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Definition: Decoration |
DecorationNoun1. Something used to beautify. 2. An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event. 3. The act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "decoration" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
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Electrical Engineering | A)the deliberate introduction of impurity atoms into a crystal so that they will condense on dislocations and make them visible; b)a quality-control process in semiconductor crystal growth. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Decoration may imply:.
- an object or act intended to increase beauty of a person, room, etc.;
- Interior decoration, the internal finishing of a building
- Something that is an honor to get: see List of prizes, medals, and awards.
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A military decoration is a decoration given to a military personnel or units for heroism in battle or distinguished service, and are designed to be worn on military uniform.Civil decorations awarded to military personnel should not be considered military decorations, although some orders of chivalry have civil and military divisions. Decorations received by police and fire brigade personnel may sometimes be considered alongside military decorations, on which they may be modelled, although they are strictly not military awards.
Decorations are known since ancient times. Celts and Romans worn a torc, Dayaks (head-hunters]] worn and still wear tattoos, etc. Necklaces and bracelets were given during the early Middle Age, evolving in richly jewelled big necklaces, often with a pendant (commonly a medal) attached.
Today military decorations include:
In addition, military orders or divisions of orders of chivalry may include a broad riband, and a breast star.
- neck decorations (suspended from a narrow riband at or around the uniform's collar),
- medals and stars pinned to the breast,
- ribbons on the breast where medals would be worn in dress uniform,
- other insignia awarded to an entire unit, which is worn on the unit uniform.
See also: List of military decorations
Some Famous Decorations
- Medal of Honor (USA)
- Victoria Cross (UK)
- Iron Cross (Germany)
- Purple Heart (USA)
- Nishan-E-Haider (Pakistan)
- Bir Sreshtho (Bangladesh)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Military decoration."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
State decorations are orderss, medals and other decorations granted by a sovereign state.Unlike non-state decorations, state decorations are regulated by the state. Such regulations may specify:
State decorations may be divided into civil decorations and military decorations.
- Lists of decorations which may be worn on military and civil uniform
- The manner in which decorations are to be worn
- Restrictions on the acceptance of foreign decorations by citizens
State decorations normally include one or more of the following components:
See also:
- Medals and other decorations suspended from ribbon pinned to the breast
- Women's decorations suspended from a bow worn pinned to the breast
- Neck decorations suspended from narrow ribands around the neck
- Broad ribands worn over one shoulder (on which may be suspended a decoration)
- Breast stars pinned to the lower breast
- British and Commonwealth orders and decorations
- Military decoration
- List of military decorations
- List of prizes, medals, and awards
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Synonyms: DecorationSynonyms: laurel wreath (n), medal (n), medallion (n), ornament (n), ornamentation (n), palm (n), ribbon (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Beauty | Beautifying; landscaping, landscape gardening; decoration; calisthenics. |
Ornament | Noun: ornament, ornamentation, ornamental art; ornature, ornateness; adornment, decoration, embellishment; architecture; jewelry; a. |
Scepter | Crown, coronet, diadem, tiara, cap of maintenance; decoration;crown, coronet, diadem, tiara, cap of maintenance; decoration; title; portfolio. |
Title | Decoration, laurel, palm, wreath, garland, bays, medal, ribbon, riband, blue ribbon, cordon, cross, crown, coronet, star, garter; feather, feather in one,s cap; epaulet, epaulette, colors, livery; order, arms, shield, scutcheon; reward. |
Trophy | Noun: trophy; medal, prize, palm, award; laurel, laurels; bays, crown, chaplet, wreath, civic crown; insignia; feather in one's cap; (honor); decoration; garland, triumphal arch, Victoria Cross, Iron Cross. |
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Crosswords: Decoration |
