Words that rhyme with ahn

  • adman
    n 1: someone whose business is advertising [syn: advertiser, advertizer, adman]
  • afghan
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people [syn: Afghani, Afghan, Afghanistani] n 1: a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl 2: a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan [syn: Afghan, Afghanistani] 3: an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan [syn: Pashto, Pashtu, Paxto, Afghani, Afghan] 4: a coat made of sheepskin [syn: sheepskin coat, afghan] 5: tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East [syn: Afghan hound, Afghan]
  • ain
    adj 1: belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive; "for your own use"; "do your own thing"; "she makes her own clothes"; "`ain' is Scottish" [syn: own(a), ain]
  • an
    n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in Nursing, AN]
  • anchorman
    n 1: a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute [syn: anchor, anchorman, anchorperson]
  • ashcan
    n 1: a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected [syn: ashcan, trash can, garbage can, wastebin, ash bin, ash-bin, ashbin, dustbin, trash barrel, trash bin]
  • assemblyman
    n 1: someone who is a member of a legislative assembly
  • astrakhan
    n 1: the fur of young lambs 2: a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River
  • ban
    n 1: a decree that prohibits something [syn: prohibition, ban, proscription] 2: 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova 3: 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania 4: an official prohibition or edict against something [syn: ban, banning, forbiddance, forbidding] 5: a bachelor's degree in nursing [syn: Bachelor of Arts in Nursing, BAN] v 1: forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) [syn: ban, censor] 2: prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building" 3: ban from a place of residence, as for punishment [syn: banish, ban] 4: expel from a community or group [syn: banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out, blackball]
  • bang
    adv 1: directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" [syn: bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt] n 1: a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" [syn: knock, bash, bang, smash, belt] 2: a sudden very loud noise [syn: bang, clap, eruption, blast, bam] 3: a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead [syn: bang, fringe] 4: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick] 5: a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" [syn: hit, smash, smasher, strike, bang] v 1: strike violently; "slam the ball" [syn: slam, bang] 2: to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound; "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed" 3: close violently; "He slammed the door shut" [syn: slam, bang] 4: move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house" 5: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk] 6: leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees" [syn: spang, bang]
  • batman
    n 1: an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer
  • bedpan
    n 1: a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination
  • bhang
    n 1: a preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant; much used in India
  • bogeyman
    n 1: an imaginary monster used to frighten children [syn: bogeyman, bugbear, bugaboo, boogeyman, booger]
  • boomerang
    n 1: a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower [syn: boomerang, throwing stick, throw stick] 2: a miscalculation that recoils on its maker [syn: backfire, boomerang] v 1: return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang
  • brainpan
    n 1: the part of the skull that encloses the brain [syn: cranium, braincase, brainpan]
  • bran
    n 1: broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting 2: food prepared from the husks of cereal grains
  • businessman
    n 1: a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) [syn: businessman, man of affairs]
  • cameraman
    n 1: a photographer who operates a movie camera [syn: cameraman, camera operator, cinematographer]
  • can
    n 1: airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. [syn: can, tin, tin can] 2: the quantity contained in a can [syn: can, canful] 3: a buoy with a round bottom and conical top [syn: can, can buoy] 4: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass] 5: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne] 6: a room or building equipped with one or more toilets [syn: toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom] v 1: preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty" [syn: can, tin, put up] 2: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate] [ant: employ, engage, hire]
  • cancan
    n 1: a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line
  • cangue
    n 1: an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and arms
  • caravan
    n 1: a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file; "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety" [syn: caravan, train, wagon train] 2: a camper equipped with living quarters [syn: van, caravan] v 1: travel in a caravan
  • catamaran
    n 1: a sailboat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck
  • caveman
    n 1: someone who lives in a cave [syn: caveman, cave man, cave dweller, troglodyte]
  • charabanc
    n 1: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle]
  • chessman
    n 1: any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess [syn: chessman, chess piece]
  • clan
    n 1: group of people related by blood or marriage [syn: kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe]
  • clang
    n 1: a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" [syn: clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, clash, crash] v 1: make a loud noise; "clanging metal" [syn: clang, clangor]
  • clergyman
    n 1: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church [syn: clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth] [ant: layman, layperson, secular]
  • constantan
    n 1: an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire [syn: constantan, Eureka]
