Words that rhyme with divestment

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"

n 1: the verbal act of urging on [syn: abetment, abettal, instigation]

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

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]

n 1: clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing [syn: accessory, accoutrement, accouterment]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.)

n 1: a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house [syn: apartment, flat]

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"

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]

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]

n 1: the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth [syn: appraisal, assessment] 2: an amount determined as payable; "the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership" 3: the market value set on assets 4: the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" [syn: judgment, judgement, assessment]

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]

n 1: a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) [syn: assertion, averment, asseveration]

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]

n 1: confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement]

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]

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]

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]

n 1: a space into which an area is subdivided 2: a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area

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"

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

n 1: dignified manner or conduct [syn: bearing, comportment, presence, mien]

n 1: a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment; "mustard and ketchup are condiments"

n 1: the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift [syn: bestowal, bestowment, conferral, conferment]

n 1: happiness with one's situation in life [ant: discontent, discontentedness, discontentment]

n 1: the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest) [syn: abscondment, decampment] 2: breaking camp

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]

n 1: the amount by which something decreases [syn: decrease, decrement] [ant: increase, increment] 2: a process of becoming smaller or shorter [syn: decrease, decrement] [ant: growth, increase, increment]

n 1: act of putting off to a future time [syn: postponement, deferment, deferral]

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"

n 1: (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people [syn: demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment]

n 1: a communication that makes you afraid to try something [syn: determent, deterrence, intimidation]

n 1: a damage or loss [syn: detriment, hurt]

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

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]

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]

n 1: the act of disbanding; "the orchestra faced the prospect of disbandment"

n 1: freeing from false belief or illusions [syn: disenchantment, disillusion, disillusionment]

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]

n 1: the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried [syn: exhumation, disinterment, digging up]

n 1: the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation

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?"

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

n 1: the act of running away with a lover (usually to get married)

n 1: a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection

n 1: the state of being embittered; "the embitterment that resulted from the loss of his job never left him"

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"

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]

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]

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]

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]

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)

n 1: a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials

n 1: the act of enclosing something inside something else [syn: enclosure, enclosing, envelopment, inclosure]

n 1: an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

n 1: mechanical device that regulates movement

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]

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]

n 1: waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body [syn: body waste, excretion, excreta, excrement, excretory product]

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]

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

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]

n 1: any of the items furnishing or equipping a room (especially built-in furniture); "she liked the kitchen fitments"

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]

n 1: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body [syn: clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment]

n 1: an encampment of huts (chiefly military)

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]

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]

n 1: placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law [syn: impoundment, impounding, internment, poundage]

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]

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]

n 1: a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense [syn: indictment, bill of indictment] 2: an accusation of wrongdoing; "the book is an indictment of modern philosophy"

n 1: a device that requires skill for proper use 2: the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease" [syn: instrument, tool] 3: a person used by another to gain an end [syn: instrument, pawn, cat's-paw] 4: (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right [syn: legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument] 5: the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process [syn: instrumental role, instrument] 6: any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds [syn: musical instrument, instrument] v 1: equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling 2: write an instrumental score for [syn: instrument, instrumentate] 3: address a legal document to

n 1: an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell

n 1: the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave [syn: burial, entombment, inhumation, interment, sepulture]

n 1: the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit [syn: investing, investment] 2: money that is invested with an expectation of profit [syn: investment, investment funds] 3: the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result; "this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking"; "he made an emotional investment in the work" 4: outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism 5: the act of putting on robes or vestments 6: the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank [syn: investment, investiture]

n 1: a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs 2: any connection or unifying bond

n 1: a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain [syn: liniment, embrocation]

n 1: the condition of being unable to adapt properly to your environment with resulting emotional instability

n 1: cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse" [syn: maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse]

n 1: the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" [syn: measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration]

n 1: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease [syn: medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug]

n 1: a gay feeling [syn: gaiety, merriment] 2: activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around" [syn: fun, merriment, playfulness]

n 1: a statement that contains a mistake

n 1: the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother"

n 1: a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began" [syn: moment, minute, second, instant] 2: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" [syn: moment, mo, minute, second, bit] 3: at this time; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment" [syn: here and now, present moment, moment] 4: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence" [syn: consequence, import, moment] [ant: inconsequence] 5: a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force) 6: the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value

n 1: a structure erected to commemorate persons or events [syn: memorial, monument] 2: an important site that is marked and preserved as public property 3: a burial vault (usually for some famous person) [syn: repository, monument]

n 1: a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals]

n 1: a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold [syn: end, remainder, remnant, oddment] 2: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting [syn: curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity]

n 1: semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation [syn: ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve] 2: toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin [syn: cream, ointment, emollient]

n 1: something used to beautify [syn: decoration, ornament, ornamentation] v 1: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" [syn: decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify] 2: be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"

n 1: making to seem more important than it really is [syn: exaggeration, overstatement, magnification] [ant: understatement]

n 1: a legislative assembly in certain countries 2: a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards [syn: fantan, sevens, parliament]

n 1: a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof

n 1: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" [syn: predicament, quandary, plight]

n 1: the act of preferring; "the preferment went to the younger candidate" 2: the act of making accusations; "preferment of charges"