Words that rhyme with ag

• absentee 0
  n 1: one that is absent or not in residence
• addressee 0
  n 1: one to whom something is addressed
• adoptee 0
  n 1: someone (such as a child) who has been adopted
• agree 0
  v 1: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" [syn: agree, hold, concur, concord] [ant: differ, disagree, dissent, take issue] 2: consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone" 3: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree] [ant: disaccord, disagree, discord] 4: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" [syn: harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree] 5: show grammatical agreement; "Subjects and verbs must always agree in English" 6: be agreeable or suitable; "White wine doesn't agree with me" 7: achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose; "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman"
• amputee 0
  n 1: someone who has had a limb removed by amputation
• appointee 0
  n 1: an official who is appointed 2: a person who is appointed to a job or position [syn: appointee, appointment]
• bag 0
  n 1: a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag" 2: the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person); "his bag included two deer" 3: a place that the runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag" [syn: base, bag] 4: a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb" [syn: bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse] 5: the quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of popcorn" [syn: bag, bagful] 6: a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him" [syn: bag, traveling bag, travelling bag, grip, suitcase] 7: an ugly or ill-tempered woman; "he was romancing the old bag for her money" [syn: bag, old bag] 8: mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats) [syn: udder, bag] 9: an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish" [syn: cup of tea, bag, dish] v 1: capture or kill, as in hunting; "bag a few pheasants" 2: hang loosely, like an empty bag 3: bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge [syn: bulge, bag] 4: take unlawfully [syn: pocket, bag] 5: put into a bag; "The supermarket clerk bagged the groceries"
• banshee 0
  n 1: (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death [syn: banshee, banshie]
• be 0
  n 1: a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element [syn: beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4] v 1: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" 2: be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house" 3: occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" 4: have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?" [syn: exist, be] 5: happen, occur, take place; "I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house"; "There were two hundred people at his funeral"; "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen" 6: be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" [syn: equal, be] [ant: differ] 7: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" [syn: constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be] 8: work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher" [syn: be, follow] 9: represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet" [syn: embody, be, personify] 10: spend or use time; "I may be an hour" 11: have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" [syn: be, live] 12: to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be" 13: be priced at; "These shoes cost $100" [syn: cost, be]
• beanbag 0
  n 1: a small cloth bag filled with dried beans; thrown in games
• bee 0
  n 1: any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species 2: a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions
• bourgeoisie 0
  n 1: the social class between the lower and upper classes [syn: middle class, bourgeoisie]
• brag 0
  adj 1: exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield" [syn: boss, brag] n 1: an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade" [syn: brag, bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade] v 1: show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]
• brie 0
  n 1: soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert
• bullyrag 0
  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]
• carpetbag 0
  adj 1: following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers; "carpetbag adventurers"; "a carpetbag government" 2: presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality; "a carpetbag stranger"; "a capetbag politician" [syn: carpetbag, carpetbagging] n 1: traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century
• cc 0
  adj 1: being ten more than one hundred ninety [syn: two hundred, 200, cc] n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter [syn: milliliter, millilitre, mil, ml, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, cc]
• cod 0
  adv 1: collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package C.O.D." [syn: C.O.D., COD, cash on delivery] adj 1: payable by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call"; "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel" [syn: collect, cod] n 1: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) [syn: pod, cod, seedcase] 2: lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached [syn: cod, codfish] 3: major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters [syn: cod, codfish] v 1: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across] 2: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride]
• conferee 0
  n 1: a person on whom something is bestowed; "six honorary were conferred; the conferees were..." 2: a member of a conference
• crag 0
  n 1: a steep rugged rock or cliff
• curie 0
  n 1: a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second [syn: curie, Ci] 2: French physicist; husband of Marie Curie (1859-1906) [syn: Curie, Pierre Curie] 3: French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934) [syn: Curie, Marie Curie, Madame Curie, Marya Sklodowska]
• de 0
  n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: Delaware, Diamond State, First State, DE]
• debris 0
  n 1: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up [syn: debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus]
• decree 0
  n 1: a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" [syn: decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript] v 1: issue a decree; "The King only can decree" 2: decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed" [syn: rule, decree]
• degree 0
  n 1: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" [syn: degree, grade, level] 2: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" [syn: degree, level, stage, point] 3: an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude" [syn: academic degree, degree] 4: a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle" [syn: degree, arcdegree] 5: the highest power of a term or variable 6: a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature" 7: the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"
• deportee 0
  n 1: a person who is expelled from home or country by authority [syn: exile, deportee]
• detainee 0
  n 1: some held in custody [syn: detainee, political detainee]
• devotee 0
  n 1: an ardent follower and admirer [syn: fan, buff, devotee, lover]
• disagree 0
  v 1: be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" [syn: disagree, differ, dissent, take issue] [ant: agree, concord, concur, hold] 2: be different from one another [syn: disagree, disaccord, discord] [ant: agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally]
• draftee 0
  n 1: someone who is drafted into military service [syn: draftee, conscript, inductee] [ant: military volunteer, voluntary, volunteer]
• drag 0
  n 1: the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid [syn: drag, retarding force] 2: something that slows or delays progress; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land" 3: something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag" 4: clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man); "he went to the party dressed in drag"; "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag" 5: a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly" [syn: puff, drag, pull] 6: the act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him" v 1: pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him" 2: draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets" [syn: haul, hale, cart, drag] 3: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business" [syn: embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in] 4: move slowly and as if with great effort 5: to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging" [syn: drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back] 6: suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette" [syn: puff, drag, draw] 7: use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu; "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen" 8: walk without lifting the feet [syn: scuff, drag] 9: search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost [syn: dredge, drag] 10: persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting; "He dragged me away from the television set" 11: proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours" [syn: drag, drag on, drag out]
• emcee 0
  n 1: a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers) [syn: master of ceremonies, emcee, host] v 1: act as a master of ceremonies [syn: emcee, compere]
• enlistee 0
  n 1: any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) [syn: recruit, enlistee]
• escapee 0
  n 1: someone who escapes
• esprit 0
  n 1: liveliness of mind or spirit
• fag 0
  n 1: offensive term for an openly homosexual man [syn: fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf] 2: finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking [syn: cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag] v 1: act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools 2: work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil] 3: exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue] [ant: freshen, refresh, refreshen]
• fee 0
  n 1: a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services 2: an interest in land capable of being inherited v 1: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" [syn: tip, fee, bung]
• flag 0
  n 1: emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design 2: a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc. [syn: masthead, flag] 3: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals [syn: iris, flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily] 4: a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device [syn: flag, signal flag] 5: flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green [syn: pin, flag] 6: stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones [syn: flag, flagstone] 7: a conspicuously marked or shaped tail v 1: communicate or signal with a flag 2: provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately" 3: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness [syn: sag, droop, swag, flag] 4: decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday" 5: become less intense [syn: ease up, ease off, slacken off, flag]
• flea 0
  n 1: any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
• fleabag 0
  n 1: a run-down hotel
• flee 0
  v 1: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn: flee, fly, take flight]
• fop 0
  n 1: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [syn: dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse]
• foresee 0
  v 1: realize beforehand [syn: anticipate, previse, foreknow, foresee] 2: picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President" [syn: envision, foresee] 3: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn: anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter]
• free 0
  adv 1: without restraint; "cows in India are running loose" [syn: loose, free] adj 1: able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice" [ant: unfree] 2: unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion; "free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron" [ant: bound] 3: costing nothing; "complimentary tickets"; "free admission" [syn: complimentary, costless, free, gratis(p), gratuitous] 4: not occupied or in use; "a free locker"; "a free lane" 5: not fixed in position; "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran" [syn: detached, free] 6: not held in servitude; "after the Civil War he was a free man" [ant: unfree] 7: not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands" [syn: spare, free] 8: completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning" [syn: barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocent] 9: not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem" [syn: free, loose, liberal] n 1: people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave" [syn: free, free people] v 1: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose] [ant: confine, detain] 2: relieve from; "Rid the house of pests" [syn: rid, free, disembarrass] 3: remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble" [syn: dislodge, free] [ant: deposit, lodge, stick, wedge] 4: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam" [syn: exempt, relieve, free] [ant: apply, enforce, implement] 5: make (information) available for publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners" [syn: free, release] 6: free from obligations or duties [syn: free, discharge] 7: free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor" [syn: free, disengage] [ant: block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude] 8: let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility" [syn: absolve, justify, free] [ant: blame, fault] 9: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" [syn: release, relinquish, resign, free, give up] 10: release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition [syn: release, free, liberate] 11: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account" [syn: unblock, unfreeze, free, release] [ant: block, freeze, immobilise, immobilize]
• gag 0
