Rhymes for CALUMNIATION

• the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin

• a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

• (architecture) the arrangement of columns (especially freestanding columns) in a structure

• a state of acute pain

• the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering

• (botany) the process of forming leaves

• (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock

• (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament

• the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves

• the work of coating glass with metal foil

• the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively

• easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause

• to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious

• understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

• delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)

• an expression of gratitude

• a favorable judgment

• an increase in price or value

• a public act of denouncing

• state of disgrace or loss of self-respect

• strong feelings of embarrassment

• an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect

• depriving one of self-esteem

• 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 message received and understood

• knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction

• formal accusation of a crime

• a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn

• (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome

• leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

• the act of making something legally void

• spend or take a vacation

• an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to 30,000 m

• 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 act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

• the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose

• a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

• deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature

• the act of making up your mind about something

• 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

• all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

• group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent

• the normal time between successive generations

• a stage of technological development or innovation

• a coming into being

• the production of heat or electricity

• the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

• 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

• the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)

• killing by depriving of oxygen

• 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

• the act of returning to the country of origin

• 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

• the condition of living or the state of being alive

• the property of being able to survive and grow

• quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous

• the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something

• the making of animated cartoons

• general activity and motion

• the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

• the ultimate goal for which something is done

• written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location

• a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause

• act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity

• a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

• thought that makes something comprehensible

• the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible

• arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity

• a product of your creative thinking and work

• a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem

• (theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings

• arousing to a particular emotion or action

• the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

• a point or extent in space; a point or extent in space

• the act of putting something in a certain place

• a determination of the place where something is

• a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made

• continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

• (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)

• a group of people who work together

• an organized structure for arranging or classifying

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

• the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business

• an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized

• the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically

• the act of forming or establishing something

• an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

• sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur

• a person related by blood or marriage

• an act of narration

• (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time

• (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups

• acceptance of despair

• the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)

• a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign

• a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

• the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966

• the act of moving something from one location to another

• the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

• the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

• the act of expelling a person from their native land

• the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)

• a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual

• the capacity to attract intense interest

• an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

• (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees

• (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)

• (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

• that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking

• the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

• a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect

• the act of inclining; bending forward

• taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease

• the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine

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

• the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof

• the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

• a single person or thing

• used of a single unit or thing; not two or more

• having the indivisible character of a unit

• of the same kind or quality

• (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier

• indefinite in time or position

• being a single entity made by combining separate components

• eminent beyond or above comparison

• 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 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)