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Definition: Munition |
MunitionNoun1. Weapons considered collectively. 2. Defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it. Verb1. Supply with munition. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "munition" was first used: 1448. (references) |
Etymology: Munition \Mu*ni"tion\, noun. [French expression, munition of war, from Latin expression munitio fortifying, fortification, from munire to fortify, defend with wall; compare to moenia walls, murus (for moirus) wall, and Sanskrit mi to fix, make firm. Compare to Ammunition.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: MunitionSynonyms: arms (n), fortification (n), implements of war (n), weaponry (n), weapons system (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Defense | Safeguard; (safety); balistraria; bunker, screen; (shelter); camouflage; (concealment); fortification; munition, muniment; trench, foxhole; bulwark, fosse, moat, ditch, entrenchment, intrenchment; kila; dike, dyke; parapet, sunk fence, embankment, mound, mole, bank, sandbag, revetment; earth work, field-work; fence, wall dead wall, contravallation; paling; (inclosure); palisade, haha, stockade, stoccado, laager, sangar; barrier, barricade; boom; portcullis, chevaux de frise; abatis, abattis, abbatis; vallum, circumvallation, battlement, rampart, scarp; escarp, counter-scarp; glacis, casemate; vallation, vanfos. |
Materials | Materials; supplies, munition, fuel, grist, household stuff pabulum; (food); ammunition; (arms); contingents; relay, reinforcement, reenforcement; baggage; (personal property); means; calico, cambric, cashmere. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Munition |
| English words defined with "munition": charge ♦ load ♦ Muniment. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "munition": atomic demolition munition ♦ bunker defeat munition ♦ Defense Trade Regulations ♦ Monday headache ♦ smart weapon. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Munition" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (ammunition, munition), German (ammo, ammunition, munition, munitions). |
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Movie/TV Titles | A Munition Girl's Romance (1917) | |
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![]() | EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFPN) -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon, piloted by Capt. Jim Less, 416th Flight Test Squadron, drops a Joint Direct Attack Munition equipped with the Direct Attack Munition Affordable Seeker during a recent test. | ![]() | American munition train, protected against air attack by anti-aircraft automatic rifles, going to the front in Meusse-Argonne, 1918. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Leningrad inhabitants, including women of all ages, under the leadership of Petrov, a munition worker, using shovels and picks to help construct anti-tank ditches in answer to the call to defend their city to the last during the Siege of Leningrad. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | U.S. officer said to have received commission on munition sales. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Brigadier General Barnes. Brigadier General Barnes, Assistant Chief of Ordnance U.S. Army, and head of the Design Division of the U.S. War Department is now touring Ministry of Supply Munition factories. General Barnes taking keen interest in the work of. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Spain | Most of these barriers were lifted, except for investment by foreign investors in munition companies and telecommunications services which still require prior authorization. (references) |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | Troops might be moved with great facility in war, with cannon and every kind of munition, and in either direction. |
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| "Munition" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Munition" is used about 16 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 16 | 87,710 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "munition": atomic demolition munition ♦ binary chemical munition ♦ bunker defeat munition ♦ munition factory. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "munition": munition-worker. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
munition | 5 |
munition ndung zã | 3 |
cci munition | 2 |
decelerators munition | 2 |
munition zündung | 2 |
atomic demolition munition special | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "munition"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaans | ammunisie (ammunition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | municion (ammo, ammunition), rezervë (backup, cartridge, deposit, distance, emergency, fountain, fund, garment, hoard, leeway, margin, offishness, ordinary, pool, reservation, reserve, resource, spare, stand by, stock, stockpile, store, supply). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | ذخائر حربية, ذخر. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | снабдявам с муниции, снабдявам с боеприпаси, военен (gi, martial, military, service, soldier, war). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 军火 (munitions). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | střelivo (ammunition), opatřit střelivem. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | ammunition (ammunition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | munitie (ammunition), ammunitie (ammunition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | municio (ammunition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | lóður (ammunition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | مهمات (Ammo, Ordnance), قلعه (Castle, Fort), تدارکات , جنگ افزارتهیه کردن , دفاع (Advocacy, Defence, Defense, Pale). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | munitions (munitions), munition, munir. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | munysje (ammunition), ammunysje (ammunition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Munition (ammo, ammunition, munitions). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πυρομαχικό, πολεμοφόδιο, εφοδιάζω με πυρομαχικά. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | okmány (document, paper, record), lövedék (ammunition, ball, bullet, crump, missile, projectile, round, shell, shot, slug), lövés (ammunition, crack, discharge, firing, gunfire, gunning, pot, round, shoot, shooting, shot, sitting shot), lõszer (ammo, ammunition, munitions, ordnance, round), hadianyag (munition of war, munitions, munitions of war, war material), hadfelszerelés (military equipment). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | mesin (engine, machine, machinery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | munizione (ammo, ammunition), fortificazione (attachment, fixation, fixing, fortification). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 군수' (munitions). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | unitionmay munição (ammunition, slingshot). (various references) muniţii (ammo, ammunition, magazine), armament (arm, armament, arms, weapons), aproviziona cu muniţii, întãrire (bracing, concretion, hardening, induration, intensification, intension, protection, recruitment, reinforcement, strengthening). (various references) военное имущество, запасной фонд. (various references) municija (ammo, ammunition, munitions). (various references) munición (ammo, ammunition), proveer de municiones. (various references) ammunition (ammo, ammunition). (various references) อาวุธยุทโธปกร"์. (various references) savaş malzemesi sağlamak, savaş malzemeleri, levazım (impedimenta, materials, stores, supplies, supply), cephane (ammo, ammunition, arm, arms, munitions). (various references) військове майно, забезпечувати спорядженням, запасний фонд, працювати на во"нному заводі. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Middle French | 1400-1600 | municion. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Isaiah Chapter 29, Verse 7 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai estai wV o enupniazomenoV en upnw o ploutoV twn eqnwn pantwn osoi epestrateusan epi arihl kai panteV oi strateusamenoi epi ierousalhm kai panteV oi sunhgmenoi ep' authn kai qlibonteV authn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et erit sicut somnium visionis nocturnae multitudo omnium gentium quae dimicaverunt contra Arihel et omnes qui militaverunt et obsederunt et praevaluerunt adversus eam |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And shal be as a drem of a nyyt viseoun the multitude of alle Jentiles that foyten ayen Ariel; and alle that ayen riden, and bisegeden, and hadden the maistri ayen it. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night-vision. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And all the nations making war on Ariel, and all those who are fighting against her and shutting her in with their towers, will be like a dream, like a vision of the night. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Isaiah Chapter 29, Verse 7 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang panon sa tanang mga nasud nga makig-away batok sa Ariel, bisan pa kadtong tanan nga makig-away batok kaniya, ug sa iyang malig-ong salipdanan, ug nga magasakit kaniya, mahimong ingon sa usa ka damgo, usa ka panan-awon sa kagabhion. |
| Chinese | 那 時 、 " " 亞 利 伊 ' 列 國 的 群 眾 、 就 是 一 切 " " 亞 利 伊 ' ' 他 的 保 障 、 並 使 他 困 難 的 、 必 如 夢 景 、 如 夜 " 的 異 象 。 |
| Croatian | Bit æe k'o san, utvara noæna: mnoštvo svih naroda što vojuje s Arielom i svih onih koji zavojštiše na nj i na utvrde njegove i koji ga odasvud pritijesniše. |
| Danish | Som et natligt Drømmesyn bliver Hoben af alle de Folk, som angriber Ariel, af alle, der angriber det og dets Fæstning og trænger det; |
| Dutch | En gelijk de droom van een nachtgezicht is, alzo zal de veelheid aller heidenen zijn, die tegen Ariel strijden zullen; zelfs allen, die tegen haar en haar vestingen strijden, en haar beangstigen zullen. |
| Finnish | Niinkuin yöllinen uninäky on oleva kansain lauma, joka sotii Arielia vastaan, kaikki, jotka sotivat sitä ja sen varustuksia vastaan ja sitä ahdistavat. |
| French | Et, comme il en est d`un songe, d`une vision nocturne, Ainsi en sera-t-il de la multitude des nations qui combattront Ariel, De tous ceux qui l`attaqueront, elle et sa forteresse, Et qui la serreront de près. |
| German | Und wie ein Nachtgesicht im Traum, so soll sein die Menge aller Heiden, die wider Ariel streiten, samt allem Heer und Bollwerk, und die ihn ängsten. |
| Hungarian | Mint éjjeli álomlátás, olyan lesz minden pogányoknak sokasága, a kik hadakoznak Áriel ellen, s a kik hadakoznak ellene és vára ellen, és õt megszorítják. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Lalu semua pasukan asing yang menyerang Yerusalem, kota mezbah Allah, semua yang mengepung dan menggempur kota itu, akan hilang seperti mimpi di waktu malam. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Pada masa itu kebanyakan bangsa-bangsa yang berperang dengan Ariel itu akan seperti suatu mimpi adanya dan seperti khayal pada malam mereka itu sekalian yang menyerang dia dan kota bentengnya dan yang menyesakkan dia. |
