupation, occupancy, moving in] 5: the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied; "during the German occupation of Paris"
• palliation 0
  n 1: easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause 2: to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious [syn: extenuation, mitigation, palliation]
• permeation 0
  n 1: the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance [syn: permeation, pervasion, suffusion] 2: mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other [syn: interpenetration, permeation]
• perpetuation 0
  n 1: the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" [syn: prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengthening]
• procreation 0
  n 1: the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring [syn: reproduction, procreation, breeding, facts of life]
• pronunciation 0
  n 1: the manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation" 2: the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation" [syn: pronunciation, orthoepy]
• propitiation 0
  n 1: the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity [syn: placation, conciliation, propitiation] 2: the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) [syn: expiation, atonement, propitiation]
• punctuation 0
  n 1: something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions 2: the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases [syn: punctuation, punctuation mark] 3: the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
• radiation 0
  n 1: energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles 2: the act of spreading outward from a central source 3: syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours; "he was suffering from radiation" [syn: radiation sickness, radiation syndrome, radiation] 4: the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay [syn: radiation, radioactivity] 5: the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats 6: a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain 7: (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance [syn: radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiation]
• ration 0
  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]
• reconciliation 0
  n 1: the reestablishing of cordial relations [syn: reconciliation, rapprochement] 2: getting two things to correspond; "the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement" [syn: reconciliation, balancing]
• recreation 0
  n 1: an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" [syn: diversion, recreation] 2: activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation; "time for rest and refreshment by the pool"; "days of joyous recreation with his friends" [syn: refreshment, recreation]
• renunciation 0
  n 1: rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated" [syn: repudiation, renunciation] 2: the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) [syn: apostasy, renunciation, defection] 3: an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned [syn: renunciation, renouncement] 4: the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) [syn: renunciation, forgoing, forswearing]
• repatriation 0
  n 1: the act of returning to the country of origin
• repudiation 0
  n 1: rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated" [syn: repudiation, renunciation] 2: refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities); "the repudiation of the debt by the city" 3: the exposure of falseness or pretensions; "the debunking of religion has been too successful" [syn: repudiation, debunking]
• retaliation 0
  n 1: action taken in return for an injury or offense [syn: retaliation, revenge]
• revaluation 0
  n 1: a new appraisal or evaluation [syn: reappraisal, revaluation, review, reassessment]
• rotation 0
  n 1: the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" [syn: rotation, rotary motion] 2: (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin 3: a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year" [syn: rotation, revolution, gyration] 4: a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.); "crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil"; "the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation"

See also defoliation definition