Words that rhyme with astor

• alabaster 0
  adj 1: of or resembling alabaster; "alabaster statue" [syn: alabaster, alabastrine] n 1: a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving 2: a hard compact kind of calcite [syn: alabaster, oriental alabaster, onyx marble, Mexican onyx] 3: a very light white
• are 0
  n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn: are, ar]
• aster 0
  n 1: any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers 2: star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis
• bandmaster 0
  n 1: the conductor of a band
• blaster 0
  n 1: a workman employed to blast with explosives [syn: blaster, chargeman]
• broadcaster 0
  n 1: someone who broadcasts on radio or television 2: a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions [syn: broadcaster, spreader]
• burgomaster 0
  n 1: a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria
• cadastre 0
  n 1: a public register showing the details of ownership and value of land; made for the purpose of taxation [syn: cadaster, cadastre]
• caster 0
  n 1: a worker who casts molten metal into finished products 2: a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar [syn: caster, castor] 3: a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable [syn: caster, castor]
• castor 0
  n 1: a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux [syn: Castor, Alpha Geminorum] 2: a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar [syn: caster, castor] 3: a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable [syn: caster, castor] 4: a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material) [syn: beaver, castor] 5: type genus of the Castoridae: beavers [syn: Castor, genus Castor]
• choirmaster 0
  n 1: the musical director of a choir [syn: choirmaster, precentor, cantor]
• cotoneaster 0
  n 1: any shrub of the genus Cotoneaster: erect or creeping shrubs having richly colored autumn foliage and many small white to pinkish flowers followed by tiny red or black fruits
• disaster 0
  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
• faster 0
  adv 1: more quickly [syn: quicker, faster]
• forecaster 0
  n 1: someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) [syn: forecaster, predictor, prognosticator, soothsayer]
• grandmaster 0
  n 1: a player of exceptional or world class skill in chess or bridge
• headmaster 0
  n 1: presiding officer of a school [syn: headmaster, schoolmaster, master]
• housemaster 0
  n 1: teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse
• master 0
  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]
• newscaster 0
  n 1: someone who broadcasts the news
• pastor 0
  n 1: a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches" [syn: curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor, rector] 2: only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus [syn: Pastor, subgenus Pastor]
• pilaster 0
  n 1: a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached
• plaster 0
  n 1: a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings 2: any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs [syn: plaster of Paris, plaster] 3: a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. [syn: poultice, cataplasm, plaster] 4: a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster" [syn: plaster, plasterwork] 5: adhesive tape used in dressing wounds [syn: plaster, adhesive plaster, sticking plaster] v 1: apply a heavy coat to [syn: plaster, plaster over, stick on] 2: cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on; "The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters"; "She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco" [syn: plaster, beplaster] 3: affix conspicuously; "She plastered warnings all over the wall" 4: apply a plaster cast to; "plaster the broken arm" 5: coat with plaster; "daub the wall" [syn: plaster, daub] 6: dress by covering with a therapeutic substance [syn: poultice, plaster]
• postmaster 0
  n 1: the person in charge of a post office
• quizmaster 0
  n 1: the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game [syn: question master, quizmaster]
• raster 0
  n 1: the rectangular formation of parallel scanning lines that guide the electron beam on a television screen or a computer monitor
• ringmaster 0
  n 1: the person in charge of performances in a circus ring
• schoolmaster 0
  n 1: presiding officer of a school [syn: headmaster, schoolmaster, master] 2: any person (or institution) who acts as an educator 3: food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters [syn: schoolmaster, Lutjanus apodus]
• scoutmaster 0
  n 1: the leader of a troop of Scouts
• taskmaster 0
  n 1: someone who imposes hard or continuous work
• toastmaster 0
  n 1: the person who proposes toasts and introduces speakers at a banquet [syn: toastmaster, symposiarch]
• yardmaster 0
  n 1: a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard [syn: yardmaster, trainmaster, train dispatcher]
• mcmaster 0
  n 1: United States historian who wrote a nine volume history of the people of the United States (1852-1932) [syn: McMaster, John Bach McMaster]
• oleaster 0
  n 1: any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver- white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits
• paster 0
  n 1: a workman who pastes 2: an adhesive label [syn: gummed label, sticker, paster]
• pasteur 0
  n 1: French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895) [syn: Pasteur, Louis Pasteur]
• lancaster 0
  n 1: a city in northwestern England 2: the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose [syn: Lancaster, House of Lancaster, Lancastrian line]
• sportscaster 0
  n 1: an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events [syn: sports announcer, sportscaster, sports commentator]
• webmaster 0
  n 1: a technician who designs or maintains a website
• piaster 0
  n 1: a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria [syn: piaster, piastre] 2: 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey [syn: kurus, piaster, piastre]
• piastre 0
  n 1: a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria [syn: piaster, piastre] 2: 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey [syn: kurus, piaster, piastre]
• whoremaster 0
  n 1: a prostitute's customer [syn: whoremaster, whoremonger, john, trick] 2: a pimp who procures whores [syn: whoremaster, whoremonger]
• zoroaster 0
  n 1: Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (circa 628-551 BC) [syn: Zoroaster, Zarathustra]
• bushmaster 0
• criticaster 0
• drillmaster 0
• ironmaster 0
• poetaster 0
• laster 0
• macmaster 0
• gaster 0
• jaster 0
• kaster 0
• pasztor 0
• flamemaster 0
• buckmaster 0
• burgmaster 0
• fightmaster 0
• goodpaster 0
• hoffmaster 0
• huffmaster 0
• jewelmaster 0
• roadmaster 0
• stainmaster 0
• waycaster 0
• puzzlemaster 0
• stratocaster 0
• ticketmaster 0
• alastor 0
• brewmaster 0
• canaster 0
• cremaster 0
• cubmaster 0
• cytaster 0
• diaster 0
• dockmaster 0
• jumpmaster 0
• pinaster 0
• amphiaster 0
• burmaster 0
• doncaster 0
• lamaster 0
• lemaster 0
• bowermaster 0

See also astor definition