Words that rhyme with question

• freshen 2
  v 1: make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us" [syn: refresh, freshen] 2: become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game" [syn: freshen, refresh, refreshen, freshen up] 3: make fresh again [syn: refresh, freshen, refreshen] [ant: fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary]
• accession 0
  n 1: a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); "the art collection grew through accession" 2: (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement 3: something added to what you already have; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff" [syn: accession, addition] 4: agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination" [syn: accession, assenting] 5: the right to enter [syn: entree, access, accession, admission, admittance] 6: the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth's accession in 1558" [syn: accession, rise to power] v 1: make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library
• aggression 0
  n 1: a disposition to behave aggressively 2: a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack [syn: aggression, aggressiveness] 3: violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked [syn: aggression, hostility] 4: the act of initiating hostilities 5: deliberately unfriendly behavior
• autosuggestion 0
  n 1: a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s [syn: autosuggestion, auto-suggestion, self-suggestion]
• birchen 0
  adj 1: consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree [syn: birch, birchen, birken]
• cession 0
  n 1: the act of ceding [syn: cession, ceding]
• combustion 0
  n 1: a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light [syn: combustion, burning] 2: a state of violent disturbance and excitement; "combustion grew until revolt was unavoidable" 3: the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance" [syn: burning, combustion]
• compression 0
  n 1: an increase in the density of something [syn: compaction, compression, concretion, densification] 2: the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling" [syn: compression, condensation, contraction] 3: encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required [ant: decompression] 4: applying pressure [syn: compression, compressing] [ant: decompressing, decompression]
• concession 0
  n 1: a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park" [syn: concession, grant] 2: the act of conceding or yielding [syn: concession, conceding, yielding] 3: a point conceded or yielded; "they won all the concessions they asked for"
• confession 0
  n 1: an admission of misdeeds or faults 2: a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party 3: (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution 4: a public declaration of your faith 5: the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)
• congestion 0
  n 1: excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part 2: excessive crowding; "traffic congestion" [syn: congestion, over-crowding]
• connection 0
  n 1: a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" [syn: connection, connexion, connectedness] [ant: unconnectedness] 2: the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" [syn: connection, link, connectedness] [ant: disconnectedness, disconnection, disjunction, disjuncture] 3: an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" [syn: connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective] 4: (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship); "he has powerful connections" 5: the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" [syn: association, connection, connexion] 6: a connecting shape [syn: connection, connexion, link] 7: a supplier (especially of narcotics) 8: shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" [syn: connection, connexion] 9: the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet" [syn: joining, connection, connexion]
• correction 0
  n 1: the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right [syn: correction, rectification] 2: a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure [syn: correction, fudge factor] 3: something substituted for an error 4: a rebuke for making a mistake [syn: correction, chastening, chastisement] 5: a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction" 6: the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received" [syn: discipline, correction] 7: treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"
• decompression 0
  n 1: restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display [ant: compression] 2: relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) [syn: decompression, decompressing] [ant: compressing, compression]
• depression 0
  n 1: a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity [ant: elation] 2: a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment [syn: depression, slump, economic crisis] 3: a sunken or depressed geological formation [syn: natural depression, depression] [ant: elevation, natural elevation] 4: sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy 5: a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment [syn: Depression, Great Depression] 6: an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow" [syn: low, depression] 7: a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention [syn: depressive disorder, clinical depression, depression] 8: a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" [syn: depression, impression, imprint] 9: angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object) 10: pushing down; "depression of the space bar on the typewriter"
• 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]
• digestion 0
  n 1: the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat 2: the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body 3: learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"
• digression 0
  n 1: a message that departs from the main subject [syn: digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis] 2: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" [syn: diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation] 3: wandering from the main path of a journey [syn: digression, excursion]
• direction 0
  n 1: a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home" [syn: direction, way] 2: the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind" 3: a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm" 4: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action [syn: guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction] 5: 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] 6: a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them" [syn: direction, instruction] 7: the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king" [syn: steering, guidance, direction] 8: a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury" [syn: commission, charge, direction] 9: the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life" [syn: focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering]
