Words that rhyme with hoeschen

n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in Nursing, AN]

n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to- do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle] 2: the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult] 3: confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits" [syn: whirl, commotion]

n 1: act of lowering in rank or position [ant: promotion]

n 1: feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful" [syn: devotion, devotedness] 2: commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science" 3: religious zeal; the willingness to serve God [syn: idolatry, devotion, veneration, cultism] 4: (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently); "he returned to his devotions"

n 1: any strong feeling

n 1: the power or ability to move [syn: locomotion, motive power, motivity] 2: self-propelled movement [syn: locomotion, travel]

n 1: any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin 2: liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin" [syn: lotion, application]

n 1: the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals [syn: gesture, motion] 2: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something [syn: movement, motion] 3: a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" [syn: motion, movement, move, motility] 4: a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion" [ant: lifelessness, motionlessness, stillness] 5: a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question" [syn: motion, question] 6: the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" [syn: motion, movement, move] 7: an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement" [syn: apparent motion, motion, apparent movement, movement] v 1: show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" [syn: gesticulate, gesture, motion]

n 1: a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" [syn: impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion] 2: a general inclusive concept 3: an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it" [syn: notion, whim, whimsy, whimsey] 4: (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; "buttons and needles are notions"

n 1: a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere 2: anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume [syn: ocean, sea]

n 1: the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited 2: one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse" [syn: option, alternative, choice] 3: the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" [syn: choice, selection, option, pick]

n 1: the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept [syn: percept, perception, perceptual experience] 2: a way of conceiving something; "Luther had a new perception of the Bible" 3: the process of perceiving 4: knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception" 5: becoming aware of something via the senses [syn: sensing, perception]

n 1: a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage

n 1: an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" [syn: preconception, prepossession, parti pris, preconceived opinion, preconceived idea, preconceived notion] 2: a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation [syn: bias, prejudice, preconception]

adj 1: available only with a doctor's written prescription; "a prescription drug" [ant: nonprescription(a), over-the- counter(a)] n 1: directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success" 2: a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist; "he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly" [syn: prescription drug, prescription, prescription medicine, ethical drug] [ant: over-the-counter drug, over-the- counter medicine] 3: written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person 4: written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient

n 1: an assumption that is taken for granted [syn: given, presumption, precondition] 2: (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed 3: audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" [syn: presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumption] 4: a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming; "his presumption was intolerable"

n 1: a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas" [syn: promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging] 2: act of raising in rank or position [ant: demotion] 3: encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something [syn: promotion, furtherance, advancement] 4: the advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career" [syn: forwarding, furtherance, promotion]

n 1: a decree that prohibits something [syn: prohibition, ban, proscription] 2: rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone [syn: banishment, proscription]

n 1: the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors" [syn: reception, response] 2: a formal party of people; as after a wedding 3: quality or fidelity of a received broadcast 4: the act of receiving [syn: reception, receipt] 5: (American football) the act of catching a pass in football; "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line"

n 1: (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil [syn: redemption, salvation] 2: repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock) 3: the act of purchasing back something previously sold [syn: redemption, repurchase, buyback]

n 1: changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their language n 1: a native or inhabitant of Egypt 2: the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC

n 1: the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) [syn: minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption] 2: incorporating something under a more general category

adj 1: of or relating to Laos or its people; "the Laotian Prime Minister"; "Laotian refugees" n 1: a member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais [syn: Lao, Laotian]

n 1: the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation [syn: resorption, reabsorption]

n 1: the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject [syn: preemption, pre-emption] 2: the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) [syn: preemption, pre-emption] 3: the right to purchase something in advance of others [syn: preemption, pre-emption] 4: a prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests" [syn: preemption, pre- emption]