Words that rhyme with anne
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abutilon
n 1: herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian mallow [syn: Abutilon, genus Abutilon] -
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] -
aileron
n 1: an airfoil that controls lateral motion -
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] -
anacoluthon
n 1: an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another [syn: anacoluthia, anacoluthon] -
anchorman
n 1: a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute [syn: anchor, anchorman, anchorperson] -
anon
adv 1: at another time; "ever and anon" 2: (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while; "see you anon" -
antineutron
n 1: the antiparticle of a neutron -
antiphon
n 1: a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response [syn: antiphon, antiphony] -
antiproton
n 1: an unstable negatively charged proton; the antiparticle of a proton -
archenteron
n 1: central cavity of the gastrula; becomes the intestinal or digestive cavity -
argon
n 1: a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere [syn: argon, Ar, atomic number 18] -
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 -
autobahn
n 1: an expressway in a German-speaking country -
automaton
n 1: someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed" [syn: automaton, zombi, zombie] 2: a mechanism that can move automatically [syn: automaton, robot, golem] -
axon
n 1: long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron [syn: axon, axone] -
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] -
baryon
n 1: any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1 [syn: baryon, heavy particle] -
batman
n 1: an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer -
baton
n 1: a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir [syn: baton, wand] 2: a short stout club used primarily by policemen [syn: truncheon, nightstick, baton, billy, billystick, billy club] 3: a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority 4: a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette 5: a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race -
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 -
billabong
n 1: a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently 2: a branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is high -
biltong
n 1: meat that is salted and cut into strips and dried in the sun -
blanc
n 1: a white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables (used especially with braised meat) -
bogeyman
n 1: an imaginary monster used to frighten children [syn: bogeyman, bugbear, bugaboo, boogeyman, booger] -
bonbon
n 1: a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate -
bong
n 1: a dull resonant sound as of a bell v 1: ring loudly and deeply; "the big bell bonged" -
boolean
adj 1: of or relating to a combinatorial system devised by George Boole that combines propositions with the logical operators AND and OR and IF THEN and EXCEPT and NOT -
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 -
boron
n 1: a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder [syn: boron, B, atomic number 5] -
boson
n 1: any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons -
bouillon
n 1: a clear seasoned broth -
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] -
cabochon
n 1: a highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facets -
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 -
canton
n 1: a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port [syn: Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow, Canton] 2: a small administrative division of a country v 1: provide housing for (military personnel) [syn: quarter, billet, canton] 2: divide into cantons, of a country -
capon
n 1: flesh of a castrated male chicken 2: castrated male chicken -
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 -
carillon
n 1: set of bells hung in a bell tower 2: playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower [syn: bell ringing, carillon, carillon playing] -
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] -
chevron
n 1: V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service; "they earned their stripes in Kuwait" [syn: chevron, stripe, stripes, grade insignia] 2: an inverted V-shaped charge -
chiffon
n 1: a sheer fabric of silk or rayon -
chignon
n 1: a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck -
chon
n 1: 100 chon equal 1 won in South Korea 2: 100 chon equal 1 won in North Korea -
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] -
clement
adj 1: (of weather or climate) physically mild; "clement weather" [ant: inclement] 2: (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy; "a more clement judge reduced the sentence" [ant: inclement] -
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] -
colon
n 1: the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted 2: the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos [syn: colon, El Salvadoran colon] 3: the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos [syn: colon, Costa Rican colon] 4: a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal [syn: Colon, Aspinwall] 5: a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter) -
colophon
n 1: a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page) -
con
adv 1: in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; "much was written pro and con" [ant: pro] n 1: an argument opposed to a proposal [ant: pro] 2: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison [syn: convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird] 3: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam] v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" [syn: victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con] 2: commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?" [syn: memorize, memorise, con, learn] -
constant
adj 1: unvarying in nature; "maintained a constant temperature"; "principles of unvarying validity" [syn: changeless, constant, invariant, unvarying] 2: steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection; "a man constant in adherence to his ideals"; "a constant lover"; "constant as the northern star" [ant: inconstant] 3: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger" [syn: ceaseless, constant, incessant, never- ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting] n 1: a quantity that does not vary [syn: constant, constant quantity, invariable] 2: a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context; "the velocity of light is a constant" -
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] -
contretemps
n 1: an awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman" -
cosmotron
n 1: a large proton synchrotron; uses frequency modulation of an electric field to accelerate protons -
counterman
n 1: someone who attends a counter (as in a diner) [syn: counterperson, counterwoman, counterman] -
coupon
n 1: a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed [syn: coupon, voucher] 2: a test sample of some substance -
cousin
n 1: the child of your aunt or uncle [syn: cousin, first cousin, cousin-german, full cousin] -
crayon
n 1: writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing [syn: crayon, wax crayon] v 1: write, draw, or trace with a crayon -
cretonne
n 1: an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies -
croissant
n 1: very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll [syn: crescent roll, croissant] -
crouton
n 1: a small piece of toasted or fried bread; served in soup or salads -
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 -
cyclotron
n 1: an accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron-volts to rapidly moving particles -
dacron
n 1: a kind of polyester fabric [syn: Dacron, Terylene] -
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] -
decagon
n 1: a polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles -
decathlon
n 1: an athletic contest consisting of ten different events -
deliveryman
n 1: someone employed to make deliveries [syn: deliveryman, delivery boy, deliverer] -
demijohn
n 1: large bottle with a short narrow neck; often has small handles at neck and is enclosed in wickerwork -
denouement
n 1: the outcome of a complex sequence of events 2: the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work -
depravation
n 1: moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction" [syn: corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction] -
deskman
n 1: the police sergeant on duty in a police station [syn: desk sergeant, deskman, station keeper] -
deuteron
n 1: the nucleus of deuterium; consists of one proton and one neutron; used as a bombarding particle in accelerators -
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] -
dodecagon
n 1: a twelve-sided polygon -
don
n 1: a Spanish gentleman or nobleman 2: teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford) [syn: preceptor, don] 3: the head of an organized crime family [syn: don, father] 4: Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu 5: a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov [syn: Don, Don River] 6: a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename; "Don Roberto" v 1: put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans" [syn: wear, put on, get into, don, assume] -
dong
n 1: the basic unit of money in Vietnam v 1: go `ding dong', like a bell [syn: ding, dong, dingdong] -
doorman
n 1: someone who guards an entrance [syn: doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary] -
dugong
n 1: sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate [syn: dugong, Dugong dugon] -
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] -
echelon
n 1: a body of troops arranged in a line 2: a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset -
electron
n 1: an elementary particle with negative charge [syn: electron, negatron]
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