Words that rhyme with chanteuse

n 1: cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse" [syn: maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse] 2: a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team" [syn: abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification] 3: improper or excessive use; "alcohol abuse"; "the abuse of public funds" [syn: misuse, abuse] v 1: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat] 2: change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers" [syn: pervert, misuse, abuse] 3: use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" [syn: abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout] 4: use wrongly or improperly or excessively; "Her husband often abuses alcohol"; "while she was pregnant, she abused drugs"

n 1: a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep [syn: lullaby, cradlesong, berceuse]

adj 1: of something having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur n 1: aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel and hyssop and peppermint oils; made at monastery near Grenoble, France 2: a shade of green tinged with yellow [syn: yellow green, yellowish green, chartreuse, Paris green, pea green]

n 1: a woman hairdresser

adj 1: many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents" [syn: divers(a), diverse]

n 1: very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden- yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe [syn: gorse, furze, whin, Irish gorse, Ulex europaeus]

n 1: a female massager

n 1: small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface

n 1: a European river; flows into the North Sea [syn: Meuse, Meuse River] 2: an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11 [syn: Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne, Argonne Forest, Meuse-Argonne, Meuse- Argonne operation]

n 1: the second brightest star in Orion [syn: Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis]

n 1: a woman chauffeur

n 1: a female ballet dancer [syn: ballerina, danseuse]

n 1: a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies [syn: midwife, accoucheuse]

n 1: a woman poseur