9K+ Words That Rhyme With ASPHYXIATION

• energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles

• the act of spreading outward from a central source

• syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours

• the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay

• the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats

• a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain

• (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance

• a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

• any joyous diversion

• the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual

• the basis on which something is grounded

• an institution supported by an endowment

• lowest support of a structure

• education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge

• the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

• a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body

• the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

• the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

• the ability to form mental images of things or events

• the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems

• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

• the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function

• the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances

• deviate behavior

• a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

• a discussion intended to produce an agreement

• the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms

• action taken in return for an injury or offense

• an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

• an activity that varies from a norm or standard

• a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished

• something a little different from others of the same type

• an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard

• the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

• the process of varying or being varied

• (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)

• (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

• (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure

• the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard

• (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams

• the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state

• atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold

• the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together

• a shortened version of a written work

• the act of increasing the density of something

• a bold challenge

• discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions

• a hostile disagreement face-to-face

• the act of hostile groups opposing each other

• a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison

• a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

• the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

• arousal to violent emotion

• the act of setting something on fire

• the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

• an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

• the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

• the state of being in effect or being operative

• a business especially one run on a large scale

• a planned activity involving many people performing various actions

• (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)

• activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)

• a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body

• a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work

• process or manner of functioning or operating

• (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents

• (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods

• the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)

• the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

• a condition or position in which you find yourself

• a complex or critical or unusual difficulty

• physical position in relation to the surroundings

• a job in an organization

• a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

• proper or designated social situation

• (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty

• the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand

• the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station

• assign to a station

• a formal public statement

• a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland

• (Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ

• the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled

• any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration

• the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity

• a public act of denouncing

• a decrease in price or value

• decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use

• a communication that belittles somebody or something

• the act of removing from association

• a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently

• (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions

• an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

• severe censure

• taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)

• the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action

• the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice

• rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes

• habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms

• a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol

• the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments

• the condition of being exposed to radiation

• a column of light (as from a beacon)

• (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex

• the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background

• (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus

• (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance

• a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party

• the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement

• the act of umpiring

• the performance of a religious or ceremonial or public duty

• rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid

• the state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

• an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned

• the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)

• rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid

• refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities)

• the exposure of falseness or pretensions

• any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue

• a stripe or stripes of contrasting color

• additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

• the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something

• a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

• the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function

• (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function

• The act of negotiating again.

• a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)

• the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

• the act of administering medication

• the tenure of a president

• the act of governing; exercising authority

• the act of meting out justice according to the law

• the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose

• a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school

• the work of applying something

• a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task

• liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin

• a diligent effort

• the action of putting something into operation

• a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)

• the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization

• a particular society at a particular time and place

• the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste

• a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

• a coordinated sequence of chess moves

• a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock

• a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose

• an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)

• the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order

• the act of combining things to form a new whole

• the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

• something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups

• a connection allowing access between persons or places

• the discipline that studies the principles of transmitting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)

• something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors

• the act of compensating for service or loss or injury

• the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume

• the spatial property of being crowded together

• strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material

• increase in density

• complete attention; intense mental effort

• bringing together military forces

• great and constant diligence and attention

• the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

• the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction

• joint operation or action

• the practice of cooperating

• a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

• slang for a paunch