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Sounds | ahteh'nshahn |
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Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | The process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others. |
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Synonyms | attending |
Narrower | attentiveness, heed, regard, paying attention; clock-watching; ear; eye; notice, observation, observance; notice |
Broader | basic cognitive process |
Contrary | inattention |
Adjectives | attentional |
Verbs | attend |
Meaning | The work of caring for or attending to someone or something. |
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Examples | "the old car needed constant attention" |
Synonyms | care, aid, tending |
Narrower | hair care, haircare, hairdressing; maternalism; babysitting, baby sitting; pet sitting; dental care; first aid; treatment; incubation; livery; manicure; pedicure; nourishment; nursing; tender loving care, TLC; nurturance; personal care; skin care, skincare; faith healing, faith cure; tree surgery; healthcare, health care |
Broader | work |
Verbs | attend |
Meaning | A general interest that leads people to want to know more. |
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Examples | "She was the center of attention" |
Narrower | foil, enhancer |
Broader | attraction, attractor, attracter, attractive feature, magnet |
Verbs | attend |
Meaning | A courteous act indicating affection. |
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Examples | "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions" |
Broader | courtesy |
Meaning | The faculty or power of mental concentration. |
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Examples | "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention" |
Narrower | concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion; mental note; watchfulness, vigilance, alertness |
Broader | faculty, mental faculty, module |
Verbs | attend |
Meaning | A motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together. Assumed by military personnel during drill or review. |
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Examples | "the troops stood at attention" |
Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine |
Attributes | attentive; inattentive |
Broader | stance |