Words that rhyme with bailpiece

n 1: a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table [syn: altarpiece, reredos]

adv 1: to or from every one of two or more (considered individually); "they received $10 each" [syn: each, to each one, for each one, from each one, apiece]

n 1: a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse" [syn: caprice, impulse, whim]

n 1: (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end v 1: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" [syn: discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off] [ant: bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold] 2: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" [syn: end, stop, finish, terminate, cease] [ant: begin, start]

n 1: the central or most important feature; "education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party's political platform" [syn: centerpiece, centrepiece] 2: something placed at the center of something else (as on a table) [syn: centerpiece, centrepiece]

n 1: (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight- fitting breeches

n 1: an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" [syn: fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend] 2: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" [syn: wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line] 3: a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade [syn: kris, creese, crease] v 1: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane" [syn: wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp] 2: make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow" [syn: furrow, wrinkle, crease] 3: scrape gently; "graze the skin" [syn: graze, crease, rake] 4: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle" [syn: rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle]

n 1: a horizontal beam that extends across something [syn: trave, traverse, crossbeam, crosspiece] 2: a transverse brace

n 1: a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales" [syn: decrease, lessening, drop-off] [ant: increase] 2: a process of becoming smaller or shorter [syn: decrease, decrement] [ant: growth, increase, increment] 3: the amount by which something decreases [syn: decrease, decrement] [ant: increase, increment] 4: the act of decreasing or reducing something [syn: decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down] [ant: increase, step-up] v 1: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [syn: decrease, diminish, lessen, fall] [ant: increase] 2: make smaller; "He decreased his staff" [syn: decrease, lessen, minify] [ant: increase]

n 1: electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked" [syn: earphone, earpiece, headphone, phone]

n 1: combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments [syn: eyepiece, ocular]

n 1: an ornamental facade 2: front illustration facing the title page of a book

n 1: a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment [syn: hairpiece, false hair, postiche]

n 1: the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head [syn: headstall, headpiece] 2: a protective helmet for the head

n 1: shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece" [syn: mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece, chimneypiece]

n 1: the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman [syn: masterpiece, chef-d'oeuvre] 2: an outstanding achievement

n 1: a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person; "the mouthpiece of a respirator" 2: an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks 3: a spokesperson (as a lawyer) [syn: mouthpiece, mouth] 4: (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth [syn: mouthpiece, gumshield] 5: the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth 6: the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly [syn: mouthpiece, embouchure]

n 1: the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection [syn: collector's item, showpiece, piece de resistance]

n 1: appendage added to extend the length of something

n 1: a measuring instrument or device for keeping time [syn: timepiece, timekeeper, horologe]

n 1: an international organization that works for environmental conservation and the preservation of endangered species

adj 1: (of clothing) made in or consisting of two parts or pieces; "a two-piece swimsuit" [ant: one-piece, three- piece] n 1: a business suit consisting of a matching jacket and skirt or trousers [syn: two-piece, two-piece suit, lounge suit] 2: a woman's very brief bathing suit [syn: bikini, two- piece]