Words that rhyme with ard

n 1: the grounds in back of a house

n 1: a lyric poet 2: an ornamental caparison for a horse v 1: put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion" [syn: caparison, bard, barde, dress up]

n 1: a yard adjoining a barn

adj 1: preventing entry or exit or a course of action; "a barricaded street"; "barred doors"; "the blockaded harbor" [syn: barricaded, barred, blockaded] 2: marked with stripes or bands

n 1: someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" [syn: cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heel] v 1: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun] 2: use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" [syn: abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout]

n 1: a very boastful and talkative person [syn: bragger, braggart, boaster, blowhard, line-shooter, vaunter]

n 1: a place where boats are built or maintained or stored

n 1: someone who escorts and protects a prominent person [syn: bodyguard, escort] 2: a group of men who escort and protect some important person

n 1: a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family [syn: bombardon, bombard] v 1: cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs" [syn: pelt, bombard] 2: throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden" [syn: bombard, bomb] 3: address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer" [syn: bombard, barrage] 4: direct high energy particles or radiation against

n 1: a wide street or thoroughfare [syn: avenue, boulevard]

n 1: armor plate that protects the arm

n 1: a place where bricks are made and sold [syn: brickyard, brickfield]

n 1: tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa [syn: giraffe, camelopard, Giraffa camelopardalis]

n 1: a deliberately misleading fabrication

n 1: one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys" 2: a card certifying the identity of the bearer; "he had to show his card to get in" [syn: card, identity card] 3: a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures); "they sent us a card from Miami" 4: thin cardboard, usually rectangular 5: a witty amusing person who makes jokes [syn: wag, wit, card] 6: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" [syn: poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card] 7: a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited [syn: calling card, visiting card, card] 8: (golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap" [syn: card, scorecard] 9: a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French" [syn: menu, bill of fare, card, carte du jour, carte] 10: (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate" [syn: batting order, card, lineup] 11: a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities [syn: circuit board, circuit card, board, card, plug-in, add-in] v 1: separate the fibers of; "tease wool" [syn: tease, card] 2: ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor; "I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!"

n 1: beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks [syn: chard, Swiss chard, spinach beet, leaf beet, chard plant, Beta vulgaris cicla] 2: long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves [syn: chard, Swiss chard, spinach beet, leaf beet]

n 1: the yard associated with a church [syn: churchyard, God's acre]

n 1: a military service responsible for the safety of maritime traffic in coastal waters

n 1: an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court" [syn: court, courtyard]

n 1: one who adheres to traditional views [syn: traditionalist, diehard]

n 1: anything that is cast aside or discarded 2: (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit 3: getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable [syn: discard, throwing away] v 1: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away]

n 1: lack of attention and due care [syn: disregard, neglect] 2: willful lack of care and attention [syn: disregard, neglect] v 1: refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" [syn: ignore, disregard, snub, cut] 2: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" [syn: dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore] 3: give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors" [syn: neglect, ignore, disregard]

n 1: an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired

n 1: a yard outside the front or rear door of a house

n 1: an area adjacent to farm buildings

n 1: a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire [syn: firebreak, fireguard] 2: a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks) [syn: fire screen, fireguard]

n 1: a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric (usually with a printed design)

n 1: a tract of land used for burials [syn: cemetery, graveyard, burial site, burial ground, burying ground, memorial park, necropolis]

n 1: a person who keeps watch over something or someone 2: the person who plays that position on a football team; "the left guard was injured on the play" 3: a device designed to prevent injury or accidents [syn: guard, safety, safety device] 4: a posture of defence in boxing or fencing; "keep your guard up" 5: the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team 6: a military unit serving to protect some place or person 7: a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down" [syn: precaution, safeguard, guard] 8: the duty of serving as a sentry; "he was on guard that night" [syn: guard duty, guard, sentry duty, sentry go] 9: (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "guards must be good blockers" 10: a position on a basketball team v 1: to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses" 2: watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away" [syn: guard, ward] 3: protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks" [syn: defend, guard, hold] 4: take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence; "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"

adv 1: with effort or force or vigor; "the team played hard"; "worked hard all day"; "pressed hard on the lever"; "hit the ball hard"; "slammed the door hard" 2: with firmness; "held hard to the railing" [syn: hard, firmly] 3: earnestly or intently; "thought hard about it"; "stared hard at the accused" 4: causing great damage or hardship; "industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank's failure" [syn: hard, severely] 5: slowly and with difficulty; "prejudices die hard" 6: indulging excessively; "he drank heavily" [syn: heavily, intemperately, hard] [ant: lightly] 7: into a solid condition; "concrete that sets hard within a few hours" 8: very near or close in space or time; "it stands hard by the railroad tracks"; "they were hard on his heels"; "a strike followed hard upon the plant's opening" 9: with pain or distress or bitterness; "he took the rejection very hard" 10: to the full extent possible; all the way; "hard alee"; "the ship went hard astern"; "swung the wheel hard left" adj 1: not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" [syn: difficult, hard] [ant: easy] 2: dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer"; [ant: soft] 3: resisting weight or pressure [ant: soft] 4: very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow" [syn: hard, knockout, severe] 5: characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace" [syn: arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome] 6: produced without vibration of the vocal cords; "unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'" [syn: unvoiced, voiceless, surd, hard] [ant: soft, sonant, voiced] 7: (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source [syn: hard, concentrated] [ant: diffuse, diffused, soft] 8: (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum; "Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants" [ant: soft] 9: given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors; "a hard drinker" [syn: intemperate, hard, heavy] 10: being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor" [syn: hard, strong] 11: unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break" [syn: hard, tough] 12: dried out; "hard dry rolls left over from the day before"