  n 1: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" [syn: joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape] 2: restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting [syn: gag, muzzle] v 1: prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged" [syn: gag, muzzle] 2: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" [syn: choke, gag, fret] 3: tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair" [syn: gag, muzzle] 4: make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner" [syn: gag, quip] 5: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" [syn: gag, choke, strangle, suffocate] 6: cause to retch or choke [syn: gag, choke] 7: make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit [syn: gag, heave, retch]
• gasbag 0
  n 1: a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics [syn: gasbag, windbag] 2: the bag containing the gas in a balloon [syn: envelope, gasbag]
• gee 0
  n 1: a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated [syn: g, gee, g-force] v 1: turn to the right side; "the horse geed" 2: give a command to a horse to turn to the right side
• ghee 0
  n 1: clarified butter used in Indian cookery
• glee 0
  n 1: great merriment [syn: hilarity, mirth, mirthfulness, glee, gleefulness] 2: malicious satisfaction [syn: gloat, gloating, glee]
• goatee 0
  n 1: a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard
• greylag 0
  n 1: common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds [syn: greylag, graylag, greylag goose, graylag goose, Anser anser]
• guarantee 0
  n 1: a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications [syn: guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty] 2: an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true; "there is no guarantee that they are not lying" 3: a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults [syn: guarantee, guaranty] v 1: give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products" [syn: guarantee, vouch] 2: make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" [syn: guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure] 3: promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners" [syn: undertake, guarantee] 4: stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information" [syn: guarantee, warrant]
• guaranty 0
  n 1: a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults [syn: guarantee, guaranty]
• gulag 0
  n 1: a Russian prison camp for political prisoners
• gutsy 0
  adj 1: marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; "you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do"; "the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist; "a gutsy red wine" [syn: gutsy, plucky] [ant: gutless]
• hag 0
  n 1: an ugly evil-looking old woman [syn: hag, beldam, beldame, witch, crone] 2: eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies [syn: hagfish, hag, slime eels]
• handbag 0
  n 1: a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb" [syn: bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse]
• he 0
  n 1: a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas) [syn: helium, He, atomic number 2] 2: the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
• id 0
  n 1: a state in the Rocky Mountains [syn: Idaho, Gem State, ID] 2: a card or badge used to identify the bearer; "you had to show your ID in order to get in" [syn: ID, I.D.] 3: (psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity
• internee 0
  n 1: a person who is interned; "the internees were enemy aliens and suspected terrorists"
• interviewee 0
  n 1: a person who is interviewed
• invitee 0
  n 1: a visitor to whom hospitality is extended [syn: guest, invitee]
• jag 0
  n 1: a sharp projection on an edge or surface; "he clutched a jag of the rock" 2: a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing 3: a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing [syn: jag, dag] 4: a bout of drinking or drug taking v 1: cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge
• jubilee 0
  n 1: a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)
• kea 0
  n 1: large brownish-green New Zealand parrot [syn: kea, Nestor notabilis]
• key 0
  adj 1: serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" [syn: cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal] n 1: metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated 2: something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is economic integration" 3: pitch of the voice; "he spoke in a low key" 4: any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music [syn: key, tonality] [ant: atonalism, atonality] 5: a kilogram of a narcotic drug; "they were carrying two keys of heroin" 6: a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple [syn: samara, key fruit, key] 7: United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star- Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) [syn: Key, Francis Scott Key] 8: a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida [syn: key, cay, Florida key] 9: (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint" [syn: key, paint] 10: a list of answers to a test; "some students had stolen the key to the final exam" 11: a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations 12: a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access; "a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it" 13: mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) [syn: winder, key] 14: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault [syn: keystone, key, headstone] 15: a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed v 1: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn: identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name] 2: provide with a key; "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building" 3: vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key; "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot" 4: regulate the musical pitch of 5: harmonize with or adjust to; "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude"
• kitbag 0
  n 1: a knapsack (usually for a soldier) [syn: kitbag, kit bag]
• knee 0
  n 1: hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella [syn: knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genu] 2: joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee [syn: stifle, knee] 3: the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee
• lag 0
  n 1: the act of slowing down or falling behind [syn: slowdown, lag, retardation] 2: the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government" [syn: interim, meantime, meanwhile, lag] 3: one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket [syn: stave, lag] v 1: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. [syn: lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind] 2: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand] 3: throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins 4: cover with lagging to prevent heat loss; "lag pipes"
• lea 0
  n 1: a unit of length of thread or yarn 2: a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock [syn: pasture, pastureland, grazing land, lea, ley]
• lee 0