| English words defined with "decoration": Gatch decoration ♦ interior decoration ♦ set decoration. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "decoration": Collar of SS, Colours for Church Decoration, Cordon Rouge, COUNTY HOME-DEMONSTRATION AGENT, CROMWELL ♦ decorator inspector ♦ flat felled seam, flowstone ♦ home agent, home-demonstration agent, home-extension agent ♦ INSPECTOR, FURNITURE DECALS, INSPECTOR-REPAIRER ♦ METAL SPRAYER, CORROSION PREVENTION, metal sprayer, protective coating, metalizer, field operation, MOLLUGO VERTICILLATA ♦ pearls, praseodymium oxide, PRINT INSPECTOR, purls ♦ Rococo Jewellery ♦ SEQUINS STRINGER, star tube, SUPERVISOR, DECORATING ♦ TROPHY ASSEMBLER. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "decoration": Trickment. (references) |
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Screenplays | That cross you wear around your neck; is it only a decoration, or are you a true Christian believer (The Masque of the Red Death; writing credit: Charles Beaumont; R. Wright Campbell) It's a decoration. It's all fake (Galaxy Quest; writing credit: David Howard) A very fine decoration it will be, my bold Norman beauty (The Adventures of Robin Hood; writing credit: Norman Reilly Raine ; Seton I. Miller) | |
Clever | 10 rations: 1 decoration. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Decoration Day (1990) | |
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 | Interior, rotunda, general view from east. Photograph by Jack E. Boucher, November 1976. (Reproduction Number: HABS IOWA,97-SIOCI,3-17) Completed in 1918 to designs by Purcell & Elmslie, the Woodbury County Courthouse is a rare example of a Prairie style design for a large public building. The Prairie style is known for its bold and simple geometric forms and distinctive ornamentation inspired by nature, and was made famous by Louis Sullivan and his student Frank Lloyd Wright, key figures in the Prairie school who developed systems of abstracting architectural decoration from sources in nature. The term Prairie style refers to the style’s origins in the American Midwest, and its evocation of that region’s fertile prairies and flat terrain. The interior rotunda shown here is the focal point of the courthouse. It incorporates simple rectangles and squares with a stained glass dome and uses terra cotta ornament reminiscent of the prairie. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | U. S. Army Base Hospital Number 57, Paris, France. : Decoration ceremonies of officers, nurses and enlisted men. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | U.S. American National Red Cross Hospital No.3, Paris, France. : Decoration ceremonies for Officers. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Is presented with the Navy Cross by Admiral William F. Halsey, during ceremonies on board a U.S. Navy warship in the South Pacific, circa January 1943. RAdm. Lee received the decoration in recognition of his achievements during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 14-15 November 1942. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Underway, circa 1909, soon after she received a "cage" mainmast. Note that she is still fitted with a bow decoration. Credit: NAVY. |  | N.W. Ayer & Son Building, Washington Square, Philadelphia, Pa. Bird and open book decoration for radiator grille. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Church of the Merciful Savior (1716-23), south facade, ceramic decoration, Belozersk, Russia. Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. |  | Kalinin house (early 20th century), facade decoration, Belozersk, Russia. Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. |
 | Two geese and acanthus decoration. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Coat of arms over fireplace and cherub decoration. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Translucent decoration" by Paul Fris Commentary: "Christmas tree decoration, translucent sphere with dim lights in the background." | "Yellow and Red Decoration - Wh" by George Shemtov Commentary: "Yellow and Red Walls dry weed wheat food briks breaks texure rice bread ." |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Decoration magazines are usually offered to customers to assist them in making a final decision. (references) | |
Every fifth respondent in this group also plans to frequently change the decoration in their apartments. (references) | ||
Design and decoration of retail stores and office buildings are similar to those seen in large U.S. companies. (references) | ||
Economic History | France | They constitute an original two-dimensional decoration. (references) |
Germany | USA Promotions: Decoration and other promotional materials for use in special USA promotions. (references) | |
