| ABSTENTION | • abstention n. (Obsolete) The act of restraining oneself. • abstention n. The act of abstaining or refraining (from). • abstention n. The act of declining to vote on a particular issue. |
| ATTENTIONS | • attentions n. Plural of attention. • ATTENTION n. the act of attending. |
| CONTENTION | • contention n. Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle. • contention n. A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of… • contention n. (Computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource. |
| CONVENTION | • convention n. A meeting or gathering. • convention n. A formal deliberative assembly of mandated delegates. • convention n. The convening of a formal meeting. |
| DETENTIONS | • detentions n. Plural of detention. • DETENTION n. the act of detaining. |
| DISSENTION | • dissention n. Archaic form of dissension. • DISSENTION n. (US) dissension, also DISSENSION. |
| DISTENTION | • distention n. Alternative form of distension (“the act of distending”). • DISTENTION n. the act of distending, also DISTENSION. |
| INDENTIONS | • indentions n. Plural of indention. • INDENTION n. a blank space left at the beginning of a line, also INDENTATION. |
| INTENTIONS | • intentions n. Plural of intention. • INTENTION n. design, purpose. |
| INVENTIONS | • inventions n. Plural of invention. • INVENTION n. that which is invented; a contrivance. |
| LICENTIOUS | • licentious adj. Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled. • licentious adj. Disregarding accepted rules. • LICENTIOUS adj. characterized by license; abusive of freedom. |
| MENTIONERS | • mentioners n. Plural of mentioner. • MENTIONER n. one who mentions. |
| MENTIONING | • mentioning v. Present participle and gerund of mention. • MENTION v. to remark briefly. |
| OBTENTIONS | • obtentions n. Plural of obtention. • OBTENTION n. the act of obtending. |
| OBVENTIONS | • obventions n. Plural of obvention. • OBVENTION n. (obsolete) any incidental occurrence or advantage. |
| PREVENTION | • prevention n. The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting. • prevention n. (Medicine) Any measure intended to limit health-related risks (Such as information campaigns, vaccination… • prevention n. (Obsolete) The act of going, or state of being, before. |
| RETENTIONS | • retentions n. Plural of retention. • RETENTION n. the act of retaining. |
| SUBVENTION | • subvention n. A subsidy; provision of financial or other support. • subvention n. (Obsolete) The act of coming under. • subvention n. (Archaic) The act of relieving, as of a burden; support; aid; assistance; help. |
| SUSTENTION | • sustention n. Sustentation. • SUSTENTION n. the act of sustaining. |