  • counterman
    n 1: someone who attends a counter (as in a diner) [syn: counterperson, counterwoman, counterman]
  • cousin
    n 1: the child of your aunt or uncle [syn: cousin, first cousin, cousin-german, full cousin]
  • cyan
    adj 1: of a bluish shade of green [syn: bluish green, blue- green, cyan, teal] n 1: a primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green color
  • deadpan
    adv 1: without betraying any feeling; "she told the joke deadpan" adj 1: deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read" [syn: deadpan, expressionless, impassive, poker- faced, unexpressive]
  • deliveryman
    n 1: someone employed to make deliveries [syn: deliveryman, delivery boy, deliverer]
  • deskman
    n 1: the police sergeant on duty in a police station [syn: desk sergeant, deskman, station keeper]
  • dishpan
    n 1: large pan for washing dishes
  • divan
    n 1: a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall) 2: a Muslim council of state [syn: divan, diwan] 3: a collection of Persian or Arabic poems (usually by one author) [syn: divan, diwan] 4: a Muslim council chamber or law court [syn: divan, diwan]
  • doorman
    n 1: someone who guards an entrance [syn: doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary]
  • dustman
    n 1: someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse [syn: garbage man, garbageman, garbage collector, garbage carter, garbage hauler, refuse collector, dustman]
  • dustpan
    n 1: the quantity that a dustpan will hold [syn: dustpan, dustpanful] 2: a short-handled receptacle into which dust can be swept
  • earthman
    n 1: an inhabitant of the earth [syn: tellurian, earthling, earthman, worldling]
  • everyman
    n 1: the ordinary person
  • fan
    n 1: a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces 2: an enthusiastic devotee of sports [syn: sports fan, fan, rooter] 3: an ardent follower and admirer [syn: fan, buff, devotee, lover] v 1: strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher) 2: make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred" 3: agitate the air 4: separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field" [syn: winnow, fan]
  • fang
    n 1: a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon 2: an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs 3: canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey 4: hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison
  • fisherman
    n 1: someone whose occupation is catching fish [syn: fisherman, fisher]
  • flan
    n 1: open pastry filled with fruit or custard
  • frogman
    n 1: someone who works underwater [syn: diver, frogman, underwater diver]
  • furan
    n 1: a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon [syn: furan, furane, furfuran]
  • furfuran
    n 1: a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon [syn: furan, furane, furfuran]
  • gagman
    n 1: a comedian who uses gags [syn: gagman, standup comedian] 2: someone who writes comic material for public performers [syn: gagman, gagster, gagwriter]
  • gamelan
    n 1: a traditional Indonesian ensemble typically including many tuned percussion instruments including bamboo xylophones and wooden or bronze chimes and gongs
  • gang
    n 1: an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" [syn: gang, pack, ring, mob] 2: an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" [syn: crowd, crew, gang, bunch] 3: an organized group of workmen [syn: gang, crew, work party] 4: tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together v 1: act as an organized group [syn: gang, gang up]
  • gasman
    n 1: someone employed by a gas company
  • guardsman
    n 1: a soldier who is a member of a unit called `the guard' or `guards'
  • handyman
    n 1: a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks [syn: handyman, jack of all trades, odd-job man]
  • hang
    n 1: a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it" [syn: bent, knack, hang] 2: the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat" 3: a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms v 1: be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall" 2: cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall" [syn: hang, hang up] 3: kill by hanging; "The murderer was hanged on Friday" [syn: hang, string up] 4: let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame" 5: fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" [syn: hang, fall, flow] 6: be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her" 7: give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said" [syn: attend, hang, advert, pay heed, give ear] 8: be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley" 9: hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" [syn: cling, hang] 10: be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum" 11: prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury 12: decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper" 13: be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!" 14: place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door" 15: suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"
  • harangue
    n 1: a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion [syn: harangue, rant, ranting] v 1: deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
  • hardpan
    n 1: crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium- carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions [syn: caliche, hardpan]
  • helmsman
    n 1: the person who steers a ship [syn: helmsman, steersman, steerer]
  • houseman
    n 1: an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term) [syn: intern, interne, houseman, medical intern]
  • iceman
    n 1: someone who cuts and delivers ice 2: a professional killer [syn: hatchet man, iceman]
  • jazzman
    n 1: a musician who plays or composes jazz music [syn: jazz musician, jazzman]
  • journeyman
    n 1: a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft [syn: craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer]
  • junta
    n 1: a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power [syn: military junta, junta]
  • kaoliang