Qatar | Finally, demand for U.S. hardwood lumber, for interior decoration purposes, is increasing fast. (references) | |
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| "Decoration" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.89% of the time. "Decoration" is used about 925 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) | 99.89% | 924 | 7,795 |
| Noun (common) | 0.11% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 925 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "decoration": decoration day ♦ decoration of honor ♦ effective decoration ♦ floral decoration ♦ Gatch decoration ♦ interior decoration ♦ set decoration. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "decoration": re-decoration, vase-decoration. | |
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| 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. |
| Language | Translations for "decoration"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | sieraad (adornment, ornament), dekor (décor, dйcor, decor). (various references) | |
Albanian | dekor (accessory, flat, scene). (various references) | |
Arabic | وسام (distinction, garter, insignia), حلية (finery, jewel, ornament, ornamentation, trinket), تزيين (adornment, embellishment, garland, ornament, ornamentation, tooling), زخرفة (adornment, blazonry, decor, embellishment, embroidery, enrichment, fussiness, garniture, illustration, ornament, ornamentation, ornateness, scenery, scroll), الزينة, ديكور زخرفة (decor, set). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | украсяване (adornment, embellishment, embroidery, ornamentation, titivation), украса (adornment, decking, dressing, embellishment, embroidery, flower, fretwork, gilding, ornament, set off, trappings), украшение (adornment, bibelot, fallal, figuration, garnish, garniture, knick knack, ornament, ornamentation, set off, trimming), цветя (garden stuff), кичене, орден (medal, order, society), накит (adornment), медал (medal), знамена, лента (band, bar, riband, ribbon, strap, string, strip, tape). (various references) | |
Chinese | 装饰 (Adorn, Adorned, Adorning, Decking, decor, Decorate, Decorated, Decorating, Decorative, decoratively, Drape, Draped, Emblazon, Emblazoned, Emblazoning, Emboss, Embossed, Embossing, fringed, Fringing, Garnish, garnished, Garnishing, latticed, Latticing, ornamental, ornamentally, Ornamented, Ornamenting). (various references) | |
Czech | dekorace (ornament, scenery), vyznamenání (commendation, distinction, honor, honour), výzdoba (embellishment, ornamentation), ozdoba (adornment, decorate, garnish, grace, ornament, topping, trim), ornament (chimney piece, chimneypiece, folderol, herringbone, ornament), okrasa (adornment, ornament, trappings), malování (limning, painting), malba (paint, painting, picture), řád (code, honor, honour, order, rank, regulations, system). (various references) | |
Danish | dekoration (adornment, decor, ornament). (various references) | |
Dutch | decoratie (adornment, decor, order, ornament), onderscheiding (decor, distinction, renown), decor (decor). (various references) | |
Esperanto | dekoro (decor), dekoracio (decor), ornamaĵo (adornment, ornament). (various references) | |
Faeroese | pynt (décor). (various references) | |
Finnish | koristelu (drafting, draught, drawing, pattern, plan, sketch, texture). (various references) | |
French | décoration (decor). (various references) | |
Frisian | dekoraasje (décor). (various references) | |
German | Verzierung (adornment, embellishment, flourish, garnish, garnishment, grace, ornament, ornamentation), Dekoration (adornment, décor, order, ornament, window dressing), zierat (adornment, ornament, ornamental object, ornamental piece, ornamentation), schmückung (décor), orden (fraternities, medal, medals, order), auszeichnung (accolade, award, awarding, décor, distinction, honor, honoring, honour, honouring, labeling, mark up, marking, pricing, prize, renown, ticket). (various references) | |
Greek | διακόσμηση (garnishment, garnisment, ornamentation). (various references) | |
Hawaiian | dekor (décor). (various references) | |
Hebrew | תפאורה (decor, scenery, set, setting), תכשיט (adornment, jewel, ornament), קשוט (adornment, Garland, garnish, jewel, ornament, ornamentation), פרכוס (adornment, embellishment, make up), עטור כבוד (medal), עטור נוי (ornament), עטרה (corona, crown, diadem, molding, tiara, wreath), אות כבוד (medal), אות הצטינות (award), אות (beckon, cue, emblem, indication, letter, note, sign, signal, signature, symbol, token), נוי (beauty, ornament). (various references) | |
