Words that rhyme with introduction

• abduction 0
  n 1: the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife 2: (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
• adduction 0
  n 1: (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
• conduction 0
  n 1: the transmission of heat or electricity or sound [syn: conduction, conductivity]
• construction 0
  n 1: the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" [syn: construction, building] 2: a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner" [syn: construction, grammatical construction, expression] [ant: misconstruction] 3: the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought [syn: construction, mental synthesis] 4: a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" [syn: structure, construction] 5: drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem; "the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem" 6: an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct" [syn: construction, twist] 7: the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades" [syn: construction, building]
• corruption 0
  n 1: lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain [syn: corruptness, corruption] [ant: incorruption, incorruptness] 2: in a state of progressive putrefaction [syn: putrescence, putridness, rottenness, corruption] 3: decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation) 4: moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction" [syn: corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction] 5: destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; "corruption of a minor"; "the big city's subversion of rural innocence" [syn: corruption, subversion] 6: inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony); "he was held on charges of corruption and racketeering"
• deduction 0
  n 1: a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket [syn: tax write-off, tax deduction, deduction] 2: an amount or percentage deducted [syn: deduction, discount] 3: something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications" [syn: deduction, entailment, implication] 4: reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) [syn: deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis] 5: the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks" [syn: subtraction, deduction] [ant: addition] 6: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise [syn: discount, price reduction, deduction]
• destruction 0
  n 1: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists [syn: destruction, devastation] 2: an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something [syn: destruction, demolition, wipeout] 3: a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end" [syn: end, destruction, death]
• fluxion 0
  n 1: a flow or discharge [syn: flux, fluxion]
• function 0
  n 1: (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function) [syn: function, mathematical function, single-valued function, map, mapping] 2: what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" [syn: function, purpose, role, use] 3: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" [syn: function, office, part, role] 4: a relation such that one thing is dependent on another; "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand" 5: a formal or official social gathering or ceremony; "it was a black-tie function" 6: a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions" [syn: affair, occasion, social occasion, function, social function] 7: a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program [syn: routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure, function] v 1: perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" [syn: function, work, operate, go, run] [ant: malfunction, misfunction] 2: serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk" [syn: serve, function] 3: perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary" [syn: officiate, function]
• induction 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: an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current [syn: induction, inductance] 3: reasoning from detailed facts to general principles [syn: generalization, generalisation, induction, inductive reasoning] 4: stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy" [syn: evocation, induction, elicitation] 5: the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state" 6: an act that sets in motion some course of events [syn: trigger, induction, initiation]
• instruction 0
  n 1: a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them" [syn: direction, instruction] 2: the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded" [syn: education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity] 3: the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession" [syn: teaching, instruction, pedagogy] 4: (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program [syn: instruction, command, statement, program line]
• misconstruction 0
  n 1: a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately) [syn: misconstrual, misconstruction] 2: an ungrammatical constituent [ant: construction, expression, grammatical construction]
• obstruction 0
  n 1: any structure that makes progress difficult [syn: obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta] 2: the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction [syn: obstruction, blockage] 3: something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan" [syn: obstacle, obstruction] 4: the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice" 5: getting in someone's way
• overproduction 0
  n 1: too much production or more than expected [syn: overproduction, overrun]
• production 0
  n 1: the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells" 2: a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television; "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?" 3: an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" [syn: product, production] 4: (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents" 5: the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter" [syn: output, yield, production] 6: a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated; "she tends to make a big production out of nothing" 7: (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production" 8: the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services
• reconstruction 0
  n 1: the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877 [syn: Reconstruction, Reconstruction Period] 2: the activity of constructing something again 3: an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence 4: recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall [syn: reconstruction, reconstructive memory]
• reduction 0
  n 1: the act of decreasing or reducing something [syn: decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down] [ant: increase, step-up] 2: any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent [syn: reduction, reducing] 3: the act of reducing complexity [syn: reduction, simplification]
• reintroduction 0
  n 1: an act of renewed introduction
• reproduction 0
  n 1: the process of generating offspring 2: recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall [syn: reproduction, reproductive memory] 3: copy that is not the original; something that has been copied [syn: replica, replication, reproduction] 4: the act of making copies; "Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient" [syn: reproduction, replication] 5: the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring [syn: reproduction, procreation, breeding, facts of life]
• ruction 0
  n 1: the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult]
• seduction 0
  n 1: enticing someone astray from right behavior 2: an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone [syn: seduction, conquest]
• suction 0
  n 1: a force over an area produced by a pressure difference 2: the act of sucking [syn: sucking, suck, suction] v 1: remove or draw away by the force of suction; "the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs" 2: empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction; "suction the uterus in an abortion"
• underproduction 0
  n 1: inadequate production or less than expected
• liposuction 0
  n 1: lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suction [syn: liposuction, suction lipectomy]
• self-destruction 0
  n 1: the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide" [syn: suicide, self-destruction, self- annihilation] 2: the act of destroying yourself; "his insistence was pure self-destruction"
• macroinstruction 0
• microinstruction 0
• eduction 0
• effluxion 0
• solifluction 0

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