Words that rhyme with eurasian

• aberration 0
  n 1: a state or condition markedly different from the norm [syn: aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance] 2: a disorder in one's mental state 3: an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image [syn: aberration, distortion, optical aberration]
• abjuration 0
  n 1: a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion [syn: retraction, abjuration, recantation]
• abrasion 0
  n 1: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation] 2: erosion by friction [syn: abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition] 3: the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice [syn: grinding, abrasion, attrition, detrition]
• acceleration 0
  n 1: an increase in rate of change; "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change" [ant: deceleration, retardation, slowing] 2: the act of accelerating; increasing the speed [syn: acceleration, quickening, speedup] [ant: deceleration] 3: (physics) a rate of increase of velocity [ant: deceleration]
• acculturation 0
  n 1: the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture" [syn: socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation] 2: all the knowledge and values shared by a society [syn: acculturation, culture] 3: the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure [syn: acculturation, assimilation]
• adhesion 0
  n 1: abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen 2: a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures 3: the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition; "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion" [syn: adhesiveness, adhesion, adherence, bond] 4: faithful support for a cause or political party or religion; "attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; "the adhesion of Seville was decisive" [syn: attachment, adherence, adhesion]
• adjuration 0
  n 1: a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something
• administration 0
  n 1: a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) [syn: administration, disposal] 2: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" [syn: administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation] 3: the act of administering medication [syn: administration, giving medication] 4: the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration" [syn: presidency, presidential term, administration] 5: the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" [syn: government, governing, governance, government activity, administration] 6: the act of meting out justice according to the law [syn: administration, judicature]
• admiration 0
  n 1: a feeling of delighted approval and liking [syn: admiration, esteem] 2: the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising [syn: wonder, wonderment, admiration] 3: a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works" [syn: admiration, appreciation]
• adoration 0
  n 1: a feeling of profound love and admiration [syn: worship, adoration] 2: the act of admiring strongly [syn: adoration, idolization, idolisation] 3: the worship given to God alone [syn: adoration, latria]
• adulteration 0
  n 1: being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating [syn: adulteration, debasement] 2: the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)
• adumbration 0
  n 1: the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand [syn: prefiguration, foreshadowing, adumbration] 2: a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation
• agglomeration 0
  n 1: a jumbled collection or mass 2: the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating
• alliteration 0
  n 1: use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran" [syn: alliteration, initial rhyme, beginning rhyme, head rhyme]
• allusion 0
  n 1: passing reference or indirect mention
• alteration 0
  n 1: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" [syn: change, alteration, modification] 2: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) [syn: alteration, modification, adjustment] 3: the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion" [syn: revision, alteration]
• amelioration 0
  n 1: the act of relieving ills and changing for the better [syn: amelioration, melioration, betterment]
• animadversion 0
  n 1: harsh criticism or disapproval [syn: censure, animadversion]
• arbitration 0
  n 1: (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management) 2: the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment; "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration" [syn: arbitration, arbitrament, arbitrement]
• artesian 0
  adj 1: (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure; "an artesian well"; "artesian pressure" [ant: subartesian]
• aspersion 0
  n 1: a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility" [syn: aspersion, slur] 2: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name [syn: aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation, denigration] 3: the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) [syn: aspersion, sprinkling]
• aspiration 0
  n 1: a will to succeed 2: a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business" [syn: ambition, aspiration, dream] 3: a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath 4: the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing [syn: inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, intake, breathing in]
• asseveration 0
  n 1: a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) [syn: assertion, averment, asseveration]
• botheration 0
  n 1: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed [syn: irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration] 2: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" [syn: annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass]
• calibration 0
  n 1: the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration" [syn: calibration, standardization, standardisation]
• castration 0
  n 1: neutering a male animal by removing the testicles [syn: castration, emasculation] 2: surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men); "bilateral castration results in sterilization" 3: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work [syn: expurgation, castration]
• celebration 0
  n 1: a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event [syn: celebration, jubilation] 2: any joyous diversion [syn: celebration, festivity] 3: the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual; "the celebration of marriage" [syn: celebration, solemnization, solemnisation]
• cerebration 0
  n 1: the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" [syn: thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation]
• circumcision 0
