creation
Other forms: creations
Use the noun creation to describe bringing something into existence, such as the creation of a new organization or the creation of a cutting-edge computer program.
Creation often describes the act of producing something for the first time, but it can also refer to the thing that's produced. In this sense, it often describes something involving artistic talent. If you write a short story, you'd probably ask your friends to read your artistic creation. Creation also can be used to refer to the universe in general. If your sister does something remarkable, you might say that in all of creation there's never been a sister like that.
Definitions of creation
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the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something newsynonyms: foundation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination
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the event that occurred at the beginning of something“from its creation the plan was doomed to failure”synonyms: conceptiontypes:fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization, impregnationcreation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plantcross-fertilisation, cross-fertilizationfertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same speciesself-fertilisation, self-fertilizationfertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individualsuperfecundationfertilization of two or more ova released during the same menstrual cycle by sperm from separate acts of coitus (especially by different males)superfetationfertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same timetype of:beginningthe event consisting of the start of something
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the human act of creatingsynonyms: creative activitytypes:erotica, porn, porno, pornography, smutcreative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desirere-creationthe act of creating againcreating from raw materialsthe act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into itproductionthe creation of value or wealth by producing goods and servicescreating by mental actsthe act of creating something by thinkingcreating by removalthe act of creating by removing somethingbakingmaking bread or cake or pastry etc.concoction, confectionthe act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of componentslaminationbonding thin sheets togetherformationcreation by mental activitydesign, designingthe act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)computer programing, computer programming, programing, programmingcreating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do somethingverbal creationcreating something by the use of speech and languageactualisation, actualization, realisation, realizationmaking real or giving the appearance of realityarts and craftsthe arts of decorative design and handicraftceramicsthe art of making and decorating potterydecalcomaniathe art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surfacedecoupagethe art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with vanish or lacquerglyptographycarving or engraving (especially on stones)gastronomythe art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good foodorigamithe Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)paintingcreating a picture with paintsperfumerythe art of making perfumesprintmakingartistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreenstopiarymaking decorative shapes by trimming shrubs or treesinventionthe act of inventingconceptualisation, conceptualization, formulationinventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentallygougethe act of gougingcutting, film editingthe activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a filmpastelthe art or process of creating drawings with pastel stickstype of:activityany specific behavior
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an artifact that has been brought into existence by someonetypes:classica creation of the highest excellencecompositionsomething that is created by arranging several things to form a unified wholeimprovisationa creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)master, master copy, originalan original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be maderepresentationa creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or somethingpiecean artistic or literary compositionadumbrationa sketchy or imperfect or faint representationartificial flowera handmade imitation of a blossomaudiograma visual representation of a person's sensitivity to sound, taken as part of a hearing testbooka number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edgecommercial artart used for commercial purposes (as in advertising)copya thing made to be similar or identical to another thingcosmographya representation of the earth or the heavenscrechea representation of Christ's nativity in the stable at Bethlehemcutaway, cutaway drawing, cutaway modela representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner partscyberartart that is produced with the help of computer hardware and softwaredecoupageart produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquerdeliverablesomething that can be provided as the product of developmentdiptycha painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)documentanything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marksdrawinga representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of linesecce homoa representation (a picture or sculpture) of Jesus wearing a crown of thornsgenrea class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or techniquegraphic artthe arts of drawing or painting or printmakinggrotesqueart characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plantsillustrationa visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understandjoban object worked on; a result produced by workingkitschexcessively gaudy or sentimental art; usually considered in bad tasteknit, knitting, knitworkneedlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machinemagazineproduct consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical objectmapa diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)mosaicart consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glassobjectificationa concrete representation of an abstract idea or principlepaste-upa composition of flat objects pasted on a board or other backingexposure, photo, photograph, pic, picturea representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive materialicon, ikon, image, picturea visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surfacepietaa representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesusplastic artthe arts of shaping or modeling; carving and sculptureprojectionthe representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular directionrubbingrepresentation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoalshadea representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)set, stage setrepresentation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic productionStation of the Crossa representation of any of the 14 stages in Christ's journey to Calvarytattingneedlework consisting of handmade lace made by looping and knotting a single thread on a small shuttletriptychart consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together)turneryproducts made on a lathepiece of work, worka product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thingwork of artart that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a painting or sculpture of artistic merit)articlenonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publicationmorceaua short literary or musical compositionfilm, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture showa form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movementafterpiecea brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a playfragmentan incomplete piecehiatusa missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)dancean artistic form of nonverbal communicationavataran electronic image representing a computer user
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everything that exists anywheretypes:closed universe(cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang; the visible matter is only 10 percent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark matternatural orderthe physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) lawsenvironment, nature(with 'the') the natural physical world including plants, animals, landscapes, etc.type of:natural objectan object occurring naturally; not made by man
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