Words that rhyme with affecter

n 1: a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of; "air pollution"; "a smell of chemicals in the air"; "open a window and let in some air"; "I need some fresh air" 2: the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air" 3: a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance" [syn: air, aura, atmosphere] 4: a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" [syn: breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air] 5: the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" [syn: atmosphere, air] 6: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) 7: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" [syn: tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase] 8: medium for radio and television broadcasting; "the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"; "the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people" [syn: air, airwave] 9: travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" [syn: air travel, aviation, air] v 1: expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers" [syn: air out, air, aerate] 2: be broadcast; "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M." 3: broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" [syn: air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit] 4: make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" [syn: publicize, publicise, air, bare] 5: expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; "Air linen" 6: expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" [syn: vent, ventilate, air out, air]

n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn: are, ar]

n 1: a person who collects things [syn: collector, aggregator] 2: a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) [syn: collector, gatherer, accumulator] 3: a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth 4: the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes

n 1: an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" [syn: connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective]

n 1: an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" [syn: connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective]

n 1: a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) [syn: deserter, defector]

n 1: a device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc)

n 1: any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner [syn: detector, sensor, sensing element] 2: rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave [syn: detector, demodulator] 3: electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity

n 1: someone who controls resources and expenditures [syn: director, manager, managing director] 2: member of a board of directors 3: someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show [syn: director, theater director, theatre director] 4: the person who directs the making of a film [syn: film director, director] 5: the person who leads a musical group [syn: conductor, music director, director]

n 1: (abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)

n 1: (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War v 1: be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" [syn: strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around]

n 1: a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators 2: fruit juice especially when undiluted 3: (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal [syn: ambrosia, nectar]

v 1: overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring; "He simply stared down his opponent" [syn: stare down, outstare, outface]

n 1: an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern 2: seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies) [syn: parquet circle, parterre]

n 1: a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches" [syn: curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor, rector]

n 1: a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle 2: a social group that forms part of the society or the economy; "the public sector" 3: a particular aspect of life or activity; "he was helpless in an important sector of his life" [syn: sector, sphere] 4: the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes 5: a portion of a military position 6: measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end

n 1: a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself 2: extinct flightless bird related to the dodo [syn: solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria] 3: a dull grey North American thrush noted for its beautiful song 4: a card game played by one person [syn: solitaire, patience]

n 1: a variable quantity that can be resolved into components 2: a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction 3: any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease; "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects" [syn: vector, transmitter] 4: (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell

n 1: a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" [syn: ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre] 2: a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" [syn: apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre]

n 1: a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere [syn: argon, Ar, atomic number 18] 2: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn: are, ar] 3: a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: Arkansas, Land of Opportunity, AR]

n 1: double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation

n 1: United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987) [syn: Astaire, Fred Astaire]

n 1: French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778) [syn: Voltaire, Arouet, Francois-Marie Arouet]

n 1: a port in southwestern Scotland

n 1: a desk used for writing [syn: secretary, writing table, escritoire, secretaire]