creationcre‧a‧tion /kriˈeɪʃən/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun 
the creation of 2,000 new jobs the creation of a single European currency a job creation scheme2[countable] something that has been created: The dress is a stunning creation in green, gold, and white. Most countries have systems of government that are relatively modern creations.3the Creation the act by God, according to the Bible, of making the universe, including the world and everything in it4[uncountable] literary the whole universe and all living things
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Agatha Christie's greatest fictional creation was the Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot.
- Another of Marc's creations is a skirt with hand-painted flowers.
- Are we the only thinking species in creation?
- Chef Michael Almay's creations will make you want to come back again and again.
- In addition to job creation, the plan envisioned improving the quality of the labor force through education and training programs.
- The trend has hurt the pace of factory job creation nationwide, economists said.
- To avoid the creation of extra synonyms, the file has to be loaded in two passes.
- We will support the creation by the police of new Racial attacks Squads to monitor and coordinate action against racially-motivated attacks.
Longman Language Activatorsomething that someone has invented
· The Hydro-Ram is an invention which makes it easier for firemen to get people out of crashed cars.· The wedge is an important early mechanical invention.· More than any other single invention, writing has transformed human consciousness.
something such as a completely new fashion, a character in a book etc, that someone has invented using their imagination: · Agatha Christie's greatest fictional creation was the Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot.· Chef Michael Almay's creations will make you want to come back again and again.
something new that is being used for the first time, or a new way of doing something: · In those days, the automobile was a recent innovation.· Electric lighting was still considered a daring innovation when it was installed in my grandfather's house.innovation in: · Innovations in information technology have completely transformed the way students work.
something that a particular person invented, especially something such as an idea, method, or system: brainchild of: · The new computer system is the brainchild of our systems manager.· A new game, the brainchild of Andrew Wilson, was launched in 1999.
when something is made when something is produced - use this especially about the number of things produced in a factory or in a particular industry: · As demand for the drug has grown, cocaine production has skyrocketed.· Bulmers will be making around 40 million gallons of cider this year -- half Britain's total production.production of: · Most caustic soda is used in the production of aluminium.
the number of things made in a particular factory, industry, or country: · Output is up 30% on last year.· In manufacturing alone, smaller firms account for one in three jobs and a quarter of the total output. output of: · There has been a huge increase in the output of children's books.
the part of industry that produces goods in factories: · We now have fewer factories and fewer workers in manufacturing than a decade ago.· In recent years, Botswana's manufacturing industry has grown and the country produces soap and dairy produce.
when goods are produced in factories: · Systems of this type have been used in car manufacture.the manufacture of something: · The firm now employs 640 people in the manufacture of frozen foods.
when something such as a new system, organization, or way of doing something is started: · The report proposed the creation of an independent Scottish parliament.· the creation of an information system for senior managers
when things are made in factories in order to be sold, or a company that does this: · Government money was poured into the economy in order to encourage industry.manufacturing industry: · Manufacturing industry was virtually wiped out in the UK during the 1980s.the steel/clothing/electronics etc industry: · Wages in the clothing industry were found to be lower than in any other sector.
WORD SETSbackwater, nounbank, nounbank, verbbare, adjectivebarrier reef, nounbay, nounbayou, nounbeach, nounbeck, nounbelt, nounbillow, nounbiting, adjectivebitter, adjectiveblack ice, nounblast, nounblazing, adjectivebleach, verbblizzard, nounblow, verbblowy, adjectivebluff, nounbluster, verbblustery, adjectivebog, nounboiling, adjectiveboulder, nounbracing, adjectivebreaker, nounbreeze, nounbreezy, adjectivebrook, nounbrush, nounbrushwood, nounburn, nounbutte, nouncanyon, nouncascade, nouncataract, nouncave, nouncavern, nounchange, verbchasm, nounchoppy, adjectiveclap, nounclear, verbclement, adjectivecliff, nouncloud, nouncloudburst, nouncloudy, adjectivecoast, nouncoastal, adjectivecoastline, nouncone, nouncopse, nouncountry, nouncranny, nouncrater, nouncreation, nouncreep, verbcrisp, adjectivecrosswind, nouncumulus, nouncyclone, noundale, noundell, noundense, adjectivedew, noundewdrop, noundewfall, noundewy, adjectivedisgorge, verbdog