Words that rhyme with shooshan

n 1: the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance 2: the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance [syn: absolution, remission, remittal, remission of sin]

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: disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably; "the army retreated in confusion" 2: a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions" [syn: confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray] 3: a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused [syn: confusion, discombobulation] 4: an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended; "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel" 5: a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw" [syn: confusion, mix-up]

n 1: law determining the fundamental political principles of a government [syn: fundamental law, organic law, constitution] 2: the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club" [syn: constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation] 3: the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states [syn: United States Constitution, U.S. Constitution, US Constitution, Constitution, Constitution of the United States] 4: the way in which someone or something is composed [syn: constitution, composition, physical composition, makeup, make-up] 5: a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston [syn: Constitution, Old Ironsides]

n 1: the part played by a person in bringing about a result; "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work" [syn: contribution, part, share] 2: a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause [syn: contribution, donation] 3: act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity [syn: contribution, donation] 4: an amount of money contributed; "he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest" 5: a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story

n 1: a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution

n 1: the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality [syn: degeneration, devolution] [ant: development, evolution] 2: the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government) [syn: devolution, devolvement]

n 1: a diluted solution 2: weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner [ant: concentration]

n 1: change toward something smaller or lower [syn: decline, diminution] 2: the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original) [ant: augmentation] 3: the act of decreasing or reducing something [syn: decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down] [ant: increase, step-up]

n 1: separation into component parts [syn: dissolution, disintegration] 2: the process of going into solution; "the dissolving of salt in water" [syn: dissolving, dissolution] 3: dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure [syn: profligacy, dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness] 4: the termination of a meeting [syn: adjournment, dissolution] 5: the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations) [syn: dissolution, breakup]

n 1: (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence [syn: distribution, statistical distribution] 2: the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume; "worldwide in distribution"; "the distribution of nerve fibers"; "in complementary distribution" [syn: distribution, dispersion] [ant: compactness, concentration, denseness, density, tightness] 3: the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning 4: the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer

n 1: execution by electricity [syn: electrocution, burning] 2: killing by electric shock

n 1: an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture

n 1: a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer" [syn: development, evolution] [ant: degeneration, devolution] 2: (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms [syn: evolution, organic evolution, phylogeny, phylogenesis]

n 1: putting a condemned person to death [syn: execution, executing, capital punishment, death penalty] 2: the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance" [syn: performance, execution, carrying out, carrying into action] 3: (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer [syn: execution, instruction execution] 4: (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable [syn: execution, execution of instrument] 5: a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out [syn: execution, writ of execution] 6: the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy" [syn: execution, implementation, carrying out] 7: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being [syn: murder, slaying, execution]

n 1: an organization founded and united for a specific purpose [syn: institution, establishment] 2: an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated 3: a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; "the institution of marriage"; "the institution of slavery"; "he had become an institution in the theater" 4: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" [syn: initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration] 5: a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person [syn: mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, institution, mental home, insane asylum, asylum]

n 1: the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

n 1: undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities 2: the state of being polluted [syn: befoulment, defilement, pollution] 3: the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors [syn: contamination, pollution] [ant: decontamination]

n 1: the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior [syn: prosecution, criminal prosecution] [ant: defence, defense, demurrer, denial] 2: the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant [ant: defence, defense, defense lawyers, defense team] 3: the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion [syn: pursuance, prosecution]

n 1: offering sexual intercourse for pay [syn: prostitution, harlotry, whoredom]

n 1: distributing again; "the revolution resulted in a redistribution of wealth"

n 1: a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote [syn: resolution, declaration, resolve] 2: the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together [syn: resolving power, resolution] 3: the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" [syn: resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution] [ant: irresoluteness, irresolution] 4: finding a solution to a problem [syn: resolution, solving] 5: something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure" [syn: settlement, resolution, closure] 6: analysis into clear-cut components [syn: resolution, resolving] 7: (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture 8: the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung) 9: (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord [ant: preparation] 10: a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places" [syn: solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent] 11: a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions"

n 1: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury [syn: damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress] 2: the act of restoring something to its original state 3: getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing" [syn: restitution, return, restoration, regaining]

n 1: a justly deserved penalty [syn: retribution, requital] 2: the act of correcting for your wrongdoing 3: the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"-- Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution" [syn: vengeance, retribution, payback]

n 1: a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving; "the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution" 2: the overthrow of a government by those who are governed 3: a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year" [syn: rotation, revolution, gyration]

n 1: a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; "he used a solution of peroxide and water" 2: a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places" [syn: solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent] 3: a method for solving a problem; "the easy solution is to look it up in the handbook" 4: the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation [syn: solution, root] 5: the successful action of solving a problem; "the solution took three hours"

n 1: an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood" [syn: substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switch] 2: the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help" [syn: substitution, exchange, commutation]

adj 1: of or relating to the Aleut or their language or culture n 1: a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska [syn: Aleut, Aleutian]

adj 1: relating to or characteristic of Confucianism; "Confucian ethics" n 1: a believer in the teachings of Confucius [syn: Confucian, Confucianist]

adj 1: in or relating to Andalusia

adj 1: tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput; "the Lilliputian population" 2: very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" [syn: bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck] 3: (informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction" [syn: fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial] n 1: a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian) 2: a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift