Nouns Containing CAT

Here's the list of all the 1766 Nouns Containing CAT in the English Language.

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education
1. the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
2. knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
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location
1. a point or extent in space; a point or extent in space
2. the act of putting something in a certain place
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category
1. a collection of things sharing a common attribute
2. a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
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application
1. the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
2. a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school
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communications
1. the discipline that studies the principles of transmitting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)
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communication
1. the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
2. something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
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catalog
1. a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things
2. a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically
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publication
1. a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
2. the act of issuing printed materials
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vacation
1. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
2. the act of making something legally void
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cat
1. feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
2. an informal term for a youth or man
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certificate
1. a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
2. a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends
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certification
1. the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on
2. confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
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identification
1. the act of designating or identifying something
2. evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing
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catalogue
1. a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically
2. a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things
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catch
1. a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
2. the quantity that was caught
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classification
1. the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
2. a group of people or things arranged by class or category
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notification
1. an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative
2. informing by words
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specification
1. a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
2. naming explicitly
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medication
1. (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
2. the act of treating with medicines or remedies
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catering
1. providing food and services
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authentication
1. a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity
2. validating the authenticity of something or someone
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modification
1. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
2. slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
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verification
1. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
2. (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement
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allocation
1. a share set aside for a specific purpose
2. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
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indicator
1. a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
2. a signal for attracting attention
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locator
1. a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims
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syndication
1. organizing into or administering as a syndicate
2. selling (an article or cartoon) for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time
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syndicate
1. a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
2. an association of companies for some definite purpose
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relocation
1. the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)
2. the act of changing your residence or place of business
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cattle
1. domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
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advocate
1. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
2. a lawyer who pleads cases in court
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indication
1. something that serves to indicate or suggest
2. the act of indicating or pointing out by name
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qualification
1. an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
2. the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea
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catalyst
1. (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
2. something that causes an important event to happen
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duplicate
1. something additional of the same kind
2. a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
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cathedral
1. any large and important church
2. the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese
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replication
1. the act of making copies
2. (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division
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justification
1. something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary
2. a statement in explanation of some action or belief
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duplication
1. a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
2. the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something
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dedication
1. complete and wholehearted fidelity
2. a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose
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catching
1. (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
2. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
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communicating
1. the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
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purification
1. the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
2. the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
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clarification
1. an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
2. the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
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educator
1. someone who educates young people
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fabrication
1. a deliberately false or improbable account
2. writing in a fictional form
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scattering
1. a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
2. the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
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telecommunication
1. (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
2. (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance
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locating
1. the act of putting something in a certain place
2. a determination of the place where something is
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indicative
1. a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
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pussycat
1. a person who is regarded as easygoing and agreeable
2. informal terms referring to a domestic cat
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tomcat
1. male cat
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communicator
1. a person who communicates with others
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revocation
1. the state of being cancelled or annulled
2. the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done
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caterpillar
1. a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
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implication
1. something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
2. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
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multiplication
1. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
2. a multiplicative increase
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catcher
1. (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
2. the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws
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cation
1. a positively charged ion
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predicate
1. (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula
2. one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
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amplification
1. addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
2. the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
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ratification
1. making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
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catchment
1. a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)
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catastrophe
1. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
2. a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
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diversification
1. the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)
2. the condition of being varied
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catfish
1. flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
2. large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
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unification
1. an occurrence that involves the production of a union
2. the state of being joined or united or linked
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invocation
1. a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
2. an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil
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scatter
1. a haphazard distribution in all directions
2. the act of scattering
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magnification
1. the act of expanding something in apparent size
2. the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object
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catheter
1. a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
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sophistication
1. uplifting enlightenment
2. a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
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simplification
1. an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity
2. elimination of superfluous details
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lubrication
1. the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant
2. an application of a lubricant to something
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eradication
1. the complete destruction of every trace of something
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cathode
1. a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device
2. the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
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adjudication
1. the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented
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republication
1. something that has been published again; a fresh publication (as of a literary work)
2. the act of publishing again
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complication
1. the act or process of complicating
2. a situation or condition that is complex or confused
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cataract
1. an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
2. a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice
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caterer
1. someone who provides food and service (as for a party)
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quantification
1. a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no')
2. the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something
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wildcat
1. an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
2. a cruelly rapacious person
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vocation
1. the particular occupation for which you are trained
2. a body of people doing the same kind of work
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categorization
1. a group of people or things arranged by class or category
2. the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
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detoxification
1. a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances
2. treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver)
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indemnification
1. a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
2. an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance
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disqualification
1. unfitness that bars you from participation
2. the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified
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duplicator
1. apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material
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caricature
1. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
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bobcat
1. small lynx of North America
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applicator
1. a device for applying a substance
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convocation
1. a group gathered in response to a summons