  n 1: (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st [syn: Circumcision, Feast of the Circumcision, January 1] 2: the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite 3: the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males
• cohesion 0
  n 1: the state of cohering or sticking together [syn: coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness] [ant: incoherence, incoherency] 2: (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals) 3: (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid
• collaboration 0
  n 1: act of working jointly; "they worked either in collaboration or independently" [syn: collaboration, coaction] 2: act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country [syn: collaboration, collaborationism, quislingism]
• collision 0
  n 1: (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction" [syn: collision, hit] 2: an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object; "three passengers were killed in the collision"; "the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill" 3: a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals; "a collision of interests"
• collusion 0
  n 1: secret agreement 2: agreement on a secret plot [syn: connivance, collusion]
• coloration 0
  n 1: the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music" [syn: color, colour, coloration, colouration] 2: appearance with regard to color; "her healthy coloration" [syn: coloration, colouration] 3: choice and use of colors (as by an artist) [syn: coloration, colouration]
• colouration 0
  n 1: the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music" [syn: color, colour, coloration, colouration] 2: appearance with regard to color; "her healthy coloration" [syn: coloration, colouration] 3: choice and use of colors (as by an artist) [syn: coloration, colouration]
• commemoration 0
  n 1: a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something [syn: commemoration, memorialization, memorialisation] 2: a recognition of meritorious service [syn: memorial, commemoration, remembrance]
• commiseration 0
  n 1: a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" [syn: commiseration, pity, ruth, pathos] 2: an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences" [syn: condolence, commiseration]
• concentration 0
  n 1: the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume 2: the spatial property of being crowded together [syn: concentration, density, denseness, tightness, compactness] [ant: dispersion, distribution] 3: strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material [ant: dilution] 4: increase in density 5: complete attention; intense mental effort [syn: concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion] 6: bringing together military forces 7: great and constant diligence and attention [syn: assiduity, assiduousness, concentration]
• concision 0
  n 1: terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words [syn: conciseness, concision, pithiness, succinctness]
• conclusion 0
  n 1: a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination" [syn: decision, determination, conclusion] 2: an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion" 3: the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" [syn: stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close] 4: event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" [syn: ending, conclusion, finish] [ant: beginning] 5: the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism) [syn: conclusion, ratiocination] 6: the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" [syn: termination, ending, conclusion] 7: a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty" 8: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." [syn: conclusion, end, close, closing, ending] 9: the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" [syn: decision, determination, conclusion]
• confederation 0
  n 1: the state of being allied or confederated [syn: alliance, confederation] 2: a union of political organizations [syn: confederation, confederacy, federation] 3: the act of forming an alliance or confederation [syn: confederation, alliance]
• configuration 0
  n 1: an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time" [syn: configuration, constellation] 2: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes" [syn: shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation]
• conflagration 0
  n 1: a very intense and uncontrolled fire [syn: conflagration, inferno]
• confusion 0
  n 1: disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably; "the army retreated in confusion" 2: a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions" [syn: confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray] 3: a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused [syn: confusion, discombobulation] 4: an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended; "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel" 5: a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw" [syn: confusion, mix-up]
• conglomeration 0
  n 1: a rounded spherical form [syn: conglomeration, conglobation] 2: a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together [syn: aggregate, congeries, conglomeration] 3: an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass [syn: conglomeration, conglobation]
• conjuration 0
  n 1: a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect [syn: incantation, conjuration] 2: calling up a spirit or devil [syn: conjuring, conjuration, conjury, invocation] 3: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn: magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception]
• consecration 0
  n 1: a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); "his consecration to study" 2: (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; "the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church"
• consideration 0
  n 1: the process of giving careful thought to something 2: information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take" [syn: circumstance, condition, consideration] 3: a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour" 4: kind and considerate regard for others; "he showed no consideration for her feelings" [syn: consideration, considerateness, thoughtfulness] [ant: inconsiderateness, inconsideration, thoughtlessness] 5: a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone [syn: retainer, consideration] 6: a considerate and thoughtful act [syn: consideration, thoughtfulness]
• contusion 0
  n 1: an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration [syn: bruise, contusion] 2: the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion"
• cooperation 0
  n 1: joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission" [ant: competition, contention, rivalry] 2: the practice of cooperating; "economic cooperation"; "they agreed on a policy of cooperation"
• corporation 0
