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- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the condition of being excessively full, especially the condition of a road or highway being overly filled with traveling vehicles or pedestrians.
Congestion could be reduced if more people used public transportation. |
| definition 2: |
excessive mucous in the nasal passages or sinuses
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| definition 3: |
in pathology, an excessive accumulation of blood in an organ or vessel.
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adjective + (n.)congestion
acute,
added,
bronchial,
chronic,
downtown,
driving,
express,
extreme,
future,
growing,
heavy,
increased,
increasing,
massive,
nasal,
optimal,
pulmonary,
reduced,
relieving,
runny,
rush-hour,
severe,
sore,
suburban,
swelling,
urban,
venous,
worsening
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verb + (n.)congestion
aggravate,
alleviate,
avoid,
bypass,
cause,
clear,
commute,
complain,
contribute,
cough,
create,
curb,
ease,
eliminate,
escape,
exacerbate,
fear,
flee,
house,
increase,
lessen,
loosen,
minimize,
mount,
reduce,
relieve,
solve,
sprawl
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(n.)congestion
+ verb
choke, conserve, decrease, improve, limit, occur, price, wheeze, worsen
noun + (n.)congestion
aches,
area,
automobile,
bandwidth,
bay,
bridge,
capacity,
chest,
dent,
ease,
freeway,
growth,
highway,
implementation,
improvement,
infection,
lane,
mile,
network,
noise,
nose,
obstruction,
parking,
protocol,
rail,
rebound,
reduction,
remedy,
rhinitis,
road,
roadway,
shortage,
sinus,
solution,
sprawl,
symptom,
throat,
traffic,
transportation,
vehicle,
wiring
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The word congestion
contains the following part:
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
ablation, abrasion, accession, action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, compassionate, conclusion, condition, confusion, congestion, construction, direction, diction, dictionary, exclusion, expedition, fusion, illusion, immersion, incision, interaction, inquisition, mission, nation, omission, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, rendition, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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