Words that rhyme with mangement

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 lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage [syn: basement, cellar] 2: the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture

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: 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: separation resulting from hostility [syn: alienation, estrangement] 2: the feeling of being alienated from other people [syn: alienation, disaffection, estrangement]

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: 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: the paved surface of a thoroughfare [syn: pavement, paving] 2: material used to pave an area [syn: paving, pavement, paving material] 3: walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway [syn: sidewalk, pavement]

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)