Words that rhyme with hatchment

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 act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment" [syn: abolition, abolishment]

n 1: a shortened version of a written work [syn: condensation, abridgement, abridgment, capsule]

n 1: the action of accomplishing something [syn: accomplishment, achievement] 2: an ability that has been acquired by training [syn: skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment]

n 1: the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; "the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"; "she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own" [syn: recognition, acknowledgment, acknowledgement] 2: a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her" [syn: acknowledgment, acknowledgement]

n 1: a firm rebuke [syn: admonition, admonishment, monition]

n 1: the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago" [syn: agreement, arrangement] 2: an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging; "a flower arrangement" 3: an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification" [syn: arrangement, organization, organisation, system] 4: the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs" [syn: placement, arrangement] 5: a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments [syn: musical arrangement, arrangement] 6: the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music [syn: arrangement, arranging, transcription]

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]

n 1: the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment" [syn: astonishment, amazement]

n 1: a feeling of affection for a person or an institution [syn: attachment, fond regard] 2: a supplementary part or accessory 3: a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding 4: a connection that fastens things together [syn: attachment, bond] 5: 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] 6: the act of attaching or affixing something [syn: attachment, affixation] 7: the act of fastening things together [syn: fastening, attachment]

n 1: a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something [syn: avowal, avouchment, affirmation]

n 1: the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent); "the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry" [syn: banishment, ostracism, Coventry] 2: rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone [syn: banishment, proscription]

n 1: flattery intended to persuade [syn: blandishment, cajolery, palaver] 2: the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery [syn: blandishment, wheedling]

n 1: a state of mental disturbance and disorientation [syn: derangement, mental unsoundness, unbalance] 2: the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living" [syn: upset, derangement, overthrow]

n 1: avoiding emotional involvement [syn: withdrawal, detachment] 2: the act of releasing from an attachment or connection [syn: detachment, disengagement] 3: the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel" [syn: insulation, insularity, insularism, detachment] 4: a small unit of troops of special composition 5: coming apart [syn: separation, breakup, detachment]

n 1: the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles [syn: discouragement, disheartenment, dismay] 2: the expression of opposition and disapproval [ant: encouragement] 3: the act of discouraging; "the discouragement of petty theft"

n 1: the act of releasing from an attachment or connection [syn: detachment, disengagement] 2: to break off a military action with an enemy [syn: disengagement, fallback, pullout]

n 1: the act terminating an established state of affairs; especially ending a connection with the Church of England

n 1: the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth [syn: vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking]

n 1: forced removal from a position of advantage [syn: dislodgment, dislodgement]

n 1: a communication that belittles somebody or something [syn: disparagement, depreciation, derogation] 2: the act of speaking contemptuously of [syn: disparagement, dispraise]

n 1: elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings" [syn: embellishment, embroidery] 2: a superfluous ornament 3: the act of adding extraneous decorations to something [syn: ornamentation, embellishment]

n 1: the expression of approval and support [ant: discouragement] 2: the act of giving hope or support to someone [syn: boost, encouragement] 3: the feeling of being encouraged

n 1: any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts" [syn: invasion, encroachment, intrusion] 2: entry to another's property without right or permission [syn: trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpation] 3: influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture" [syn: impingement, encroachment, impact]

n 1: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" [syn: battle, conflict, fight, engagement] 2: a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date" [syn: date, appointment, engagement] 3: a mutual promise to marry [syn: betrothal, troth, engagement] 4: the act of giving someone a job [syn: employment, engagement] 5: employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer" [syn: engagement, booking] 6: contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears" [syn: engagement, mesh, meshing, interlocking] 7: the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" [syn: engagement, participation, involvement, involution] [ant: non-engagement, non- involvement, nonparticipation]

n 1: congestion with blood; "engorgement of the breast" 2: eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation

n 1: the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope [syn: expansion, enlargement] [ant: contraction] 2: the state of being enlarged 3: a discussion that provides additional information [syn: expansion, enlargement, elaboration] 4: a photographic print that has been enlarged [syn: enlargement, blowup, magnification]

n 1: act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding 2: a gift that significantly increases the recipient's wealth

n 1: an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches [syn: entrenchment, intrenchment]

n 1: the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club" [syn: constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation] 2: an organization founded and united for a specific purpose [syn: institution, establishment] 3: 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] 4: a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence 5: any large organization 6: (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat [syn: establishment, ecesis] 7: the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof [syn: establishment, validation]

n 1: a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock" 2: a broken piece of a brittle artifact [syn: shard, sherd, fragment] 3: an incomplete piece; "fragments of a play" v 1: break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" [syn: break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise]

n 1: a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee

n 1: a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office

n 1: influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture" [syn: impingement, encroachment, impact] 2: a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something [syn: impingement, impaction]

n 1: the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions [syn: poverty, poorness, impoverishment] [ant: wealth, wealthiness] 2: the act of making someone poor [syn: pauperization, pauperisation, impoverishment]

n 1: an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment" [syn: violation, infringement] 2: a crime less serious than a felony [syn: misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, violation, infringement]

n 1: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge" [syn: opinion, legal opinion, judgment, judgement] 2: an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" [syn: judgment, judgement, mind] 3: the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions [syn: judgment, judgement, judging] 4: the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations [syn: sagacity, sagaciousness, judgment, judgement, discernment] 5: the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions [syn: judgment, judgement, sound judgment, sound judgement, perspicacity] 6: (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it [syn: judgment, judgement, judicial decision] 7: 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: bringing a charge or accusation against someone [syn: lodgment, lodgement] 2: the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily; "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree" [syn: lodgment, lodgement, lodging]

n 1: the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?" [syn: management, direction] 2: those in charge of running a business

n 1: management that is careless or inefficient; "he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies" [syn: mismanagement, misdirection]

n 1: a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals] 2: the act of nourishing; "her nourishment of the orphans saved many lives"

n 1: a superior paper resembling sheepskin 2: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on [syn: parchment, sheepskin, lambskin]

n 1: a sermon on a moral or religious topic [syn: homily, preachment]

n 1: a judgment reached before the evidence is available [syn: prejudgment, prejudgement]

n 1: the act of punishing [syn: punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation]

n 1: a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment [syn: entrancement, ravishment] 2: the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will [syn: rape, violation, assault, ravishment]

n 1: the state of being restored to its former good condition; "the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house" [syn: renovation, restoration, refurbishment]

n 1: a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. [syn: relinquishment, relinquishing] 2: the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. [syn: relinquishment, relinquishing]

n 1: filling again by supplying what has been used up [syn: refilling, replenishment, replacement, renewal]

n 1: entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense 2: the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable [syn: retrenchment, curtailment, downsizing]

n 1: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" 2: a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true" [syn: argument, statement] 3: (music) the presentation of a musical theme; "the initial statement of the sonata" 4: a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention" 5: the act of affirming or asserting or stating something [syn: affirmation, assertion, statement] 6: (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program [syn: instruction, command, statement, program line] 7: a document showing credits and debits [syn: statement, financial statement]

n 1: a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)