Words that rhyme with recaption

n 1: (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid [syn: absorption, soaking up] 2: (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium; "the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules" 3: the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another [syn: assimilation, absorption] 4: the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion [syn: assimilation, absorption] 5: complete attention; intense mental effort [syn: concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion] 6: the mental state of being preoccupied by something [syn: preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment]

n 1: something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" 2: the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action" [syn: action, activity, activeness] [ant: inaction, inactiveness, inactivity] 3: a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" [syn: military action, action] 4: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" [syn: natural process, natural action, action, activity] 5: the series of events that form a plot; "his novels always have a lot of action" 6: the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; "a man of action" 7: the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action" [syn: action, action mechanism] 8: a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong [syn: legal action, action, action at law] 9: an act by a government body or supranational organization; "recent federal action undermined the segregationist position"; "the United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues"; "the Union action of emancipating Southern slaves" 10: the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field; "the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds"; "gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible" v 1: institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination" [syn: action, sue, litigate, process] 2: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" [syn: carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil]

n 1: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance" [syn: adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal] 2: a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit) 3: the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent" [syn: borrowing, adoption]

n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in Nursing, AN]

n 1: assigning some quality or character to a person or thing; "the attribution of language to birds"; "the ascription to me of honors I had not earned" [syn: attribution, ascription] 2: assigning to a cause or source; "the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath"; "he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso" [syn: attribution, ascription]

n 1: a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" [syn: premise, premiss, assumption] 2: a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" [syn: assumption, supposition, supposal] 3: the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts" [syn: assumption, laying claim] 4: celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church [syn: Assumption, Assumption of Mary, August 15] 5: (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended 6: audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" [syn: presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumption] 7: the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"

n 1: taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument; "a mere caption unworthy of a reply" 2: translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen [syn: subtitle, caption] 3: brief description accompanying an illustration [syn: caption, legend] v 1: provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing

n 1: the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) [syn: fascination, captivation] 2: a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual [syn: captivation, enchantment, enthrallment, fascination]

n 1: the act of circumscribing

n 1: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances [syn: concept, conception, construct] [ant: misconception] 2: the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon 3: the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure" [syn: creation, conception] 4: the creation of something in the mind [syn: invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design]

n 1: a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: fit, tantrum, scene, conniption]

n 1: compulsory military service [syn: conscription, muster, draft, selective service]

n 1: the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) [syn: consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake] 2: involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body [syn: pulmonary tuberculosis, consumption, phthisis, wasting disease, white plague] 3: (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" [syn: consumption, economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and services] 4: the act of consuming something [syn: consumption, using up, expenditure]

n 1: birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery [syn: contraception, contraceptive method]

n 1: a device or control that is very useful for a particular job [syn: appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget]

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"

n 1: a misleading falsehood [syn: misrepresentation, deceit, deception] 2: the act of deceiving [syn: deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation] 3: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn: magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception]

n 1: a statement that represents something in words [syn: description, verbal description] 2: the act of describing something 3: sort or variety; "every description of book was there"

n 1: feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful" [syn: devotion, devotedness] 2: commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science" 3: religious zeal; the willingness to serve God [syn: idolatry, devotion, veneration, cultism] 4: (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently); "he returned to his devotions"

n 1: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account" [syn: break, interruption, disruption, gap] 2: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle] 3: an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity [syn: dislocation, disruption] 4: the act of causing disorder [syn: disruption, perturbation]

n 1: a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process 2: a small part or item forming a piece of a whole 3: the quotient of two rational numbers v 1: perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" [syn: divide, fraction] [ant: multiply]

n 1: sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away" [syn: common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, sense, mother wit] 2: fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" [syn: backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption]

n 1: the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited 2: one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse" [syn: option, alternative, choice] 3: the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" [syn: choice, selection, option, pick]

n 1: the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors" [syn: reception, response] 2: a formal party of people; as after a wedding 3: quality or fidelity of a received broadcast 4: the act of receiving [syn: reception, receipt] 5: (American football) the act of catching a pass in football; "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line"

n 1: beginning again [syn: resumption, recommencement]

n 1: the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) [syn: adaptation, adaption, adjustment]

n 1: the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation [syn: resorption, reabsorption]

n 1: the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject [syn: preemption, pre-emption] 2: the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) [syn: preemption, pre-emption] 3: the right to purchase something in advance of others [syn: preemption, pre-emption] 4: a prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests" [syn: preemption, pre- emption]