• discretion 0
  n 1: freedom to act or judge on one's own 2: knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion" [syn: discretion, discreetness, circumspection, prudence] 3: refined taste; tact [syn: delicacy, discretion] 4: the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies [syn: free will, discretion] 5: the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment" [syn: discretion, discernment]
• escutcheon 0
  n 1: a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers [syn: finger plate, escutcheon, scutcheon] 2: (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed 3: a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms [syn: escutcheon, scutcheon]
• exhaustion 0
  n 1: extreme fatigue 2: serious weakening and loss of energy [syn: debilitation, enervation, enfeeblement, exhaustion] 3: the act of exhausting something entirely
• expression 0
  n 1: the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" [syn: expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face] 2: expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" [syn: expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion] 3: the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours" [syn: expression, verbal expression, verbalism] 4: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression" [syn: saying, expression, locution] 5: the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared" [syn: formulation, expression] 6: a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement [syn: formula, expression] 7: (genetics) the process of expressing a gene 8: 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] 9: the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing; "the expression of milk from her breast"
• falchion 0
  n 1: a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point
• fortune 0
  n 1: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance" [syn: luck, fortune, chance, hazard] 2: a large amount of wealth or prosperity 3: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand" [syn: luck, fortune] 4: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" [syn: fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion]
• impression 0
  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: an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting" [syn: impression, effect] 3: a clear and telling mental image; "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind" [syn: mental picture, picture, impression] 4: a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" [syn: depression, impression, imprint] 5: a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; "he put his stamp on the envelope" [syn: stamp, impression] 6: all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies" [syn: impression, printing] 7: (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay" 8: an impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny impression of a politician" 9: the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"
• indigestion 0
  n 1: a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea [syn: indigestion, dyspepsia, stomach upset, upset stomach]
• indiscretion 0
  n 1: the trait of being injudicious [syn: indiscretion, injudiciousness] 2: a petty misdeed [syn: indiscretion, peccadillo]
• ingestion 0
  n 1: the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) [syn: consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake]
• intercession 0
  n 1: a prayer to God on behalf of another person 2: the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.); "it occurs without human intervention" [syn: intervention, intercession]
• kitchen 0
  n 1: a room equipped for preparing meals
• lichen 0
  n 1: any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks 2: any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.
• luncheon 0
  n 1: a midday meal [syn: lunch, luncheon, tiffin, dejeuner]
• misfortune 0
  n 1: unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event [syn: misfortune, bad luck] 2: an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes [syn: misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, ill luck] [ant: good fortune, good luck, luckiness]
• obsession 0
  n 1: an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly" [syn: compulsion, obsession] 2: an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone [syn: obsession, fixation]
• oppression 0
  n 1: the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people" [syn: oppression, subjugation] 2: the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted" 3: a feeling of being oppressed [syn: oppression, oppressiveness]
• perfection 0
  n 1: the state of being without a flaw or defect [syn: perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra] [ant: imperfection, imperfectness] 2: an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept [syn: paragon, idol, perfection, beau ideal] 3: the act of making something perfect
• possession 0
  n 1: the act of having and controlling property [syn: possession, ownership] 2: anything owned or possessed 3: being controlled by passion or the supernatural 4: a mania restricted to one thing or idea [syn: monomania, possession] 5: a territory that is controlled by a ruling state 6: the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior [syn: self-control, self-possession, possession, willpower, will power, self-command, self-will] 7: (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck); "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"
• precession 0
  n 1: the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone 2: the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) [syn: precession, precedence, precedency]
• procession 0
  n 1: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son" [syn: emanation, rise, procession] 2: the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; "processions were forbidden" 3: the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) [syn: progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion] [ant: retreat]
• profession 0
  n 1: the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical profession"; "they formed a community of scientists" 2: an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) 3: an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement" [syn: profession, professing] 4: affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith; "a profession of Christianity"
• progression 0
  n 1: a series with a definite pattern of advance [syn: progression, patterned advance] 2: a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops" [syn: progress, progression, advance] 3: the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) [syn: progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion] [ant: retreat]
• protection 0
