- Types Of Speech
- You can use protraction as a noun in a sentence.
- About Protraction
- A 3 syllables noun and 11 letters with the letters a, c, i, n, o, p, r, and t, 7 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letter a. Protraction starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters p, pr, pro, prot, protr, and the ending characters are n, on, ion, tion, ction, ..
- Definition
- The act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks"
- Compound Words
- A compound word, protraction has more than one word within it. There's 4 words which are pro, traction, protract, and ion.
- Pig Latin
- Protraction in Pig Latin is said as "otractionpray or otractionprway".
- Unigram
- p | r | o | t | r | a | c | t | i | o | n
- Bigram
- pr | ro | ot | tr | ra | ac | ct | ti | io | on
- Trigram
- pro | rot | otr | tra | rac | act | cti | tio | ion
- Quadrigram
- prot | rotr | otra | trac | ract | acti | ctio | tion
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of prolonging something;
"there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" - the consequence of being lengthened in duration
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adjournal | |
| Adjournment | the termination of a meeting |
| Advance | the act of moving forward toward a goal |
| Advancement | gradual improvement or growth or development "advancement of knowledge" "great progress in the arts" |
| Agency | how a result is obtained or an end is achieved "a means of control" "an example is the best agency of instruction" "the true way to success" |
| Ancestry | inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline |
| Business | incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect "his business with the cane was hilarious" |
| Care | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order "he wrote the manual on car care" |
| Chase | the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" |
| Chronological Sequence |
View all cognitive synonyms for Protraction
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Protraction | the act of prolonging something "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" |
View English words with the unique letters used in protraction. Words With The Letters Acinoprt
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Draw Out | |
| Extend | extend one''s limbs or muscles, or the entire body "Stretch your legs!" "Extend your right arm above your head" |
| Keep Up | |
| Perpetuate | cause to continue or prevail "perpetuate a myth" |
| Prolong | lengthen in time cause to be or last longer "We prolonged our stay" "She extended her visit by another day" "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" |
| Protract | lengthen in time cause to be or last longer "We prolonged our stay" "She extended her visit by another day" "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" |
| Sustain | undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) "She suffered a fracture in the accident" "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars" "She got a bruise on her leg" "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Continuance | the act of continuing an activity without interruption |
| Continuation | the act of continuing an activity without interruption |
Protraction Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With P
- Ends With N
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