Words that rhyme with laurentian

n 1: the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) [syn: abstinence, abstention]

n 1: fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" [syn: apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread] 2: the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" [syn: understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy] 3: painful expectation [syn: apprehension, misgiving] 4: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn: apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody]

n 1: (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter [syn: Ascension, Ascension Day, Ascension of the Lord] 2: a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" [syn: rise, rising, ascent, ascension] [ant: fall] 3: (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection [syn: Ascension, Ascension of Christ] 4: (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon 5: the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn: rise, ascent, ascension, ascending]

n 1: the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others [syn: attention, attending] [ant: inattention] 2: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention" [syn: care, attention, aid, tending] 3: a general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention" 4: a courteous act indicating affection; "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions" 5: the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention" 6: a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review; "the troops stood at attention"

n 1: an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another 2: a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another

n 1: the act of evading by going around

n 1: an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature" [ant: incomprehension] 2: the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work" [syn: inclusion, comprehension]

n 1: an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid; "he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident" [syn: compulsion, irresistible impulse] 2: an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly" [syn: compulsion, obsession] 3: using force to cause something to occur; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to use coercion" [syn: compulsion, coercion]

n 1: a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) [syn: compunction, remorse, self-reproach]

n 1: the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior [syn: condescension, superciliousness, disdainfulness] 2: a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient [syn: condescension, disdain, patronage] 3: affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank; "the queen's condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable" [syn: condescension, condescendingness]

n 1: the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable" [syn: concurrence, coincidence, conjunction, co-occurrence] 2: the state of being joined together [syn: junction, conjunction, conjugation, colligation] 3: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences [syn: conjunction, conjunctive, connective, continuative] 4: the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction 5: (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac [syn: conjunction, alignment] 6: something that joins or connects [syn: junction, conjunction]

n 1: a point asserted as part of an argument 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: the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place" [syn: competition, contention, rivalry] [ant: cooperation]

n 1: a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; "sculpture in contradistinction to painting"

n 1: coming into conflict with [syn: dispute, contravention]

n 1: a large formal assembly; "political convention" 2: something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" [syn: convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula] 3: (diplomacy) an international agreement 4: orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional [syn: conventionality, convention, conventionalism] [ant: unconventionality] 5: the act of convening [syn: convention, convening]

n 1: a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" [syn: paroxysm, fit, convulsion] 2: violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles 3: a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market" [syn: convulsion, turmoil, upheaval] 4: a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval

n 1: the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages 2: process of changing to an inferior state [syn: deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening] 3: a downward slope or bend [syn: descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope] [ant: acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade] 4: a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms; "the first declension in Latin"

n 1: a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police" [syn: detention, detainment, hold, custody] 2: a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"

n 1: the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height) 2: a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" [syn: property, attribute, dimension] 3: one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space 4: magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions" [syn: proportion, dimension] v 1: indicate the dimensions on; "These techniques permit us to dimension the human heart" 2: shape or form to required dimensions

n 1: state of being disconnected [syn: disjunction, disjuncture, disconnection, disconnectedness] [ant: connectedness, connection, link] 2: the act of breaking a connection [syn: disconnection, disjunction]

n 1: disagreement among those expected to cooperate [syn: discord, dissension] 2: a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters [syn: disagreement, dissension, dissonance] [ant: accord, agreement]

n 1: the act of expanding by pressure from within [syn: distention, distension] 2: the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions [syn: dilatation, distension, distention]

n 1: (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group; "erectile dysfunction"; "sexual relationship dysfunction" [syn: dysfunction, disfunction]

n 1: (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids; "an oil-in-water emulsion" 2: a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin [syn: emulsion, photographic emulsion]

n 1: the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope [syn: expansion, enlargement] [ant: contraction] 2: a function expressed as a sum or product of terms; "the expansion of (a+b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2" 3: a discussion that provides additional information [syn: expansion, enlargement, elaboration] 4: adding information or detail [syn: expansion, expanding upon]

n 1: 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] 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] 3: the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting [syn: expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out]

n 1: deletion by an act of expunging or erasing [syn: expunction, expunging, erasure]

n 1: a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt; "they applied for an extension of the loan" 2: act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need" 3: the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions [syn: propagation, extension] 4: an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students [syn: extension, extension service, university extension] 5: act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb [ant: flexion, flexure] 6: a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename; "most applications provide extensions for the files they create"; "most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS" [syn: extension, filename extension, file name extension] 7: the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos" [syn: reference, denotation, extension] 8: the ability to raise the working leg high in the air; "the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension"; "good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability" 9: amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet" [syn: extension, lengthiness, prolongation] 10: an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line [syn: extension, telephone extension, extension phone] 11: an addition to the length of something [syn: elongation, extension] 12: an addition that extends a main building [syn: annex, annexe, extension, wing]

