Words that rhyme with baek

adj 1: made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age; "the beautiful antique French furniture" 2: out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn: antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat(p), outmoded, passe, passee] 3: belonging to or lasting from times long ago; "age-old customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness" [syn: age-old, antique] n 1: an elderly man [syn: old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer, old geezer, antique] 2: any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity v 1: shop for antiques; "We went antiquing on Saturday" 2: give an antique appearance to; "antique furniture" [syn: antique, antiquate]

n 1: a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted v 1: dye with wax; "Indonesian fabrics are often batiked"

n 1: beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles) 2: horny projecting mouth of a bird [syn: beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker] 3: a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures 4: informal terms for the nose [syn: beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz] v 1: hit lightly with a picking motion [syn: peck, pick, beak]

n 1: a beckoning gesture

v 1: decorate; "deck the halls with holly" [syn: deck, bedight, bedeck]

v 1: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" [syn: bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal] 2: express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" [syn: request, bespeak, call for, quest]

adj 1: offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things" [syn: black, bleak, dim] 2: 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] 3: unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic" [syn: bleak, cutting, raw]

n 1: a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry [syn: boutique, dress shop]

n 1: black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics [syn: cacique, cazique]

n 1: a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check" [syn: check, bank check, cheque] 2: an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress" [syn: assay, check] 3: the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check" [syn: check, chit, tab] 4: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" [syn: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage] 5: additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory" [syn: confirmation, verification, check, substantiation] 6: the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure" [syn: check, checkout, check-out procedure] 7: a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name" [syn: check mark, check, tick] 8: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap] 9: a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something [syn: check, chip] 10: a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard); "she wore a skirt with checks" 11: the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" [syn: bridle, check, curb] 12: obstructing an opponent in ice hockey 13: (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king v 1: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn: check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into] 2: make an examination or investigation; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class" 3: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure] 4: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" [syn: control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate] 5: stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution; "She checked for an instant and missed a step" 6: put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units" [syn: check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick] 7: slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development" [syn: check, retard, delay] 8: be verified or confirmed; pass inspection; "These stories don't check!" [syn: check, check out] 9: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree] [ant: disaccord, disagree, discord] 10: block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey 11: develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" [syn: discipline, train, check, condition] 12: consign for shipment on a vehicle; "check your luggage before boarding" 13: hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping; "Check your coat at the door" 14: abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey 15: stop in a chase especially when scent is lost; "The dog checked" 16: mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on [syn: check, checker, chequer] 17: decline to initiate betting 18: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back] 19: place into check; "He checked my kings" 20: write out a check on a bank account 21: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" [syn: determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn] 22: verify by consulting a source or authority; "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts" 23: arrest the motion (of something) abruptly; "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve" 24: make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint" [syn: check, chink] 25: become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated" [syn: crack, check, break]

n 1: either side of the face below the eyes 2: an impudent statement [syn: impudence, cheek, impertinence] 3: either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump [syn: buttock, cheek] 4: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" [syn: boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek] v 1: speak impudently to

n 1: a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check" [syn: check, bank check, cheque] v 1: withdraw money by writing a check [syn: cheque, check out]

adj 1: elegant and stylish; "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut" [syn: chic, smart, voguish] n 1: elegance by virtue of being fashionable [syn: chic, chicness, chichi, modishness, smartness, stylishness, swank, last word]

n 1: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose [syn: clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp]

n 1: a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him away" [syn: creak, creaking] v 1: make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise" [syn: whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak]

n 1: a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer" [syn: brook, creek] 2: any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma

n 1: an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) [syn: review, critique, critical review, review article] 2: a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated" [syn: criticism, critique] v 1: appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance" [syn: review, critique]

n 1: the chief executive department of the United States government [syn: White House, EXEC]

n 1: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap] 2: a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" [syn: spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation] v 1: make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" [syn: spot, fleck, blob, blot]

n 1: a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed [syn: freak, monster, monstrosity, lusus naturae] 2: someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie" [syn: addict, nut, freak, junkie, junky] v 1: lose one's nerve; "When he saw the accident, he freaked out" [syn: freak out, freak, gross out]

n 1: a carnival performer who does disgusting acts 2: a person with an unusual or odd personality [syn: eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball, geek]

n 1: any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill [syn: grosbeak, grossbeak]

n 1: tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jaw

n 1: an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape; "one of the tires developed a leak" 2: soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi 3: a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak" [syn: leak, wetting, making water, passing water] 4: the discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak" [syn: escape, leak, leakage, outflow] 5: unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information [syn: leak, news leak] v 1: tell anonymously; "The news were leaked to the paper" 2: be leaked; "The news leaked out despite his secrecy" [syn: leak, leak out] 3: enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure; "Water leaked out of the can into the backpack"; "Gas leaked into the basement" 4: have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out; "The container leaked gasoline"; "the roof leaks badly"

n 1: plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum [syn: leek, scallion, Allium porrum] 2: related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves

adj 1: humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing" [syn: meek, mild, modest] 2: very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes [syn: meek, tame] 3: evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient" [syn: meek, spiritless]

v 1: pronounce a word incorrectly; "She mispronounces many Latinate words" [syn: mispronounce, misspeak]

n 1: an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing

n 1: the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck" [syn: neck, cervix] 2: a narrow elongated projecting strip of land 3: a cut of meat from the neck of an animal 4: a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form; "the banjo had a long neck"; "the bottle had a wide neck" 5: an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck [syn: neck, neck opening] v 1: kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car" [syn: neck, make out]

adj 1: slanting or inclined in direction or course or position-- neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base" [ant: parallel, perpendicular] 2: indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers" [syn: devious, oblique] n 1: any grammatical case other than the nominative [syn: oblique, oblique case] [ant: nominative, nominative case, subject case] 2: a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso [syn: external oblique muscle, musculus obliquus externus abdominis, abdominal external oblique muscle, oblique]

n 1: the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak" [syn: extremum, peak] 2: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn: flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush] 3: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top] 4: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit" [syn: peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit] 5: a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" [syn: point, tip, peak] 6: the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid" [syn: vertex, peak, apex, acme] 7: a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" [syn: bill, peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor] v 1: to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million" [syn: top out, peak] [ant: bottom out]

n 1: a secret look [syn: peek, peep] v 1: throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting" [syn: glance, peek, glint]

n 1: constitution of the human body [syn: physique, build, body-build, habitus] 2: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh]

adj 1: serving as an imitation or substitute; "pinchbeck heroism" n 1: an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold

n 1: tightly woven fabric with raised cords 2: a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood" [syn: pique, temper, irritation] v 1: cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me" [syn: pique, offend]

n 1: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis] v 1: have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism" [syn: smack, reek, smell] 2: smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke" [syn: reek, stink] 3: be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face [syn: reek, fume] 4: give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.; "Marshes reeking in the sun"

adj 1: (of champagne) moderately dry [syn: sec, unsweet] n 1: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: second, sec, s] 2: ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right- angled triangle [syn: secant, sec] 3: an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors [syn: Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC]

n 1: the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk v 1: try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness" 2: try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county" [syn: search, seek, look for] 3: make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" [syn: try, seek, attempt, essay, assay] 4: go to or towards; "a liquid seeks its own level" 5: inquire for; "seek directions from a local"

n 1: the leader of an Arab village or family [syn: sheik, tribal sheik, sheikh, tribal sheikh, Arab chief] 2: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [syn: dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse]

n 1: the leader of an Arab village or family [syn: sheik, tribal sheik, sheikh, tribal sheikh, Arab chief]

n 1: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" [syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching] 2: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" [syn: screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming] v 1: utter a shrill cry [syn: shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipe]

adj 1: well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well- groomed; "sleek figures in expensive clothes" 2: designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow; "a streamlined convertible" [syn: streamlined, aerodynamic, flowing, sleek] 3: having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" [syn: satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick] v 1: make slick or smooth [syn: slick, sleek]

adj 1: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch" [syn: furtive, sneak(a), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious] n 1: a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible 2: someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions [syn: prowler, sneak, stalker] 3: someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn: fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary] v 1: to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house" [syn: sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot] 2: put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner; "sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette" 3: make off with belongings of others [syn: pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift] 4: pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking" [syn: slip, sneak]

v 1: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise] 2: exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" [syn: talk, speak] 3: use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" [syn: speak, talk] 4: give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees" [syn: address, speak] 5: make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke"

n 1: a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work [syn: specification, spec]

n 1: a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky" [syn: speck, pinpoint] 2: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything [syn: atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck] 3: a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" [syn: touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon] v 1: produce specks in or on; "speck the cloth"

n 1: a short high-pitched noise; "the squeak of shoes on powdery snow" 2: something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin [syn: close call, close shave, squeak, squeaker, narrow escape] v 1: make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise" [syn: whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak]

n 1: an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" [syn: streak, run] 2: a distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness" 3: a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave" [syn: stripe, streak, bar] 4: a sudden flash (as of lightning) v 1: move quickly in a straight line; "The plane streaked across the sky" 2: run naked in a public place 3: mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained [syn: mottle, streak, blotch]

n 1: hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding [syn: teak, teakwood] 2: tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood [syn: teak, Tectona grandis]

n 1: a practical method or art applied to some particular task 2: skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency" [syn: proficiency, technique]

n 1: a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers) 2: any long and difficult trip v 1: journey on foot, especially in the mountains; "We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas" 2: make a long and difficult journey; "They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis"

n 1: a squeeze with the fingers [syn: pinch, tweak] v 1: pinch or squeeze sharply 2: pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush" [syn: pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off] 3: adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine" [syn: fine-tune, tweak]

adj 1: radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history" [syn: alone(p), unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled] 2: (followed by `to') applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality; "a species unique to Australia" 3: the single one of its kind; "a singular example"; "the unique existing example of Donne's handwriting"; "a unique copy of an ancient manuscript"; "certain types of problems have unique solutions" [syn: singular, unique] 4: highly unusual or rare but not the single instance; "spoke with a unique accent"; "had unique ability in raising funds"; "a frankness unique in literature"; "a unique dining experience"

adj 1: wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar" [ant: strong] 2: overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea" [syn: watery, washy, weak] 3: (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable" [syn: unaccented, light, weak] 4: wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity" [syn: fallible, frail, imperfect, weak] 5: tending downward in price; "a weak market for oil stocks" 6: deficient or lacking in some skill; "he's weak in spelling" 7: lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" [syn: decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly] 8: (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection 9: not having authority, political strength, or governing power; "a weak president" 10: deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc; "a faint outline"; "the wan sun cast faint shadows"; "the faint light of a distant candle"; "weak colors"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma"; "a weak pulse" [syn: faint, weak] 11: likely to fail under stress or pressure; "the weak link in the chain" 12: deficient in intelligence or mental power; "a weak mind"

n 1: any period of seven consecutive days; "it rained for a week" [syn: week, hebdomad] 2: hours or days of work in a calendar week; "they worked a 40-hour week" [syn: workweek, week] 3: a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday [syn: week, calendar week]

n 1: large marine snail much used as food in Europe 2: large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell v 1: gather whelk

v 1: cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" [syn: bring, work, play, wreak, make for]

n 1: something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation; "the house was a wreck when they bought it"; "thanks to that quack I am a human wreck" 2: an accident that destroys a ship at sea [syn: shipwreck, wreck] 3: a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane" [syn: crash, wreck] 4: a ship that has been destroyed at sea v 1: smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car" [syn: bust up, wreck, wrack]

adj 1: of or relating to Czechoslovakia or its people or their language; "The Czech border"; "Czechoslovak nationalists"; "The Czechoslovakian population" [syn: Czech, Czechoslovakian] n 1: a native of inhabitant of the Czech Republic 2: a native or inhabitant of the former republic of Czechoslovakia [syn: Czechoslovakian, Czechoslovak, Czech] 3: the Slavic language of Czechs

n 1: merchandise that is shoddy or inferior [syn: schlock, shlock, dreck]

n 1: a German Roman Catholic theologian who was an indefatigable opponent of Martin Luther (1486-1543) [syn: Eck, Johann Eck, Johann Maier Eck, Johann Maier]

n 1: man with strong sexual desires [syn: satyr, lecher, lech, letch]

n 1: the basic unit of money in Albania

n 1: an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow [syn: necrotizing enterocolitis, NEC]

n 1: a city in northwestern Germany and an important Baltic port; a leading member of the Hanseatic League

n 1: the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River [syn: Quebec, Quebec City] 2: the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British

n 1: United States writer noted for his novels about agricultural workers (1902-1968) [syn: Steinbeck, John Steinbeck, John Ernst Steinbeck]

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language; "Greek mythology"; "a Grecian robe" [syn: Greek, Grecian, Hellenic] n 1: the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages [syn: Greek, Hellenic, Hellenic language] 2: a native or inhabitant of Greece [syn: Greek, Hellene]

v 1: make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise" [syn: whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak] 2: utter a harsh abrupt scream [syn: squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech]

adj 1: of or relating to the Sikhs or their religious beliefs and customs n 1: an adherent of Sikhism

n 1: a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [syn: Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Belgique]

n 1: American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs [syn: Dominique, Dominick]

n 1: an island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands; administered as an overseas region of France

n 1: a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975 [syn: Mozambique, Republic of Mozambique, Mocambique]

n 1: a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas [syn: Uzbek, Uzbeg, Uzbak, Usbek, Usbeg] 2: a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: Uzbekistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbek] 3: the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek [syn: Uzbek, Uzbeg, Uzbak, Usbek, Usbeg]

n 1: a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas [syn: Uzbek, Uzbeg, Uzbak, Usbek, Usbeg] 2: the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek [syn: Uzbek, Uzbeg, Uzbak, Usbek, Usbeg]