Words that rhyme with capon

  • an
    n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in Nursing, AN]
  • aspen
    n 1: any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
  • ban
    n 1: a decree that prohibits something [syn: prohibition, ban, proscription] 2: 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova 3: 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania 4: an official prohibition or edict against something [syn: ban, banning, forbiddance, forbidding] 5: a bachelor's degree in nursing [syn: Bachelor of Arts in Nursing, BAN] v 1: forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) [syn: ban, censor] 2: prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building" 3: ban from a place of residence, as for punishment [syn: banish, ban] 4: expel from a community or group [syn: banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, cast out, blackball]
  • bran
    n 1: broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting 2: food prepared from the husks of cereal grains
  • can
    n 1: airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. [syn: can, tin, tin can] 2: the quantity contained in a can [syn: can, canful] 3: a buoy with a round bottom and conical top [syn: can, can buoy] 4: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass] 5: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne] 6: a room or building equipped with one or more toilets [syn: toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom] v 1: preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty" [syn: can, tin, put up] 2: 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]
  • cheapen
    v 1: lower the grade of something; reduce its worth [syn: degrade, cheapen]
  • clan
    n 1: group of people related by blood or marriage [syn: kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe]
  • crampon
    n 1: a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects [syn: crampon, crampoon] 2: an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing [syn: crampon, crampoon, climbing iron, climber]
  • dampen
    v 1: smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" [syn: stifle, dampen] [ant: excite, stimulate] 2: make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" [syn: moisten, wash, dampen] 3: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn: muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down] 4: reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves) 5: make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message" [syn: dampen, deaden, damp] 6: check; keep in check (a fire) 7: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" [syn: dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break]
  • deepen
    v 1: make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" [syn: intensify, compound, heighten, deepen] 2: become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" [syn: intensify, deepen] 3: make deeper; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it" 4: become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password" [syn: deepen, change]
  • fan
    n 1: a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces 2: an enthusiastic devotee of sports [syn: sports fan, fan, rooter] 3: an ardent follower and admirer [syn: fan, buff, devotee, lover] v 1: strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher) 2: make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred" 3: agitate the air 4: separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field" [syn: winnow, fan]
  • flan
    n 1: open pastry filled with fruit or custard
  • happen
    v 1: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place] 2: happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana) [syn: happen, befall, bechance] 3: chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!" 4: come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized" [syn: happen, materialize, materialise] [ant: dematerialise, dematerialize] 5: come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" [syn: find, happen, chance, bump, encounter]
  • hempen
    adj 1: having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute [syn: hempen, fibrous]
  • hereupon
    adv 1: immediately after this; "hereupon, the passengers stumbled aboard"
  • kampong
    n 1: a native village in Malaysia [syn: kampong, campong]
  • man
    n 1: an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" [syn: man, adult male] [ant: adult female, woman] 2: someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty" [syn: serviceman, military man, man, military personnel] [ant: civilian] 3: the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself" 4: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage [syn: homo, man, human being, human] 5: a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana" 6: an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you" 7: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, man] 8: a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she takes good care of her man" [ant: woman] 9: one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea [syn: Man, Isle of Man] 10: game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage" [syn: man, piece] 11: all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women" [syn: world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man] v 1: take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning" 2: provide with workers; "We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths"
  • open
    adj 1: affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open" [syn: open, unfastened] [ant: closed, shut, unopen] 2: affording free passage or access; "open drains"; "the road is open to traffic"; "open ranks" [ant: closed] 3: with no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast frontier"; "open to the weather"; "an open wound" [syn: exposed, open] 4: open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor" 5: used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened" [syn: open, opened] [ant: closed, shut] 6: not having been filled; "the job is still open" 7: accessible to all; "open season"; "an open economy" 8: not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack" [syn: assailable, undefendable, undefended, open] 9: (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave" [syn: loose, open] 10: having no protecting cover or enclosure; "an open boat"; "an open fire"; "open sports cars" 11: (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints [ant: closed] 12: not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought; "an open question"; "our position on this bill is still undecided"; "our lawsuit is still undetermined" [syn: open, undecided, undetermined, unresolved] 13: not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table" [syn: open, opened] 14: without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition; "the clarity and resonance of an open tone"; "her natural and open response" 15: ready or willing to receive favorably; "receptive to the proposals" [syn: receptive, open] [ant: unreceptive] 16: open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots" [syn: overt, open] [ant: covert] 17: not requiring union membership; "an open shop employs nonunion workers" 18: possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation" [syn: capable, open, subject] 19: affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"; "open waters"; "the open countryside" [syn: clear, open] 20: openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk" [syn: candid, open, heart-to-heart] 21: ready for business; "the stores are open" n 1: a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open" [syn: open, clear] 2: where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open" [syn: outdoors, out-of-doors, open air, open] 3: a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play 4: information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface" [syn: open, surface] v 1: cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door" [syn: open, open up] [ant: close, shut] 2: start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business" [syn: open, open up] [ant: close, close down, close up, fold, shut down] 3: become open; "The door opened" [syn: open, open up] [ant: close, shut] 4: begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech" [ant: close] 5: spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" [syn: unfold, spread, spread out, open] [ant: fold, fold up, turn up] 6: make available; "This opens up new possibilities" [syn: open, open up] 7: become available; "an opportunity opened up" [syn: open, open up] 8: have an opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms open into the hall" 9: make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening" 10: afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace" [syn: afford, open, give] 11: display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer [ant: close]
  • pan
    n 1: cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel [syn: pan, cooking pan] 2: (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus [syn: Pan, goat god] 3: shallow container made of metal 4: chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids [syn: Pan, genus Pan] v 1: make a sweeping movement; "The camera panned across the room" 2: wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals [syn: pan, pan out, pan off] 3: express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance" [syn: pan, tear apart, trash]
  • plan
    n 1: a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" [syn: plan, program, programme] 2: an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests" [syn: design, plan] 3: scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file" [syn: plan, architectural plan] v 1: have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion" [syn: plan, be after] 2: make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family" 3: make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack" [syn: plan, project, contrive, design] 4: make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum" [syn: design, plan]
  • pompon
    n 1: decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat [syn: pompon, pom-pom] 2: dusky grey food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward [syn: pompon, black margate, Anisotremus surinamensis]
  • reopen
    v 1: open again or anew; "They reopened the theater"
  • ripen
    v 1: cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine" [syn: ripen, mature] 2: grow ripe; "The plums ripen in July"
  • scan
    n 1: the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars" 2: an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan" [syn: scan, CAT scan] v 1: examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray" 2: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" [syn: scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down] 3: make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky" 4: conform to a metrical pattern 5: move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image 6: read metrically; "scan verses" 7: obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer" [syn: read, scan]
  • sharpen
    v 1: make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives" [ant: blunt, dull] 2: make crisp or more crisp and precise; "We had to sharpen our arguments" 3: become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened" 4: put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" [syn: focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen] [ant: blear, blur] 5: make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper [ant: soften] 6: raise the pitch of (musical notes) [ant: drop, flatten] 7: give a point to; "The candles are tapered" [syn: sharpen, taper, point] 8: make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision" [syn: sharpen, heighten]
  • span
    n 1: the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour" 2: the distance or interval between two points 3: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad] 4: a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches) 5: a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. [syn: bridge, span] 6: the act of sitting or standing astride [syn: straddle, span] v 1: to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries" [syn: cross, traverse, span, sweep]
  • tampon
    n 1: plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood) v 1: plug with a tampon
  • tan
    adj 1: of a light yellowish-brown color n 1: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun [syn: tan, suntan, sunburn, burn] 2: a light brown the color of topaz [syn: tan, topaz] 3: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle [syn: tangent, tan] v 1: treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather 2: get a tan, from wind or sun [syn: tan, bronze]
  • tarpon
    n 1: large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida [syn: tarpon, Tarpon atlanticus]
  • van
    n 1: any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) [syn: avant-garde, vanguard, van, new wave] 2: the leading units moving at the head of an army [syn: vanguard, van] 3: (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight 4: a camper equipped with living quarters [syn: van, caravan] 5: a truck with an enclosed cargo space
  • weapon
    n 1: any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" [syn: weapon, arm, weapon system] 2: a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons" [syn: weapon, artillery]
  • nippon
    n 1: a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building [syn: Japan, Nippon, Nihon]
  • steepen
    v 1: become steeper; "The mountain side has steepened" 2: make steeper; "The landslides have steepened the mountain sides"
  • cheyenne
    n 1: the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state [syn: Cheyenne, capital of Wyoming] 2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Cheyenne 3: a member of a North American Indian people living on the western plains (now living in Oklahoma and Montana)
  • han
    n 1: imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization [syn: Han, Han dynasty]
  • cannes
    n 1: a port and resort city on the French Riviera; site of an annual film festival
  • gran
    n 1: the mother of your father or mother [syn: grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna]
  • mann
    n 1: United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859) [syn: Mann, Horace Mann] 2: German writer concerned about the role of the artist in bourgeois society (1875-1955) [syn: Mann, Thomas Mann]
  • nan
    n 1: your grandmother 2: the mother of your father or mother [syn: grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna] 3: a river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya [syn: Nan, Nan River] 4: leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop [syn: nan, naan]
  • shan
    n 1: a branch of the Tai languages [syn: Tai Long, Shan]
  • anne
    n 1: Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
  • lumpen
    adj 1: mentally sluggish [syn: lumpish, lumpen, unthinking]
  • tympan
    n 1: a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end [syn: drum, membranophone, tympan]
  • ran
  • than
  • thereupon
  • upon
  • whereupon
  • dan
  • fran
  • san
  • diane
  • liane
  • marianne
  • ann
  • crippen
  • ripon
  • rippon
  • parpen

See also capon definition