days, noundownpour, noundownriver, adverbdownstream, adverbdownwind, adverbdrift, verbdrift, noundriftwood, noundrizzle, noundrop, verbdrop, noundrought, noundry, adjectivedry land, noundull, adjectivedune, nounduster, noundust storm, nouneast, adjectiveeddy, nounelectrical storm, nounequable, adjectiveeye, nounface, nounfail, verbfair, adjectivefall, nounfell, nounfen, nounfield, nounfierce, adjectivefiord, nounfirth, nounfjord, nounflood, verbflood, nounflood tide, nounflotsam, nounflow, nounflow, verbflower, nounflurry, nounfog, nounfogbound, adjectivefoggy, adjectivefoothill, nounfoothold, nounford, nounforeshore, nounforest, nounfoul, adjectivefreak, adjectivefreeze, nounfresh, adjectivefreshen, verbfreshwater, adjectivefrost, nounfury, noungale, noungale force, adjectivegap, noungentle, adjectivegeyser, nounglacial, adjectiveglen, noungnarled, adjectivegrassy, adjectivegreen, adjectivegreenery, nounground, nounground level, noungulley, noungully, noungust, noungust, verbgusty, adjectivehail, nounhailstone, nounhailstorm, nounhaze, nounheadwind, nounheath, nounheather, nounheat wave, nounhigh tide, nounhigh water, nounhill, nounhillock, nounhillside, nounhill station, nounhilly, adjectivehoarfrost, nounhot spring, nounhummock, nounhurricane, nounice, nouniceberg, nounice cap, nouninclement, adjectiveincline, nounIndian summer, nouninland, adjectiveinland, adverbinlet, nouninshore, adverbisland, nounisle, nounislet, nounjetsam, nounjungle, nounknoll, nounlake, nounlakeside, adjectiveledge, nounlightning, nounlip, nounloch, nounlough, nounlow tide, nounlow water, nounmarshland, nounmeadow, nounmere, nounmild, adjectivemillpond, nounmire, nounmist, nounmisty, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmonsoon, nounmoonless, adjectivemoor, nounmoorland, nounMother Nature, nounmound, nounmountain, nounmountainous, adjectivemountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmouth, nounmudflat, nounmull, nounmurmur, verbmurmur, nounnarrows, nounnestle, verbnew moon, nounnook, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectivenotch, nounoasis, nounonshore, adjectiveooze, nounoutcrop, nounovercast, adjectiveozone, nounpack ice, nounpalisade, nounpanorama, nounparch, verbparched, adjectivepass, nounpatchy, adjectivepeak, nounpeal, nounpeasouper, nounpebble, nounpelt, verbpenumbra, nounperishing, adjectivepinewood, nounpinnacle, nounpitiless, adjectivepond, nounpour, verbprecipice, nounprospect, nounpuddle, nounquicksand, nounradiate, verbraging, adjectiverain, nounrainbow, nounrain drop, nounrainfall, nounrainstorm, nounrainwater, nounrainy, adjectiverange, nounrapids, nounrarefied, adjectiveravine, nounraw, adjectiverecede, verbreedy, adjectivereef, nounreservoir, nounridge, nounrift, nounrime, nounrise, verbrise, nounrock, nounrocky, adjectiveroll, verbrolling, adjectiverough, adjectiverural, adjectivescenery, nounscud, verbsea breeze, nounsea mist, nounset, verbshore, nounsky, nounslope, nounsludge, nounsnow, nounsnowbound, adjectivesnow-capped, adjectivesnowdrift, nounsnowfall, nounsnowflake, nounsnowstorm, nounsnowy, adjectivesouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheaster, nounsoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivespinney, nounspring, nounstream, nounsullen, adjectivesultry, adjectivesummer, nounsummit, nounsun, nounsundown, nounsun-drenched, adjectivesunrise, nounsunset, nounsunshine, nounswamp, nounsweep, verbswollen, adjectivetempestuous, adjectivethaw, verbthaw, nounthicket, nounthin, adjectivethunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetide, nountreeless, adjectivetree-lined, adjectivetrough, nounturf, nountussock, nountwilight, nounvale, nounvalley, nounverdant, adjectivevisibility, nounvoid, nounwashout, nounwater, nounwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwaterside, nounwaterspout, nounwax, verbwest, adjectivewest, adverbwestbound, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewesternmost, adjectivewestward, adverbwet, adjectivewhirlpool, nounwhirlwind, nounwhite horses, nounwhitewater, nounwild, adjectivewill o' the wisp, nounwind, nounwindstorm, nounwindswept, adjectivewindy, adjectivewood, nounwooded, adjectivewoodland, nounwoodsy, adjectivewoody, adjectivezephyr, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a job creation schemeCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
a job creation scheme· These are the winners: the new lords of creation.· Atkinson believed that in order to avoid a similar disappointment with his new creation, he would have to leave the company.· But in marriage a kind of new creation takes place.· When this new creation is shown to a human, it might then extend or alter his ideas.· The fusing of maleness and femaleness results in a unique and finite new creation.· This reveals that out of the destruction a new creation can emerge.· Because of its dissolution the Länder established after 1945 were largely new creations.· Watch the experts make delicious new creations and old favourites.