n 1: no longer active; extinguished; "the extinction of the volcano" 2: no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species" [syn: extinction, defunctness] 3: the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation 4: complete annihilation; "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs" [syn: extinction, extermination] 5: a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus [syn: extinction, experimental extinction] 6: the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights" [syn: extinction, extinguishing, quenching]

n 1: a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point

n 1: any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis

n 1: a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater) [syn: high blood pressure, hypertension] [ant: hypotension]

n 1: a force that moves something along [syn: drift, impetus, impulsion] 2: the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over" [syn: impulse, impulsion, impetus]

n 1: lack of attention [ant: attending, attention]

n 1: an inability to understand; "his incomprehension of the consequences" [ant: comprehension]

n 1: a formal command or admonition 2: (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order" [syn: injunction, enjoining, enjoinment, cease and desist order]

n 1: what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression [syn: intension, connotation]

n 1: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" [syn: purpose, intent, intention, aim, design] 2: (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; "his intentions are entirely honorable" 3: an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out; "my intention changed once I saw her"

n 1: the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.); "it occurs without human intervention" [syn: intervention, intercession] 2: a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries [syn: intervention, interference] [ant: noninterference, nonintervention] 3: the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others [syn: interposition, intervention] 4: (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings; "the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits" 5: care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) [syn: treatment, intervention]

n 1: the creation of something in the mind [syn: invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design] 2: a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation [syn: invention, innovation] 3: the act of inventing

n 1: the place where two or more things come together 2: the state of being joined together [syn: junction, conjunction, conjugation, colligation] 3: the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made [syn: articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction] 4: something that joins or connects [syn: junction, conjunction] 5: an act of joining or adjoining things [syn: junction, adjunction]

n 1: a failure to function normally v 1: fail to function or function improperly; "the coffee maker malfunctioned" [syn: malfunction, misfunction] [ant: function, go, operate, run, work]

n 1: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided [syn: sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house] 2: a large and imposing house [syn: mansion, mansion house, manse, hall, residence]

n 1: a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife" [syn: mention, reference] 2: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation] 3: an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention" [syn: mention, honorable mention] v 1: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" [syn: mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer] 2: make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" [syn: note, observe, mention, remark] 3: commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements" [syn: mention, cite]

n 1: an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister" [syn: mistake, misunderstanding, misapprehension]

n 1: a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working v 1: grant a pension to [syn: pension, pension off]

n 1: the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" [syn: prevention, bar]

n 1: a propelling force 2: the act of propelling [syn: propulsion, actuation]

n 1: an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" [syn: rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand]

n 1: the force by which bodies repel one another [syn: repulsion, repulsive force] [ant: attraction, attractive force] 2: intense aversion [syn: repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, horror] 3: the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand [syn: repulsion, standoff]

n 1: the act of retaining something [syn: retention, keeping, holding] 2: the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger" [syn: memory, retention, retentiveness, retentivity] 3: the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil" [syn: retentiveness, retentivity, retention]

n 1: intense aversion [syn: repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, horror]

n 1: analysis of verse into metrical patterns

n 1: any vertical post or rod used as a support

n 1: grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution 2: the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort v 1: guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank" [syn: underwrite, subvention, subvent]

n 1: a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy 2: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something [syn: pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension] 3: temporary cessation or suspension [syn: abeyance, suspension] 4: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something [syn: suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement] 5: a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle [syn: suspension, suspension system] 6: the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait" [syn: suspension, dangling, hanging] 7: a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc) [syn: suspension, temporary removal]

n 1: (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor" [syn: tension, tenseness, stress] 2: the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body" [syn: tension, tensity, tenseness, tautness] 3: a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature); "there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time"; "there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history" 4: (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body; "the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear" 5: feelings of hostility that are not manifest; "he could sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions" [syn: latent hostility, tension] 6: the action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the belt in the pulleys"

n 1: a false or unsupportable quality [syn: pretension, pretense, pretence] 2: the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort" 3: the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) [syn: pretentiousness, pretension, largeness] [ant: unpretentiousness]

n 1: abnormally low blood pressure [ant: high blood pressure, hypertension]

n 1: the act of obtaining [syn: obtainment, obtention]

n 1: the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) [syn: grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension]

n 1: equality of extension or duration

n 1: anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual [syn: unction, inunction]

adj 1: relating to frogs and toads [syn: anuran, batrachian, salientian] n 1: any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species [syn: frog, toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian]