Words that rhyme with backslash

n 1: the residue that remains when something is burned 2: any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus [syn: ash, ash tree] 3: strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats v 1: convert into ashes

n 1: a movement back from an impact [syn: recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash] 2: an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance" v 1: come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" [syn: backfire, backlash, recoil]

n 1: a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century [syn: calash, caleche] 2: the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage [syn: calash, caleche, calash top]

n 1: a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" [syn: clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, clash, crash] 2: a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane" [syn: crash, wreck] 3: a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) [syn: crash, collapse] 4: the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line" [syn: crash, smash] 5: (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since" v 1: fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea" 2: move with, or as if with, a crashing noise; "The car crashed through the glass door" 3: undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post" [syn: crash, ram] 4: move violently as through a barrier; "The terrorists crashed the gate" 5: break violently or noisily; smash; [syn: crash, break up, break apart] 6: occupy, usually uninvited; "My son's friends crashed our house last weekend" 7: make a sudden loud sound; "the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night" 8: enter uninvited; informal; "let's crash the party!" [syn: barge in, crash, gate-crash] 9: cause to crash; "The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace"; "Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost" 10: hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock" [syn: crash, dash] 11: undergo a sudden and severe downturn; "the economy crashed"; "will the stock market crash again?" 12: stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week" [syn: crash, go down] 13: sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable" [syn: doss, doss down, crash]

n 1: any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids [syn: eyelash, lash, cilium]

n 1: a rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika [syn: goulash, Hungarian goulash, gulyas]

n 1: a device used in photography to synchronize the peak of a flash with the opening of the camera shutter

v 1: untie the lashing of; "unlash the horse" [ant: lash]

n 1: an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident) [syn: whiplash, whiplash injury] 2: a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt" [syn: whip, lash, whiplash]

n 1: United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957) [syn: Asch, Sholem Asch, Shalom Asch, Sholom Asch]

n 1: United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993) [syn: Ashe, Arthur Ashe, Arthur Robert Ashe]

n 1: a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story [syn: news bulletin, newsflash, flash, newsbreak]