Words that rhyme with bonier

v 1: feel admiration for [syn: admire, look up to] [ant: look down on] 2: look at with admiration

adj 1: 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)]

n 1: a water solution of ammonia [syn: ammonia water, ammonia, ammonium hydroxide] 2: a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3)

n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn: are, ar]

v 1: have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal [syn: draw a bead on, aspire, aim, shoot for]

n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes

n 1: pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles [syn: bronchopneumonia, bronchial pneumonia]

n 1: extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia 2: a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement [syn: catatonic schizophrenia, catatonic type schizophrenia, catatonia]

v 1: lose validity; "My passports expired last month" [syn: run out, expire] 2: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" [syn: die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it] [ant: be born] 3: expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight" [syn: exhale, expire, breathe out] [ant: breathe in, inhale, inspire]

n 1: the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire" 2: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" [syn: fire, firing] 3: 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] 4: a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked" 5: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) 6: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" [syn: ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness] 7: fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking; "put the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire" 8: a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation" 9: intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" [syn: fire, attack, flak, flack, blast] v 1: start firing a weapon [syn: open fire, fire] 2: cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" [syn: fire, discharge] 3: bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery" 4: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate] [ant: employ, engage, hire] 5: go off or discharge; "The gun fired" [syn: fire, discharge, go off] 6: drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism" 7: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke] 8: destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" [syn: burn, fire, burn down] 9: provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" [syn: fuel, fire]

n 1: a newly hired employee; "the new hires need special training" 2: the act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a week's car hire" v 1: engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?" [syn: hire, engage, employ] [ant: can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate] 2: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services [syn: rent, hire, charter, lease] 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]

v 1: inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" [syn: ask, inquire, enquire] 2: have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" [syn: wonder, inquire, enquire] 3: conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady" [syn: investigate, inquire, enquire]

n 1: a person who directs and manages an organization [syn: overseer, superintendent]

n 1: respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants

n 1: a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges [syn: rapier, tuck]

n 1: a tourist who is visiting sights of interest [syn: sightseer, excursionist, tripper, rubberneck]

n 1: someone who skis

n 1: a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes [syn: zirconium oxide, zirconia, zirconium dioxide]

n 1: a region on the Baltic that is divided between northern Estonia and southern Latvia

n 1: a region of northeastern Spain

n 1: United States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973) [syn: Melchior, Lauritz Melchior, Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel Melchior] 2: (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus; usually represented as a king of Nubia

n 1: a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice [syn: aphonia, voicelessness]

n 1: a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea [syn: Estonia, Esthonia, Republic of Estonia]

n 1: region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks

n 1: an ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern Peloponnesus; dominated by Sparta

n 1: landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 2: the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria [syn: Macedon, Macedonia, Makedonija]

n 1: abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction

n 1: region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic