Words that rhyme with average

• remarriage 3
  n 1: the act of marrying again
• abridge 0
  v 1: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" [syn: abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce] [ant: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate] 2: lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"
• acreage 0
  n 1: an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming); "he wanted some acreage to build on" [syn: acreage, land area]
• amperage 0
  n 1: the strength of an electrical current measured in amperes
• anchorage 0
  n 1: the condition of being secured to a base; "the plant needs a firm anchorage"; "the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family" 2: a fee for anchoring 3: a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska" 4: place for vessels to anchor [syn: anchorage, anchorage ground] 5: the act of anchoring
• baggage 0
  n 1: cases used to carry belongings when traveling [syn: baggage, luggage] 2: a worthless or immoral woman 3: the portable equipment and supplies of an army
• beverage 0
  n 1: any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?" [syn: beverage, drink, drinkable, potable]
• borage 0
  n 1: hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach [syn: borage, tailwort, Borago officinalis] 2: an herb whose leaves are used to flavor sauces and punches; young leaves can be eaten in salads or cooked
• brokerage 0
  n 1: a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller [syn: brokerage, brokerage firm, securities firm] 2: the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties 3: place where a broker conducts his business [syn: brokerage house, brokerage]
• cabbage 0
  n 1: any of various types of cabbage [syn: cabbage, chou] 2: informal terms for money [syn: boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum] 3: any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers [syn: cabbage, cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea] v 1: make off with belongings of others [syn: pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift]
• carriage 0
  n 1: a railcar where passengers ride [syn: passenger car, coach, carriage] 2: a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses [syn: carriage, equipage, rig] 3: characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture" [syn: carriage, bearing, posture] 4: a machine part that carries something else 5: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around [syn: baby buggy, baby carriage, carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, go-cart, pushchair, pusher]
• cartridge 0
  n 1: ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun 2: a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required [syn: magazine, cartridge] 3: a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment; "he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck" 4: an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable [syn: cartridge, pickup]
• cellarage 0
  n 1: a charge for storing goods in a cellar 2: a storage area in a cellar
• cleavage 0
  n 1: the state of being split or cleft; "there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members" 2: the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules 3: (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum [syn: cleavage, segmentation] 4: the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts) 5: the act of cleaving or splitting
• courage 0
  n 1: a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear [syn: courage, courageousness, bravery, braveness] [ant: cowardice, cowardliness]
• coverage 0
  n 1: the total amount and type of insurance carried [syn: coverage, insurance coverage] 2: the extent to which something is covered; "the dictionary's coverage of standard English is excellent" 3: the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television; "they accused the paper of biased coverage of race relations" [syn: coverage, reporting, reportage]
• damage 0
  n 1: the occurrence of a change for the worse [syn: damage, harm, impairment] 2: loss of military equipment [syn: damage, equipment casualty] 3: the act of damaging something or someone [syn: damage, harm, hurt, scathe] 4: the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?" [syn: price, terms, damage] 5: any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right [syn: wrong, legal injury, damage] v 1: inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" 2: suffer or be susceptible to damage; "These fine china cups damage easily"
• demurrage 0
  n 1: a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure 2: detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
• discourage 0
  v 1: try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth" [syn: deter, discourage] 2: deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged [ant: encourage] 3: admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" [syn: warn, discourage, admonish, monish]
• disparage 0
  v 1: express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts" [syn: disparage, belittle, pick at] [ant: blandish, flatter]
• drawbridge 0
  n 1: a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it [syn: drawbridge, lift bridge]
• encourage 0
  v 1: contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" [syn: promote, advance, boost, further, encourage] 2: inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to [ant: discourage] 3: spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"
• footbridge 0
  n 1: a bridge designed for pedestrians [syn: footbridge, overcrossing, pedestrian bridge]
• forage 0
  n 1: bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle [syn: eatage, forage, pasture, pasturage, grass] 2: the act of searching for food and provisions [syn: foraging, forage] v 1: collect or look around for (food) [syn: scrounge, forage] 2: wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"
• fosterage 0
  n 1: encouragement; aiding the development of something [syn: fostering, fosterage] 2: helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" [syn: breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing]
• garage 0
  n 1: an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles 2: a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired [syn: garage, service department] v 1: keep or store in a garage; "we don't garage our car"
• garbage 0
  n 1: food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) [syn: garbage, refuse, food waste, scraps] 2: a worthless message [syn: drivel, garbage] 3: a receptacle where waste can be discarded; "she tossed the moldy bread into the garbage"
• haemorrhage 0
  n 1: the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel [syn: bleeding, hemorrhage, haemorrhage]
• harbourage 0
  n 1: (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship) [syn: harborage, harbourage]
• intermarriage 0
  n 1: marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law [syn: exogamy, intermarriage] [ant: endogamy, inmarriage, intermarriage] 2: marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law [syn: endogamy, intermarriage, inmarriage] [ant: exogamy, intermarriage]
• leverage 0
  n 1: the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever [syn: leverage, purchase] 2: strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage" 3: investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses) [syn: leverage, leveraging] v 1: supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is already available" 2: provide with leverage; "We need to leverage this company"
• manage 0
  v 1: be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs" [syn: pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage] [ant: fail] 2: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" [syn: manage, deal, care, handle] 3: come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn: cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage] 4: watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn: oversee, supervise, superintend, manage] 5: achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods [syn: wangle, finagle, manage] 6: carry on or function; "We could do with a little more help around here" [syn: do, manage] 7: handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well" [syn: wield, handle, manage]
• marriage 0
  n 1: the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union" [syn: marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock] 2: two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love" [syn: marriage, married couple, man and wife] 3: the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel" [syn: marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony] 4: a close and intimate union; "the marriage of music and dance"; "a marriage of ideas"
• miscarriage 0
  n 1: failure of a plan [syn: miscarriage, abortion] 2: a natural loss of the products of conception [syn: spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, stillbirth] [ant: live birth]
• moorage 0
  n 1: a fee for mooring 2: a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: mooring, moorage, berth, slip] 3: the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes [syn: docking, moorage, dockage, tying up]
• ostrich 0
  n 1: a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand) 2: fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird [syn: ostrich, Struthio camelus]
• overage 0
  adj 1: too old to be useful; "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope [syn: overage, overaged, superannuated, over-the-hill] n 1: a surplus or excess of money or merchandise that is actually on hand and that exceeds expectations
• package 0
  n 1: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together [syn: package, bundle, packet, parcel] 2: a wrapped container [syn: package, parcel] 3: (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand" [syn: software, software program, computer software, software system, software package, package] [ant: computer hardware, hardware] v 1: put into a box; "box the gift, please" [syn: box, package] [ant: unbox]
• partridge 0
  n 1: flesh of either quail or grouse 2: heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds [syn: tinamou, partridge] 3: small Old World gallinaceous game birds 4: a popular North American game bird; named for its call [syn: bobwhite, bobwhite quail, partridge] 5: valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada [syn: ruffed grouse, partridge, Bonasa umbellus]
• passage 0
  n 1: the act of passing from one state or place to the next [syn: passage, transition] 2: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length 3: a way through or along which someone or something may pass 4: the passing of a law by a legislative body [syn: enactment, passage] 5: a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days" [syn: passage, transit] 6: a short section of a musical composition [syn: passage, musical passage] 7: a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages" [syn: passage, passageway] 8: a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus" [syn: passage, passing] 9: the motion of one object relative to another; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets" [syn: passing, passage] 10: the act of passing something to another person [syn: passage, handing over]
• pasturage 0
  n 1: succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land [syn: herbage, pasturage] 2: bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle [syn: eatage, forage, pasture, pasturage, grass]
• peerage 0
  n 1: the peers of a kingdom considered as a group [syn: peerage, baronage]
• pilferage 0
  n 1: the act of stealing small amounts or small articles
• porridge 0
  n 1: soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick
• ravage 0
  n 1: (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease" [syn: ravage, depredation] v 1: make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes [syn: harry, ravage] 2: cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" [syn: lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge]
• salvage 0
  n 1: property or goods saved from damage or destruction 2: the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction 3: the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire v 1: save from ruin, destruction, or harm [syn: salvage, salve, relieve, save] 2: collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food" [syn: salvage, scavenge]
• savage 0
  adj 1: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" [syn: barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious] 2: wild and menacing; "a pack of feral dogs" [syn: feral, ferine, savage] 3: without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" [syn: barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild] 4: marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" [syn: ferocious, fierce, furious, savage] n 1: a member of an uncivilized people [syn: savage, barbarian] 2: a cruelly rapacious person [syn: beast, wolf, savage, brute, wildcat] v 1: attack brutally and fiercely 2: criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" [syn: savage, blast, pillory, crucify]
• selvedge 0
  n 1: border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet [syn: selvage, selvedge] 2: the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray [syn: selvage, selvedge]
• sewerage 0
  n 1: waste matter carried away in sewers or drains [syn: sewage, sewerage] 2: a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water [syn: sewer, sewerage, cloaca]
• steerage 0
  n 1: the cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship 2: the act of steering a ship [syn: steering, steerage]
• storage 0
  n 1: the act of storing something 2: a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks" [syn: storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage, store] 3: the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials 4: (computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk 5: an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached" [syn: memory, computer memory, storage, computer storage, store, memory board] 6: depositing in a warehouse; "they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn"; "my car is in storage"; "publishers reduced print runs to cut down the cost of warehousing" [syn: repositing, reposition, storage, warehousing]
• suffrage 0
  n 1: a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920" [syn: right to vote, vote, suffrage]
• umbrage 0
  n 1: a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question" [syn: umbrage, offense, offence]
• undercarriage 0
  n 1: framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle
• vicarage 0
  n 1: an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector [syn: parsonage, vicarage, rectory]
• weighbridge 0
  n 1: platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles and cattle etc
• lavage 0
  n 1: washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water
• cambridge 0
  n 1: a university in England [syn: Cambridge University, Cambridge] 2: a city in Massachusetts just to the north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3: a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge University
• oxbridge 0
  n 1: general term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge University)
• beveridge 0
  n 1: British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963) [syn: Beveridge, William Henry Beveridge, First Baron Beveridge]
• coleridge 0
  n 1: English romantic poet (1772-1834) [syn: Coleridge, Samuel Taylor Coleridge]
• lovage 0
  n 1: herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds [syn: lovage, Levisticum officinale] 2: stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers
• harborage 0
  n 1: (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship) [syn: harborage, harbourage]
• seigniorage 0
  n 1: charged by a government for coining bullion
• arrearage 0
• cooperage 0
• stockbrokerage 0
• tutorage 0
• bainbridge 0
• coatbridge 0
• kingsbridge 0
• lethbridge 0
• loveridge 0
• newbridge 0
• woodbridge 0
• breckenridge 0
• etheridge 0
• muggeridge 0
• berridge 0
• davidge 0
• norwich 0
• corbridge 0
• delbridge 0
• stockbridge 0
• trowbridge 0
• mismarriage 0

See also average definition and average synonyms