  n 1: a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state [syn: corporation, corp] 2: slang for a paunch [syn: pot, potbelly, bay window, corporation, tummy]
• corroboration 0
  n 1: confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence [syn: documentation, certification, corroboration]
• corrosion 0
  n 1: a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action 2: erosion by chemical action [syn: corrosion, corroding, erosion]
• deceleration 0
  n 1: a decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race" [syn: deceleration, slowing, retardation] [ant: acceleration] 2: (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity [ant: acceleration] 3: the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed; "he initiated deceleration by braking" [ant: acceleration, quickening, speedup]
• decision 0
  n 1: the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" [syn: decision, determination, conclusion] 2: a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination" [syn: decision, determination, conclusion] 3: (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent" 4: the outcome of a game or contest; "the team dropped three decisions in a row" 5: the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness" [syn: decisiveness, decision] [ant: indecision, indecisiveness]
• declaration 0
  n 1: a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) 2: (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction; "his declaration of innocence" 3: a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties 4: (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make [syn: contract, declaration] 5: a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence" [syn: announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declaration] 6: a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote [syn: resolution, declaration, resolve]
• decoration 0
  n 1: something used to beautify [syn: decoration, ornament, ornamentation] 2: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event [syn: decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon] 3: the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
• defenestration 0
  n 1: the act of throwing someone or something out of a window
• deflagration 0
  n 1: combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat
• defloration 0
  n 1: an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something 2: the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)
• degeneration 0
  n 1: the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality [syn: degeneration, devolution] [ant: development, evolution] 2: the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities [syn: degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, decadency] 3: passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form [syn: degeneration, retrogression]
• dehydration 0
  n 1: dryness resulting from the removal of water [syn: dehydration, desiccation] 2: depletion of bodily fluids 3: the process of extracting moisture [syn: dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation]
• deliberation 0
  n 1: (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question; "the deliberations of the jury" 2: careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have deterred them" [syn: deliberation, weighing, advisement] 3: planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting" [syn: calculation, deliberation] 4: a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry [syn: slowness, deliberation, deliberateness, unhurriedness] 5: the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; "he was a man of judicial deliberation" [syn: deliberation, deliberateness]
• delusion 0
  n 1: (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary [syn: delusion, psychotic belief] 2: a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination" [syn: delusion, hallucination] 3: the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas [syn: delusion, illusion, head game]
• 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]
• denigration 0
  n 1: a belittling comment [syn: denigration, belittling] 2: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name [syn: aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation, denigration] 3: the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) [syn: deprecation, denigration]
• derision 0
  n 1: contemptuous laughter 2: the act of deriding or treating with contempt [syn: derision, ridicule]
• desecration 0
  n 1: blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath" [syn: profanation, desecration, blasphemy, sacrilege]
• desperation 0
  n 1: a state in which all hope is lost or absent; "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation" [syn: despair, desperation] 2: desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation"
• deterioration 0
  n 1: a symptom of reduced quality or strength [syn: deterioration, impairment] 2: process of changing to an inferior state [syn: deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening]
• diffusion 0
  n 1: (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration 2: the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another 3: the property of being diffused or dispersed [syn: dissemination, diffusion] 4: the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge" [syn: dispersion, dispersal, dissemination, diffusion]
• discolouration 0
  n 1: a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain" [syn: stain, discoloration, discolouration] 2: the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded [syn: discoloration, discolouration]
• disillusion 0
  n 1: freeing from false belief or illusions [syn: disenchantment, disillusion, disillusionment] v 1: free from enchantment [syn: disenchant, disillusion] [ant: delight, enchant, enrapture, enthral, enthrall, ravish, transport]
• dissuasion 0
  n 1: a communication that dissuades you 2: persuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action [ant: persuasion, suasion]
• division 0
  n 1: an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve" 2: one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" [syn: part, section, division] 3: the act or process of dividing 4: an administrative unit in government or business 5: discord that splits a group [syn: division, variance] 6: a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA" [syn: class, division] 7: (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category 8: (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum 9: a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings [syn: division, air division] 10: a group of ships of similar type [syn: division, naval division] 11: an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed 12: the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart [syn: division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation]
