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Insertion

Definition: Insertion

Insertion

Noun

1. The act of putting one thing into another.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "insertion" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references)

Etymology: Insertion \In*ser"tion\, noun. [Latin expression insertio: compare to the French expression insertion. See Insert.]. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Insertion

DomainDefinition

Aerospace

The process of putting an artificial satellite or spacecraftinto orbit. (references)

Business

Index for the importance of institutional wholesale trade in the market. It expresses the share in terms of value of the total supplies of industry and other producers which go to trade buyers and retail businesses via wholesale trade firms. Source: European Union. (references)

Computing

S tape the amount of space in the same positions, but the character appearing there is ignore. . . it. . specifies only the number of characters to ignore then it appears in an output format. Source: European Union. (references)

Medicine

The addition of one or more base pairs into a DNA molecule; a type of mutation commonly induced by acridine dyes or by mobile insertion sequences. Source: European Union. (references)

Post & Telecom

The process of boosting a spacecraft into an orbit around the Earth or other celestial bodies. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Penetration

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

In telecommunication, the term penetration has the following meanings:

1. The passage through a partition or wall of an equipment or enclosure by a wire, cable, or other conductive object.

2. [The] unauthorized act of bypassing the security mechanisms of a cryptographic system or AIS.

3. The passage of a radio frequency through a physical barrier, such as a partition, a wall, a building, or earth. Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188 and from the National Information Systems Security Glossary

Sexual penetration:

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Synonyms: Insertion

Synonyms: introduction (n), intromission (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Insertion

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Addition

Noun: addition, annexation, adjection; junction; superposition, superaddition, superjunction, superfetation; accession, reinforcement; increase; increment, supplement; accompaniment; interposition; insertion.

Ingress

Noun: ingress; entrance, entry; introgression; influx, intrusion, inroad, incursion, invasion, irruption; ingression; penetration, interpenetration; illapse, import, infiltration; immigration; admission; (reception); insinuation; (interjacence); insertion.

Insertion

Noun: insertion, implantation, introduction; insinuation; (intervention); planting; Verb: injection, inoculation, importation, infusion; forcible ingress; immersion; submersion, submergence, dip, plunge; bath; (water); interment.

Interposition

Insertion; dovetailing; embolism.

Location

Noun: location, localization; lodgment; deposition, reposition; stowage, package; collocation; packing, lading; establishment, settlement, installation; fixation; insertion.

Reception

Noun: reception; admission, admittance, entree, importation; introduction, intromission; immission, ingestion, imbibation, introception, absorption, ingurgitation, inhalation; suction, sucking; eating, drinking; (food); insertion; interjection; introit.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Insertion

English words defined with "insertion": Blank windowcannulation, cannulisation, cannulization, canulation, canulisation, canulization, coin machine, coin-operated, culdoscopyelectromagnetic intrusion, embolism, epenthesis, Epigynous insertionHand-hole, Hypogynous insertionIneye, injection, Insition, intercalation, Interpolated, Interpunction, Into, intubationjacklap choly, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, LinamentPencil lead, plugged, premature ejaculationslot machine, Spigot and faucet joint, Sprain fracture, suppositoryWood screw. (references)
Specialty definitions using "insertion": automatic component insertion operatorbinary insertion sortcomponent insertion operatorINSERTION MACHINE TENDER, ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, insertion reference signal, insertion sort, insertion test signalLow Insertion ForceZero Insertion Force. (references)
Etymologies containing "insertion": Parembole. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Insertion" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

French (enthrone, insertion, introduction, set in).

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Commercial Usage: Insertion

DomainTitle

Books

  • DNA insertion elements, plasmids, and episomes (reference)

  • Insertion Devices for Synchrotron Radiation and Free Electron Laser (reference)

  • Ion Insertion into Electrode Materials Studied With X-Ray & Electron Spectroscopic Methods (Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from The) (reference)

  • Knot Insertion and Deletion Algorithms for B-Spline Curves and Surfaces (Geometric Design Publications) (reference)

  • Retroviral Insertion and Oncogene Activation (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Insertion

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Scientists monitor the gravel composition and levels of dissolved oxygen in the creek. The process requires the insertion of plastic pipes into the streambed at a depth where fish eggs are found. The scientists use an oxygen probe to measure the levels of dissolved oxygen and measure the cleanliness of the gravel to determine suitability of the riverbed as spawning habitat. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

"Rising earth greets Apollo VIII astronauts as they come from behind the moon after the lunar orbit insertion burn. Earth is about 5 degrees above the horizon.". Credit: National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the U.S. Information Agency.

The IUD, or intra-uterine device, being placed in an applicator for insertion. / WHO p. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by J. Mohr..

  

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Historic Usage: Insertion

AuthorDateQuotation

Treaty of Versailles

1919

Free zone of Haute-Savoie and the district of Gex: (a) The Federal Council makes the most express reservations to the interpretation to be given to the statement mentioned in the last paragraph of the above Article for insertion in the Treaty of Peace, which provides that ,,the stipulations of the Treaties of 1815 and other supplementary acts concerning the free zones of Haute-Savoie and the Gex district are no longer consistent with present conditions.,, The Federal Council would not wish that its acceptance of the above wording should lead to the conclusion that it would agree to the suppression of a system intended to give neighbouring territory the benefit of a special regime which is appropriate to the geographical and economical situation and which has been well tested. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Insertion

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Endotracheal intubation involves insertion of a tube into the trachea. (references)

This test requires insertion of a small soft plug into the opening of the child's ear canal. (references)

A pacemaker needs to be carefully monitored after its insertion in order to properly adjust the electrical impulse. (references)

Business

In General, computer products and services are promoted through advertising in major German trade journals, usually in German, or through insertion of product evaluations and news releases. (references)

Depending on the type of service, computer services are promoted through advertising in the general Dutch trade publications, usually in Dutch and adapted to the Dutch market, or through insertion of product evaluations and news releases. (references)

This strategy will lay the groundwork for expansion into new roles and missions, including joint warfare and peacekeeping under UN or OSCE authority, re-inforcement within NATO, naval gunfire support in littoral warfare, special forces insertion operations, and counter-mining warfare. (references)

Economic History

North Korea

The North has perhaps the world's second-largest special operations force (55,000), designed for insertion behind the lines in wartime. (references)

Vietnam

Regulations place limits on space allocated for advertisements, but a recent survey found that rates are the lowest (in terms of cost per insertion) among fifteen countries in the Asia-Pacific region. (references)

Trade

Nicaragua

Nicaragua's 1997 tax reform law marked an important step by the Aleman administration towards fostering Nicaragua's insertion into the global economy. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Insertion

"Insertion" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Insertion" is used about 411 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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%41113,718

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Insertion

Expressions using "insertion": Epigynous insertion Hypogynous insertion insertion or withdrawal force insertion reference signal insertion sort insertion spanner insertion test signal low Insertion Force zero Insertion Force. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "insertion": insertion-deletion.

Ending with "insertion": fret-insertion, re-insertion.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Insertion

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

bizarre insertion

393

insertion picture tampon

35

extreme insertion

233

big insertion

35

object insertion

224

dildo insertion

31

weird insertion

214

insertion sex

29

anal insertion

198

massive insertion

28

insertion tampon

164

extreme object insertion

28

huge insertion

161

penis insertion

28

bottle insertion

128

insane insertion

26

insertion taboo

119

bizarre anal insertion

25

sick insertion

115

bizarre pussy insertion

23

strange insertion

114

ass insertion

23

pussy insertion

97

extreme anal insertion

22

vaginal insertion

88

insertion sort

22

insertion

83

huge object insertion

22

speculum insertion

64

catheter insertion

22

insertion technology

51

cucumber insertion

22

huge dildo insertion

39

anal insertion object

20

odd insertion

39

veggie insertion

20

vegetable insertion

38

strange object insertion

20

large insertion

36

insertion machine

20
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Insertion

Language Translations for "insertion"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

