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Rhymes with collection

col·lec·tion
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Four-or-more syllable rhymes

  • recollection — the act of re-collecting or the state of being re-collected.
  • redirection — to direct again.
  • reelection — the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
  • resurrection — the act of rising from the dead.
  • stage direction — an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements.
  • circumspection — Circumspection is cautious behaviour and a refusal to take risks.
  • conic section — one of a group of curves formed by the intersection of a plane and a right circular cone. It is either a circle, ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola, depending on the eccentricity, e, which is constant for a particular curve e = 0 for a circle; e<1 for an ellipse; e = 1 for a parabola; e>1 for a hyperbola
  • disaffection — the absence or alienation of affection or goodwill; estrangement; disloyalty: Disaffection often leads to outright treason.
  • disconnection — the act of disconnecting.
  • disinfection — to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
  • golden section — a ratio between two portions of a line, or the two dimensions of a plane figure, in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the sum of both: a ratio of approximately 0.618 to 1.000.
  • imperfection — an imperfect detail; flaw: a law full of imperfections.
  • insurrection — an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government.
  • interjection — the act of interjecting.
  • intersection — a place where two or more roads meet, especially when at least one is a major highway; junction.
  • introspection — observation or examination of one's own mental and emotional state, mental processes, etc.; the act of looking within oneself.
  • map projection — a projecting or protruding part. Synonyms: overhang, protrusion, jut.
  • predilection — a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach.
  • preelection — a choice or selection made beforehand.
  • quarter section — (in surveying and homesteading) a square tract of land, half a mile on each side, thus containing ¼ sq. mi. or 160 acres. Abbreviation: q.s.

Four-or-more syllable rhymes

  • angle of reflection — the angle that a beam of reflected radiation makes with the normal to a surface at the point of reflection
  • caesarean section — A Caesarean or a Caesarean section is an operation in which a baby is lifted out of a woman's womb through an opening cut in her abdomen.
  • conic projection — a map projection on which the earth is shown as projected onto a cone with its apex over one of the poles and with parallels of latitude radiating from this apex
  • focal infection — an infection in which bacteria are localized in some region, as the tonsils or the tissue around a tooth, from which they may spread to some other organ or structure of the body.
  • house of correction — a place for the confinement and reform of persons convicted of minor offenses and not regarded as confirmed criminals.
  • interconnection — to connect with one another.
  • overprotection — the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
  • writ of election — a writ by an executive authority requiring the holding of an election, especially one issued by a governor to require a special election for filling a vacancy in the representation from a state.

Four-or-more syllable rhymes

  • general election — U.S. Politics. a regularly scheduled local, state, or national election in which voters elect officeholders. Compare primary (def 15). a state or national election, as opposed to a local election.
  • mercator projection — a conformal projection on which any rhumb line is represented as a straight line, used chiefly in navigation, though the scale varies with latitude and areal size and the shapes of large areas are greatly distorted.
  • natural selection — the process by which forms of life having traits that better enable them to adapt to specific environmental pressures, as predators, changes in climate, or competition for food or mates, will tend to survive and reproduce in greater numbers than others of their kind, thus ensuring the perpetuation of those favorable traits in succeeding generations.
  • primary election — primary (def 15a).

Four-or-more syllable rhymes

  • urinary tract infection — infection of any part of the urinary tract, especially the urethra or bladder, usually caused by a bacterium, Escherichia coli, and often precipitated by increased sexual activity, vaginitis, enlargement of the prostate, or stress. Abbreviation: UTI.

Two-syllable rhymes

  • flexion — the act of bending.
  • section — a part that is cut off or separated.

Three-syllable rhymes

  • advection — the transference of heat energy in a horizontal stream of gas, esp of air
  • affection — If you regard someone or something with affection, you like them and are fond of them.
  • complexion — When you refer to someone's complexion, you are referring to the natural colour or condition of the skin on their face.
  • confection — You can refer to a sweet food that someone has made as a confection.
  • connection — A connection is a relationship between two things, people, or groups.
  • convection — Convection is the process by which heat travels through air, water, and other gases and liquids.
  • correction — Corrections are marks or comments made on a piece of work, especially school work, which indicate where there are mistakes and what are the right answers.
  • defection — the act or an instance of defecting
  • detection — Detection is the act of noticing or sensing something.
  • direction — the act or an instance of directing.
  • dissection — the act of dissecting.
  • infection — an act or fact of infecting; state of being infected.
  • inflection — modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.
  • injection — the act of injecting.
  • inspection — the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically: an inspection of all luggage on the plane.
  • objection — a reason or argument offered in disagreement, opposition, refusal, or disapproval.
  • perfection — the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
  • projection — a projecting or protruding part. Synonyms: overhang, protrusion, jut.
  • protection — the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
  • reflection — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
  • rejection — the act or process of rejecting.
  • rhythm section — band instruments, as drums or bass, that supply rhythm rather than harmony or melody.
  • selection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
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