Dictionary

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accumulation Noun an increase by natural growth or addition
accrual Noun the act of accumulating
accruement Noun the act of accumulating
augmentation Noun the act of augmenting
augmentation Noun the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original)
augmentation Noun the amount by which something increases
amplification Noun (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
amplification Noun addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
amplification Noun the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
abbreviation Noun shortening something by omitting parts of it
abbreviation Noun a shortened form of a word or phrase
alleviation Noun the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
alleviation Noun the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
aggrandizement Noun the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
aggrandisement Noun the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
abscission Noun the act of cutting something off
abscission Noun shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant
admixture Noun the act of mixing together
admixture Noun an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base
admixture Noun the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
annealing Noun hardening something by heat treatment
ablation Noun surgical removal of a body part or tissue
ablation Noun the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers
autotomy Noun spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw of a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack
arson Noun malicious burning to destroy property
afforestation Noun the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)
avulsion Noun a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another
avulsion Noun 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
affixation Noun the act of attaching or affixing something
affixation Noun formation of a word by means of an affix
affixation Noun the result of adding an affix to a root word
activity Noun any specific behavior
activity Noun the trait of being active
activity Noun an organic process that takes place in the body
activity Noun a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
activity Noun the state of being active
activity Noun (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction
atrocity Noun an act of atrocious cruelty
atrocity Noun the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
annoyance Noun the act of troubling or annoying someone
annoyance Noun something or someone that causes trouble
annoyance Noun anger produced by some annoying irritation
annoyance Noun an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating
annoyance Noun the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
angulation Noun the act of making angulate (having corners)
angulation Noun the precise measurement of angles
anthropophagy Noun human cannibalism
Americanism Noun a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens
Americanism Noun loyalty to the United States and its institutions
Americanism Noun an expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans