Words that rhyme with ayr

• aftercare 0
  n 1: care and treatment of a convalescent patient
• agateware 0
  n 1: pottery that is veined and mottled to resemble agate
• air 0
  n 1: a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of; "air pollution"; "a smell of chemicals in the air"; "open a window and let in some air"; "I need some fresh air" 2: the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air" 3: a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance" [syn: air, aura, atmosphere] 4: a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" [syn: breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air] 5: the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" [syn: atmosphere, air] 6: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) 7: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" [syn: tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase] 8: medium for radio and television broadcasting; "the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"; "the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people" [syn: air, airwave] 9: travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" [syn: air travel, aviation, air] v 1: expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers" [syn: air out, air, aerate] 2: be broadcast; "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M." 3: broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" [syn: air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit] 4: make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" [syn: publicize, publicise, air, bare] 5: expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; "Air linen" 6: expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" [syn: vent, ventilate, air out, air]
• airfare 0
  n 1: the fare charged for traveling by airplane
• anywhere 0
  adv 1: at or in or to any place; "you can find this food anywhere"; (`anyplace' is used informally for `anywhere') [syn: anywhere, anyplace]
• armchair 0
  n 1: chair with a support on each side for arms
• bare 0
  adj 1: completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model" [syn: bare, au naturel(p), naked, nude] 2: lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" [syn: bare(a), scanty, spare] 3: not having a protective covering; "unsheathed cables"; "a bare blade" [syn: unsheathed, bare] [ant: sheathed] 4: lacking its natural or customary covering; "a bare hill"; "bare feet" [ant: covered] 5: just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory" [syn: bare(a), marginal] 6: apart from anything else; without additions or modifications; "only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the simple passage of time was enough"; "the simple truth" [syn: bare(a), mere(a), simple(a)] 7: lacking a surface finish such as paint; "bare wood"; "unfinished furniture" [syn: bare, unfinished] 8: providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape" [syn: bare, barren, bleak, desolate, stark] 9: having everything extraneous removed including contents; "the bare walls"; "the cupboard was bare" [syn: bare, stripped] 10: lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete" [syn: plain, bare, spare, unembellished, unornamented] v 1: lay bare; "bare your breasts"; "bare your feelings" 2: make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" [syn: publicize, publicise, air, bare] 3: lay bare; "denude a forest" [syn: denude, bare, denudate, strip]
• beachwear 0
  n 1: clothing to be worn at a beach
• bear 0
  n 1: massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws 2: an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price [ant: bull] v 1: have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature" 2: cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have] 3: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up] 4: move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders" 5: bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers" [syn: bear, turn out] 6: take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" [syn: bear, take over, accept, assume] 7: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn: hold, bear, carry, contain] 8: bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" [syn: yield, pay, bear] 9: have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar" [syn: wear, bear] 10: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry] 11: have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade" [syn: bear, hold] 12: support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: hold, carry, bear] 13: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" [syn: have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect]
• beware 0
  v 1: be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to; "Beware of telephone salesmen" [syn: beware, mind]
• billionaire 0
  n 1: a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars
• blare 0
  n 1: a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: blare, blaring, cacophony, clamor, din] v 1: make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone" [syn: blast, blare] 2: make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" [syn: honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot]
• bobsleigh 0
  n 1: formerly two short sleds coupled together [syn: bobsled, bobsleigh] 2: a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism [syn: bobsled, bobsleigh, bob]
• boutonniere 0
  n 1: a flower that is worn in a buttonhole
• bugbear 0
  n 1: an imaginary monster used to frighten children [syn: bogeyman, bugbear, bugaboo, boogeyman, booger] 2: an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson [syn: bugbear, hobgoblin]
• care 0
  n 1: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention" [syn: care, attention, aid, tending] 2: judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care" [syn: caution, precaution, care, forethought] 3: an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" [syn: concern, care, fear] 4: a cause for feeling concern; "his major care was the illness of his wife" 5: attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard" [syn: care, charge, tutelage, guardianship] 6: activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care" [syn: care, maintenance, upkeep] v 1: feel concern or interest; "I really care about my work"; "I don't care" 2: provide care for; "The nurse was caring for the wounded" [syn: care, give care] 3: prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?" [syn: wish, care, like] 4: 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] 5: be concerned with; "I worry about my grades" [syn: worry, care]
