7- and 8-letter words ending with the suffix -TION with definitions
135 total entries across 2 section(s)
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | ALATION | S | [n. -S] · the state of having wings |
| — | AMOTION | S | [n. -S] · the removal of a corporate officer from his office |
| — | AUCTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to sell publicly to the highest bidder |
| — | BASTION | S | [n. -S] · a fortified place |
| — | CAPTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to provide with a title |
| — | CAUTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to warn «to make aware of impending or possible danger» |
| — | COITION | S | [n. -S] · coitus «sexual intercourse» / ----- { coition coitus § coitions coituses § coital § coitally } |
| — | DICTION | S | [n. -S] · choice and use of words in speech or writing |
| S | EDITION | S | [n. -S] · a particular series of printed material |
| DGR | ELATION | S | [n. -S] · a feeling of great joy |
| — | ELUTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of eluting «to remove by means of a solvent» |
| DR | EMOTION | S | [n. -S] · an affective state of consciousness |
| V | ENATION | S | [n. -S] · an outgrowth from the surface of an organ |
| — | FACTION | S | [n. -S] · a clique within a larger group |
| — | FICTION | S | [n. -S] · a literary work whose content is produced by the imagination |
| EF | LECTION | S | [n. -S] · a portion of sacred writing read in a church service |
| — | MENTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to refer to in a casual manner |
| — | ORATION | S | [n. -S] · a formal speech |
| N | OVATION | S | [n. -S] · an expression or demonstration of popular acclaim |
| — | PACTION | S | [n. -S] · a pact «an agreement» / ----- { pact paction § pactions pacts § pact paction pactions pacts } |
| — | PORTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to divide into shares for distribution |
| — | RUCTION | S | [n. -S] · a ruckus |
| — | SECTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to divide into sections «distinct parts» |
| — | STATION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to assign to a position |
| — | SUCTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to remove by the process of sucking |
| — | TACTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of touching «to be in or come into contact with» |
| — | TUITION | S | [n. -S] · a fee for instruction |
| FJ | UNCTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of anointing «to apply oil to as a sacred rite» |
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ABLATION | S | [n. -S] · surgical removal of a bodily part |
| — | ABLUTION | S | [n. -S] · a washing |
| — | ABORTION | S | [n. -S] · induced expulsion of a nonviable fetus |
| — | ADAPTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of adapting «to make suitable» - ADAPTIVE [a.] |
| — | ADDITION | S | [n. -S] · something added |
| — | ADNATION | S | [n. -S] · the state of being adnate «joined to another part or organ» |
| — | ADOPTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of adopting «to take into one's family by legal means» - ADOPTIVE [a.] |
| — | AERATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of aerating «to supply with air» |
| — | AGNATION | S | [n. -S] · the relationship of agnates |
| — | AMBITION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to seek with eagerness |
| — | AUDITION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to give a trial performance |
| — | AVIATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of aviating «to fly an aircraft» - AVIATIC [a.] (=aviatic) |
| — | CITATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of citing «to quote as an authority or example» - CITATORY [a.] |
| — | COACTION | S | [n. -S] · joint action |
| — | CONATION | S | [n. -S] · the inclination to act purposefully - CONATIVE [a.] |
| — | COOPTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of coopting «to elect or appoint» |
| — | CREATION | S | [n. -S] · something created |
| — | CURATION | S | [n. -S] · the work of a curator |
| — | DELATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of delating «to accuse» |
| — | DELETION | S | [n. -S] · the act of deleting «to remove written or printed matter» |
| — | DEMOTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of demoting «to lower in rank or grade» |
| — | DERATION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to free «as food» from rationing |
| — | DEVOTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of devoting «to give oneself wholly to» |
| — | DILATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of dilating «to make wider or larger» |
| — | DILUTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of diluting «to thin or reduce the concentration of» |
| — | DONATION | S | [n. -S] · something donated / ----- { donation donative § donations donatives § donative } |
| — | DOTATION | S | [n. -S] · an endowment |
| — | DURATION | S | [n. -S] · continuance in time |
| DRS | EDUCTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of educing «to draw forth or bring out» - EDUCTIVE [a.] |
| — | EGESTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of egesting «to discharge from the body» - EGESTIVE [a.] |
| DR | EJECTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of ejecting «to throw out forcibly» |
| S | ELECTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of electing «to select by vote for an office» |
| — | ENACTION | S | [n. -S] · the action of enacting |
| — | EQUATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of equating «to make equal» |
| — | ERECTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of erecting «to build» |
| — | ERUPTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of erupting «to burst forth» |
| — | EVECTION | S | [n. -S] · irregularity in the moon's motion |
| — | EVICTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of evicting «to expel by legal process» |
| — | EXACTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of exacting «to force the payment or yielding of» |
| — | EXERTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of exerting «to put into action» |
| — | FETATION | S | [n. -S] · the development of a fetus |
| — | FIXATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of fixating «to make stable or stationary» |
| — | FLECTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of bending «to curve» / ----- { flection flexion § flections flexions } |
| — | FRACTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to divide into portions |
| — | FRICTION | S | [n. -S] · the rubbing of one body against another |
| — | FRUITION | S | [n. -S] · the accomplishment of something desired |
| — | FUNCTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to be in action |
| — | GELATION | S | [n. -S] · the process of gelling |
| — | GUMPTION | S | [n. -S] · shrewdness |
| — | GYRATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of gyrating «to revolve or rotate» |
| — | HALATION | S | [n. -S] · a blurring of light in photographs |
| — | HIMATION | S | [n. -MATIA or -MATIONS] · a loose outer garment |
| — | IDEATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of ideating «to form an idea» |
| — | IGNITION | S | [n. -S] · the act of igniting «to set on fire» |
| — | ILLATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of inferring «to reach or derive by reasoning» |
| — | INACTION | S | [n. -S] · lack of action |
| — | IODATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of iodating «to iodize» |
| — | JUNCTION | S | [n. -S] · a place where things join |
| C | LAVATION | S | [n. -S] · the acting of washing |
| — | LAXATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of relaxing «to make less tense or rigid» |
| — | LEGATION | S | [n. -S] · the sending of an official envoy |
| — | LENITION | S | [n. -S] · a change in articulation |
| — | LIBATION | S | [n. -S] · a ceremonial pouring of a liquid |
| — | LIGATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of ligating «to bind» - LIGATIVE [a.] |
| — | LOBATION | S | [n. -S] · the formation of lobes |
| — | LOCATION | S | [n. -S] · the place where something is at a given moment |
| E | LOCUTION | S | [n. -S] · a particular form of expression |
| — | LUNATION | S | [n. -S] · the interval between two successive new moons |
| — | LUXATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of luxating «to put out of joint» |
| — | MONITION | S | [n. -S] · a warning |
| — | MUNITION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to furnish with war materiel |
| — | MUTATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of changing «to make different» - MUTATIVE [a.] |
| — | NATATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of swimming |
| — | NEGATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of negating «to nullify» |
| — | NIDATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of nidating «to become implanted in the uterus» |
| — | NOTATION | S | [n. -S] · a system of symbols |
| — | NOVATION | S | [n. -S] · the substitution of a new legal obligation for an old one |
| — | NUTATION | S | [n. -S] · an oscillatory movement of the axis of a rotating body |
| — | OBLATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of making a religious offering - OBLATORY [a.] |
| — | PETITION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to make a formal request |
| — | POSITION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to put in a particular location |
| — | POTATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of drinking |
| — | PUNITION | S | [n. -S] · the act of punishing; punishment |
| — | PUPATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of pupating «to pass through the pupal stage» |
| — | QUESTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to put a question «an inquiry» to |
| — | REACTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of reacting «to respond to a stimulus» |
| — | RELATION | S | [n. -S] · a significant association between two or more things |
| — | REMOTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of removing «to take or move away» |
| — | ROGATION | S | [n. -S] · the proposal of a law in ancient Rome~ |
| — | ROTATION | S | [n. -S] · the act or an instance of rotating - ROTATIVE [a.] |
| — | SANCTION | S | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to authorize |
| — | SEDATION | S | [n. -S] · the reduction of stress or excitement by the use of sedatives |
| — | SEDITION | S | [n. -S] · incitement of rebellion against a government |
| I | SOLATION | S | [n. -S] · the act of solating «to change to a fluid colloidal system» |
| — | SOLUTION | S | [n. -S] · a homogeneous liquid mixture |
| — | SORPTION | S | [n. -S] · the act or process of sorbing - SORPTIVE [a.] |
| — | STICTION | S | [n. -S] · the force required to begin to move a body that is in contact with another body |
| — | SUDATION | S | [n. -S] · excessive sweating |
| — | TAXATION | S | [n. -S] · the process of taxing |
| — | TRACTION | S | [n. -S] · the act of pulling or drawing over a surface - TRACTIVE [a.] |
| — | VACATION | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to take a vacation «a period of time devoted to rest and relaxation» |
| — | VENATION | S | [n. -S] · an arrangement of veins |
| — | VEXATION | S | [n. -S] · a cause of trouble |
| AE | VOCATION | S | [n. -S] · the work in which a person is regularly employed |
| — | VOLITION | S | [n. -S] · the power of choosing or determining |
| E | VOLUTION | S | [n. -S] · a spiral |
| O | ZONATION | S | [n. -S] · arrangement in zones |
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