Words that rhyme with babb

n 1: a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences [syn: Bachelor of Arts, BA, Artium Baccalaurens, AB] 2: the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August) [syn: Ab, Av] 3: the muscles of the abdomen [syn: abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab] 4: the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens [syn: AB, type AB, group AB]

n 1: African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread [syn: baobab, monkey-bread tree, Adansonia digitata]

v 1: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful-- his secretary talks" [syn: spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out] [ant: keep one's mouth shut, keep quiet, shut one's mouth] 2: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle- tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble]

n 1: a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits 2: small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood [syn: cab, cabriolet] 3: a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money [syn: cab, hack, taxi, taxicab] v 1: ride in a taxicab [syn: taxi, cab]

n 1: decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers 2: a quarrelsome grouch [syn: crab, crabby person] 3: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer [syn: Cancer, Crab] 4: the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 [syn: Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crab] 5: the edible flesh of any of various crabs [syn: crab, crabmeat] 6: a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body [syn: crab louse, pubic louse, crab, Phthirius pubis] 7: a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply; "he caught a crab and lost the race" v 1: direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind 2: scurry sideways like a crab 3: fish for crab 4: complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler]

n 1: a light touch or stroke [syn: tap, pat, dab] 2: a small quantity of something moist or liquid; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey" [syn: dab, splash, splatter] v 1: apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint" [syn: dab, swab, swob] 2: hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder" [syn: dab, pat]

adj 1: lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise; "her drab personality"; "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"; "a series of dreary dinner parties" [syn: drab, dreary] 2: lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan grey"; "children in somber brown clothes" [syn: drab, sober, somber, sombre] 3: of a light brownish green color [syn: olive-drab, drab] 4: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary] n 1: a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown [syn: olive drab, drab]

adj 1: extremely pleasing; "a fabulous vacation" [syn: fabulous, fab]

n 1: loose or flaccid body fat

n 1: light informal conversation for social occasions [syn: chitchat, chit-chat, chit chat, small talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin wag, chin- wag, chin wagging, chin-wagging, causerie] v 1: talk profusely; "she was yakking away about her grandchildren" [syn: yak, gab]

n 1: a mechanical device for gripping an object 2: the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" [syn: catch, grab, snatch, snap] v 1: take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" [syn: catch, grab, take hold of] 2: get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale" [syn: snap up, snaffle, grab] 3: make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask" 4: obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power" 5: take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room" 6: capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination" [syn: grab, seize]

n 1: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" [syn: jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting] 2: a quick short straight punch 3: the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" [syn: dig, jab] v 1: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" [syn: jab, prod, stab, poke, dig] 2: strike or punch with quick and short blows 3: stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife" [syn: stab, jab]

n 1: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research [syn: lab, laboratory, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratory]

v 1: tag the base runner to get him out 2: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop] 3: seize suddenly

adj 1: manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere; "a pre structure" n 1: a prefabricated structure

n 1: someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike [syn: scab, strikebreaker, blackleg, rat] 2: the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion v 1: form a scab; "the wounds will eventually scab" 2: take the place of work of someone on strike [syn: fink, scab, rat, blackleg]

n 1: block consisting of a thick piece of something

n 1: a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience" [syn: pang, stab, twinge] 2: a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him" [syn: stab, thrust, knife thrust] 3: informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" [syn: shot, stab] v 1: use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death" [syn: knife, stab] 2: stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife" [syn: stab, jab] 3: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" [syn: jab, prod, stab, poke, dig]

n 1: the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check" [syn: check, chit, tab] 2: sensationalist journalism [syn: yellow journalism, tabloid, tab] 3: the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation [syn: tab key, tab] 4: a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it; "pull the tab to open the can"; "files with a red tab will be stored separately"; "the collar has a tab with a button hole"; "the filing cards were organized by cards having indexed tabs" 5: a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet [syn: pill, lozenge, tablet, tab]