Words that rhyme with balata

• barter 0
  n 1: an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" [syn: barter, swap, swop, trade] v 1: exchange goods without involving money
• cantata 0
  n 1: a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text [syn: cantata, oratorio]
• capacitor 0
  n 1: an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge [syn: capacitor, capacitance, condenser, electrical condenser]
• carter 0
  n 1: Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939) [syn: Carter, Howard Carter] 2: 39th President of the United States (1924-) [syn: Carter, Jimmy Carter, James Earl Carter, James Earl Carter Jr., President Carter] 3: someone whose work is driving carts
• catheter 0
  n 1: a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
• charter 0
  n 1: a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation 2: a contract to hire or lease transportation v 1: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services [syn: rent, hire, charter, lease] 2: grant a charter to 3: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" [syn: lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take]
• chipolata 0
  n 1: a small thin sausage
• coadjutor 0
  n 1: an assistant to a bishop
• comforter 0
  n 1: commiserates with someone who has had misfortune [syn: sympathizer, sympathiser, comforter] 2: a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears" [syn: reliever, allayer, comforter] 3: bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together [syn: quilt, comforter, comfort, puff] 4: device used for an infant to suck or bite on [syn: comforter, pacifier, baby's dummy, teething ring]
• compositor 0
  n 1: one who sets written material into type [syn: compositor, typesetter, setter, typographer]
• conservator 0
  n 1: the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) [syn: curator, conservator] 2: someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person
• conspirator 0
  n 1: a member of a conspiracy [syn: conspirator, coconspirator, plotter, machinator]
• contributor 0
  n 1: someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money [syn: subscriber, contributor] 2: a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book
• corona 0
  n 1: the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse [syn: aureole, corona] 2: (botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower 3: an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere [syn: corona discharge, corona, corposant, St. Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's light, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light, electric glow] 4: one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object 5: (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape 6: a long cigar with blunt ends
• darter 0
  n 1: fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill [syn: snakebird, anhinga, darter] 2: a person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly; "squirrels are darters"
• data 0
  n 1: a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data" [syn: data, information]
• depositor 0
  n 1: a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution
• distributor 0
  n 1: someone who markets merchandise [syn: distributor, distributer] 2: a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion [syn: allocator, distributor] 3: a company that markets merchandise; "his company is a large distributor of software products" 4: electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence [syn: distributor, distributer, electrical distributor]
• executor 0
  n 1: a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will
• expositor 0
  n 1: a person who explains [syn: expositor, expounder]
• garter 0
  n 1: a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) [syn: garter, supporter] v 1: fasten with or as if with a garter
• heritor 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]
• idolater 0
  n 1: a person who worships idols [syn: idolater, idolizer, idoliser, idol worshiper]
• imprimatur 0
  n 1: formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" [syn: sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur]
• inheritor 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]
• inquisitor 0
  n 1: a questioner who is excessively harsh [syn: inquisitor, interrogator] 2: an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition
• interlocutor 0
  n 1: the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk [syn: interlocutor, middleman] 2: a person who takes part in a conversation [syn: interlocutor, conversational partner]
• interpreter 0
  n 1: someone who mediates between speakers of different languages [syn: interpreter, translator] 2: someone who uses art to represent something; "his paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature"; "she was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles" 3: an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government" [syn: spokesperson, interpreter, representative, voice] 4: (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time [syn: interpreter, interpretive program]
• janitor 0
  n 1: someone employed to clean and maintain a building
• martyr 0
  n 1: one who suffers for the sake of principle [syn: martyr, sufferer] 2: one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion v 1: kill as a martyr; "Saint Sebastian was martyred" 2: torture and torment like a martyr [syn: martyr, martyrize, martyrise]
• monitor 0
  n 1: someone who supervises (an examination) [syn: proctor, monitor] 2: someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided [syn: admonisher, monitor, reminder] 3: an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac 4: display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor [syn: monitor, monitoring device] 5: electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions 6: a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble 7: any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles [syn: monitor, monitor lizard, varan] v 1: keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance; "we are monitoring the air quality"; "the police monitor the suspect's moves" [syn: monitor, supervise] 2: check, track, or observe by means of a receiver
