Words that rhyme with boehm

  • acclaim
    n 1: enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat] v 1: praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein" [syn: acclaim, hail, herald] 2: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval [syn: applaud, clap, spat, acclaim] [ant: boo, hiss]
  • aflame
    adj 1: keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire" [syn: ablaze, aflame, aroused] 2: lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire" [syn: ablaze(p), afire(p), aflame(p), aflare(p), alight(p), on fire(p)]
  • aim
    n 1: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" [syn: purpose, intent, intention, aim, design] 2: the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" [syn: aim, object, objective, target] 3: the action of directing something at an object; "he took aim and fired" 4: the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies [syn: bearing, heading, aim] v 1: point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" [syn: aim, take, train, take aim, direct] 2: propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" [syn: aim, purpose, purport, propose] 3: move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" [syn: drive, get, aim] 4: specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public [syn: calculate, aim, direct] 5: intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" [syn: target, aim, place, direct, point] 6: direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; "She wanted to aim a pun" 7: have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal [syn: draw a bead on, aspire, aim, shoot for]
  • blame
    adj 1: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance" [syn: blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal] n 1: an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on the driver" [syn: incrimination, inculpation, blame] 2: a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap" [syn: blame, rap] v 1: put or pin the blame on [syn: blame, fault] [ant: absolve, free, justify] 2: harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother" [syn: blame, find fault, pick] 3: attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience" [syn: blame, charge]
  • brome
    n 1: any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions [syn: brome, bromegrass]
  • chrome
    n 1: another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments v 1: plate with chromium; "chrome bathroom fixtures" [syn: chrome, chromium-plate] 2: treat with a chromium compound
  • claim
    n 1: an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages" 2: an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims" 3: demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day" 4: an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame" [syn: claim, title] 5: an established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim" [syn: title, claim] 6: a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty" [syn: call, claim] v 1: assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar" [ant: disclaim] 2: demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident" [syn: claim, lay claim, arrogate] [ant: forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive] 3: ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount" 4: lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea" [syn: claim, take] [ant: disclaim] 5: take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" [syn: claim, take, exact]
  • comb
    n 1: a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair 2: the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds [syn: comb, cockscomb, coxcomb] 3: any of several tools for straightening fibers 4: ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore 5: the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb" [syn: comb, combing] v 1: straighten with a comb; "comb your hair" 2: search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child" [syn: comb, ransack] 3: smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool" [syn: comb, comb out, disentangle]
  • dame
    n 1: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird] 2: a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady" [syn: dame, madam, ma'am, lady, gentlewoman]
  • declaim
    v 1: recite in elocution [syn: declaim, recite] 2: speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society" [syn: declaim, inveigh]
  • defame
    v 1: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" [syn: defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch]
  • disclaim
    v 1: renounce a legal claim or title to [ant: claim, take] 2: make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility" [ant: claim]
  • dome
    n 1: a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward 2: informal terms for a human head [syn: attic, bean, bonce, noodle, noggin, dome] 3: a stadium that has a roof [syn: dome, domed stadium, covered stadium] 4: a hemispherical roof
  • exclaim
    v 1: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn: exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout] 2: state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty" [syn: proclaim, exclaim, promulgate]
  • fame
    n 1: the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed [syn: fame, celebrity, renown] [ant: infamy, opprobrium] 2: favorable public reputation [ant: infamy]
  • firm
    adv 1: with resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm" [syn: firm, firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringly] adj 1: 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] 2: not soft or yielding to pressure; "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground" [syn: firm, solid] 3: strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope" [syn: firm, strong] 4: not subject to revision or change; "a firm contract"; "a firm offer" 5: (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling; "his voice was firm and confident"; "a firm step" 6: not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm" [syn: firm, steady, unfluctuating] 7: securely established; "holds a firm position as the country's leading poet" 8: possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue; "firm muscles" 9: securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after being hit by the car" [syn: fast, firm, immobile] 10: unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends" [syn: firm, loyal, truehearted, fast(a)] n 1: the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house" [syn: firm, house, business firm] v 1: become taut or tauter; "Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly"; "the rope tautened" [syn: tauten, firm] 2: make taut or tauter; "tauten a rope" [syn: tauten, firm]
  • flame
    n 1: the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" [syn: fire, flame, flaming] v 1: shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment" [syn: flare, flame] 2: be in flames or aflame; "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset" 3: criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium; "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed"
  • foam
    n 1: a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam" [syn: foam, froth] 2: a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture v 1: become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn: foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubbles]
  • frame
    n 1: the framework for a pair of eyeglasses 2: a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film 3: 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] 4: (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat [syn: inning, frame] 5: a single drawing in a comic_strip 6: an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently 7: a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning [syn: frame of reference, frame] 8: the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal [syn: skeletal system, skeleton, frame, systema skeletale] 9: the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton" [syn: skeleton, skeletal frame, frame, underframe] 10: a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror; "the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention"; "the frame was much more valuable than the miror it held" [syn: frame, framing] 11: one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided v 1: enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture" [syn: frame, frame in, border] 2: enclose in a frame, as of a picture 3: take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" [syn: ensnare, entrap, frame, set up] 4: formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" [syn: frame, redact, cast, put, couch] 5: make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy" [syn: frame, compose, draw up] 6: construct by fitting or uniting parts together [syn: frame, frame up]
  • game
    adj 1: disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg" [syn: crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game] 2: willing to face danger [syn: game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky] n 1: a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game" 2: a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" 3: an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games" 4: animal hunted for food or sport 5: (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves 6: (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win; "the game is 6 all"; "he is serving for the game" 7: the flesh of wild animals that is used for food 8: a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start" [syn: plot, secret plan, game] 9: the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game; "the child received several games for his birthday" 10: your occupation or line of work; "he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz" [syn: game, biz] 11: frivolous or trifling behavior; "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games" v 1: place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" [syn: bet on, back, gage, stake, game, punt]
  • germ
    n 1: anything that provides inspiration for later work [syn: source, seed, germ] 2: a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism 3: a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use [syn: microbe, bug, germ]
  • gnome
    n 1: a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure [syn: gnome, dwarf] 2: a short pithy saying expressing a general truth
  • herm
    n 1: a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost
  • home
    adv 1: at or to or in the direction of one's home or family; "He stays home on weekends"; "after the game the children brought friends home for supper"; "I'll be home tomorrow"; "came riding home in style"; "I hope you will come home for Christmas"; "I'll take her home"; "don't forget to write home" 2: on or to the point aimed at; "the arrow struck home" 3: to the fullest extent; to the heart; "drove the nail home"; "drove his point home"; "his comments hit home" adj 1: used of your own ground; "a home game" [ant: away] 2: relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are; "my home town" 3: inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics" [syn: home(a), interior(a), internal, national] n 1: where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?" [syn: home, place] 2: housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" [syn: dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house] 3: the country or state or city where you live; "Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home"; "his home is New Jersey" 4: (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home" [syn: home plate, home base, home, plate] 5: the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end [syn: base, home] 6: place where something began and flourished; "the United States is the home of basketball" 7: an environment offering affection and security; "home is where the heart is"; "he grew up in a good Christian home"; "there's no place like home" 8: a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home" [syn: family, household, house, home, menage] 9: an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly" [syn: home, nursing home, rest home] v 1: provide with, or send to, a home 2: return home accurately from a long distance; "homing pigeons"
  • horn
    n 1: a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it 2: one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates 3: a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning; 4: a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather) [syn: horn, saddle horn] 5: a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves [syn: cornet, horn, trumpet, trump] 6: any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn 7: the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails 8: a device having the shape of a horn; "horns at the ends of a new moon"; "the hornof an anvil"; "the cleat had two horns" 9: an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound 10: a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves [syn: French horn, horn] 11: a device on an automobile for making a warning noise [syn: automobile horn, car horn, motor horn, horn, hooter] v 1: stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer" [syn: horn, tusk]
  • inflame
    v 1: cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint" 2: catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles" [syn: kindle, inflame] 3: cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds" [syn: kindle, enkindle, conflagrate, inflame] 4: arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" [syn: inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up] 5: become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed"
  • jeroboam
    n 1: (Old Testament) first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who led Israel into sin (10th century BC) [syn: Jeroboam, Jeroboam I] 2: a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon) [syn: jeroboam, double-magnum]
  • lame
    adj 1: pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument" [syn: feeble, lame] 2: disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg" [syn: crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game] n 1: someone who doesn't understand what is going on [syn: square, lame] 2: a fabric interwoven with threads of metal; "she wore a gold lame dress" v 1: deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life" [syn: cripple, lame]
  • loam
    n 1: a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
  • maim
    v 1: injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion"
  • name
    n 1: a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing" 2: a person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name" 3: family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name" [syn: name, gens] 4: a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music" [syn: name, figure, public figure] 5: by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law" 6: a defamatory or abusive word or phrase [syn: name, epithet] v 1: assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" [syn: name, call] 2: give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months" [syn: name, identify] 3: charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" [syn: name, nominate, make] 4: create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" [syn: appoint, name, nominate, constitute] 5: mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!" 6: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" [syn: mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer] 7: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn: identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name] 8: give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi" [syn: list, name] 9: determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis [syn: diagnose, name]
  • ohm
    n 1: a unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere 2: German physicist who formulated Ohm's law (1787-1854) [syn: Ohm, Georg Simon Ohm]
  • perm
    n 1: a city in the European part of Russia [syn: Perm, Molotov] 2: a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals [syn: permanent wave, permanent, perm] v 1: give a permanent wave to; "She perms her hair"
  • poem
    n 1: a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines [syn: poem, verse form]
  • proclaim
    v 1: declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King" 2: state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty" [syn: proclaim, exclaim, promulgate] 3: affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President" [syn: predicate, proclaim] 4: praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim]
  • reclaim
    v 1: claim back [syn: reclaim, repossess] 2: reuse (materials from waste products) [syn: reclaim, recover] 3: bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct" [syn: reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectify] 4: make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state; "The people reclaimed the marshes" 5: overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons" [syn: domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame]
  • rename
    v 1: assign a new name to; "Many streets in the former East Germany were renamed in 1990" 2: name again or anew; "He was renamed Minister of the Interior"
  • roam
    v 1: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond]
  • same
    adj 1: same in identity; "the same man I saw yesterday"; "never wore the same dress twice"; "this road is the same one we were on yesterday"; "on the same side of the street" [ant: other] 2: closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year" [ant: different] 3: equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "the same number" [syn: like, same] [ant: unlike] 4: unchanged in character or nature; "the village stayed the same"; "his attitude is the same as ever" n 1: a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer [syn: Lapp, Lapplander, Sami, Saami, Same, Saame] 2: the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula [syn: Lapp, Sami, Saami, Same, Saame]
  • shame
    n 1: a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt 2: a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison" [syn: shame, disgrace, ignominy] 3: an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it" [syn: pity, shame] v 1: bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" [syn: dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame] [ant: honor, honour, reward] 2: compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends" 3: cause to be ashamed 4: surpass or beat by a wide margin
  • sperm
    n 1: the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material" [syn: sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoon, spermatozoan]
  • squirm
    n 1: the act of wiggling [syn: wiggle, wriggle, squirm] v 1: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" [syn: writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist]
  • tame
    adj 1: flat and uninspiring 2: very restrained or quiet; "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed" [ant: wild] 3: brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries" [syn: tame, tamed] [ant: untamed, wild] 4: very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes [syn: meek, tame] v 1: correct by punishment or discipline [syn: tame, chasten, subdue] 2: make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements" [syn: tone down, moderate, tame] 3: adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" [syn: domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame] 4: overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons" [syn: domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame] 5: make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog" [syn: domesticate, tame]
  • term
    n 1: a word or expression used for some particular thing; "he learned many medical terms" 2: a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term" 3: (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement; "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous" [syn: condition, term] 4: any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial; "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree" 5: one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition; "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice" 6: the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent; "a healthy baby born at full term" [syn: term, full term] 7: (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome [syn: terminus, terminal figure, term] v 1: name formally or designate with a term
  • tome
    n 1: a (usually) large and scholarly book
  • worm
    n 1: any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae 2: a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect [syn: worm, louse, insect, dirt ball] 3: a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network; "worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers" 4: screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack v 1: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" [syn: writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist]
  • boehme
    n 1: German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624) [syn: Boehme, Jakob Boehme, Bohme, Jakob Bohme, Boehm, Jakob Boehm, Behmen, Jakob Behmen]
  • ballgame
    n 1: a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation; "HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame" [syn: ballgame, new ballgame] 2: a field game played with a ball (especially baseball) [syn: ball game, ballgame]
  • berm
    n 1: a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope 2: a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder" [syn: shoulder, berm]
  • therm
    n 1: a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units
  • rom
    n 1: (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed [syn: read-only memory, ROM, read-only storage, fixed storage]
  • drome
    n 1: an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo [syn: airport, airdrome, aerodrome, drome]
  • gloam
    n 1: the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" [syn: twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepuscle]
  • jerome
    n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420) [syn: Jerome, Saint Jerome, St. Jerome, Hieronymus, Eusebius Hieronymus, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus]
  • nome
    n 1: a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
  • rome
    n 1: capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire [syn: Rome, Roma, Eternal City, Italian capital, capital of Italy] 2: the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church
  • aum
    n 1: a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987 that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity; "in 1995 Aum members released deadly sarin gas on a Tokyo subway train" [syn: Aum Shinrikyo, Aum, Supreme Truth]
  • pome
    n 1: a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part [syn: pome, false fruit]
  • abohm
    n 1: a unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm
  • beerbohm
    n 1: English writer and caricaturist (1872-1956) [syn: Beerbohm, Max Beerbohm, Sir Henry Maxmilian Beerbohm]
  • became
  • came
  • overcame
  • shalom
  • aime
  • ame
  • baim
  • bame
  • brame
  • damme
  • fayme
  • flaim
  • fraim
  • graeme
  • haim
  • kaim
  • mame
  • mayme
  • rhame
  • sejm
  • swaim
  • ashame
  • postgame
  • yom
  • guillaume
  • frome
  • krome
  • oehme
  • strohm
  • strome
  • cydrome
  • ghuloum
  • jacome
  • mccolm
  • mccomb
  • vendome
  • jerrome
  • nvhome
  • superdome
  • holm

See also boehm definition and boehm synonyms