Hungarian | dekoráció (adornment, décor, decor), díszítés (adornment, décor, embellishment, enrichment, fancywork, fantasy, ornament, ornamentation, piping), kitüntetés (award, certificate of merit, diploma of merit, distinction, honor, honour, honours, insignia, medal), tapétázás (paperhanging, paper-hanging), szobafestés, feldíszítés (embellishment), díszítmény (garnish, ornament). (various references) | |
Indonesian | dekorasi, tanda kehormatan, hiasan (decor, embellishment, garnish), bintang jasa. (various references) | |
Italian | onorificenza (fraternities, honor, honour), decorazione (adornment, décor, garnishment, ornamentation). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 勲章 (medal, order), 修飾 (embellishment, ornamentation). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | デコレーション , そうしょくひん (ornament), しゅうしょく (adornment, autumn scenery, embellishment, finding employment, inauguration, modification, ornamentation, polish up, worried look), くんしょう (medal, order), つくりもの (artificial product, crop, fake), かざりつけ (arrangement), かざりもの (figurehead, ornament), かざり. (various references) | |
Korean | 훈장. (various references) | |
Manx | jesheenys (decor, embellishment, finery, ornamentation, trimmings), cowrey ooashlee. (various references) | |
Norwegian | dekorasjon, pynt (finery). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ecorationday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | decoração (adornment, décor, decking, gilding, ornament, ornamentation, set, trappings). (various references) | |
Romanian | decorare, decoraţiune, decoraţie (award), decor (décor), décor (background, décor, embellishment, landscape, mise en scene, ornament, scene, scenery, sets), steaguri, pavoazare (dressing), ornamentare (adornment, ornamentation), ghirlande de sãrbãtoare, împodobire (adorning, adornment, decking-out). (various references) | |
Russian | украшение (adorner, adornment, beautification, embellishment, fallal, fal-lal, garnish, knick knack, molding, moulding, ornament, ornamentation, prettification, set off, trim). (various references) | |
Scottish | maise (beauty, comeliness, ornament). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | dekoracija, ukras (adornment, fallal, flourish, garnish, ornament), ukrašavanje (ornament, ornamentation), orden (order). (various references) | |
Spanish | decoración (décor, decking, decorum, ornamentation), alhaja (adornment, jewel, ornament, pip). (various references) | |
Swedish | utsmyckning (embellishment, onlay, ornament, ornamentation, trappings, trimmings), orden (order), dekorering (ornamentals, ornamentation), dekoration (ornament, trimmings). (various references) | |
Turkish | dekorasyon, süsleme (adornment, décor, embellishment, enrichment, figuration, grace, grace note, ornament, ornamentation, trim, trimming), süs (adornment, apparel, attire, embellishment, embroidery, encrustation, enrichment, facings, falbala, falbelo, fancy, finery, flamboyance, flourish, flower, frill, frippery, garnish, garnishment, garniture, get up, make up, ornament, ornamental, ornamentation, scrimshaw, setoff, setout, trim, trimming), nişan (affiance, badge, betrothal, brand, butt, device, engagement, ensign, espousal, gong, Mark, medal, order, plume, sign, target), madalya (medal), iç mimari (interior decoration). (various references) | |
Turkmen | orden (order), юaя (adornment, embellishment), haюam (adornment), bezeg. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | убрання (apparel, array, attire, caparison, cloth, clothes, costume, dress, feather, raiment, trim, turn out, vesture), інтер'єр (interior), оздоблення (decking, ornamentation, trimming), прикраса (adornment, apparel, attire, beauty, bijou, decking, embellishment, embroidery, fallal, garnish, garniture, Nick nack, ornament, outset, pretty, quip, set off), декорування. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự trang hoàng đồ trang hoàng, huy chương (medal), đồ trang trí huân chương. (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | ugunu. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | mundi, mundis, mundo, mundos, mundum, mundus, ornamenta, ornamenti, ornamentis, ornamento, ornamentum. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "decoration": decorations. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "decoration": overdecoration, redecoration. (additional references) | |
Words containing "decoration": overdecorations, redecorations. (additional references) | |
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"Decoration" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: decarnation, Demokratikon, Deogratia, deporation. (additional references) | |
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| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "decoration" (pronounced de'kerā"shun) |