  n 1: the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection" 2: a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" [syn: protective covering, protective cover, protection] 3: defense against financial failure; financial independence; "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness" [syn: security, protection] 4: the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home" [syn: protection, shelter] 5: kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council" [syn: auspices, protection, aegis] 6: the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition; "he made trade protection a plank in the party platform" [syn: protection, trade protection] 7: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" [syn: protection, tribute]
• recession 0
  n 1: the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year 2: a small concavity [syn: recess, recession, niche, corner] 3: the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service [syn: recession, recessional] 4: the act of ceding back [syn: recession, ceding back] 5: the act of becoming more distant [syn: receding, recession]
• reflection 0
  n 1: a calm, lengthy, intent consideration [syn: contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness] 2: the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface [syn: reflection, reflexion] 3: expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" [syn: expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion] 4: a likeness in which left and right are reversed [syn: mirror image, reflection, reflexion] 5: the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the mirror" [syn: reflection, reflexion] 6: (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed 7: a remark expressing careful consideration [syn: observation, reflection, reflexion] 8: the ability to reflect beams or rays [syn: reflection, reflexion, reflectivity]
• regression 0
  n 1: an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely [syn: arrested development, fixation, infantile fixation, regression] 2: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state 3: the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x) [syn: regression, simple regression, regression toward the mean, statistical regression] 4: returning to a former state [syn: regression, regress, reversion, retrogression, retroversion]
• repossession 0
  n 1: the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default)
• repression 0
  n 1: a state of forcible subjugation; "the long repression of Christian sects" 2: (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious 3: the act of repressing; control by holding down; "his goal was the repression of insolence"
• secession 0
  n 1: an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s [syn: secession, sezession] 2: the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War 3: formal separation from an alliance or federation [syn: secession, withdrawal]
• section 0
  n 1: a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" [syn: section, subdivision] 2: a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope; "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue" 3: a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people; "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section" 4: one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" [syn: section, segment] 5: a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon 6: one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" [syn: part, section, division] 7: a land unit equal to 1 square mile 8: (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid [syn: section, plane section] 9: a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately; "a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course" [syn: section, discussion section] 10: a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class 11: a small army unit usually having a special function 12: a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury" [syn: department, section] 13: a segment of a citrus fruit; "he ate a section of the orange" 14: the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) [syn: incision, section, surgical incision] v 1: divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word" [syn: segment, section]
• session 0
  n 1: a meeting for execution of a group's functions; "it was the opening session of the legislature" 2: the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term" [syn: school term, academic term, academic session, session] 3: a meeting devoted to a particular activity; "a filming session"; "a gossip session" 4: a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor" [syn: seance, sitting, session]
• succession 0
  n 1: a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients" [syn: sequence, chronological sequence, succession, successiveness, chronological succession] 2: a group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures" 3: the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence" [syn: succession, sequence] 4: (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established [syn: succession, ecological succession] 5: acquisition of property by descent or by will [syn: succession, taking over]
• suggestion 0
  n 1: an idea that is suggested; "the picnic was her suggestion" 2: a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" [syn: suggestion, proposition, proffer] 3: a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" [syn: trace, hint, suggestion] 4: persuasion formulated as a suggestion [syn: suggestion, prompting] 5: the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association 6: the act of inducing hypnosis [syn: hypnotism, mesmerism, suggestion]
• suppression 0
  n 1: the failure to develop some part or organ 2: the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; "a suppression of the newspaper" [syn: suppression, curtailment] 3: forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent" [syn: suppression, crushing, quelling, stifling] 4: (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires [syn: inhibition, suppression]
• transgression 0
  n 1: the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father" [syn: transgression, evildoing] 2: the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata 3: the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit
• truncheon 0
  n 1: a short stout club used primarily by policemen [syn: truncheon, nightstick, baton, billy, billystick, billy club]
• unchristian 0
  adj 1: not of a Christian faith [ant: christian]
• christian 0
  adj 1: relating to or characteristic of Christianity; "Christian rites" 2: following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ [ant: unchristian] n 1: a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
• scutcheon 0
  n 1: a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers [syn: finger plate, escutcheon, scutcheon] 2: a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms [syn: escutcheon, scutcheon]
• appalachian 0
  adj 1: in or relating to Appalachia n 1: a native or inhabitant of Appalachia
• hessian 0
  n 1: (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot [syn: Hessian boot, hessian, jackboot, Wellington, Wellington boot]
• decongestion 0
• messages 0
• misimpression 0
• puncheon 0
• richen 0
• deshane 0
• deshon 0
• eschen 0
• chun 0
• chunn 0
• predigestion 0
• inescutcheon 0

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