| ABORTIONS | • abortions n. Plural of abortion. • ABORTION n. the induced expulsion of a nonviable fetus. |
| APPORTION | • apportion v. (Transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole. • apportion v. (Transitive) Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally. • APPORTION v. to portion out. |
| ASSERTION | • assertion n. The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment. • assertion n. Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted. • assertion n. A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence. |
| DESERTION | • desertion n. The act of deserting. • DESERTION n. the act of deserting. |
| DETORTION | • detortion n. The act of detorting, or the state of being detorted; a twisting or warping. • DETORTION n. (obsolete) the act of detorting; a twisting or warping, also DETORSION. |
| EXERTIONS | • exertions n. Plural of exertion. • EXERTION n. the act of exerting. |
| EXSERTION | • exsertion n. Protrusion; thrusting outward. • EXSERTION n. a protrusion. |
| EXTORTION | • extortion n. The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats. • EXTORTION n. the illegal securing of money by compulsion or violence. |
| INSERTION | • insertion n. The act of inserting, or something inserted. • insertion n. (Anatomy) The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle. • insertion n. (Genetics) The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation. |
| INTORTION | • intortion n. Alternative form of intorsion. • INTORTION n. a twist, a twine, also INTORSION. |
| PORTIONED | • portioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of portion. • PORTION v. to divide into shares for distribution. |
| PORTIONER | • portioner n. A person who receives a portion or share of something. • portioner n. (Scotland) The proprietor of a small portion of a larger piece of land; a laird of a small estate. • portioner n. A person, or a machine that delivers, or measures out portions. |
| RETORTION | • retortion n. Alternative form of retorsion. • RETORTION n. the act of retorting or throwing back, also RETORSION. |