shtojcë (annex, annexe, appendage, appendix, appurtenance, enclosure, enlargement, et cetera, etcetera, inclosure, intercalation, interlineation, prolongation, rider, supplement), shtim (accession, accretion, addition, augment, augmentation, build up, enhancement, extension, gain, growth, inclusion, increase, increment, intensification, interest, multiplication, proliferation, rise), shtënie, reklamë e futur, përfshirje (comprehension, inclusion, incorporation), garniturë dantelle, futje (entrance, entry, ingoing, input, intake, intrusion, joining in, steep, thrusting). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏نشرة (brochure, bulletin, leaflet, program, programme, publication, review), ‏المندرج, ‏إيلاج, ‏إقحام (bravado, intercalation, interjection, interpolation, thrusting), ‏إدخال (admission, injection, intromission), ‏إدراج (enrollment), ‏بيان (bulletin, catalogue, declaration, diction, handout, list, notice, notification, piano, proclamation, program, programme, pronouncement, report, representation, rhetoric, statement). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

вътрешна поставка, втулка (bolster, collar, ferrule, insert, liner, quill, sleeve, spile, tampion, tenon), включване (embodiment, engagement, inclusion, make, reception), вмъкване (inset, insinuation, intercalation, interpolation, intromission), обявление (announcement, card, notice, notification, ticket), прибавка (accession, accompaniment, add, addendum, addition, affix, annex, annexe, appendage, appurtenant, augmentation, enlargement, inset, intercalation, supplement, tag), подложка (bolster, chock, cushion, insert, mat, overlay, pad, padding, planch, rest, saddle, seat, seating, sole, stock). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

'入 (Inserted, Inserting). (various references)

   

Czech

  

inzerát (ad, advertisement), vsuvka (insert, parenthesis), vložka, vložení (intercalation). (various references)

   

Danish

  

insertion (acidify, branching off, onset), insertio. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

insertie (branching off, onset). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

جوف گذاری , الحاق (Access, Addendum, Adhesion, Incorporation, Inset, Interpolation, Joinder, Juncture, Supplement, Union). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

insertio. (various references)

   

French

  

insertion (introduction, set in). (various references)

   

German

  

einfügung (incorporation, infix, insert, interpolation, interposition). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

παρεμβολή (interference, interpolation, jamming). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

תותבת (prosthesis), תקיע" (jab, pitch, sticking in), תחיב" (jab, jabbing, sticking in, thrust), שבוץ (incrustation, inlay, setting), "כ ס" (bringing in, income, intake, introduction, take), "בלע" (absorbing, assimilating, inset, slurring over), עיצ" (fixation, sticking in). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

közzététel (disclosure, elicitation), beszúrás (insert). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

sisipan, sisihan (cuil, insert, inset, spouse). (various references)

   

Italian

  

inserzione (ad, advert, advertisement, announcement, fitting, inserting). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

挿入 (incorporation, infixing). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

おり"み (foldout), そうばつ (extraction), そうにゅう (incorporation, infixing), さしいれ (sending to a prisoner), さし"み (convulsions, griping pain, outlet, plug, power point, spasm of pain, stitch), じっそう (implementation, mounting, package, real state of affairs, reality), はめ"み (inlaying). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

삽입 (insert, Inserting). (various references)

   

Manx

  

soieaghey stiagh, cur stiagh (bring home, buy in, drop, embody, embrace, enclose, harvest, house, input, insert, install, installation, interject, interruption, intervention, lay up, pass, put in, return). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

insertionay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

inserção (insert, inset). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

introducere (foreword, interpolation, intro, introduction, intromission, preface, prelude, salutation), intercalare (intercalation), insert (inset), inserare, dantelã (lace), anunţ (ad, advert, advertisement, announcement, bill, notice). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

