Words that rhyme with bestrewn

v 1: adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with

n 1: large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles

n 1: large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air 2: small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck v 1: ride in a hot-air balloon; "He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China" 2: become inflated; "The sails ballooned" [syn: balloon, inflate, billow]

n 1: a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family

adj 1: very close and convivial; "boon companions" n 1: a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors" [syn: blessing, boon]

n 1: a rude or vulgar fool [syn: clown, buffoon] 2: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior [syn: clown, buffoon, goof, goofball, merry andrew]

n 1: southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots [syn: cardoon, Cynara cardunculus] 2: only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes

n 1: a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine [syn: cartoon, sketch] 2: a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence [syn: cartoon, animated cartoon, toon] v 1: draw cartoons of

n 1: silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs v 1: retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment; "Families cocoon around the T.V. set most evenings"; "She loves to stay at home and cocoon" 2: wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection

n 1: the smallest administrative district of several European countries 2: a body of people or families living together and sharing everything v 1: communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity; "He seemed to commune with nature" 2: receive Communion, in the Catholic church [syn: commune, communicate]

n 1: an eccentric or undignified rustic; "I'll be a gone coon when the battle starts" 2: (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga" [syn: nigger, nigga, spade, coon, jigaboo, nigra] 3: North American raccoon [syn: common raccoon, common racoon, coon, ringtail, Procyon lotor]

v 1: sing softly

n 1: chewy cookie usually containing almond paste

adj 1: of dark brownish to purplish red [syn: maroon, brownish-red] n 1: a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there" 2: a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color 3: an exploding firework used as a warning signal v 1: leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned" [syn: maroon, strand] 2: leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"

n 1: an offspring of a quadroon and a white parent; a person who is one-eighth black

adj 1: characterized by complete cowardliness n 1: an abject coward [syn: poltroon, craven, recreant]

n 1: an offspring of a mulatto and a white parent; a person who is one-quarter black

n 1: an American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820) [syn: Boone, Daniel Boone]

n 1: United States educator who worked to improve race relations and educational opportunities for Black Americans (1875-1955) [syn: Bethune, Mary McLeod Bethune]

n 1: an inactive volcano in western Cameroon; highest peak on the West African coast 2: a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960 [syn: Cameroon, Republic of Cameroon, Cameroun]