Words that rhyme with betty

adv 1: prior to a specified or implied time; "she has already graduated"

adj 1: so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" [syn: diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby] 2: covered with cobwebs

n 1: small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding)

n 1: founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910) [syn: Eddy, Mary Baker Eddy, Mary Morse Baker Eddy] 2: a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself [syn: eddy, twist] v 1: flow in a circular current, of liquids [syn: eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl]

adj 1: marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision" [syn: judicious, wise, heady] 2: extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic [syn: heady, intoxicating] 3: marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest" [syn: foolhardy, heady, rash, reckless]

n 1: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away [syn: breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty]

adj 1: (of plants) having tall spindly stems [syn: leggy, tall-growing] 2: having long legs [syn: leggy, long-legged, long- shanked]

n 1: a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation [syn: machete, matchet, panga]

adj 1: marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" [syn: bouncing, bouncy, peppy, spirited, zippy]

adj 1: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" [syn: junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(a), secondary, subaltern] 2: (informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction" [syn: fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial] 3: contemptibly narrow in outlook; "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness" [syn: petty, small-minded] n 1: larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) [syn: petit larceny, petty larceny, petty] [ant: grand larceny, grand theft]

adj 1: completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read" [ant: unready] 2: (of especially money) immediately available; "he seems to have ample ready money"; "a ready source of cash" 3: mentally disposed; "he was ready to believe her" 4: made suitable and available for immediate use; "dinner is ready" 5: apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit" [syn: quick, ready] n 1: poised for action; "their guns were at the ready" v 1: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" [syn: cook, fix, ready, make, prepare] 2: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" [syn: fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set]

n 1: a long wooden bench with a back [syn: settle, settee] 2: a small sofa

adj 1: giving only major points; lacking completeness; "a sketchy account"; "details of the plan remain sketchy" [syn: sketchy, unelaborated]

n 1: spaghetti served with a tomato sauce 2: pasta in the form of long strings

n 1: a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale

adv 1: in a steady manner; "he could still walk steadily" [syn: steadily, steady] [ant: falteringly, uncertainly, unsteadily] adj 1: not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer" [ant: unsteady] 2: not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm" [syn: firm, steady, unfluctuating] 3: securely in position; not shaky; "held the ladder steady" 4: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering] 5: relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker" [syn: regular, steady] 6: not easily excited or upset; "steady nerves" n 1: a person loved by another person [syn: sweetheart, sweetie, steady, truelove] v 1: make steady; "steady yourself" [syn: steady, calm, becalm] 2: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" [syn: brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise]

adj 1: capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape [syn: stretchable, stretchy]

adj 1: easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy]

n 1: a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas [syn: abominable snowman, yeti]

n 1: plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials) [syn: teddy, teddy bear] 2: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddy]

adj 1: forming viscous or glutinous threads [syn: ropy, ropey, stringy, thready] 2: thin in diameter; resembling a thread [syn: filamentous, filiform, filamentlike, threadlike, thready]

adj 1: having open interstices or resembling a web [syn: lacy, netlike, netted, webbed, weblike, webby]

n 1: English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre- Raphaelites (1828-1882) [syn: Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Rossetti]

n 1: small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings [syn: ravioli, cappelletti]

n 1: Italian composer of operas (1797-1848) [syn: Donizetti, Gaetano Donizetti]

n 1: Swiss sculptor and painter known for his bronze sculptures of elongated figures (1901-1966) [syn: Giacometti, Alberto Giacometti]

n 1: a vast plain in Tanzania to the west of the Great Rift Valley known for its wildlife [syn: Serengeti, Serengeti Plain]