NOUN· The scheme offers a tailor-made development package involving support for job creation, project development and training.· In all other business size categories, job creation either remained constant or actually declined.· In job creation terms its return on the £170 million so far invested has been small.· Shared inefficiency is no answer. Job creation is the wrong focus.· The latter is specifically for revenue expenditure for activities such as training; the emphasis is on job creation.· That is already improving our competitiveness and we shall see its effects on job creation before much longer.
· Another issue, providing a constant theme, was the role of the school in promoting wealth creation.· At least in the short term, wealth creation results in increased selfishness.· We have always argued that the main motivation for government funding of research should be wealth creation.· It regards the private sector as the source of wealth creation, part of which is used to subsidize the public sector.· There is approval ofthe free market for wealth creation and many of the economic policies this entails.· On the issues of the future, especially on wealth creation and technological change, Labour had little to say.· And social services suffered too, as they always will when wealth creation is despised.· Indeed, education itself has an added value that is a form of wealth creation.
VERB· Secondly, pen-based interfaces allow the creation of sketches and drawings.· Representation allows for the creation of images of experiences, including affective experiences.· This obviously saves much time and effort as well as allowing for the creation of more imaginatively produced work.· Most programs, for example, allow for the creation of stationery.· More importantly, the practice allows the creation of a pluralistic culture.· A larger tagged corpus would allow the creation of a more accurate syntactic model.· The first question concerns the extent to which preconceptions about evolution should be allowed to influence the creation of classifications.· Secondly, it has allowed the creation of entirely new products and markets.
· Nevertheless, the government in 1983 announced the creation of Freeports.· Emap recently announced the creation of Emap Digital which will support the development of all group investments in internet and new media.
· To honour his compatriot, the Provençal poet Frédéric Mistral, he calls his creation carré d'agneau Mistral.· Leal has been calling for the creation of an open and competitive bidding procedure for architects, consultants and engineers.· Later the newspapers called this creation Boomfood.· James Hogg in 1894 called for creation of the railroad to bolster prison operations.
· The scheme offers a tailor-made development package involving support for job creation, project development and training.· Marketing, design, manufacturing, suppliers, buyers are all involved in the creation of the successful product.· This would involve the creation of the world's longest and deepest electrical transmission line.· A crucial innovation strategy has therefore involved the creation of new agencies for this purpose.· Another strategy involves the creation of country parks which have the main function of recreation.· The research will involve the creation of a computer database of segmental information for 100 of the largest publicly quoted companies.· The Catholic church is involved in job creation, but they are not businessmen.· This involves the creation of small teams who need to be able to turn their hands to a wide variety of tasks.
· Yet this interventionism has not led to the creation of anything approaching an Executive Office.· The increasing complexity of construction projects also should lead to the creation of more manager jobs.· Castro shows no signs of allowing any market policies to lead to the creation of opposition political parties or freedom of expression.· The influence of works such as Brittania led to the creation of private collections, and so to the formation of private museums.· Several resulted in judgments or settlements leading to the creation of majority-black election districts.· Morgan's work offered to Marx and Engels the early history of the processes which led to the creation of capitalism.· This has led to the creation of a moral panic on campuses.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
- Delegates, however, decided against the creation of this post.
- Edward's generosity extended beyond the creation of earls.
- I believe there is a direct correlation between the creation of job opportunities and the number of nominees you see every year.
- Proceeds from the auction will be used for restoration projects and the creation of small provincial museums.
- The shrines might have commemorated the creation of the palaces themselves.
- The state-sponsored agro-industrial cooperatives are the focal point for this discussion of the creation of an industrial proletariat.
- There were further difficulties when one began thinking about the numbers of animals required at the Creation.
- This obviously saves much time and effort as well as allowing for the creation of more imaginatively produced work.
WORD FAMILYnouncreationcreativitycreatorcreativenessverbcreaterecreateadjectivecreative ≠ uncreativeadverbcreatively
1[uncountable] the act of creating somethingcreation of the creation of 2,000 new jobs the creation of a single European currency a job creation scheme2[countable] something that has been created: The dress is a stunning creation in green, gold, and white. Most countries have systems of government that are relatively modern creations.3the Creation the act by God, according to the Bible, of making the universe, including the world and everything in it4[uncountable] literary the whole universe and all living things