12-Letter Words Ending: ACTIONS

• when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands

• the process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within it

• a contribution of money or assistance

• an act intending or showing kindness and good will

• a decrease in the density of something

• an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated

• the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

• a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance

• the act of withdrawing or removing something

• the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances

• an abstract painting

• preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else

• a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

• the consequence of being lengthened in duration

• the act of prolonging something

• (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

• the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together

• a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds

• the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

• mental turmoil

• an obstacle to attention

• an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations

• the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something