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Naturalization
The act or process of naturalizing, esp. of investing an alien with the rights and privileges of a native or citizen; also, the state of being naturalized.
Phonetics
The doctrine or science of sounds; especially those of the human voice; phonology.
Phonology
The science or doctrine of the elementary sounds uttered by the human voice in speech, including the various distinctions, modifications, and combinations of tones; phonetics. Also, a treatise ..
Transmogrification
The act of transmogrifying, or the state of being transmogrified; transformation.
Growth
That which has grown or is growing; anything produced; product; consequence; effect; result.
Inversion
Said of a chord, when one of its notes, other than its root, is made the bass.
Wing
Any similar member or instrument used for the purpose of flying.
Avatar
The descent of a deity to earth, and his incarnation as a man or an animal; -- chiefly associated with the incarnations of Vishnu.
Inversion
The act of inverting, or turning over or backward, or the state of being inverted.
Woodcut
An engraving on wood; also, a print from it. Same as Wood cut, under Wood.
Tormentor
One who, or that which, torments; one who inflicts penal anguish or tortures.
Interpolation
The act of introducing or inserting anything, especially that which is spurious or foreign.
Regeneration
The act of regenerating, or the state of being regenerated.
Asbestos
A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray, or green-gray color. The name is also given to a similar va..
Cloth
A fabric made of fibrous material (or sometimes of wire, as in wire cloth); commonly, a woven fabric of cotton, woolen, or linen, adapted to be made into garments; specifically, woolen fabrics, ..
Philology
Criticism; grammatical learning.
Paleography
An ancient manner of writing; ancient writings, collectively; as, Punic paleography.
Flat
A floor, loft, or story in a building; especially, a floor of a house, which forms a complete residence in itself.
Alteration
The act of altering or making different.
Differentiation
The act of differentiating.
Mutation
Change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
Etymology
That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and meaning.
Conversion
The act of turning or changing from one state or condition to another, or the state of being changed; transmutation; change.
Radicalism
The quality or state of being radical; specifically, the doctrines or principles of radicals in politics or social reform.
Derivation
A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.
Subtraction
The act or operation of subtracting or taking away a part.
Switch
A small, flexible twig or rod.
Reduction
The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; conversion to a given state or condition; diminution; conquest; as, the reduction of a body to powder; the reduction of things to order; the re..
Metamorphosis
Change of form, or structure; transformation.
Catalysis
Dissolution; degeneration; decay.
Sport
That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.
Transanimation
The conveyance of a soul from one body to another.
Metabolism
The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up and convert into their own proper substance the nutritive material brought to them by the blood, or by which they transform their ..
Permutation
The act of permuting; exchange of the thing for another; mutual transference; interchange.
Assimilation
The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a resemblance, likeness, or identity; also, the state of being so assimilated; as, the assimilation of one sound to another.
Notation
The act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures, or characters.
Version
A change of form, direction, or the like; transformation; conversion; turning.
Revolution
The act of revolving, or turning round on an axis or a center; the motion of a body round a fixed point or line; rotation; as, the revolution of a wheel, of a top, of the earth on its axis, etc...
Growth
The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity; increase in size, number, frequency, strength..
Cyclorama
A pictorial view which is extended circularly, so that the spectator is surrounded by the objects represented as by things in nature. The realistic effect is increased by putting, in the space ..
Teaser
One who teases or vexes.
Drop
The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as, a drop of water.
Shift
To change the clothing of; -- used reflexively.
Tableau
A striking and vivid representation; a picture.
Resolution
The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts. (b) The act of analyzing a complex notion, or solving a v..
Involution
The act of involving or infolding.
Hanging
of Hang
Change
To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change the countenance.
Displacement
The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
Multiplication
The act or process of multiplying, or of increasing in number; the state of being multiplied; as, the multiplication of the human species by natural generation.
Flipper
A broad flat limb used for swimming, as those of seals, sea turtles, whales, etc.
Transformation
The act of transforming, or the state of being transformed; change of form or condition.
Approximation
The act of approximating; a drawing, advancing or being near; approach; also, the result of approximating.
Evolution
The act of unfolding or unrolling; hence, in the process of growth; development; as, the evolution of a flower from a bud, or an animal from the egg.
Rag
To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.
Transit
The act of passing; passage through or over.
Screen
Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire screen.
Shift
To divide; to distribute; to apportion.
Addition
The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to subtraction or diminution.
Flat
Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane.
Transposition
The act of transposing, or the state of being transposed.
Metastasis
A spiritual change, as during baptism.
Passage
The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a bird..
Curtain
A hanging screen intended to darken or conceal, and admitting of being drawn back or up, and reclosed at pleasure; esp., drapery of cloth or lace hanging round a bed or at a window; in theate..
Modification
The act of modifying, or the state of being modified; a modified form or condition; state as modified; a change; as, the modification of an opinion, or of a machine; the various modifications ..
Transition
Passage from one place or state to another; charge; as, the transition of the weather from hot to cold.
Translation
The act of translating, removing, or transferring; removal; also, the state of being translated or removed; as, the translation of Enoch; the translation of a bishop.
Proportion
The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative relation; ratio; as, the proportion of the parts of a building, or o..
Fermentation
The process of undergoing an effervescent change, as by the action of yeast; in a wider sense (Physiol. Chem.), the transformation of an organic substance into new compounds by the action of ..
Reform
To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to amend; to correct; as, to reform a profligate ..
Transmigration
The act of passing from one country to another; migration.
Difference
The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quality in paper; a difference in degrees of heat,..
Wing
One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually modified for flight, but in the case of a few species of birds, as the ostrich, ..
Alchemy
An imaginary art which aimed to transmute the baser metals into gold, to find the panacea, or universal remedy for diseases, etc. It led the way to modern chemistry.
Progress
A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance
Integration
The act or process of making whole or entire.
Assumption
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting.
Reversal
Intended to reverse; implying reversal.
Division
The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.
Lapse
A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an unobserved or imperceptible progress or passing away,; -- restricted usually to immaterial things, or to figurative uses.
Reformation
The act of reforming, or the state of being reformed; change from worse to better; correction or amendment of life, manners, or of anything vicious or corrupt; as, the reformation of manners; ..
Practice
Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind; usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of rising early; the practice of making regular e..
Lexicology
The science of the derivation and signification of words; that branch of learning which treats of the signification and application of words.
Morphology
That branch of biology which deals with the structure of animals and plants, treating of the forms of organs and describing their varieties, homologies, and metamorphoses. See Tectology, and ..
Grammar
The science which treats of the principles of language; the study of forms of speech, and their relations to one another; the art concerned with the right use aud application of the rules of a ..
Batten
To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten.
Tab
The flap or latchet of a shoe fastened with a string or a buckle.
Scene
The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the stage.
Border
The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink.
Scenery
Assemblage of scenes; the paintings and hangings representing the scenes of a play; the disposition and arrangement of the scenes in which the action of a play, poem, etc., is laid; represent..
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