Related Words for formation

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WordSyllablesCategories
shaping
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Noun, Verb
constitution
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Verb, Noun
organization
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Noun, Noun
establishment
x/xx
Noun, Noun
organisation
xxx/x
Noun, Noun
geology
x/xx
Noun, Noun
forming
/x
Verb
dissolution
xx/x
Noun
disintegration
xxx/x
Noun
coalescence
xx/x
Noun
crystallization
/xxxx
Noun
creation
x/x
Noun
structure
/x
Noun
development
x/xx
Noun
initiation
xxx/x
Noun
emergence
x/x
Noun
structuration
/x/x
Noun
reformation
xx/x
Noun
incorporation
xxx/x
Noun
deformation
xx/x
Noun
succession
x/x
Noun
outgrowth
/x
Noun
process
/x
Noun
evolution
xx/x
Noun
entrenchment
x/x
Noun
solidification
x/xx/x
Noun
association
xxx/x
Noun
composition
xx/x
Noun
aggregation
xx/x
Noun
propagation
xx/x
Noun
consolidation
xxx/x
Noun
mobilization
xxx/x
Noun
progression
x/x
Noun
expansion
x/x
Noun
restructuring
x/xx
Noun
reorganization
xxxx/x
Noun
precursor
x/x
Noun
growth
/
Noun
leading
/x
Verb
morphology
x/xx
Noun
genesis
/xx
Noun
incipient
x/xx
Adjective
involvement
x/x
Noun
fracturing
/xx
Noun
interpenetration
xxxx/x
Noun
accumulation
xxx/x
Noun
separation
xx/x
Noun
participation
xxx/x
Noun
materialization
x/xxx/x
Noun
preparation
xx/x
Noun
reorientation
x/xx/x
Noun
subsequent
/xx
Adjective
crystallisation
/xx/x
Noun
diffusion
x/x
Noun
buildup
/x
Noun
formalization
/xxxx
Noun
decomposition
xxx/x
Noun
disassociation
xx/x/x
Noun
movement
/x
Noun
destabilization
xxxx/x
Noun
nucleation
xx/x
Noun
relation
x/x
Noun
mechanism
/xxx
Noun
production
x/x
Noun
erosion
x/x
Noun
synthesis
/xx
Noun
oxidation
xx/x
Noun
accretion
x/x
Noun
condensation
xx/x
Noun
sedimentation
xxx/x
Noun
stabilization
xxx/x
Noun
perpetuation
xxx/x
Noun
dissociation
xxx/x
Noun
adhesion
x/x
Noun
dissolving
x/x
Verb
ejection
x/x
Noun
conception
x/x
Noun
placement
/x
Noun
orientation
xxx/x
Noun
unification
xxx/x
Noun
assembly
x/x
Noun
assembling
x/xx
Verb
making
/x
Noun
assemblage
x/x
Noun
uniting
x/x
Verb
convening
x/x
Noun
banding
/x
Noun
foundation
x/x
Noun
arrangement
x/x
Noun
grouping
/x
Noun
convocation
xx/x
Noun
figuration
xx/x
Noun
organizing
/xxx
Noun
founding
/x
Noun
massing
/x
Noun
union
/x
Noun
erection
x/x
Noun
building
/x
Noun
jointing
/x
Noun
construction
x/x
Noun
fashioning
/xx
Noun
agglomeration
xxx/x
Noun
coming together
/xx/x
Phrase, Noun
joining
/x
Verb
setting
/x
Noun
combining
x/x
Verb
constructing
x/x
Verb
joinder
/x
Noun
institution
xx/x
Noun
organising
xxxx
Verb
molding
/x
Noun
conformation
xx/x
Noun
formulation
xx/x
Noun
combination
xx/x
Noun
planning
/x
Noun
conglomeration
xxx/x
Noun
conjugation
xx/x
Noun
merger
/x
Noun
compilation
xx/x
Noun
gathering
/xx
Noun
bonding
/x
Noun
hematoma
/x/x
Adjective
micelle
x/
Adjective
abscess
/x
Adjective, Verb
stricture
/x
Adjective
vacuole
/x
Adjective
callus
/x
Adjective
zygote
/x
Adjective
crust
/
Adjective
tubule
/x
Adjective
silicide
xxx
Adjective
reticular
x/xx
Adjective
cyst
/
Adjective
polyp
/x
Adjective
colony
/xx
Adjective
scar
/
Adjective
ascites
xx
Adjective
vitro
/x
Adjective
acquisition
xx/x
Noun
advent
/x
Noun, Verb
amalgamation
xxx/x
Noun
appearance
x/x
Noun
appropriation
xxx/x
Noun
aquifer
/xx
Noun
array
x/
Noun, Verb
arrival
x/x
Noun
at
/
Noun, Adjective
authoring
/xx
Noun
background
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
beach
/
Noun, Verb
bench
/
Noun, Verb
birth
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
body
/x
Noun, Verb
born
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
center
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
chain
/
Noun, Verb