| 6 | -k er ā" sh u n | redecoration. |
| 5 | -er ā" sh u n | federation, figuration, acceleration, aberration, admiration, adoration, agglomeration, alteration, amelioration, aspiration, cogeneration, collaboration, coloration, commemoration, confederation, configuration, conglomeration, consideration, cooperation, corporation, corroboration, deceleration, declaration, degeneration, deliberation, desperation, discoloration, elaboration, enumeration, evaporation, exaggeration, exasperation, exhilaration, exoneration, expiration, exploration, generation, inauguration, incarceration, incorporation, inspiration, laceration, liberation, maturation, moderation, nonproliferation, operation, perforation, perspiration, preparation, proliferation, reconfiguration, reconsideration, recuperation, refrigeration, regeneration, reincorporation, reinvigoration, reiteration, remuneration, reparation, respiration, restoration, reverberation, saturation, separation, toleration. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | facilitation, falsification, fascination, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, filtration, abrogation, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, abomination, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, altercation, amalgamation, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogitation, cohabitation, collectivization, colonization, colorization, combination, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, coordination, coronation, correlation, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, decentralization, decertification, decontamination, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evocation, exacerbation, examination, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhortation, exhumation, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, explanation, explication, exploitation, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, incantation, incapacitation, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfirmation, recreation, recrimination, rectification, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refutation, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reinterpretation, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | faction, fashion, fiction, fission, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, abduction, abolition, abortion, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: carotenoid, coordinate. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-i-n-o-o-r-t" | |
-1 letter: cartooned, coronated, creodonta, redaction. | |
-2 letters: acrodont, anoretic, arointed, cartoned, catenoid, centroid, ceratoid, coeditor, coronate, creation, creodont, dicentra, doctrine, ordinate, rationed, ratooned, reaction, tandoori, tornadic. | |
-3 letters: aconite, aneroid, antired, cairned, cardoon, carotid, carotin, cartoon, ceratin, certain, codeina, cointer, coontie, coranto, cordate, cordite, coronae, coronet, creatin, crooned, ctenoid, deontic, detrain, diatron, donator, enactor, erotica, noticed. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-d-e-i-n-o-o-r-t" | |
+1 letter: carotenoids, coordinated, coordinates, decorations, recordation. | |
+2 letters: coordinately, coordinative, incorporated, recordations, redecoration. | |
+3 letters: confederation, consideration, decarbonation, decortication, nondemocratic, overcautioned, overeducation, reconsolidate, redecorations, uncoordinated. | |
+4 letters: adrenocortical, confederations, conquistadores, considerations, containerboard, coordinateness, decarbonations, dechlorination, decolorization, deconsecration, decontaminator, decortications, dichloroethane, nondirectional, nondoctrinaire, nonradioactive, overdecorating, overdecoration, overeducations, overmedication, prognosticated, recodification, recommendation, reconsolidated, reconsolidates, reincorporated, serodiagnostic, trichomonacide, trisoctahedron, unincorporated. | |
+5 letters: codetermination, containerboards, contradictories, decarboxylation, dechlorinations, decolorizations, deconcentration, deconsecrations, decontaminators, democratization, dichloroethanes, echinodermatous, inconsideration, omnidirectional, overdecorations, overmedications, premodification, radioprotection, recodifications, recommendations, reconsideration, reconsolidating, trichomonacides, trisoctahedrons. | |
| 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. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Non-fiction 10. Usage Frequency 11. Expressions 12. Expressions: Internet | 13. Translations: Modern 14. Translations: Ancient 15. Derivations 16. Rhymes | 17. Anagrams 18. Bibliography |
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