corrections 11 4 noun n noun • the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
• the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole
abjections 10 4 noun n noun • a low or downcast state
advections 10 4 noun • (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties
affections 10 4 noun n noun • a positive feeling of liking
autoinfections 14 5 noun n
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bijections 10 4 noun n noun • A one-to-one correspondence, a function which is both a surjection and an injection.
bilections 10 4 noun n
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bisections 10 4 noun n noun • dividing into two equal parts
bolections 10 4 noun • A moulding that covers a joint, especially between joints between surfaces on different levels.
circumspections 15 5 noun n noun • knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
• the trait of being circumspect and prudent
codirections 12 5 noun n
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collections 11 4 noun n noun • several things grouped together or considered as a whole
• a publication containing a variety of works
• request for a sum of money
• the act of gathering something together
convections 11 4 noun n noun • the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion
• (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere
defections 10 4 noun n noun • withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
• the state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
deflections 11 4 verb, noun v, n noun • a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
• the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
• the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
• the property of being bent or deflected
• a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
dejections 10 4 noun n noun • a state of melancholy depression
• solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
detections 10 4 noun n noun • the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
• the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
• the detection that a signal is being received
• a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
disaffections 13 5 noun n noun • the feeling of being alienated from other people
• disloyalty to the government or to established authority
disconnections 14 5 noun n noun • state of being disconnected
• an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
• the act of breaking a connection
disinfections 13 5 noun n noun • treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms
dissections 11 4 noun n noun • cutting so as to separate into pieces
• a minute and critical analysis
• detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work)
ejections 9 4 noun n noun • the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
• the act of forcing out someone or something
elections 9 4 noun n noun • a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
• the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice
• the status or fact of being elected
• the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
evections 9 4 noun n
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exsections 10 4 noun n
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flections 9 3 noun n noun • the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
• deviation from a straight or normal course
genuflections 13 5 noun n noun • the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
imperfections 13 5 noun n noun • the state or an instance of being imperfect
indirections 12 5 noun n noun • indirect procedure or action
• deceitful action that is not straightforward
infections 10 4 noun n noun • the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
• (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
• (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
• an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
• the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
• moral corruption or contamination
• (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
inflections 11 4 noun n noun • a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
• the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
• deviation from a straight or normal course
• a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
inspections 11 4 noun n noun • a formal or official examination
insurrections 13 5 noun n noun • organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
intellections 13 5 noun n noun • the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
interjections 13 5 noun n noun • an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
• the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
introjections 13 5 noun n noun • (psychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego
• (psychology) unconscious internalization of aspects of the world (especially aspects of persons) within the self in such a way that the internalized representation takes over the psychological functions of the external objects
introspections 14 5 noun n noun • the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
lections 8 3 noun n noun • The act of reading.
• A reading of a religious text; a lesson to be read in church etc.
midsections 11 4 noun n noun • the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
misconnections 14 5 noun n
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misdirections 13 5 noun n noun • an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
• incorrect directions or instructions
• management that is careless or inefficient
• the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something
nonconnections 14 5 noun n
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nonelections 12 4 noun n
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perfections 11 4 noun n noun • the state of being without a flaw or defect
• an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
• the act of making something perfect
predilections 13 5 noun n noun • a predisposition in favor of something
• a strong liking
prelections 11 4 verb, noun v, n
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preselections 13 5 noun n
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projections 11 4 noun n noun • a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
• the projection of an image from a film onto a screen
• a planned undertaking
• any structure that branches out from a central support
• any solid convex shape that juts out from something
• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else
• the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality
• the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction
• the act of projecting out from something
• the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
recollections 13 5 noun n noun • the ability to recall past occurrences
• the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
• something recalled to the mind
reconnections 13 5 noun n
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