Words that rhyme with anglaise

adj 1: keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire" [syn: ablaze, aflame, aroused] 2: lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire" [syn: ablaze(p), afire(p), aflame(p), aflare(p), alight(p), on fire(p)] 3: resembling flame in brilliance or color; "maple trees ablaze in autumn" 4: lighted with red light as if with flames; "streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees"; "the inflamed clouds at sunset"; "reddened faces around the campfire" [syn: ablaze(p), inflamed, reddened]

v 1: affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!" [syn: amaze, astonish, astound] 2: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound]

n 1: any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar

n 1: a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables

v 1: cook in liquid; "braise beef"

v 1: solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point

n 1: a long chair; for reclining [syn: chaise longue, chaise, daybed] 2: a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse [syn: chaise, shay]

n 1: an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" [syn: fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage] 2: state of violent mental agitation [syn: craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria] 3: a fine crack in a glaze or other surface v 1: cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind [syn: madden, craze] 2: develop a fine network of cracks; "Crazed ceramics"

n 1: the time during which someone's life continues; "the monarch's last days"; "in his final years" [syn: days, years]

n 1: the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock" [syn: daze, shock, stupor] 2: confusion characterized by lack of clarity [syn: daze, fog, haze] v 1: to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights" [syn: dazzle, bedazzle, daze] 2: overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her" [syn: stun, bedaze, daze]

v 1: disturb the composure of [syn: faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle]

n 1: a long fixed look; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me" [syn: gaze, regard] v 1: look at with fixed eyes; "The students stared at the teacher with amazement" [syn: gaze, stare]

n 1: any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods 2: a glossy finish on a fabric 3: a coating for ceramics, metal, etc. v 1: coat with a glaze; "the potter glazed the dishes"; "glaze the bread with eggwhite" 2: become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance; "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored" [syn: glaze, glass, glass over, glaze over] 3: furnish with glass; "glass the windows" [syn: glass, glaze] 4: coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze [syn: sugarcoat, glaze, candy]

n 1: a superficial abrasion 2: the act of grazing [syn: graze, grazing] v 1: feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" [syn: crop, browse, graze, range, pasture] 2: break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; "She was grazed by the stray bullet" 3: let feed in a field or pasture or meadow [syn: crop, graze, pasture] 4: scrape gently; "graze the skin" [syn: graze, crease, rake] 5: eat lightly, try different dishes; "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing" [syn: browse, graze]

n 1: atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility 2: confusion characterized by lack of clarity [syn: daze, fog, haze] v 1: become hazy, dull, or cloudy 2: harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions

n 1: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times [syn: corn, maize, Indian corn, Zea mays] 2: a strong yellow color [syn: gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow, maize]

n 1: physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) [syn: malaise, unease, uneasiness]

n 1: complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost [syn: maze, labyrinth] 2: something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations" [syn: tangle, snarl, maze]

n 1: any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected" [syn: phase, stage] 2: (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system" [syn: phase, form] 3: a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle [syn: phase, phase angle] 4: (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun); "the full phase of the moon" v 1: arrange in phases or stages; "phase a withdrawal" 2: adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition; "he phased the intake with the output of the machine"

n 1: an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence 2: a short musical passage [syn: phrase, musical phrase] 3: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up [syn: idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase] 4: dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence v 1: put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" [syn: give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate] 2: divide, combine, or mark into phrases; "phrase a musical passage"

n 1: any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks [syn: plagioclase, oligoclase]

n 1: an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work" [syn: praise, congratulations, kudos, extolment] 2: offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang a hymn of praise to God" v 1: express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" [ant: criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart]

n 1: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" [syn: raise, rise, wage hike, hike, wage increase, salary increase] 2: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" [syn: ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade] [ant: declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall] 3: increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your raise and double it" 4: the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" [syn: lift, raise, heave] v 1: raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread" 2: raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" [syn: raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up] [ant: bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down] 3: cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry" 4: collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised several million dollars for his college" 5: cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here" [syn: grow, raise, farm, produce] 6: bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" [syn: rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent] 7: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" [syn: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth] 8: move upwards; "lift one's eyes" [syn: lift, raise] 9: construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" [syn: raise, erect, rear, set up, put up] [ant: dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down] 10: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke] 11: create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain" 12: raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty" [syn: lift, raise, elevate] 13: increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension" [syn: enhance, heighten, raise] 14: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" [syn: promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate] [ant: break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate] 15: cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread" [syn: raise, leaven, prove] 16: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level 17: bet more than the previous player 18: cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers" [syn: recruit, levy, raise] 19: put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic" [syn: raise, bring up] 20: pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'" 21: activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny" 22: establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night" 23: multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3 24: bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges" 25: invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego" [syn: raise, lift] 26: put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege" [syn: lift, raise] 27: cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts" [syn: resurrect, raise, upraise]

v 1: tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" [syn: level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down] [ant: erect, put up, raise, rear, set up]

v 1: express the same message in different words [syn: paraphrase, rephrase, reword]

n 1: structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired [syn: ways, shipway, slipway]

n 1: acclaimed actress of stage and screen (1900-1993) [syn: Hayes, Helen Hayes] 2: 19th President of the United States; his administration removed federal troops from the South and so ended the Reconstruction Period (1822-1893) [syn: Hayes, Rutherford B. Hayes, Rutherford Birchard Hayes, President Hayes]

n 1: United States baseball player (born in 1931) [syn: Mays, Willie Mays, Willie Howard Mays Jr., Say Hey Kid]

n 1: enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions as an oxidative catalyst; decomposes hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water

n 1: a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium [syn: periclase, magnesia, magnesium oxide]

n 1: the French national anthem

n 1: any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks [syn: plagioclase, oligoclase]