  adj 1: towards the side away from the wind [syn: downwind, lee(a)] n 1: United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957) [syn: Lee, Spike Lee, Shelton Jackson Lee] 2: United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970) [syn: Lee, Gypsy Rose Lee, Rose Louise Hovick] 3: United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973) [syn: Lee, Bruce Lee, Lee Yuen Kam] 4: United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926) [syn: Lee, Tsung Dao Lee] 5: leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794) [syn: Lee, Richard Henry Lee] 6: soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818) [syn: Lee, Henry Lee, Lighthorse Harry Lee] 7: American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870) [syn: Lee, Robert E. Lee, Robert Edward Lee] 8: the side of something that is sheltered from the wind [syn: lee, lee side, leeward] [ant: windward]
• lessee 0
  n 1: a tenant who holds a lease [syn: leaseholder, lessee]
• licensee 0
  n 1: someone to whom a license is granted
• lollygag 0
  v 1: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around]
• mailbag 0
  n 1: pouch used in the shipment of mail [syn: mailbag, mail pouch] 2: letter carrier's shoulder bag; "in Britain they call a mailbag a postbag" [syn: mailbag, postbag]
• marquee 0
  n 1: large and often sumptuous tent [syn: pavilion, marquee] 2: permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. [syn: marquee, marquise]
• marquis 0
  n 1: humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937) [syn: Marquis, Don Marquis, Donald Robert Perry Marquis] 2: nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count [syn: marquis, marquess]
• me 0
  n 1: a state in New England [syn: Maine, Pine Tree State, ME]
• nag 0
  n 1: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault [syn: scold, scolder, nag, nagger, common scold] 2: an old or over-worked horse [syn: hack, jade, nag, plug] v 1: bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long" [syn: nag, peck, hen-peck] 2: worry persistently; "nagging concerns and doubts" 3: remind or urge constantly; "she nagged to take a vacation"
• nestle 0
  n 1: a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace [syn: cuddle, nestle, snuggle] v 1: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags" [syn: cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close] 2: lie in a sheltered position; "The little cottage nestles in the forest" 3: position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow" [syn: nestle, snuggle]
• nominee 0
  n 1: a politician who is running for public office [syn: campaigner, candidate, nominee]
• nosebag 0
  n 1: a canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse); covers the muzzle and fastens at the top of the head [syn: nosebag, feedbag]
• parolee 0
  n 1: someone released on probation or on parole [syn: probationer, parolee]
• payee 0
  n 1: a person to whom money is paid
• pea 0
  n 1: seed of a pea plant used for food 2: the fruit or seed of a pea plant 3: a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds [syn: pea, pea plant]
• pee 0
  n 1: liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water" [syn: urine, piss, pee, piddle, weewee, water] 2: informal terms for urination; "he took a pee" [syn: peeing, pee, pissing, piss] v 1: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water]
• plea 0
  n 1: a humble request for help from someone in authority [syn: supplication, plea] 2: (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer) 3: an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
• postbag 0
  n 1: letter carrier's shoulder bag; "in Britain they call a mailbag a postbag" [syn: mailbag, postbag]
• potpourri 0
  n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn: assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley] 2: a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources [syn: medley, potpourri, pastiche] 3: a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume
• quay 0
  n 1: wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
• rag 0
  n 1: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: rag, shred, tag, tag end, tatter] 2: a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities [syn: rag, rag week] 3: music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) [syn: ragtime, rag] 4: newspaper with half-size pages [syn: tabloid, rag, sheet] 5: a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) v 1: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" [syn: torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate] 2: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil] 3: play in ragtime; "rag that old tune" 4: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride] 5: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast] 6: break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore"
• ragtag 0
  n 1: disparaging terms for the common people [syn: rabble, riffraff, ragtag, ragtag and bobtail]
• re 0
  n 1: a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum [syn: rhenium, Re, atomic number 75] 2: ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods [syn: Ra, Re] 3: the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization [syn: re, ray]
• referee 0
  n 1: (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play [syn: referee, ref] 2: someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication [syn: reviewer, referee, reader] 3: an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case v 1: be a referee or umpire in a sports competition [syn: referee, umpire] 2: evaluate professionally a colleague's work [syn: referee, peer review]
• repartee 0
  n 1: adroitness and cleverness in reply
• retiree 0
  n 1: someone who has retired from active working [syn: retiree, retired person]
• rupee 0
  n 1: the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents [syn: Sri Lanka rupee, rupee] 2: the basic unit of money in Seychelles; equal to 100 cents [syn: Seychelles rupee, rupee] 3: the basic unit of money in Nepal; equal to 100 paisa [syn: Nepalese rupee, rupee] 4: the basic unit of money in Mauritius; equal to 100 cents [syn: Mauritian rupee, rupee] 5: the basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisa [syn: Pakistani rupee, rupee] 6: the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise [syn: Indian rupee, rupee]
• saddlebag 0
  n 1: a large bag (or pair of bags) hung over a saddle
• sag 0
  n 1: a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat" [syn: sag, droop] v 1: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness [syn: sag, droop, swag, flag] 2: cause to sag; "The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably" [syn: sag, sag down]
• sandbag 0
  n 1: a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast v 1: treat harshly or unfairly 2: compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone" [syn: dragoon, sandbag, railroad] 3: hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag [syn: sandbag, stun] 4: downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling 5: protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up; "The residents sandbagged the beach front"

See also ag definition and ag synonyms