    n 1: sorghums of China and Manchuria having small white or brown grains (used for food) and dry pithy stalks (used for fodder, fuel and thatching)
  • kinsman
    n 1: a male relative
  • laundryman
    n 1: operates industrial washing machine [syn: washerman, laundryman]
  • lawman
    n 1: an officer of the law [syn: lawman, law officer, peace officer]
  • letterman
    n 1: an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport
  • lifespan
    n 1: the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life" [syn: life, lifetime, life- time, lifespan]
  • madman
    n 1: an insane person [syn: lunatic, madman, maniac]
  • mailman
    n 1: a man who delivers the mail [syn: mailman, postman, mail carrier, letter carrier, carrier]
  • man
    n 1: an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" [syn: man, adult male] [ant: adult female, woman] 2: someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty" [syn: serviceman, military man, man, military personnel] [ant: civilian] 3: the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself" 4: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage [syn: homo, man, human being, human] 5: a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana" 6: an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you" 7: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, man] 8: a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she takes good care of her man" [ant: woman] 9: one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea [syn: Man, Isle of Man] 10: game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage" [syn: man, piece] 11: all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women" [syn: world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man] v 1: take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning" 2: provide with workers; "We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths"
  • marzipan
    n 1: almond paste and egg whites [syn: marzipan, marchpane]
  • meringue
    n 1: sweet topping especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar
  • merman
    n 1: United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984) [syn: Merman, Ethel Merman] 2: half man and half fish; lives in the sea
  • middleman
    n 1: someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers [syn: jobber, middleman, wholesaler] 2: the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk [syn: interlocutor, middleman] 3: a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor" [syn: contact, middleman]
  • milkman
    n 1: someone who delivers milk
  • minuteman
    n 1: an American militiaman prior to and during the American Revolution 2: a strategic weapon system using a guided missile of intercontinental range; missiles are equipped with nuclear warheads and dispersed in hardened silos
  • mustang
    n 1: small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish
  • newsman
    n 1: a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories [syn: reporter, newsman, newsperson]
  • newspaperman
    n 1: a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media [syn: correspondent, newspaperman, newspaperwoman, newswriter, pressman]
  • nurseryman
    n 1: someone who takes care of a garden [syn: gardener, nurseryman]
  • oilcan
    n 1: a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinery
  • oilman
    n 1: a person who owns or operates oil wells 2: a worker who produces or sells petroleum
  • ombudsman
    n 1: a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government
  • overhang
    n 1: projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else v 1: project over 2: be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town" [syn: overhang, beetle]
  • pan
    n 1: cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel [syn: pan, cooking pan] 2: (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus [syn: Pan, goat god] 3: shallow container made of metal 4: chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids [syn: Pan, genus Pan] v 1: make a sweeping movement; "The camera panned across the room" 2: wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals [syn: pan, pan out, pan off] 3: express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance" [syn: pan, tear apart, trash]
  • pang
    n 1: a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience" [syn: pang, stab, twinge] 2: a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" [syn: pang, sting] 3: a sharp spasm of pain
  • parang
    n 1: a stout straight knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia
  • patrolman
    n 1: a policeman who patrols a given region [syn: flatfoot, patrolman]
  • pecan
    n 1: wood of a pecan tree 2: tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts [syn: pecan, pecan tree, Carya illinoensis, Carya illinoinsis] 3: smooth brown oval nut of south central United States
  • plan
    n 1: a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" [syn: plan, program, programme] 2: an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests" [syn: design, plan] 3: scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file" [syn: plan, architectural plan] v 1: have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion" [syn: plan, be after] 2: make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family" 3: make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack" [syn: plan, project, contrive, design] 4: make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum" [syn: design, plan]
  • prang
    n 1: a crash involving a car or plane v 1: crash
  • rattan
    n 1: climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes [syn: rattan, rattan palm, Calamus rotang] 2: the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes [syn: rattan, rattan cane] 3: a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms [syn: rattan, ratan]
  • regain
    v 1: get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" [syn: recover, retrieve, find, regain] 2: come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!" [syn: find, regain] [ant: lose]
  • repairman
    n 1: a skilled worker whose job is to repair things [syn: repairman, maintenance man, service man]
  • sampan
    n 1: an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars