Words that rhyme with buoy

  • billowy
    adj 1: characterized by great swelling waves or surges; "billowy storm clouds"; "the restless billowing sea"; "surging waves" [syn: billowy, billowing(a), surging]
  • bowie
    n 1: United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836) [syn: Bowie, Jim Bowie, James Bowie]
  • boy
    n 1: a youthful male person; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform" [syn: male child, boy] [ant: female child, girl, little girl] 2: a friendly informal reference to a grown man; "he likes to play golf with the boys" 3: a male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is" [syn: son, boy] [ant: daughter, girl] 4: (ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man; "get out of my way, boy"
  • chewy
    adj 1: requiring much chewing 2: (of a consistency) requiring chewing; "chewy caramels"
  • cloy
    v 1: supply or feed to surfeit [syn: surfeit, cloy] 2: cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing; "Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite" [syn: cloy, pall]
  • coleslaw
    n 1: basically shredded cabbage [syn: coleslaw, slaw]
  • coy
    adj 1: affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way [syn: coy, demure, overmodest] 2: showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement; "a politician coy about his intentions" 3: modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures; "like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled"
  • dewy
    adj 1: wet with dew [syn: bedewed, dewy]
  • doughy
    adj 1: having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking; "the cake fell; it's a doughy mess" [syn: doughy, soggy]
  • ennui
    n 1: the feeling of being bored by something tedious [syn: boredom, ennui, tedium]
  • gluey
    adj 1: having the sticky properties of an adhesive [syn: gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous]
  • gooey
    adj 1: soft and sticky [syn: gooey, icky]
  • goy
    n 1: a Christian as contrasted with a Jew [syn: gentile, non- Jew, goy]
  • hooey
    n 1: senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff" [syn: stuff, stuff and nonsense, hooey, poppycock]
  • pewee
    n 1: small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America [syn: pewee, peewee, peewit, pewit, wood pewee, Contopus virens]
  • ploy
    n 1: an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker [syn: gambit, ploy] 2: a maneuver in a game or conversation [syn: ploy, gambit, stratagem]
  • poi
    n 1: Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment
  • screwy
    adj 1: not behaving normally [syn: screw-loose, screwy]
  • showy
    adj 1: marked by ostentation but often tasteless; "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad" [syn: flamboyant, showy, splashy] 2: displaying brilliance and virtuosity 3: (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display [syn: flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, sporty] 4: superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense; "a glossy TV series" [syn: glossy, showy]
  • snowy
    adj 1: marked by the presence of snow; "a white Christmas"; "the white hills of a northern winter" [syn: white, snowy] 2: covered with snow; "snow-clad hills"; "snow-covered roads"; "a long snowy winter" [syn: snow-clad, snow-covered, snowy] 3: of the white color of snow [syn: snow-white, snowy]
  • soy
    n 1: a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food [syn: soy, soybean, soya bean] 2: erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia [syn: soy, soya, soybean, soya bean, soybean plant, soja, soja bean, Glycine max] 3: thin sauce made of fermented soy beans [syn: soy sauce, soy] 4: the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein) [syn: soy, soybean, soya, soya bean]
  • toy
    n 1: an artifact designed to be played with [syn: plaything, toy] 2: a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier); "a toy stove" 3: a device regarded as providing amusement; "private airplanes are a rich man's toy" 4: a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size [syn: miniature, toy] 5: any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets [syn: toy dog, toy] v 1: behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection" [syn: dally, toy, play, flirt] 2: manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate" [syn: toy, fiddle, diddle, play] 3: engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea" [syn: play, toy]
  • troy
    n 1: a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains [syn: troy, troy weight] 2: an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War [syn: Troy, Ilion, Ilium]
  • louis
    n 1: United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981) [syn: Louis, Joe Louis, Joseph Louis Barrow]
  • blowy
    adj 1: abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff" [syn: blowy, breezy, windy]
  • dewey
    n 1: United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931) [syn: Dewey, Melvil Dewey, Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey] 2: a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War [syn: Dewey, George Dewey, Admiral Dewey] 3: United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952) [syn: Dewey, John Dewey]
  • drambuie
    n 1: a sweet Scotch whisky liqueur
  • pahoehoe
    n 1: freely flowing lava
  • joey
  • langue
  • phooey
  • bluey
  • chloe
  • strawy
  • suey
  • sui
  • bouie
  • buie
  • louie
  • moy
  • oi
  • roy
  • uy
  • zoe
  • duey
  • ewy
  • fouhy
  • hewey
  • huey
  • hughey
  • hughie
  • hughy
  • huie
  • kooi
  • kooy
  • neue
  • newey
  • rewey
  • shuey
  • shui
  • sooy
  • toohey
  • tsui
  • tuohy
  • chopsuey
  • fukui
  • grenouille
  • marui
  • matsui
  • mccooey
  • mitsui
  • sansui
  • sourrouille
  • krawccykiewi
  • olokuei
  • rattatouille
  • sekisui
  • cloey
  • slowey
  • overslaugh
  • booee
  • lewey
  • lewy
  • toey
  • towy

See also buoy definition and buoy synonyms