Words that rhyme with apter

n 1: (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated 2: the person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures

n 1: (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription [ant: inhibitor]

n 1: a mechanism that puts something into automatic action

n 1: a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance [syn: arranger, adapter, transcriber] 2: device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible [syn: adapter, adaptor]

n 1: device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible [syn: adapter, adaptor]

n 1: a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child [syn: adoptive parent, adopter]

adv 1: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that" [syn: subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, after, later on] 2: behind or in the rear; "and Jill came tumbling after" adj 1: located farther aft

n 1: one who agitates; a political troublemaker [syn: agitator, fomenter]

n 1: an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)

n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn: are, ar]

n 1: someone who operates an aircraft [syn: aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer]

n 1: a person who captures and holds people or animals [syn: captor, capturer] [ant: liberator]

n 1: a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep" 2: any distinct period in history or in a person's life; "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship" 3: a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter" 4: an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church 5: a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters"

n 1: an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel" [syn: fictional character, fictitious character, character] 2: a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands" [syn: quality, character, lineament] 3: the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer [syn: character, fiber, fibre] 4: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" [syn: character, role, theatrical role, part, persona] 5: a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case" [syn: character, eccentric, type, case] 6: good repute; "he is a man of character" 7: a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability; "requests for character references are all too often answered evasively" [syn: character, reference, character reference] 8: a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters" [syn: character, grapheme, graphic symbol] 9: (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes v 1: engrave or inscribe characters on

n 1: someone who tries to bring peace [syn: conciliator, make-peace, pacifier, peacemaker, reconciler]

n 1: someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously

n 1: a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune; "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster" [syn: catastrophe, disaster] 2: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster" [syn: calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm] 3: an act that has disastrous consequences

adv 1: more quickly [syn: quicker, faster]

n 1: the sound of laughing [syn: laugh, laughter] 2: the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn; "he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd"

adj 1: most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch" [syn: chief(a), main(a), primary(a), principal(a), master(a)] n 1: an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters" [syn: maestro, master] 2: a person who has general authority over others [syn: overlord, master, lord] 3: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals [syn: victor, master, superior] 4: directs the work of others 5: presiding officer of a school [syn: headmaster, schoolmaster, master] 6: an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made [syn: master, master copy, original] 7: an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship [syn: master, captain, sea captain, skipper] 8: someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution 9: an authority qualified to teach apprentices [syn: master, professional] 10: key that secures entrance everywhere [syn: passkey, passe-partout, master key, master] v 1: be or become completely proficient or skilled in; "She mastered Japanese in less than two years" [syn: master, get the hang] 2: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" [syn: overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master] 3: have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems" [syn: dominate, master] 4: have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?" [syn: master, control]

n 1: someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech [syn: prompter, theater prompter] 2: a device that displays words for people to read [syn: prompter, autocue]

n 1: any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals [syn: bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird]

n 1: the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter [syn: scepter, sceptre] 2: a ceremonial or emblematic staff [syn: scepter, sceptre, verge, wand]

n 1: an artist who creates sculptures [syn: sculptor, sculpturer, carver, statue maker] 2: a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix and Cetus

n 1: a person who tempts others; "Satan is the great tempter of mankind"

n 1: someone who betrays his country by committing treason [syn: traitor, treasonist] 2: a person who says one thing and does another [syn: double- crosser, double-dealer, two-timer, betrayer, traitor]

n 1: a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox 2: a wind from the east [syn: east wind, easter, easterly]

n 1: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker [syn: chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie, spouter]

n 1: a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion [syn: allocator, distributor]

n 1: mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion [syn: carburetor, carburettor]

n 1: small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops; possibly related more closely to birds than to other dinosaurs