an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance
self-aggrandisement
Noun
an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance
saturation
Noun
the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid
saturation
Noun
chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue
saturation
Noun
the process of totally saturating something with a substance
saturation
Noun
a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence
schism
Noun
division of a group into opposing factions
schism
Noun
the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences
scission
Noun
the act of dividing by cutting or splitting
slicing
Noun
the act of cutting into slices
slicing
Noun
a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
scathe
Noun
the act of damaging something or someone
stripping
Noun
the removal of covering
slash
Noun
a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
slash
Noun
a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
slash
Noun
an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
slash
Noun
a wound made by cutting
slash
Verb
cut drastically
slash
Verb
cut open, often in an imprecise manner
slash
Verb
cut with sweeping strokes
slash
Verb
beat severely with a whip or rod
slash
Verb
move or stir about violently
separation
Noun
the act of dividing or disconnecting
separation
Noun
the social act of separating or parting company
separation
Noun
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
separation
Noun
sorting one thing from others
separation
Noun
the distance between things
separation
Noun
the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
separation
Noun
coming apart
separation
Noun
the space where a division or parting occurs
separation
Noun
the state of lacking unity
segmentation
Noun
the act of dividing or partitioning
segmentation
Noun
(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
sectionalization
Noun
the act of dividing or partitioning
sectionalisation
Noun
the act of dividing or partitioning
subdivision
Noun
the act of subdividing
subdivision
Noun
a section of a section
subdivision
Noun
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
subdivision
Noun
a division of some larger or more complex organization
subdivision
Noun
an area composed of subdivided lots
septation
Noun
the division or partitioning of a cavity into parts by a septum
syllabication
Noun
forming or dividing words into syllables
syllabification
Noun
forming or dividing words into syllables
secession
Noun
formal separation from an alliance or federation
secession
Noun
an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s
sensory deprivation
Noun
a form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of all sensory input
sleep deprivation
Noun
a form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of sleep
strappado
Noun
a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope
strapado
Noun
a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope
snuggle
Noun
a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace