Words that rhyme with ponchan

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: 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: 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]