characteristic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
cliff
/
Noun
coaching
/x
Noun
colonisation
/xx/x
Noun
colonization
xxx/x
Noun
comfort
/x
Noun, Verb
composed
x/
Adjective
comprised
x/
Verb
con
/
Noun, Verb
conclusion
x/x
Noun
configuration
xxx/x
Noun
consequent
/xx
Adjective, Noun
constant
/x
Adjective, Noun
constituent
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
constituted
/xxx
Adjective
constitutional
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
coral
/x
Noun, Adjective
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
create
x/
Verb, Adjective
creative
x/x
Adjective, Noun
cycled
/x
Verb, Adjective
definition
xx/x
Noun
degree
x/
Noun
delta
/x
Noun, Verb
depression
x/x
Noun
design
x/
Noun, Verb
drafting
/x
Noun
drainage
/x
Noun
echelon
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
educated
/xxx
Adjective
education
xx/x
Noun
elaboration
xxx/x
Noun
elevation
xx/x
Noun
establish
x/x
Verb
exchange
x/
Noun, Verb
facility
x/xx
Noun
fitness
/x
Noun
flank
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
flats
/
Adjective
fleet
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
flight
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
foot
/
Noun, Verb
foreshore
xx
Noun
forging
/x
Noun
formative
/xx
Adjective, Noun
formulate
/xx
Verb
fountain
/x
Noun, Verb
from
/
Verb
generation
xx/x
Noun
grief
/
Noun, Verb
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
how
/
Adverb, Noun
hydrate
/x
Noun, Verb
inception
x/x
Noun
incline
x/
Noun, Verb
inculcation
/xxx
Noun
induction
x/x
Noun
installation
xx/x
Noun
instruction
x/x
Noun
introduction
xx/x
Noun
investment
x/x
Noun
knowledge
/x
Noun, Verb
lakefront
/x
Noun, Adjective
learning
/x
Noun
line
/
Noun, Verb
lineup
/x
Noun
luke
/
Name, Adjective
makeup
/x
Noun, Verb
massif
x/
Noun
membership
/xx
Noun, Verb
metalwork
/xx
Noun
mobilisation
xxx/x
Noun
mountain chain
/x/
Phrase, Noun
mountain range
/x/
Phrase, Noun
mouth
/
Noun, Verb
oceanfront
xxx
Noun, Adjective
onset
/x
Noun, Verb
operation
xx/x
Noun
outflow
/x
Noun, Verb
outpouring
x/x
Noun
panel
/x
Noun, Verb
parade
x/
Noun, Verb
proceeds
x/
Noun
product
/x
Noun, Verb
qualification
xxx/x
Noun
range
/
Noun, Verb
raster
/x
Noun, Verb
rear
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
reconfiguration
xxxx/x
Noun
reef
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
regimentation
xxx/x
Noun
relict
x/
Noun, Adjective
reshaping
x/x
Noun
retraining
x/x
Noun
ridge
/
Noun, Verb
rifling
/x
Noun
rig
/
Noun, Verb
scree
/
Noun, Verb
secondary
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
settlement
/xx
Noun
shore
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
side
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
skills
/
Noun
slope
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
split
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
spring
/
Noun, Verb
squadron
/x
Noun, Verb
strata
/x
Noun
talus
/x
Noun
teaching
/x
Noun
train
/
Noun, Verb
trainee
//
Noun
trainer
/x
Noun
troops
/
Noun
unionization
xxx/x
Noun
upbringing
/xx
Noun
vein
/
Noun, Verb
water level
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
water table
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
wing
/
Noun, Verb
wording
/x
Noun
tell
/
Verb, Noun
headlines
/x
Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
expression
x/x
Noun
stovepipe
/x
Noun, Verb
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
literally
/xxx
Adverb
collocation
xx/x
Noun
chunk
/
Noun, Verb
cluster
/x
Noun, Verb
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
sorta
/x
Adverb
vernacular
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
standard
/x
Adjective, Noun
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
save
/
Verb, Noun