Term: specialization: the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
Broader: change of state: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics | Unrelated: hatband: a band around the crown of a hat just above the brim
Broader: change of state: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics | Unrelated: spy: a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
Broader: change of state: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics | Unrelated: cremains: the remains of a dead body after cremation
Broader: change of state: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics | Unrelated: honeycomb: a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees
Broader: change of state: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics | Unrelated: labiodental consonant: a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth
Broader: change of state: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics | Unrelated: plier: someone who plies a trade
Broader: change of state: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics | Unrelated: marina: a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers
Broader: change of state: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics | Unrelated: meadow clary: tall perennial Old World salvia with violet-blue flowers; found in open grasslands
Broader: change of state: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics | Unrelated: immutability: the quality of being incapable of mutation
Broader: change of state: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics | Unrelated: clamp: a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together