Words that rhyme with ava

n 1: rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey

n 1: the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay" [syn: cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remains]

n 1: a musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note [syn: thirty-second note, demisemiquaver]

n 1: the state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with the king" [syn: disfavor, disfavour] 2: an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group [syn: disfavor, disfavour, dislike, disapproval] v 1: put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me" [syn: disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour] [ant: advantage]

n 1: a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching 2: a printmaker who prints from an engraved printing plate

n 1: a feeling of favorable regard [syn: favor, favour] 2: an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season" [syn: favor, favour] 3: an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor" [syn: favor, favour] 4: souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party [syn: party favor, party favour, favor, favour] 5: an act of gracious kindness [syn: favor, favour] v 1: treat gently or carefully [syn: favor, favour] 2: bestow a privilege upon [syn: privilege, favor, favour] 3: promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" [syn: prefer, favor, favour] 4: consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" [syn: favor, favour]

n 1: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" [syn: spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell] 2: (physics) the six kinds of quarks [syn: flavor, flavour] 3: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang] v 1: lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it" [syn: season, flavor, flavour]

n 1: a tool used by an engraver [syn: graver, graving tool, pointel, pointrel]

n 1: a musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note [syn: sixty-fourth note, hemidemisemiquaver]

n 1: Australian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles titles in the same year; in 1969 he repeated this feat (born in 1938) [syn: Laver, Rod Laver, Rodney George Laver] 2: (Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions 3: edible red seaweeds [syn: red laver, laver] 4: seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds [syn: sea lettuce, laver]

n 1: an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents [syn: lifeguard, lifesaver] 2: a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material [syn: life buoy, lifesaver, life belt, life ring]

n 1: a tremulous sound 2: a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note [syn: eighth note, quaver] v 1: give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency [syn: quaver, waver] 2: sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below [syn: warble, trill, quaver]

n 1: a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game

n 1: someone who saves something from danger or violence [syn: rescuer, recoverer, saver] 2: someone who saves (especially money)

n 1: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang] v 1: have flavor; taste of something [syn: taste, savor, savour] 2: give taste to [syn: savor, savour] 3: taste appreciatively; "savor the soup" [syn: savor, savour] 4: derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" [syn: enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour]

n 1: an adult male who shaves 2: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" [syn: child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling] 3: a razor powered by an electric motor [syn: shaver, electric shaver, electric razor]

n 1: a person engaged in slave trade [syn: slaver, slave dealer, slave trader] 2: someone who holds slaves [syn: slaveholder, slave owner, slaver] v 1: let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn: drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber, dribble]

n 1: someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity) [syn: disbeliever, nonbeliever, unbeliever]

n 1: an examination conducted by spoken communication [syn: oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, viva]

n 1: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn: release, waiver, discharge]

n 1: someone who communicates by waving 2: the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" [syn: hesitation, waver, falter, faltering] 3: the act of moving back and forth [syn: waver, flutter, flicker] v 1: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" [syn: hesitate, waver, waffle] 2: be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering" [syn: falter, waver] 3: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way [syn: falter, waver] 4: move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated" [syn: fluctuate, vacillate, waver] 5: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" [syn: flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver] 6: sway to and fro [syn: waver, weave] 7: give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency [syn: quaver, waver]

n 1: a craftsman who weaves cloth 2: finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests [syn: weaver, weaverbird, weaver finch]

n 1: an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud) [syn: yeshiva, yeshivah]

n 1: an act of gracious kindness [syn: favor, favour] 2: an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor" [syn: favor, favour] 3: an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season" [syn: favor, favour] 4: a feeling of favorable regard [syn: favor, favour] 5: souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party [syn: party favor, party favour, favor, favour] v 1: promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" [syn: prefer, favor, favour] 2: consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" [syn: favor, favour] 3: treat gently or carefully [syn: favor, favour] 4: bestow a privilege upon [syn: privilege, favor, favour]

n 1: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" [syn: spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell] 2: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang] 3: (physics) the six kinds of quarks [syn: flavor, flavour] v 1: lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it" [syn: season, flavor, flavour]

n 1: a participant in a rave dancing party 2: someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner [syn: ranter, raver]

n 1: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang] v 1: derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" [syn: enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour] 2: have flavor; taste of something [syn: taste, savor, savour] 3: taste appreciatively; "savor the soup" [syn: savor, savour] 4: give taste to [syn: savor, savour]

n 1: (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative; "the family is sitting shiva" [syn: shiva, shivah, shibah] 2: the destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon [syn: Siva, Shiva]

n 1: the state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with the king" [syn: disfavor, disfavour] 2: an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group [syn: disfavor, disfavour, dislike, disapproval] v 1: put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me" [syn: disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour] [ant: advantage]

n 1: a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland [syn: Neva, Neva River]

n 1: a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations [syn: Geneva, Geneve, Genf] 2: gin made in the Netherlands [syn: geneva, Holland gin, Hollands]

n 1: a musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note [syn: sixteenth note, semiquaver]