вставка (dicky, gusset, insert, inset, intercalation, interlude). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

umetanje (intercalation, interpolation, interposition, parentheses, parenthesis), umetak (bushing, filler, gusset, hairpiece, inlay, insert, inset, parenthesis, tab). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

inserción (introduction). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

isättning i plagg (inset), inskott, insertion, insats (achievement, contribution, deposit, input, kitty, punt, stake, stake in a game, venture), insättande (induction), inlägg (insert, interjection), införande (adoption, entry, initiation, introduction), tillägg (addendum, addition, additions, amendment, anexation, annex, annexation, annexe, increment, insert, run in, supplement, tag), fäste (anchorage, attachment, fastener, fastness, firmament, hilt, hold, purchase, receptacle, root, shaft, stronghold). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

ilave (accretion, addendum, addition, additional, adjunct, annex, appendage, appendix, appurtenance, bye-, excess, extension, extra, inset, pendant, plusage, plussage, rider, schedule, supplement, supplemental, supplementary, supplementation), ilan (advert, advertisement, advertising, announcement, annunciation, enunciation, insert, notice, proclamation, promulgation, publication, show card), sokma (biting, obtrusion, sticking in, stinging), ek (addendum, addition, additional, adjunct, annex, appendage, appendix, appurtenance, by-, bye-, extension, extra, formative, further, inset, postscript, schedule, super-, supplement, supplemental, supplementary, supplementation). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

уставляння, уміщення (inclusion). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sự l"ng v o. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Insertion

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Greek700 BCE-300 CE

embolimos, embolme. (various references)

Latin500 BCE-Modern

adiectum, inmissionem. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Insertion

Derivations

Words beginning with "insertion": insertional, insertions. (additional references)

Words ending with "insertion": reinsertion. (additional references)

Words containing "insertion": reinsertions. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Insertion" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Binnerton, inestion, insectoid, insention, inseption, Insertio, insertional, intertool, invertion. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Insertion"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "insertion" (pronounced i'nser"shun)
5-s er" sh u nassertion, reassertion.
4-er" sh u ncoercion, desertion, exertion.
3-sh u nfacilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fission, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, 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, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, 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, contrition, 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, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, dietitian, 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, disposition, 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, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, fruition, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, 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, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, 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, inhibition, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, 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, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, 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, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, 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, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, 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, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Insertion

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-i-i-n-n-o-r-s-t"

-1 letter: intoners, ternions.

-2 letters: inosite, interns, intines, intoner, intones, introns, ironies, ironist, noisier, norites, oestrin, orients, stonier, tension, ternion, tinners, tinnier, tonners.

-3 letters: estrin, inerts, inions, inners, insert, intern, inters, intine, intone, intron, intros, ionise, irones, nestor, niters, nitons, nitres, nitros, nonets, norite, nosier, noters, orient, renins, senior, seniti, sennit, sinner, sinter, sonnet, sortie.

 Words containing the letters "e-i-i-n-n-o-r-s-t"
 

+1 letter: insertions, ornithines, renditions, reunionist, tretinoins.

 

+2 letters: herniations, inseminator, insertional, interfusion, interpoints, interposing, interunions, inventories, nitrosamine, reignitions, reinsertion, resignation, reunionists.

 

+3 letters: aminopterins, antiheroines, conditioners, containerise, denigrations, disorienting, fibronectins, germinations, hibernations, imprisonment, incinerators, indirections, indiscretion, inebriations, innervations, inseminators, insurrection, integrations, interactions, intercession, interfusions, intermission, internuncios, intersection, intersession, interstation, introversion, itinerations, misorienting, nitrosamines, nonintrusive, nonrealistic, orientations, preignitions, premonitions, premunitions, reanimations, recognitions, reconditions, reinfections, reinflations, reinjections, reinsertions, reinspection, reinventions, remoistening, resignations, reunionistic, strontianite, tenebrionids, terminations.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Historic
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Usage Frequency
9. Expressions
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Translations: Modern
12. Translations: Ancient
13. Derivations
14. Rhymes
15. Anagrams
16. Bibliography


  

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