Words that rhyme with alcahest

  • abreast
    adv 1: alongside each other, facing in the same direction adj 1: being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up on the news" [syn: abreast(p), au courant, au fait, up on(p)]
  • alkahest
    n 1: hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists [syn: alkahest, alcahest, universal solvent]
  • arrest
    n 1: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn: apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody] 2: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" [syn: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage] v 1: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop] 2: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back] 3: attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" [syn: catch, arrest, get] 4: cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses" [syn: halt, hold, arrest]
  • attest
    v 1: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" [syn: attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence] 2: authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature" 3: give testimony in a court of law [syn: testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness] 4: establish or verify the usage of; "This word is not attested until 1993"
  • behest
    n 1: an authoritative command or request
  • bequest
    n 1: (law) a gift of personal property by will [syn: bequest, legacy]
  • best
    adv 1: in a most excellent way or manner; "he played best after a couple of martinis" 2: it would be sensible; "you'd best stay at home" 3: from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." [syn: better, best] adj 1: (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit" [ant: worst] 2: (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond" [syn: better(p), best(p)] n 1: the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best" [ant: worst] 2: the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them" [syn: best, topper] 3: Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978) [syn: Best, C. H. Best, Charles Herbert Best] v 1: get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition" [syn: outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop]
  • blessed
    adj 1: highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income" [syn: blessed, blest] [ant: cursed, curst] 2: worthy of worship; "the Blessed Trinity" 3: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance" [syn: blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal] 4: Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration [syn: beatified, blessed] 5: enjoying the bliss of heaven 6: characterized by happiness and good fortune; "a blessed time"
  • blest
    adj 1: highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income" [syn: blessed, blest] [ant: cursed, curst]
  • breast
    n 1: the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger" [syn: breast, chest] 2: either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman [syn: breast, bosom, knocker, boob, tit, titty] 3: meat carved from the breast of a fowl [syn: breast, white meat] 4: the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest v 1: meet at breast level; "The runner breasted the tape" 2: reach the summit (of a mountain); "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit" [syn: summit, breast] 3: confront bodily; "breast the storm" [syn: front, breast]
  • chest
    n 1: the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates [syn: thorax, chest, pectus] 2: box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy 3: the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger" [syn: breast, chest] 4: furniture with drawers for keeping clothes [syn: chest of drawers, chest, bureau, dresser]
  • contest
    n 1: an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants [syn: contest, competition] 2: a struggle between rivals v 1: to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race" [syn: contest, contend, repugn]
  • southwest
    adv 1: to, toward, or in the southwest [syn: southwest, south-west, sou'west] adj 1: coming from the southwest; "the winds are southwesterly" [syn: southwesterly, southwest] 2: situated in or oriented toward the southwest [syn: southwest, southwestern, southwesterly] n 1: the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees [syn: southwest, sou'-west, southwestward, SW] 2: the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado [syn: Southwest, southwestern United States] 3: the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point 4: a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city
  • suggest
    v 1: make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax" [syn: propose, suggest, advise] 2: drop a hint; intimate by a hint [syn: hint, suggest] 3: imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification" [syn: suggest, intimate] 4: suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases" [syn: indicate, suggest] [ant: contraindicate] 5: call to mind; "this remark evoked sadness" [syn: suggest, evoke, paint a picture]
  • test
    n 1: trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain" [syn: trial, trial run, test, tryout] 2: any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc; "the test was standardized on a large sample of students" [syn: test, mental test, mental testing, psychometric test] 3: a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions" [syn: examination, exam, test] 4: the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill" [syn: test, trial] 5: the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial" [syn: test, trial, run] 6: a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins v 1: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" [syn: test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay] 2: test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus" [syn: screen, test] 3: examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs" [syn: quiz, test] 4: show a certain characteristic when tested; "He tested positive for HIV" 5: achieve a certain score or rating on a test; "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools" 6: determine the presence or properties of (a substance) 7: undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"
  • unblessed
    adj 1: not provided with something desirable; "a hovel unblessed with electricity or running water"
  • unexpressed
    adj 1: not made explicit; "the unexpressed terms of the agreement"; "things left unsaid"; "some kind of unspoken agreement"; "his action is clear but his reason remains unstated" [syn: unexpressed, unsaid, unstated, unuttered, unverbalized, unverbalised, unvoiced, unspoken]
  • unimpressed
    adj 1: not moved to serious regard; "trying to appear unimpressed"
  • unprocessed
    adj 1: not refined or processed; "unrefined ore"; "crude oil" [syn: unrefined, unprocessed, crude] [ant: processed, refined] 2: not altered from an original or natural state; "unprocessed commodities" [ant: processed] 3: not treated or prepared by a special process
  • unrest
    n 1: a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest" [syn: agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest] 2: a feeling of restless agitation
  • unstressed
    adj 1: not bearing a stress or accent; "short vowels are unstressed" [ant: accented, stressed]
  • west
    adv 1: to, toward, or in the west; "we moved west to Arizona"; "situated west of Boston" adj 1: situated in or facing or moving toward the west [ant: east] n 1: the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America [syn: West, Occident] 2: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees [syn: west, due west, westward, W] 3: the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River [syn: West, western United States] 4: the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point 5: British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) [syn: West, Rebecca West, Dame Rebecca West, Cicily Isabel Fairfield] 6: United States film actress (1892-1980) [syn: West, Mae West] 7: English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820) [syn: West, Benjamin West] 8: a location in the western part of a country, region, or city
  • wrest
    v 1: obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government"
  • midwest
    n 1: the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America) [syn: Midwest, middle west, midwestern United States]
  • brest
    n 1: a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France
  • bucharest
    n 1: national capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania [syn: Bucharest, Bucharesti, Bucuresti, capital of Romania]
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See also alcahest definition and alcahest synonyms