Words that rhyme with braver

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

v 1: report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money" [syn: allege, aver, say] 2: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" [syn: affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear]

n 1: a person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is not a good swimmer" [syn: swimmer, natator, bather] 2: a person who takes a bath

n 1: the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay" [syn: cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remains]

n 1: a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching 2: a printmaker who prints from an engraved printing plate

n 1: a feeling of favorable regard [syn: favor, favour] 2: an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season" [syn: favor, favour] 3: an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor" [syn: favor, favour] 4: souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party [syn: party favor, party favour, favor, favour] 5: an act of gracious kindness [syn: favor, favour] v 1: treat gently or carefully [syn: favor, favour] 2: bestow a privilege upon [syn: privilege, favor, favour] 3: promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" [syn: prefer, favor, favour] 4: consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" [syn: favor, favour]

n 1: sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching [syn: gather, gathering] 2: the act of gathering something [syn: gather, gathering] v 1: assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" [syn: gather, garner, collect, pull together] [ant: distribute, spread] 2: collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" [syn: meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather] 3: collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" [syn: accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass] 4: conclude from evidence; "I gather you have not done your homework" 5: draw together into folds or puckers [syn: gather, pucker, tuck] 6: get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members" [syn: assemble, gather, get together] 7: draw and bring closer; "she gathered her shawl around her shoulders" 8: look for (food) in nature; "Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall" 9: increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed" [syn: gain, gather]

n 1: a tool used by an engraver [syn: graver, graving tool, pointel, pointrel]

n 1: the froth produced by soaps or detergents [syn: soapsuds, suds, lather] 2: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither] 3: a workman who puts up laths 4: the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse) v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce] 2: form a lather; "The shaving cream lathered" 3: exude sweat or lather; "this unfit horse lathers easily" 4: rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning [syn: soap, lather]

n 1: Australian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles titles in the same year; in 1969 he repeated this feat (born in 1938) [syn: Laver, Rod Laver, Rodney George Laver] 2: (Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions 3: edible red seaweeds [syn: red laver, laver] 4: seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds [syn: sea lettuce, laver]

n 1: a tremulous sound 2: a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note [syn: eighth note, quaver] v 1: give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency [syn: quaver, waver] 2: sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below [syn: warble, trill, quaver]

adv 1: on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones" [syn: rather, instead] 2: to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy" [syn: rather, kind of, kinda, sort of] 3: more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up" [syn: preferably, sooner, rather] 4: to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich" [syn: quite, rather]

n 1: someone who saves something from danger or violence [syn: rescuer, recoverer, saver] 2: someone who saves (especially money)

n 1: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang] v 1: have flavor; taste of something [syn: taste, savor, savour] 2: give taste to [syn: savor, savour] 3: taste appreciatively; "savor the soup" [syn: savor, savour] 4: derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" [syn: enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour]

n 1: an adult male who shaves 2: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" [syn: child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling] 3: a razor powered by an electric motor [syn: shaver, electric shaver, electric razor]

n 1: a person engaged in slave trade [syn: slaver, slave dealer, slave trader] 2: someone who holds slaves [syn: slaveholder, slave owner, slaver] v 1: let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn: drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber, dribble]

n 1: a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters 2: a small thin crisp cake or cookie 3: thin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist)

n 1: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn: release, waiver, discharge]

n 1: someone who communicates by waving 2: the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" [syn: hesitation, waver, falter, faltering] 3: the act of moving back and forth [syn: waver, flutter, flicker] v 1: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" [syn: hesitate, waver, waffle] 2: be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering" [syn: falter, waver] 3: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way [syn: falter, waver] 4: move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated" [syn: fluctuate, vacillate, waver] 5: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" [syn: flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver] 6: sway to and fro [syn: waver, weave] 7: give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency [syn: quaver, waver]

n 1: an act of gracious kindness [syn: favor, favour] 2: an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor" [syn: favor, favour] 3: an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season" [syn: favor, favour] 4: a feeling of favorable regard [syn: favor, favour] 5: souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party [syn: party favor, party favour, favor, favour] v 1: promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" [syn: prefer, favor, favour] 2: consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" [syn: favor, favour] 3: treat gently or carefully [syn: favor, favour] 4: bestow a privilege upon [syn: privilege, favor, favour]

n 1: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" [syn: spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell] 2: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang] 3: (physics) the six kinds of quarks [syn: flavor, flavour] v 1: lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it" [syn: season, flavor, flavour]

n 1: a participant in a rave dancing party 2: someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner [syn: ranter, raver]

n 1: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang] v 1: derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" [syn: enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour] 2: have flavor; taste of something [syn: taste, savor, savour] 3: taste appreciatively; "savor the soup" [syn: savor, savour] 4: give taste to [syn: savor, savour]

n 1: an employee who is a member of a staff of workers (especially a member of the staff that works for the President of the United States) [syn: staff member, staffer]

n 1: the state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with the king" [syn: disfavor, disfavour] 2: an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group [syn: disfavor, disfavour, dislike, disapproval] v 1: put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me" [syn: disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour] [ant: advantage]