Words that rhyme with appraisal

• basal 0
  adj 1: especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem; "basal placentation"; "radical leaves" [syn: radical, basal] [ant: cauline] 2: serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats" [syn: basal, base] 3: of primary importance [syn: basal, primary]
• basil 0
  n 1: any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum 2: (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379) [syn: Basil, St. Basil, Basil of Caesarea, Basil the Great, St. Basil the Great] 3: leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried [syn: basil, sweet basil]
• bedazzle 0
  v 1: to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights" [syn: dazzle, bedazzle, daze]
• castle 0
  n 1: a large and stately mansion [syn: palace, castle] 2: a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack 3: (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard [syn: castle, rook] 4: interchanging the positions of the king and a rook [syn: castle, castling] v 1: move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king
• dazzle 0
  n 1: brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily 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: amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill; "Her arguments dazzled everyone"; "The dancer dazzled the audience with his turns and jumps"
• frazzle 0
  n 1: a state of extreme exhaustion; "he was worn to a frazzle" v 1: wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve" [syn: fray, frazzle] 2: exhaust physically or emotionally; "She was frazzled after the visit of her in-laws"
• hassle 0
  n 1: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn: fuss, trouble, bother, hassle] 2: disorderly fighting [syn: hassle, scuffle, tussle, dogfight, rough-and-tumble] v 1: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke]
• hazel 0
  adj 1: of a light brown or yellowish brown color n 1: Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine- grained wood and bearing edible nuts [syn: hazel, hazel tree, Pomaderris apetala] 2: the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris) 3: any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk [syn: hazelnut, hazel, hazelnut tree] 4: a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish; it is a greenish shade of brown when used to describe the color of someone's eyes
• nasal 0
  adj 1: of or in or relating to the nose; "nasal passages" [syn: rhinal, nasal] 2: sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice" [syn: adenoidal, pinched, nasal] n 1: a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed [syn: nasal consonant, nasal] 2: an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose [syn: nasal, nasal bone, os nasale]
• phrasal 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or functioning as a phrase; "phrasal verb"
• playful 0
  adj 1: full of fun and high spirits; "playful children just let loose from school" [ant: serious, sober, unplayful]
• reappraisal 0
  n 1: a new appraisal or evaluation [syn: reappraisal, revaluation, review, reassessment]
• tassel 0
  n 1: adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end
• vassal 0
  n 1: a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord [syn: vassal, liege, liegeman, liege subject, feudatory]
• witch 0
  n 1: a female sorcerer or magician [syn: enchantress, witch] 2: a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil 3: a believer in Wicca [syn: Wiccan, witch] 4: an ugly evil-looking old woman [syn: hag, beldam, beldame, witch, crone] v 1: cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something [syn: hex, bewitch, glamour, witch, enchant, jinx]
• faisal 0
  n 1: king of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 (1906-1975) [syn: Faisal, Faisal ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud]
• orinasal 0
  n 1: a speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels) [syn: orinasal phone, orinasal]
• azle 0
• frazil 0
• hazle 0

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