2. the act of convoking
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stratification
1. the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata
2. the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
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translocation
1. the transport of dissolved material within a plant
2. (genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts
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intoxication
1. the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
2. a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
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catalysis
1. acceleration of a chemical reaction induced by the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction
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dislocation
1. an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
2. the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
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muscat
1. any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes
2. wine from muscat grapes
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gratification
1. state of being gratified or satisfied
2. the act or an instance of satisfying
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reunification
1. the act of coming together again
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catwalk
1. narrow platform extending out into an auditorium
2. narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge)
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catechism
1. a series of questions put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
2. an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers
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truncation
1. the property of being truncated or short
2. the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
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catamaran
1. a boat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck
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flycatcher
1. any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
2. large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
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allocator
1. a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion
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provocation
1. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
2. something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
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desertification
1. the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land
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reclassification
1. classifying something again (usually in a new category)
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concatenation
1. the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
2. the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc
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catapult
1. a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
2. a device that launches aircraft from a warship
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copycat
1. someone who copies the words or behavior of another
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silicate
1. a salt or ester derived from silicic acid
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delicatessen
1. ready-to-eat food products
2. a shop selling ready-to-eat food products
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bifurcation
1. a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)
2. the place where something divides into two branches
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catheterization
1. the operation of introducing a catheter into the body
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reallocation
1. a share that has been allocated again
2. a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results)
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confiscation
1. seizure by the government
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intensification
1. action that makes something stronger or more extreme
2. the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)
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catnip
1. hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats
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collocation
1. a grouping of words in a sentence
2. the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
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electrification
1. the activity of thrilling or markedly exciting some person or group
2. the act of providing electricity
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demarcation
1. the boundary of a specific area
2. a conceptual separation or distinction
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rectification
1. (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation
2. the conversion of alternating current to direct current
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gasification
1. the process of changing into gas
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vacationing
1. the act of taking a vacation
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authenticator
1. one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity
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fortification
1. defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
2. the art or science of strengthening defenses
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adjudicator
1. a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes
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altercation
1. noisy quarrel
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codification
1. the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order
2. a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
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beautification
1. the act of making something more beautiful
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sanctification
1. a religious ceremony in which something is made holy
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bycatch
1. unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species
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falsification
1. any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
2. a willful perversion of facts
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vindication
1. the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.
2. the justification for some act or belief
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suffocation
1. killing by depriving of oxygen
2. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)
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provocateur
1. a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts
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fabricator
1. someone who tells lies
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catabolism
1. breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
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decathlon
1. an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
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fornication
1. voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other
2. extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
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categorisation
1. a group of people or things arranged by class or category
2. the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
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eutrophication
1. excessive nutrients in a lake or other body of water, usually caused by runoff of nutrients (animal waste, fertilizers, sewage) from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life; the decomposition of the plants depletes the supply of oxygen, leading to the death of animal life
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catalase
1. enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions as an oxidative catalyst; decomposes hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water
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obfuscation
1. confusion resulting from failure to understand
2. the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
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acidification
1. the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid
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hellcat
1. a malicious woman with a fierce temper
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solidification
1. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
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signification
1. the message that is intended or expressed or signified
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calcification
1. a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
2. tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts
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supplication
1. a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
2. a humble request for help from someone in authority
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triplicate
1. one of three copies; any of three things that correspond to one another exactly
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mortification
1. strong feelings of embarrassment
2. the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
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domestication
1. adaptation to intimate association with human beings
2. the attribute of having been domesticated
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bearcat
1. arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair
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catharsis
1. (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
2. purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
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cathartic
1. a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
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personification
1. a person who represents an abstract quality
2. representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
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evocation
1. imaginative re-creation
2. calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
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pontificate
1. the government of the Roman Catholic Church
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edification
1. uplifting enlightenment
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gentrification
1. the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents)
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glorification
1. a state of high honor
2. a portrayal of something as ideal
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explication
1. the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.
2. a detailed explanation of the meaning of something
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hecatomb
1. a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen
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deprecation
1. a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster
2. the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
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declassification
1. reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon
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cathouse
1. a building where prostitutes are available
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cataclysm
1. a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
2. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
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locative
1. the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb
2. A case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein.
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plication
1. an angular or rounded shape made by folding
2. the act of folding in parallel folds
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toccata
1. a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style
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abdication
1. a formal resignation and renunciation of powers
2. the act of abdicating
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nullification
1. the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress
2. the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
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catecholamine
1. any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland
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catechesis
1. oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation)
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excommunication
1. the state of being excommunicated
2. the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
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catena
1. a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)
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pizzicato
1. a note or passage that is played pizzicato
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cataloger
1. a librarian who classifies publications according to a categorial system
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catchphrase
1. a phrase that has become a catchword
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nitrification
1. the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound)
2. the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants)
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vilification
1. slanderous defamation
2. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
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syndicator
1. a businessman who forms a syndicate
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catty
1. any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
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extrication
1. the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
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borosilicate
1. a salt of boric and silicic acids
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reification
1. regarding something abstract as a material thing
2. representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
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desiccation
1. dryness resulting from the removal of water
2. the process of extracting moisture
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cattail
1. tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
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ossification
1. the developmental process of bone formation
2. the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material
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