• duration 0
  n 1: the period of time during which something continues [syn: duration, continuance] 2: the property of enduring or continuing in time [syn: duration, continuance] 3: continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required" [syn: duration, length]
• effusion 0
  n 1: an unrestrained expression of emotion [syn: effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition] 2: flow under pressure
• elaboration 0
  n 1: addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed" [syn: amplification, elaboration] 2: the result of improving something; "he described a refinement of this technique" [syn: refinement, elaboration] 3: a discussion that provides additional information [syn: expansion, enlargement, elaboration] 4: marked by elaborately complex detail [syn: elaborateness, elaboration, intricacy, involution] 5: developing in intricate and painstaking detail [syn: elaboration, working out]
• elision 0
  n 1: omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next) 2: a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news" [syn: exception, exclusion, elision]
• emigration 0
  n 1: migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another) [syn: emigration, out-migration, expatriation]
• enumeration 0
  n 1: a numbered list [syn: enumeration, numbering] 2: the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours" [syn: count, counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tally]
• envision 0
  v 1: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" [syn: visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image] 2: picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President" [syn: envision, foresee]
• equation 0
  n 1: a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal 2: a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best" [syn: equality, equivalence, equation, par] 3: the act of regarding as equal [syn: equation, equating]
• equilibration 0
  n 1: stabilization by bringing into equilibrium
• erosion 0
  n 1: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) [syn: erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away] 2: condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind 3: a gradual decline of something; "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors" 4: erosion by chemical action [syn: corrosion, corroding, erosion]
• evaporation 0
  n 1: the process of becoming a vapor [syn: vaporization, vaporisation, vapor, vapour, evaporation] 2: the process of extracting moisture [syn: dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation]
• evasion 0
  n 1: a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth [syn: evasion, equivocation] 2: the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment" [syn: evasion, nonpayment] [ant: defrayal, defrayment, payment] 3: nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive" [syn: evasion, escape, dodging] 4: the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
• evisceration 0
  n 1: surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient 2: the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude [syn: disembowelment, evisceration] 3: altering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its value; "the adoption of their amendments would have amounted to an evisceration of the act"
• exaggeration 0
  n 1: extravagant exaggeration [syn: hyperbole, exaggeration] 2: the act of making something more noticeable than usual; "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness" 3: making to seem more important than it really is [syn: exaggeration, overstatement, magnification] [ant: understatement]
• exasperation 0
  n 1: an exasperated feeling of annoyance [syn: aggravation, exasperation] 2: actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
• excision 0
  n 1: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause" [syn: deletion, excision, cut] 2: surgical removal of a body part or tissue [syn: ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision] 3: the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society [syn: excommunication, excision] 4: the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence [syn: extirpation, excision, deracination]
• exclusion 0
  n 1: the state of being excluded [ant: inclusion] 2: the state of being excommunicated [syn: excommunication, exclusion, censure] 3: a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news" [syn: exception, exclusion, elision] 4: the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school" [syn: ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance]
• execration 0
  n 1: hate coupled with disgust [syn: abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, loathing, odium] 2: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group [syn: execration, condemnation, curse] 3: the object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated
• exhilaration 0
  n 1: the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed" [syn: exhilaration, excitement]
• exoneration 0
  n 1: the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation 2: the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position" [syn: vindication, exoneration]
• expectoration 0
  n 1: the process of coughing up and spitting out 2: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: spit, spitting, expectoration]
• expiration 0
  n 1: a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license" [syn: termination, expiration, expiry] 2: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" [syn: passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release] 3: the act of expelling air from the lungs [syn: exhalation, expiration, breathing out]
• exploration 0
  n 1: to travel for the purpose of discovery [syn: exploration, geographic expedition] 2: a careful systematic search 3: a systematic consideration; "he called for a careful exploration of the consequences"
• explosion 0
  n 1: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction [syn: explosion, detonation, blowup] 2: the act of exploding or bursting; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft" [syn: explosion, burst] 3: a sudden great increase; "the population explosion"; "the information explosion" 4: the noise caused by an explosion; "the explosion was heard a mile away" 5: the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant [syn: plosion, explosion] 6: a sudden outburst; "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage" 7: a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
• extrusion 0
  n 1: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns" [syn: bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence] 2: squeezing out by applying pressure; "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple" [syn: extrusion, expulsion]

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