| Italian | E sar come un sogno, come una visione notturna, la massa di tutte le nazioni che marciano su Arièl, di quanti la attaccano e delle macchine poste contro di essa. |
| Maori | A ka rite ki te moe, ki te rekanga kanohi o te po nga iwi maha katoa e whawhai ana ki Ariere, ara te hunga katoa e ngangare ana ki a ia, ki tona pa kaha, e whakatupu kino ana hoki i a ia. |
| Norwegian | Og mengden av alle de hedningefolk som strider mot Ariel, skal bli som en drøm, et syn om natten, alle de som strider mot det og dets borg, og som trenger inn på det. |
| Portuguese | E como o sonho e uma visão de noite será a multidão de todas as nações que hão de pelejar contra Ariel, sim a multidão de todos os que pelejarem contra ela e contra a sua fortaleza e a puserem em aperto. |
| Rumanian | Wi, ca un vis, ca o vedenie de noapte, awa va fi mulyimea neamurilor cari vor lupta kmpotriva lui Ariel, awa vor fi cei ce se vor bate kmpotriva lui wi cetqyuiei lui, strkngkndu -l de aproape. |
| Swedish | Och hela hopen av alla de folk som drogo i strid mot Ariel, de skola vara såsom en drömsyn om natten, alla som drogo i strid mot det och dess borg och bragte det i trångmål. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "munition": munitioned, munitioning, munitions. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "munition": ammunition, premunition, submunition. (additional references) | |
Words containing "munition": ammunitions, premunitions, submunitions. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "munition" (pronounced myuwni"shun) |
| 5 | -n i" sh u n | admonition, ammunition, clinician, cognition, definition, ignition, preignition, premonition, recognition, redefinition, technician. |
| 4 | -i" sh u n | abolition, academician, acquisition, addition, admission, ambition, apparition, attrition, audition, coalition, commission, competition, composition, condition, contrition, decommission, decomposition, demolition, dentition, deposition, dietitian, disposition, edition, electrician, emission, erudition, exhibition, expedition, exposition, extradition, fission, fruition, geriatrician, imposition, inhibition, inquisition, intermission, intuition, juxtaposition, logician, magician, malnutrition, mathematician, mission, mortician, musician, nutrition, obstetrician, omission, opposition, optician, partition, patrician, pediatrician, permission, petition, physician, politician, position, precondition, predisposition, presupposition, prohibition, proposition, recondition, reimposition, remission, rendition, repetition, reposition, requisition, retransmission, rhetorician, sedition, statistician, submission, superstition, supposition, suspicion, tactician, theoretician, titian, tradition, transition, transmission, tuition, volition. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, auction, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, lotion, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstruction, occupation, ocean, operation, oppression, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, passion, pasteurization, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, predestination, prediction, predilection, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, replication, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, suppression, suspension, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, titillation, toleration, traction, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "i-i-m-n-n-o-t-u" | |
-2 letters: ionium, minion, muntin. | |
-3 letters: imino, inion, mount, muton, niton, notum, onium, union. | |
-4 letters: inti, into, mini, mint, muni, muon, noun, omit, unit, unto. | |
-5 letters: inn, ion, mon, mot, mun, mut, nim, nit, nom, not, nun, nut, out, tin, tom, ton, tui, tun. | |
| Words containing the letters "i-i-m-n-n-o-t-u" | |
+1 letter: munitions. | |
+2 letters: ammunition, diminution, inhumation, multiunion, munitioned, rumination. | |
+3 letters: ammunitions, comminuting, comminution, culmination, diminutions, dismounting, fulmination, importuning, inhumations, miscounting, misfunction, multination, munitioning, pneumonitis, premunition, ruminations, submunition. | |
+4 letters: calumniation, columniation, comminutions, culminations, fulminations, humanization, illumination, immunization, intuitionism, malnutrition, manipulation, misbuttoning, misfunctions, mountainside, premunitions, submunitions. | |
+5 letters: anticommunism, anticommunist, calumniations, circumvention, columniations, communicating, communication, communitarian, communization, countermining, functionalism, humanizations, illuminations, immunizations, immunogenetic, intermountain, intuitionisms, malnutritions, manipulations, micronutrient, misconducting, misconstruing, misfunctioned, mountainsides, multifunction, multinational, nonuniformity, pneumonitides, sanctimonious, uninformative. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 75 6E 69 74 69 6F 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- ..- -. .. - .. --- -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01110101 01101110 01101001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M u n i t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0075 006E 0069 0074 0069 006F 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4787807586758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Quotations: Speeches | 9. Usage Frequency 10. Expressions 11. Expressions: Internet 12. Translations: Modern | 13. Translations: Ancient 14. Bible Trace 15. Derivations 16. Rhymes | 17. Anagrams 18. Orthography 19. Bibliography |
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