• carfare 0
  n 1: the fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar [syn: bus fare, carfare]
• chair 0
  n 1: a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down" 2: the position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics" [syn: professorship, chair] 3: the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson" [syn: president, chairman, chairwoman, chair, chairperson] 4: an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair" [syn: electric chair, chair, death chair, hot seat] 5: a particular seat in an orchestra; "he is second chair violin" v 1: act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years" [syn: chair, chairman] 2: preside over; "John moderated the discussion" [syn: moderate, chair, lead]
• childcare 0
  n 1: a service involving care for other people's children [syn: childcare, child care]
• chinaware 0
  n 1: dishware made of high quality porcelain [syn: chinaware, china]
• compare 0
  n 1: qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare" [syn: comparison, compare, equivalence, comparability] v 1: examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie" 2: be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes" 3: consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed" [syn: compare, liken, equate] 4: to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb
• concessionaire 0
  n 1: someone who holds or operates a concession [syn: concessionaire, concessioner]
• confrere 0
  n 1: a person who is member of one's class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers" [syn: colleague, confrere, fellow]
• cookware 0
  n 1: a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking [syn: cooking utensil, cookware]
• corsair 0
  n 1: a pirate along the Barbary Coast [syn: corsair, Barbary pirate] 2: a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)
• costermonger 0
  n 1: a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow [syn: costermonger, barrow-man, barrow-boy]
• cudbear 0
  n 1: a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens [syn: orchil, archil, cudbear]
• dare 0
  n 1: a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare" [syn: dare, daring] v 1: take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?" [syn: make bold, dare, presume] 2: to be courageous enough to try or do something; "I don't dare call him", "she dares to dress differently from the others" 3: challenge; "I dare you!" [syn: defy, dare]
• debonair 0
  adj 1: having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman" [syn: debonair, debonaire, debonnaire, suave] 2: having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist" [syn: chipper, debonair, debonaire, jaunty]
• declare 0
  v 1: state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" 2: announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war" [syn: announce, declare] 3: state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent" 4: declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" [syn: declare, adjudge, hold] 5: authorize payments of; "declare dividends" 6: designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand 7: make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; "Do you have anything to declare?" 8: proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast"
• derriere 0
  n 1: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass]
• despair 0
  n 1: a state in which all hope is lost or absent; "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation" [syn: despair, desperation] 2: the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; "they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair" [ant: hope] v 1: abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair-- help is on the way!" [ant: hope]
• dinnerware 0
  n 1: the tableware (plates and platters and serving bowls etc.) used in serving a meal
• disrepair 0
  n 1: in need of repairs
• doctrinaire 0
  adj 1: stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability n 1: a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions [syn: dogmatist, doctrinaire]
• earthenware 0
  n 1: ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat
• elsewhere 0
  adv 1: in or to another place; "he went elsewhere"; "look elsewhere for the answer"
• enamelware 0
  n 1: cooking utensil of enameled iron
• endanger 0
  v 1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" [syn: endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril] 2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position [syn: queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril]
• ensnare 0
  v 1: take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" [syn: ensnare, entrap, frame, set up] 2: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel]
• err 0
  v 1: to make a mistake or be incorrect [syn: err, mistake, slip] 2: wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course" [syn: stray, err, drift]
• everywhere 0
  adv 1: to or in any or all places; "You find fast food stores everywhere"; "people everywhere are becoming aware of the problem"; "he carried a gun everywhere he went"; "looked all over for a suitable gift"; (`everyplace' is used informally for `everywhere') [syn: everywhere, everyplace, all over]
• fair 0