v 1: introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions [syn: intersperse, interlard]

n 1: a field where junk is collected and stored for resale

n 1: soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog v 1: prepare or cook with lard; "lard meat" 2: add details to [syn: embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise]

n 1: a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance [syn: leotard, unitard, body suit, cat suit]

n 1: an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents [syn: lifeguard, lifesaver]

n 1: a workplace where lumber is stocked for sale

adj 1: (of a roof) having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper; "the story formed by a mansard roof is usually called the garret" n 1: a hip roof having two slopes on each side [syn: mansard, mansard roof]

adj 1: blemished by injury or rough wear; "the scarred piano bench"; "walls marred by graffiti" [syn: marred, scarred]

n 1: a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels [syn: mudguard, splash guard, splash-guard]

n 1: an explosive device used to break down a gate or wall

n 1: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" [syn: poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card] v 1: post in a public place 2: publicize or announce by placards [syn: placard, bill]

n 1: a card for sending messages by post without an envelope [syn: postcard, post card, postal card, mailing- card]

n 1: a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body

n 1: (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs in that respect" [syn: respect, regard] 2: paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" [syn: attentiveness, heed, regard, paying attention] [ant: heedlessness, inattentiveness] 3: (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" [syn: regard, wish, compliments] 4: a long fixed look; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me" [syn: gaze, regard] 5: the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard" [syn: esteem, regard, respect] [ant: disesteem] 6: a feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly regard for love"; "he inspires respect" [syn: regard, respect] 7: an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him" [syn: respect, esteem, regard] [ant: disrespect] v 1: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" [syn: see, consider, reckon, view, regard] 2: look at attentively [syn: regard, consider] 3: connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business" [syn: involve, affect, regard]

n 1: a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard] v 1: cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate" 2: be delayed 3: slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development" [syn: check, retard, delay] 4: lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" [syn: decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard] [ant: accelerate, quicken, speed, speed up]

n 1: a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down" [syn: precaution, safeguard, guard] 2: a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war [syn: safe-conduct, safeguard] v 1: make safe 2: escort safely

adj 1: deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury; "Could her scarred mind ever be free of fear?"; "a face scarred by anxiety"; "the fire left her arm badly scarred" 2: blemished by injury or rough wear; "the scarred piano bench"; "walls marred by graffiti" [syn: marred, scarred]

n 1: the yard associated with a school

n 1: (golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap" [syn: card, scorecard]

n 1: a broken piece of a brittle artifact [syn: shard, sherd, fragment]

n 1: a workplace where ships are built or repaired

adj 1: marked with an asterisk; "the starred items" [syn: asterisked, starred]

n 1: a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length [syn: steelyard, lever scale, beam scale]

n 1: enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily

n 1: (formerly) an enclosed field for tilting contests

n 1: a card recording an employee's starting and quitting times each work day 2: a card used with a time clock to record an employee's starting and quitting times each day

n 1: the leading units moving at the head of an army [syn: vanguard, van] 2: any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) [syn: avant-garde, vanguard, van, new wave] 3: the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy" [syn: vanguard, forefront, cutting edge]

n 1: a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride [syn: yard, pace] 2: the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard" [syn: yard, grounds, curtilage] 3: a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings); "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town" 4: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn: thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yard] 5: a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel) [syn: cubic yard, yard] 6: a tract of land where logs are accumulated 7: an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines [syn: yard, railway yard, railyard] 8: a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen 9: an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)

n 1: French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878) [syn: Bernard, Claude Bernard]

n 1: United States financier (born in France) who helped finance the War of 1812 (1750-1831) [syn: Girard, Stephen Girard]

n 1: French film maker influenced by surrealism; early work explored the documentary use of film; noted for innovative techniques (born in 1930) [syn: Godard, Jean Luc Godard]

n 1: an aromatic ointment used in antiquity [syn: nard, spikenard]

v 1: put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion" [syn: caparison, bard, barde, dress up]

n 1: a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony [syn: sard, sardine, sardius]

n 1: a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports [syn: bracer, armguard]

n 1: South African playwright whose plays feature the racial tensions in South Africa during apartheid (born in 1932) [syn: Fugard, Athol Fugard]

adj 1: not marked with an asterisk; "unasterisked items" [syn: unasterisked, unstarred]

n 1: French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142) [syn: Abelard, Peter Abelard, Pierre Abelard]

n 1: Danish philosopher who is generally considered. along with Nietzsche, to be a founder of existentialism (1813-1855) [syn: Kierkegaard, Soren Kierkegaard, Soren Aabye Kierkegaard]

n 1: a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century [syn: Lombard, Langobard]

n 1: a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance [syn: leotard, unitard, body suit, cat suit]

n 1: (Norse mythology) the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes

n 1: a credit card that entitles the holder to receive cash [syn: cash card, cashcard]

n 1: French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834) [syn: Jacquard, Joseph M. Jacquard, Joseph Marie Jacquard] 2: a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom 3: a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics [syn: Jacquard loom, Jacquard]

n 1: a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century [syn: Lombard, Langobard]

n 1: (Norse mythology) the abode of humans in Norse mythology

n 1: a program for a race meeting; lists the races and the names of the horses

n 1: United States physicist and molecular biologist who helped develop the first atom bomb and later opposed the use of all nuclear weapons (1898-1964) [syn: Szilard, Leo Szilard]

n 1: French artist whose rococo paintings typified the frivolity of life in the royal court of France in the 18th century (1732-1806) [syn: Fragonard, Jean Honore Fragonard]