Words that rhyme with adorn
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acorn
n 1: fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base -
airborne
adj 1: moved or conveyed by or through air -
baseborn
adj 1: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" [syn: base, baseborn, humble, lowly] 2: illegitimate [syn: base, baseborn] -
bighorn
n 1: a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana [syn: Bighorn, Bighorn River] 2: wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns [syn: bighorn, bighorn sheep, cimarron, Rocky Mountain bighorn, Rocky Mountain sheep, Ovis canadensis] -
blackthorn
n 1: a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits [syn: blackthorn, sloe, Prunus spinosa] 2: erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries [syn: blackthorn, pear haw, pear hawthorn, Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus tomentosa] -
born
adj 1: brought into existence; "he was a child born of adultery" [ant: unborn] 2: being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent" [syn: natural, born(p), innate(p)] n 1: British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970) [syn: Born, Max Born] -
bourn
n 1: an archaic term for a boundary [syn: bourn, bourne] 2: an archaic term for a goal or destination [syn: bourn, bourne] -
buckthorn
n 1: a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments 2: any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia 3: an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions [syn: English plantain, narrow-leaved plantain, ribgrass, ribwort, ripple- grass, buckthorn, Plantago lanceolata] -
bullhorn
n 1: a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier [syn: bullhorn, loud hailer, loud-hailer] -
corn
n 1: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times [syn: corn, maize, Indian corn, Zea mays] 2: the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal 3: ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food [syn: corn, edible corn] 4: a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes [syn: corn, clavus] 5: (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland) 6: whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn [syn: corn whiskey, corn whisky, corn] 7: something sentimental or trite; "that movie was pure corn" v 1: feed (cattle) with corn 2: preserve with salt; "corned beef" -
dehorn
v 1: prevent the growth of horns of certain animals 2: take the horns off (an animal) -
firstborn
adj 1: first in order of birth; "the firstborn child" [syn: firstborn, eldest] n 1: the offspring who came first in the order of birth [syn: firstborn, eldest] -
foghorn
n 1: a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships [syn: foghorn, fogsignal] 2: a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone -
forewarn
v 1: warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning; "I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house" [syn: forewarn, previse] -
forlorn
adj 1: marked by or showing hopelessness; "the last forlorn attempt"; "a forlorn cause" -
freeborn
adj 1: born free of free parents -
greenhorn
n 1: an awkward and inexperienced youth [syn: cub, greenhorn, rookie] -
hawthorn
n 1: a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus [syn: hawthorn, haw] -
highborn
adj 1: belonging to the peerage; "the princess and her coroneted companions"; "the titled classes" [syn: coroneted, highborn, titled] -
horn
n 1: a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it 2: one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates 3: a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning; 4: a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather) [syn: horn, saddle horn] 5: a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves [syn: cornet, horn, trumpet, trump] 6: any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn 7: the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails 8: a device having the shape of a horn; "horns at the ends of a new moon"; "the hornof an anvil"; "the cleat had two horns" 9: an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound 10: a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves [syn: French horn, horn] 11: a device on an automobile for making a warning noise [syn: automobile horn, car horn, motor horn, horn, hooter] v 1: stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer" [syn: horn, tusk] -
inborn
adj 1: present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development [syn: congenital, inborn, innate] 2: normally existing at birth; "mankind's connatural sense of the good" [syn: connatural, inborn, inbred] -
leghorn
n 1: a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown [syn: boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, sailor, skimmer, straw hat] -
longhorn
n 1: long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States [syn: longhorn, Texas longhorn] -
lovelorn
adj 1: unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love [syn: bereft, lovelorn, unbeloved] -
lowborn
adj 1: of humble birth or origins; "a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor" [ant: noble] -
morn
n 1: the time period between dawn and noon; "I spent the morning running errands" [syn: morning, morn, morning time, forenoon] -
mourn
v 1: feel sadness; "She is mourning her dead child" 2: observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one -
popcorn
n 1: corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat [syn: popcorn, Zea mays everta] 2: small kernels of corn exploded by heat -
porn
n 1: creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire [syn: pornography, porno, porn, erotica, smut] -
pronghorn
n 1: fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns [syn: pronghorn, prongbuck, pronghorn antelope, American antelope, Antilocapra americana] -
reborn
adj 1: spiritually reborn or converted; "a born-again Christian" [syn: born-again, converted, reborn] -
scorn
n 1: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary" [syn: contempt, disdain, scorn, despite] 2: open disrespect for a person or thing [syn: contempt, scorn] v 1: look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately" [syn: contemn, despise, scorn, disdain] 2: reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" [syn: reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down] -
shoehorn
n 1: a device used for easing the foot into a shoe v 1: fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited -
shorn
adj 1: having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers; "picked up the baby's shorn curls from the floor"; "naked as a sheared sheep" [syn: sheared, shorn] [ant: unsheared, unshorn] -
shorthorn
n 1: English breed of short-horned cattle [syn: Durham, shorthorn] -
stillborn
adj 1: failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President" [syn: abortive, stillborn, unsuccessful] 2: (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn; "a stillborn baby" -
sworn
adj 1: bound by or as if by an oath; "according to an early tradition became his sworn brother"; "sworn enemies" [syn: pledged, sworn] 2: bound by or stated on oath; "now my sworn friend and then mine enemy"- Shakespeare [ant: unsworn] -
thorn
n 1: something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh" [syn: irritant, thorn] 2: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf [syn: spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikelet] 3: a Germanic character of runic origin -
torn
adj 1: having edges that are jagged from injury [syn: lacerate, lacerated, mangled, torn] 2: disrupted by the pull of contrary forces; "torn between love and hate"; "torn by conflicting loyalties"; "torn by religious dissensions" -
unborn
adj 1: not yet brought into existence; "unborn generations" [ant: born] -
unicorn
n 1: an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead -
warn
v 1: notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking" 2: admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" [syn: warn, discourage, admonish, monish] 3: ask to go away; "The old man warned the children off his property" 4: notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions" -
wellborn
adj 1: of good or upper-class lineage; "a rich and wellborn husband" -
worn
adj 1: affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket" [ant: new] 2: showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens [syn: careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled, worn] -
bourne
n 1: an archaic term for a boundary [syn: bourn, bourne] 2: an archaic term for a goal or destination [syn: bourn, bourne] -
horne
n 1: United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934) [syn: Horne, Marilyn Horne] 2: United States singer and actress (born in 1917) [syn: Horne, Lena Horne, Lena Calhoun Horne] -
seaborne
adj 1: conveyed by sea -
hawthorne
n 1: United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864) [syn: Hawthorne, Nathaniel Hawthorne] -
shopworn
adj 1: worn or faded from being on display in a store; "shopworn merchandise at half price" [syn: shopworn, shopsoiled] 2: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn] -
capricorn
n 1: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn [syn: Capricorn, Goat] 2: a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius [syn: Capricornus, Capricorn] 3: the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19 [syn: Capricorn, Capricorn the Goat, Goat] -
apeldoorn
n 1: a city of east central Netherlands; a popular tourist center and site of the summer residence of the Dutch royal family -
alpenhorn
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borne
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forsworn
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inkhorn
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twinborn
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bjoern
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bjorn
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corne
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korn
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lorne
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orne
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schorn
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sporn
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thorne
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warne
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zorn
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allcorn
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amborn
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lamborn
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radborne
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steinborn
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vandorn
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vanhorn
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vanhorne
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unadorn
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doorn
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dorn
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aborn
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lorn
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bluhdorn
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dearborn
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hegadorn
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hagadorn
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