  adv 1: in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly" [syn: fairly, fair, clean] [ant: below the belt, unfairly] 2: without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another" [syn: fairly, fair, evenhandedly] adj 1: free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul" [syn: fair, just] [ant: unfair, unjust] 2: not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices" [syn: fair, fairish, reasonable] 3: very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" [syn: bonny, bonnie, comely, fair, sightly] 4: (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines; "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag" [ant: foul] 5: lacking exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best" [syn: average, fair, mediocre, middling] 6: attractively feminine; "the fair sex" 7: (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript" [syn: clean, fair] 8: gained or earned without cheating or stealing; "an honest wage"; "an fair penny" [syn: honest, fair] 9: free of clouds or rain; "today will be fair and warm" 10: (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion"; [syn: fair, fairish] n 1: a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. [syn: carnival, fair, funfair] 2: gathering of producers to promote business; "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair" 3: a competitive exhibition of farm products; "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair" 4: a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar" [syn: bazaar, fair] v 1: join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
• fanfare 0
  n 1: a gaudy outward display [syn: ostentation, fanfare, flash] 2: (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare" [syn: flourish, fanfare, tucket]
• fare 0
  n 1: an agenda of things to do; "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports" [syn: menu, fare] 2: the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance [syn: fare, transportation] 3: a paying (taxi) passenger 4: the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed v 1: proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way" [syn: do, fare, make out, come, get along] 2: eat well
• fieldfare 0
  n 1: medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter [syn: fieldfare, snowbird, Turdus pilaris]
• filler 0
  n 1: used for filling cracks or holes in a surface 2: 100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary 3: copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper 4: anything added to fill out a whole; "some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights" [syn: makeweight, filler] 5: the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar
• firmware 0
  n 1: (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory [syn: firmware, microcode]
• flair 0
  n 1: a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating" [syn: flair, genius] 2: distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn: dash, elan, flair, panache, style] 3: a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare" [syn: flare, flair]
• flare 0
  n 1: a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare" [syn: flare, flair] 2: a sudden burst of flame 3: a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate [syn: flare, flash] 4: reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation 5: a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms; "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare" 6: a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference [syn: solar flare, flare] 7: am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection) 8: a sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage" 9: a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification 10: a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines; "he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss" [syn: flare pass, flare] 11: (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield v 1: burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity" [syn: flare, flame up, blaze up, burn up] 2: become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out" [syn: flare out, flare] 3: shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment" [syn: flare, flame] 4: erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" [syn: erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out]
• flatware 0
  n 1: tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece 2: silverware eating utensils [syn: flatware, silver]
• footwear 0
  n 1: clothing worn on a person's feet 2: covering for a person's feet [syn: footwear, footgear]
• forbear 0
  n 1: a person from whom you are descended [syn: forebear, forbear] v 1: refrain from doing; "she forbore a snicker" [syn: forbear, hold back] 2: resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping" [syn: refrain, forbear] [ant: act, move]
• forebear 0
  n 1: a person from whom you are descended [syn: forebear, forbear]
• forswear 0
  v 1: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" [syn: abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile]
• foursquare 0
  adv 1: in a square position; "the building stood foursquare" 2: with firmness and conviction; without compromise; "he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"- C.G.Bowers; "dealt straightforwardly with all issues" [syn: squarely, foursquare, straightforwardly] adj 1: characterized by firm and unwavering conviction; "a foursquare refusal to yield" n 1: (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon; "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides" [syn: square, foursquare]
• funfair 0
  n 1: a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement [syn: amusement park, funfair, pleasure ground] 2: a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. [syn: carnival, fair, funfair]
• glare 0
  n 1: a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; "a glare of sunlight" [syn: glare, blaze, brilliance] 2: an angry stare [syn: glare, glower] 3: a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency" [syn: limelight, spotlight, glare, public eye] v 1: look at with a fixed gaze; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her" [syn: glower, glare] 2: be sharply reflected; "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface" 3: shine intensely; "The sun glared down on us"
• glassware 0
  n 1: an article of tableware made of glass [syn: glassware, glasswork]
• grandeur 0
  n 1: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products" [syn: magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness] 2: the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct [syn: nobility, nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur]
• graniteware 0
  n 1: a kind of stone-grey enamelware
• hair 0