• orator 0
  n 1: a person who delivers a speech or oration [syn: orator, speechmaker, rhetorician, public speaker, speechifier]
• ovipositor 0
  n 1: egg-laying tubular structure at the end of the abdomen in many female insects and some fishes
• persona 0
  n 1: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" [syn: character, role, theatrical role, part, persona] 2: (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty" [syn: persona, image]
• primogenitor 0
  n 1: an ancestor in the direct line [syn: progenitor, primogenitor]
• progenitor 0
  n 1: an ancestor in the direct line [syn: progenitor, primogenitor]
• riveter 0
  n 1: a worker who inserts and hammers rivets [syn: riveter, rivetter] 2: a machine for driving rivets [syn: riveting machine, riveter, rivetter]
• senator 0
  n 1: a member of a senate
• servitor 0
  n 1: someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else
• solicitor 0
  n 1: a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes [syn: solicitor, canvasser] 2: a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents
• sonata 0
  n 1: a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms
• starter 0
  n 1: an electric motor for starting an engine [syn: starter, starter motor, starting motor] 2: a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning 3: the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition [syn: starter, dispatcher] 4: any new participant in some activity [syn: newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant] 5: food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) [syn: appetizer, appetiser, starter] 6: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle [syn: crank, starter] 7: a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough; "to make sourdough you need a starter"
• stigmata 0
  n 1: marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ
• taffeta 0
  n 1: a crisp smooth lustrous fabric
• tartar 0
  n 1: a salt used especially in baking powder [syn: cream of tartar, tartar, potassium bitartrate, potassium hydrogen tartrate] 2: a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman [syn: dragon, tartar] 3: a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century [syn: Tatar, Tartar, Mongol Tatar] 4: an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums [syn: tartar, calculus, tophus]
• toccata 0
  n 1: a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style
• visitor 0
  n 1: someone who visits [syn: visitor, visitant]
• tatar 0
  n 1: a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century [syn: Tatar, Tartar, Mongol Tatar] 2: a member of the Turkic-speaking people living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains (the name has been attributed to many other groups) 3: the Turkic language spoken by the Tatar living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains
• jonah 0
  n 1: (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land 2: a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him [syn: jonah, jinx] 3: a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale [syn: Jonah, Book of Jonah]
• krona 0
  n 1: the basic unit of money in Sweden [syn: Swedish krona, krona] 2: the basic unit of money in Iceland [syn: Icelandic krona, krona]
• krone 0
  n 1: the basic unit of money in Norway [syn: Norwegian krone, krone] 2: the basic unit of money in Denmark [syn: Danish krone, krone]
• sparta 0
  n 1: an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC
• zapata 0
  n 1: Mexican revolutionary who led a revolt for agrarian reforms (1879-1919) [syn: Zapata, Emiliano Zapata]
• mahabharata 0
  n 1: (Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families [syn: Mahabharata, Mahabharatam, Mahabharatum]
• latona 0
  n 1: wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology [syn: Leto, Latona]
• ramona 0
  n 1: shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb [syn: common sage, ramona, Salvia officinalis]
• verona 0
  n 1: a city in Veneto on the River Adige
• arizona 0
  n 1: a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon [syn: Arizona, Grand Canyon State, AZ] 2: glossy snake [syn: Arizona, genus Arizona]
• barcelona 0
  n 1: a city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean; 2nd largest Spanish city and the largest port and commercial center; has been a center for radical political beliefs
• dona 0
  n 1: a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman; "Dona Marguerita"
• mona 0
  n 1: an island to the northwest of Wales [syn: Anglesey, Anglesey Island, Anglesea, Anglesea Island, Mona]
• maratha 0
  n 1: a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra [syn: Maratha, Mahratta]
• inamorata 0
  n 1: a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship
• sagitta 0
  n 1: a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way 2: any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta
• djakarta 0
  n 1: capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century [syn: Jakarta, Djakarta, capital of Indonesia]
• masseter 0
  n 1: a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing
• ureter 0
  n 1: either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
• bata 0
  n 1: a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
• pinata 0
  n 1: plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks
• banqueter 0
• bibliolater 0
• bona 0
• cassata 0
• collocutor 0
• comparator 0
• desiderata 0
• elicitor 0
• errata 0
• ferreter 0
• forfeiter 0
• prolocutor 0
• rata 0
• sequitur 0
• stomata 0
• viewdata 0
• inkatha 0
• renata 0
• lysistrata 0
• traviata 0
• premonitor 0
• cardona 0
• carmona 0
• celona 0
• colonna 0
• cutrona 0
• daddona 0
• daytona 0
• debona 0
• fiona 0
• pamplona 0

See also balata definition and balata synonyms