Words that rhyme with accouterment

  • accoutrement
    n 1: clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing [syn: accessory, accoutrement, accouterment]
  • habiliment
    n 1: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body [syn: clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment]
  • hutment
    n 1: an encampment of huts (chiefly military)
  • impediment
    n 1: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap] 2: any structure that makes progress difficult [syn: obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta]
  • implement
    n 1: instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end v 1: apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; "implement a procedure" 2: ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone"; [syn: enforce, implement, apply] [ant: exempt, free, relieve] 3: pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal" [syn: follow through, follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through]
  • impoundment
    n 1: placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law [syn: impoundment, impounding, internment, poundage]
  • incitement
    n 1: an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; "the incitement of mutiny" [syn: incitation, incitement] 2: needed encouragement; "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation" [syn: provocation, incitement] 3: something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action [syn: incitement, incitation, provocation] 4: the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion [syn: exhortation, incitement]
  • increment
    n 1: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population" [syn: increase, increment, growth] [ant: decrease, decrement] 2: the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" [syn: increase, increment] [ant: decrease, decrement]
  • indictment
    n 1: a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense [syn: indictment, bill of indictment] 2: an accusation of wrongdoing; "the book is an indictment of modern philosophy"
  • instrument
    n 1: a device that requires skill for proper use 2: the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease" [syn: instrument, tool] 3: a person used by another to gain an end [syn: instrument, pawn, cat's-paw] 4: (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right [syn: legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument] 5: the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process [syn: instrumental role, instrument] 6: any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds [syn: musical instrument, instrument] v 1: equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling 2: write an instrumental score for [syn: instrument, instrumentate] 3: address a legal document to
  • integument
    n 1: an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell
  • maltreatment
    n 1: cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse" [syn: maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse]
  • measurement
    n 1: the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" [syn: measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration]
  • medicament
    n 1: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease [syn: medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug]
  • merriment
    n 1: a gay feeling [syn: gaiety, merriment] 2: activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around" [syn: fun, merriment, playfulness]
  • misstatement
    n 1: a statement that contains a mistake
  • mistreatment
    n 1: the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother"
  • moment
    n 1: a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began" [syn: moment, minute, second, instant] 2: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" [syn: moment, mo, minute, second, bit] 3: at this time; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment" [syn: here and now, present moment, moment] 4: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence" [syn: consequence, import, moment] [ant: inconsequence] 5: a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force) 6: the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
  • monument
    n 1: a structure erected to commemorate persons or events [syn: memorial, monument] 2: an important site that is marked and preserved as public property 3: a burial vault (usually for some famous person) [syn: repository, monument]
  • nutriment
    n 1: a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals]
  • oddment
    n 1: a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold [syn: end, remainder, remnant, oddment] 2: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting [syn: curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity]
  • ointment
    n 1: semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation [syn: ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve] 2: toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin [syn: cream, ointment, emollient]
  • ornament
    n 1: something used to beautify [syn: decoration, ornament, ornamentation] v 1: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" [syn: decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify] 2: be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"
  • overstatement
    n 1: making to seem more important than it really is [syn: exaggeration, overstatement, magnification] [ant: understatement]
  • parliament
    n 1: a legislative assembly in certain countries 2: a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards [syn: fantan, sevens, parliament]
  • pediment
    n 1: a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof
  • predicament
    n 1: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" [syn: predicament, quandary, plight]
  • impartment
  • monofilament
  • overexcitement

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