  n 1: a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells" 2: a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker" [syn: hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, whisker] 3: filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz" [syn: hair, fuzz, tomentum] 4: any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; "there is a hair in my soup" [syn: hair, pilus] 5: cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments [syn: haircloth, hair] 6: a filamentous projection or process on an organism
• hardware 0
  n 1: major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile) 2: instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal [syn: hardware, ironware] 3: (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system [syn: hardware, computer hardware] [ant: computer software, package, software, software package, software program, software system]
• hare 0
  n 1: swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes 2: flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food [syn: rabbit, hare] v 1: run quickly, like a hare; "He hared down the hill"
• hectare 0
  n 1: (abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)
• heir 0
  n 1: a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another [syn: heir, inheritor, heritor] 2: a person who inherits some title or office [syn: successor, heir]
• highchair 0
  n 1: a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray [syn: highchair, feeding chair]
• hollowware 0
  n 1: silverware serving dishes [syn: hollowware, holloware]
• horsehair 0
  n 1: hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse 2: a fabric made from fibers taken from the mane or tail of horses; used for upholstery
• impair 0
  v 1: make worse or less effective; "His vision was impaired" 2: make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" [syn: mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate]
• ironware 0
  n 1: instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal [syn: hardware, ironware]
• kitchenware 0
  n 1: hardware utensils for use in a kitchen
• knitwear 0
  n 1: knitted clothing
• lair 0
  n 1: the habitation of wild animals [syn: lair, den]
• lavaliere 0
  n 1: jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck [syn: lavaliere, lavalier, lavalliere]
• ledger 0
  n 1: a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" [syn: ledger, leger, account book, book of account, book] 2: an accounting journal as a physical object; "he bought a new daybook" [syn: daybook, ledger]
• legionnaire 0
  n 1: a member of the American Legion 2: a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion) [syn: legionnaire, legionary]
• maidenhair 0
  n 1: any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds [syn: maidenhair, maidenhair fern]
• mare 0
  n 1: female equine animal [syn: mare, female horse] 2: a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon [syn: mare, maria]
• mayor 0
  n 1: the head of a city government [syn: mayor, city manager]
• midair 0
  n 1: some point in the air; above ground level; "the planes collided in midair"
• milliampere 0
  n 1: one thousandth of an ampere [syn: milliampere, mA]
• millionaire 0
  n 1: a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
• mohair 0
  n 1: fabric made with yarn made from the silky hair of the Angora goat
• neckwear 0
  n 1: articles of clothing worn about the neck
• nightmare 0
  n 1: a situation resembling a terrifying dream [syn: nightmare, incubus] 2: a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream
• nightwear 0
  n 1: garments designed to be worn in bed [syn: nightwear, sleepwear, nightclothes]
• nowhere 0
  adv 1: not anywhere; in or at or to no place; "I am going nowhere" n 1: an insignificant place; "he came out of nowhere"
• onlooker 0
  n 1: someone who looks on [syn: onlooker, looker-on]
• outstare 0
  v 1: overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring; "He simply stared down his opponent" [syn: stare down, outstare, outface]
• ovenware 0
  n 1: heat-resistant dishware in which food can be cooked as well as served
• overbear 0
  v 1: overcome; "overbear criticism, protest, or arguments" 2: bear too much 3: contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery [syn: bear down, overbear]
• pair 0
  n 1: a set of two similar things considered as a unit [syn: pair, brace] 2: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad] 3: two people considered as a unit 4: a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value v 1: form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off" [syn: pair, pair off, partner off, couple] 2: bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" [syn: match, mate, couple, pair, twin] 3: occur in pairs [syn: pair, geminate] 4: arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers" [syn: pair, geminate] 5: engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring" [syn: copulate, mate, pair, couple]
• pare 0
  v 1: decrease gradually or bit by bit [syn: pare, pare down] 2: cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood" [syn: whittle, pare] 3: strip the skin off; "pare apples" [syn: skin, peel, pare] 4: remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber" [syn: pare, trim]
• parterre 0
  n 1: an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern 2: seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies) [syn: parquet circle, parterre]
• pear 0
  n 1: sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties 2: Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties [syn: pear, pear tree, Pyrus communis]
• persecutor 0
  n 1: someone who torments [syn: tormentor, tormenter, persecutor]
• ploughshare 0
  n 1: a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil [syn: plowshare, ploughshare, share]
• portiere 0
  n 1: a heavy curtain hung across a doorway
• posterior 0
  adj 1: located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure [ant: anterior] 2: coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to" [syn: later(a), ulterior, posterior] n 1: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass] 2: a tooth situated at the back of the mouth [syn: back tooth, posterior]

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