Words that rhyme with agee
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ab
n 1: a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences [syn: Bachelor of Arts, BA, Artium Baccalaurens, AB] 2: the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August) [syn: Ab, Av] 3: the muscles of the abdomen [syn: abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab] 4: the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens [syn: AB, type AB, group AB] -
absentee
n 1: one that is absent or not in residence -
addressee
n 1: one to whom something is addressed -
adoptee
n 1: someone (such as a child) who has been adopted -
aetiology
n 1: the cause of a disease [syn: etiology, aetiology] 2: the philosophical study of causation [syn: etiology, aetiology] -
agree
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" -
agrology
n 1: science of soils in relation to crops -
amphibology
n 1: an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes [syn: amphibology, amphiboly] -
amputee
n 1: someone who has had a limb removed by amputation -
analogy
n 1: an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others 2: drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; "the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"; "the models show by analogy how matter is built up" 3: the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate [syn: doctrine of analogy, analogy] [ant: apophatism, cataphatism] -
angelology
n 1: the branch of theology that is concerned with angels -
anthology
n 1: a collection of selected literary passages -
anthropology
n 1: the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings -
apogee
n 1: a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development" [syn: apogee, culmination] 2: apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth [ant: perigee] -
apology
n 1: an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess" 2: a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly [syn: apology, apologia] 3: a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile" [syn: apology, excuse] -
appointee
n 1: an official who is appointed 2: a person who is appointed to a job or position [syn: appointee, appointment] -
archaeology
n 1: the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures [syn: archeology, archaeology] -
astrobiology
n 1: the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life [syn: exobiology, space biology, astrobiology] -
astrology
n 1: a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon [syn: astrology, star divination] -
attendee
n 1: a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees" [syn: attendant, attender, attendee, meeter] -
axiology
n 1: the study of values and value judgments -
bacteriology
n 1: the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease -
banshee
n 1: (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death [syn: banshee, banshie] -
be
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] -
bee
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 -
biology
n 1: the science that studies living organisms [syn: biology, biological science] 2: characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms; "the biology of viruses" 3: all the plant and animal life of a particular region [syn: biota, biology] -
bourgeoisie
n 1: the social class between the lower and upper classes [syn: middle class, bourgeoisie] -
brie
n 1: soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert -
budgie
n 1: small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors [syn: budgerigar, budgereegah, budgerygah, budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird, shell parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus] -
cagey
adj 1: showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" [syn: cagey, cagy, canny, clever] 2: characterized by great caution and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor" [syn: cagey, cagy, chary] -
cagy
adj 1: showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" [syn: cagey, cagy, canny, clever] 2: characterized by great caution and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor" [syn: cagey, cagy, chary] -
cardiology
n 1: the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases -
cc
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] -
chronology
n 1: an arrangement of events in time 2: a record of events in the order of their occurrence 3: the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events -
climatology
n 1: meteorology of climates and their phenomena -
cod
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
n 1: a person on whom something is bestowed; "six honorary were conferred; the conferees were..." 2: a member of a conference -
cosmetology
n 1: the practice of beautifying the face and hair and skin -
cosmology
n 1: the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe 2: the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe [syn: cosmology, cosmogony, cosmogeny] -
criminology
n 1: the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement -
cryobiology
n 1: the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organisms -
cryptology
n 1: the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms [syn: cryptanalysis, cryptanalytics, cryptography, cryptology] -
curie
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] -
cytology
n 1: the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells -
de
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: Delaware, Diamond State, First State, DE] -
debris
n 1: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up [syn: debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus] -
decree
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
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
n 1: a person who is expelled from home or country by authority [syn: exile, deportee] -
dermatology
n 1: the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases -
detainee
n 1: some held in custody [syn: detainee, political detainee] -
devotee
n 1: an ardent follower and admirer [syn: fan, buff, devotee, lover] -
dialectology
n 1: the branch of philology that is devoted to the study of dialects -
disagree
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] -
doxology
n 1: a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God -
draftee
n 1: someone who is drafted into military service [syn: draftee, conscript, inductee] [ant: military volunteer, voluntary, volunteer] -
ecclesiology
n 1: the branch of theology concerned with the nature and the constitution and the functions of a church -
ecology
n 1: the environment as it relates to living organisms; "it changed the ecology of the island" 2: the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment [syn: ecology, bionomics, environmental science] -
elegy
n 1: a mournful poem; a lament for the dead [syn: elegy, lament] -
embryology
n 1: the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms -
emcee
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
n 1: any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) [syn: recruit, enlistee] -
entomology
n 1: the branch of zoology that studies insects [syn: entomology, bugology] -
epidemiology
n 1: the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease -
epistemology
n 1: the philosophical theory of knowledge -
escapee
n 1: someone who escapes -
eschatology
n 1: the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind -
esprit
n 1: liveliness of mind or spirit -
ethnology
n 1: the branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution and distinctive characteristics -
etymology
n 1: a history of a word 2: the study of the sources and development of words -
eulogy
n 1: a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently [syn: eulogy, eulogium] 2: a formal expression of praise [syn: encomium, eulogy, panegyric, paean, pean] -
exobiology
n 1: the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life [syn: exobiology, space biology, astrobiology] -
fee
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] -
flea
n 1: any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap -
flee
v 1: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn: flee, fly, take flight] -
fop
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
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
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] -
futurology
n 1: the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions [syn: futurology, futuristics] -
gee
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 -
genealogy
n 1: successive generations of kin [syn: genealogy, family tree] 2: the study or investigation of ancestry and family history -
geology
n 1: a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks -
gerontology
n 1: the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people [syn: geriatrics, gerontology] -
ghee
n 1: clarified butter used in Indian cookery -
glee
n 1: great merriment [syn: hilarity, mirth, mirthfulness, glee, gleefulness] 2: malicious satisfaction [syn: gloat, gloating, glee] -
goatee
n 1: a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard -
graphology
n 1: the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition) -
guarantee
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
n 1: a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults [syn: guarantee, guaranty] -
gutsy
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] -
gynaecology
n 1: the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women [syn: gynecology, gynaecology] -
haematology
n 1: the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs [syn: hematology, haematology] -
hagiology
n 1: literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints -
he
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 -
herpetology
n 1: the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians -
histology
n 1: the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues -
homology
n 1: the quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function -
horology
n 1: the art of designing and making clocks -
hydrology
n 1: the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation -
ichthyology
n 1: the branch of zoology that studies fishes
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