action 6 2 verb, noun v, 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
contraction 11 3 noun n 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
faction 7 2 noun n noun • a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
• a dissenting clique
infraction 10 3 noun n noun • a crime less serious than a felony
traction 8 2 verb, noun v, 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
dissatisfaction 15 5 noun n noun • the feeling of being displeased and discontent
benefaction 11 4 noun n noun • a contribution of money or assistance
• an act intending or showing kindness and good will
counteraction 13 4 noun n noun • action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
diffraction 11 3 verb, noun v, n noun • when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands
exaction 8 3 noun n noun • act of demanding or levying by force or authority
impaction 9 3 noun n noun • the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed
• a disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon
• a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally
• a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
inaction 8 3 noun n noun • the state of being inactive
liquefaction 12 4 noun n noun • the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid
protraction 11 3 noun n noun • the consequence of being lengthened in duration
• the act of prolonging something
putrefaction 12 4 noun n noun • a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
• (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
• moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
refraction 10 3 noun n noun • the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
• the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
retraction 10 3 noun n noun • a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
• the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back
compaction 10 3 noun n noun • an increase in the density of something
• the act of crushing
detraction 10 3 noun n noun • a petty disparagement
• the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander)
olfaction 9 3 noun n noun • the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
petrifaction 12 4 noun n noun • the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
• a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form
rarefaction 11 4 noun n noun • a decrease in the density of something
redaction 9 3 verb, noun v, n noun • putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
• the act of putting something in writing
stupefaction 12 4 noun n noun • a feeling of stupefied astonishment
• marginal consciousness
• the action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic
tumefaction 11 4 noun n noun • the process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within it
malefaction 11 4 noun n
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nonaction 9 3 noun n
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overaction 10 4 noun n
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paction 7 2
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taction 7 2 noun n
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overextraction 14 5 noun n
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semiabstraction 15 5 noun n
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calefaction 11 4 noun n noun • the property of being warming
arefaction 10 4 noun n
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assuefaction 12 4 noun n
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enaction 8 3 noun n
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hyperaction 11 4 noun n
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labefaction 11 4 noun n
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rubefaction 11 4 noun n
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subaction 9 3 noun n
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substraction 12 3 noun n
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tabefaction 11 4 noun n
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tepefaction 11 4 noun n
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torrefaction 12 4 noun n
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underaction 11 4 noun n
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unsatisfaction 14 5
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vitrifaction 12 4 verb, noun v, n
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counterattraction 17 5 noun n noun • a rival attraction
self-satisfaction 16 4 noun n noun • the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
semi-abstraction 15 3 noun n noun • a semiabstract painting
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