nations: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of nations
- combinations«Word Popularity Bar5/5
combination
- noun a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
- noun a coordinated sequence of chess moves
- noun a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
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explanation
- noun a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
account.
- the explanation was very simple
- I expected a brief account
- noun thought that makes something comprehensible
- noun a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
- examinations4/5
examination
- noun the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
scrutiny.
- noun a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
test; exam.
- when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions
- noun the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
- denominations4/5
denomination
- noun a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
- noun a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money
- he flashed a fistful of bills of large denominations
- noun a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
- donations4/5
donation
- noun a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
contribution.
- noun act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity
contribution.
- noun a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
- determinations4/5
determination
- noun the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
finding.
- the determination of molecular structures
- noun the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
purpose.
- his determination showed in his every movement
- he is a man of purpose
- noun the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
- inclinations4/5
inclination
- noun an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
tendency; disposition.
- he had an inclination to give up too easily
- a tendency to be too strict
- noun (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
inclination of an orbit.
- noun an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
- destinations4/5
destination
- noun the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
finish; goal.
- a crowd assembled at the finish
- he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view
- noun the ultimate goal for which something is done
terminus.
- noun the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
- hallucinations4/5
hallucination
- noun illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
- noun a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
delusion.
- he has delusions of competence
- his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination
- noun illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
- imaginations4/5
imagination
- noun the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
imaginativeness; vision.
- popular imagination created a world of demons
- imagination reveals what the world could be
- noun the ability to form mental images of things or events
mental imagery; imagery; imaging.
- he could still hear her in his imagination
- noun the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
- abominations3/5
abomination
- noun a person who is loathsome or disgusting
- noun hate coupled with disgust
odium; execration; abhorrence; detestation; loathing.
- noun a person who is loathsome or disgusting
- designations3/5
designation
- noun identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
appellation; appellative; denomination.
- noun the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
assignment; naming; appointment.
- the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
- noun identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
- nominations3/5
nomination
- noun the act of officially naming a candidate
- the Republican nomination for Governor
- noun the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election
- there was keen competition for the nomination
- his nomination was hotly protested
- noun the act of officially naming a candidate
- machinations3/5
machination
- noun a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
intrigue.
- noun a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
- incarnations3/5
incarnation
- noun a new personification of a familiar idea
embodiment; avatar.
- the embodiment of hope
- the incarnation of evil
- the very avatar of cunning
- noun (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ
- noun a new personification of a familiar idea
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termination
- noun a coming to an end of a contract period
expiration; expiry.
- the expiry of his driver's license
- noun a place where something ends or is complete
end point; endpoint; terminus.
- noun a coming to an end of a contract period
- illuminations3/5
illumination
- noun a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
light.
- follow God's light
- noun the degree of visibility of your environment
- noun a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- assassinations3/5
assassination
- noun an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
character assassination; blackwash.
- noun murder of a public figure by surprise attack
- noun an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
- discriminations3/5
discrimination
- noun unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
favouritism; favoritism.
- noun the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
secernment.
- noun unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
- vaccinations3/5
vaccination
- noun taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
inoculation.
- noun the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine
- noun taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
- alternations3/5
alternation
- noun successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
- a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes
- noun successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
- emanations3/5
emanation
- noun something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.)
- noun the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
emission.
- noun something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.)
- condemnations2/5
condemnation
- noun an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
disapprobation.
- his uncompromising condemnation of racism
- noun (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)
- noun an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
- ordinations2/5
ordination
- noun the status of being ordained to a sacred office
- noun logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
ordering; order.
- we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation
- noun the status of being ordained to a sacred office
- ruminations2/5
rumination
- noun a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
contemplation; reflection; reflexion; musing; thoughtfulness.
- noun (of ruminants) chewing (the cud)
- ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination
- noun a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
- eliminations2/5
elimination
- noun the act of removing or getting rid of something
riddance.
- noun the bodily process of discharging waste matter
excretion; excreting; voiding; evacuation.
- noun the act of removing or getting rid of something
- contaminations2/5
contamination
- noun the state of being contaminated
taint.
- noun a substance that contaminates
contaminant.
- noun the state of being contaminated
- recombinations2/5
recombination
- noun (physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles
- noun (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents
- noun (physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles
- coronations2/5
coronation
- noun the ceremony of installing a new monarch
enthronization; investiture; enthronement; enthronisation.
- noun the ceremony of installing a new monarch
- coordinations2/5
coordination
- noun the skillful and effective interaction of movements
- noun the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation
- noun the skillful and effective interaction of movements
- recriminations2/5
recrimination
- noun mutual accusations
- noun mutual accusations
- resignations2/5
resignation
- noun acceptance of despair
surrender.
- noun the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
- noun acceptance of despair
- laminations2/5
lamination
- noun a layered structure
- noun bonding thin sheets together
- noun a layered structure
- fascinations2/5
fascination
- noun the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
captivation.
- noun a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
enchantment; enthrallment; captivation.
- noun the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
- reincarnations2/5
reincarnation
- noun embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form)
- his reincarnation as a lion
- noun a second or new birth
rebirth; renascence.
- noun embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form)
- assignations2/5
assignation
- noun a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)
tryst.
- noun the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
allocation; parceling; apportionment; apportioning; allotment; parcelling.
- the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state
- noun a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)
- carnations2/5
carnation
- noun Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
Dianthus caryophyllus; gillyflower; clove pink.
- noun a pink or reddish-pink color
- noun Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
- intonations2/5
intonation
- noun rise and fall of the voice pitch
modulation; pitch contour.
- noun singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
- noun rise and fall of the voice pitch
- detonations2/5
detonation
- noun a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
explosion; blowup.
- noun the act of detonating an explosive
- noun a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
- peregrinations2/5
peregrination
- noun traveling or wandering around
- noun traveling or wandering around
- impersonations2/5
impersonation
- noun a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
caricature; imitation.
- noun pretending to be another person
imposture.
- noun a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
- divinations2/5
divination
- noun successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
- noun a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
prophecy.
- noun successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
- alienations1/5
alienation
- noun the feeling of being alienated from other people
estrangement; disaffection.
- noun separation resulting from hostility
estrangement.
- noun the feeling of being alienated from other people
- reexaminations1/5
reexamination
- noun (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination
redirect examination.
- noun a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
followup; review; follow-up.
- noun (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination
- dominations1/5
domination
- noun social control by dominating
- noun power to dominate or defeat
mastery; supremacy.
- mastery of the seas
- noun social control by dominating
- declinations1/5
declination
- noun a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
decline.
- noun a downward slope or bend
decline; descent; declivity; downslope; fall; declension.
- noun a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
- inseminations1/5
insemination
- noun the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)
- noun the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female
- noun the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)
- subordinations1/5
subordination
- noun the state of being subordinate to something
- noun the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class
hyponymy.
- noun the state of being subordinate to something
- culminations1/5
culmination
- noun a final climactic stage
apogee.
- their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development
- noun (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
- noun a final climactic stage
- profanations1/5
profanation
- noun blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
blasphemy; desecration; sacrilege.
- desecration of the Holy Sabbath
- noun degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening
- noun blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
- impregnations1/5
impregnation
- noun material with which something is impregnated
- the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue
- noun the process of totally saturating something with a substance
saturation.
- the impregnation of wood with preservative
- the saturation of cotton with ether
- noun material with which something is impregnated
- hydrogenations1/5
hydrogenation
- noun a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil
- food producers use hydrogenation to keep fat from becoming rancid
- noun a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil
- damnations1/5
damnation
- noun the act of damning
- noun the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell
eternal damnation.
- noun the act of damning
- invaginations1/5
invagination
- noun the condition of being folded inward or sheathed
introversion.
- noun the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
infolding; introversion; intussusception.
- the invagination of the blastula
- noun the condition of being folded inward or sheathed
- concatenations1/5
concatenation
- noun the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
- noun the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc
- it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances
- noun the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
- originations1/5
origination
- noun an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
origin; inception.
- noun the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
foundation; instauration; founding; introduction; creation; initiation; innovation; institution.
- she looked forward to her initiation as an adult
- the foundation of a new scientific society
- noun an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
- exterminations1/5
extermination
- noun complete annihilation
extinction.
- they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs
- noun the act of exterminating
liquidation.
- noun complete annihilation
- pollinations1/5
pollination
- noun transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant
pollenation.
- noun transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant
- calcinations1/5
calcination
- noun the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature
- noun the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature
- procrastinations1/5
procrastination
- noun the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
shillyshally; cunctation.
- noun slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
dilatoriness.
- noun the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
- ratiocinations1/5
ratiocination
- noun the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
conclusion.
- noun logical and methodical reasoning
- noun the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
- incriminations1/5
incrimination
- noun an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
blame; inculpation.
- his incrimination was based on my testimony
- the police laid the blame on the driver
- noun an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
- indoctrinations1/5
indoctrination
- noun teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically
- noun teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically
- fulminations1/5
fulmination
- noun thunderous verbal attack
diatribe.
- noun the act of exploding with noise and violence
- his fulminations frightened the horses
- noun thunderous verbal attack
- fractionations1/5
fractionation
- noun a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components
fractional process.
- noun separation into portions
- noun a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components
- lunations1/5
lunation
- noun the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
synodic month; lunar month; moon.
- noun the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
- disseminations1/5
dissemination
- noun the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
spreading; airing; public exposure.
- noun the property of being diffused or dispersed
diffusion.
- noun the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
- indignations1/5
indignation
- noun a feeling of righteous anger
outrage.
- noun a feeling of righteous anger
- vaticinations1/5
vaticination
- noun knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
prophecy; prognostication.
- noun knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
- paginations1/5
pagination
- noun the system of numbering pages
paging; page number; folio.
- noun the system of numbering pages
- redeterminations1/5
redetermination
- noun determining again
- noun determining again
- delaminations1/5
delamination
(Biol.) Formation and separation of laminæ or layers; one of the methods by which the various blastodermic layers of the ovum are differentiated. ✍ This process consists of a concentric splitting of the cells of the blastosphere into an outer layer (epiblast) and an inner layer (hypoblast). By the perforation of the resultant two-walled vesicle, a gastrula results similar to that formed by the process of invagination.
- zonations1/5
- evaginations1/5
- conations1/5
conation
(Philos.) The power or act which directs or impels to effort of any kind, whether muscular or psychical. Of conation, in other words, of desire and will. J. S. Mill.
- consignations1/5
consignation
The act of consigning; the act of delivering or committing to another person, place, or state. Obs.So is despair a certain consignation to eternal ruin. Jer. Taylor.
- criminations1/5
crimination
The act of accusing; accusation; charge; complaint. The criminations and recriminations of the adverse parties. Macaulay.
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