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11K+ Rhyming Words For DISTRACTION

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extraction10
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means

• properties attributable to your ancestry

• the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)

abstraction11
3 nounn
noun

• a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance

• the act of withdrawing or removing something

• the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances

• an abstract painting

• preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else

• a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

fraction8
2 nounn
noun

• a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process

• a small part or item forming a piece of a whole

• the quotient of two rational numbers

verb

• perform a division

action6
2 verb, nounv, n
noun

• something done (usually as opposed to something said)

• the state of being active

• a military engagement

• a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

• the series of events that form a plot

• the trait of being active and energetic and forceful

• the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism

• a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong

• an act by a government body or supranational organization

• the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field

• In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).

verb

• institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

• put in effect

traction8
2 verb, nounv, n
noun

• the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)

• (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing

infraction10
3 nounn
noun

• a crime less serious than a felony

retraction10
3 nounn
noun

• a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

• the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back

satisfaction12
4 nounn
noun

• the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

• state of being gratified or satisfied

• compensation for a wrong

• (law) the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation

• act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite

diffraction11
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands

faction7
2 nounn
noun

• a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

• a dissenting clique

interaction11
4 nounn
noun

• a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting

• (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons

contraction11
3 nounn
noun

• (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

• the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together

• a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds

• the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

destruction11
3
noun

• the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

• an event that completely destroys something

• a final state

attraction10
3 nounn
noun

• the force by which one object attracts another

• an entertainment that is offered to the public

• the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts

• a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

• an entertainer who attracts large audiences

subtraction11
3 nounn
noun

• an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated

• the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

description11
3 nounn
noun

• a statement that represents something in words

• the act of describing something

• sort or variety

transaction11
3 nounn
noun

• the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)

prescription12
3 nounn
adjective

• available only with a doctor's written prescription

noun

• directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions

• a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist

• written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person

• written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient

reaction8
3 nounn
noun

• (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others

• an idea evoked by some experience

• a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent

• (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body

• a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude

• extreme conservatism in political or social matters

• doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like

dissatisfaction15
5 nounn
noun

• the feeling of being displeased and discontent

instruction11
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• a message describing how something is to be done

• the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

• the profession of a teacher

• (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

restriction11
3 nounn
noun

• a principle that limits the extent of something

• an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)

• the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)

construction12
3 nounn
noun

• the act of constructing something

• a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit

• the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought

• a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

• drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem

• an interpretation of a text or action

• the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones

exaction8
3 nounn
noun

• act of demanding or levying by force or authority

inaction8
3 nounn
noun

• the state of being inactive

subscription12
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time

• agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name

• a pledged contribution

• the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document)

transcription13
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation

• (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA

• a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording)

• the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

• the act of making a record (especially an audio record)

liquefaction12
4 nounn
noun

• the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid

constriction12
3 nounn
noun

• a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

• tight or narrow compression

• a tight feeling in some part of the body

• the action or process of compressing

obstruction11
3 nounn
noun

• any structure that makes progress difficult

• the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction

• something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted

• the act of obstructing

• getting in someone's way

reconstruction14
4 nounn
noun

• the activity of constructing something again

• the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877

• an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence

• recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall

inscription11
3 nounn
noun

• letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

• a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something

• the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words

exhortation11
4 nounn
noun

• a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action

• the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion

miscreation11
3 nounn
noun

• something abnormal or anomalous

deconstruction14
4 verb, nounv, n
noun

• a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning

investigation13
5 verb, nounv, n
noun

• an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

• the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

conscription12
3 nounn
noun

• compulsory military service

proscription12
3 nounn
noun

• a decree that prohibits something

• rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone

nonprescription15
4 adjectiveadj
adjective

• purchasable without a doctor's prescription

situation9
4 nounn
noun

• 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

chairperson11
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

constitution12
4 nounn
noun

• law determining the fundamental political principles of a government

• the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states

• the act of forming or establishing something

• a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston

• the way in which someone or something is composed

creation8
3 nounn
noun

• the human act of creating

• (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence

• an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone

• the event that occurred at the beginning of something

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

• everything that exists anywhere

formation9
3 nounn
noun

• an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit

• the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

• the act of forming or establishing something

• (geology) the geological features of the earth

• a particular spatial arrangement

• natural process that causes something to form

• creation by mental activity

institution11
4 nounn
noun

• an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

• an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated

• a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society

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

• a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

salvation9
3 nounn
noun

• (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

• a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness

• the state of being saved or preserved from harm

• saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation

sensation9
3 nounn
noun

• an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

• someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

• a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest

• a state of widespread public excitement and interest

• the faculty through which the external world is apprehended

suspicion9
3 nounn
noun

• an impression that something might be the case

• doubt about someone's honesty

• the state of being suspected

• being of a suspicious nature

contraption11
3 nounn
noun

• a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

dysfunction11
3 nounn
noun

• (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group

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