Words that rhyme with chaperone
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alone
adv 1: without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him" [syn: entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, only] 2: without anybody else or anything else; "the child stayed home alone"; "the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing"; "he flew solo" [syn: alone, solo, unaccompanied] adj 1: isolated from others; "could be alone in a crowded room"; "was alone with her thoughts"; "I want to be alone" 2: lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler" [syn: alone(p), lone(a), lonely(a), solitary] 3: exclusive of anyone or anything else; "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only" [syn: alone(p), only] 4: radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history" [syn: alone(p), unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled] -
atone
v 1: make amends for; "expiate one's sins" [syn: expiate, aby, abye, atone] 2: turn away from sin or do penitence [syn: repent, atone] -
bemoan
v 1: regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" [syn: deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan] -
blown
adj 1: being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor; "blown clouds of dust choked the riders"; "blown soil mounded on the window sill" 2: breathing laboriously or convulsively [syn: blown, pursy, short-winded, winded] -
bone
adj 1: consisting of or made up of bone; "a bony substance"; "the bony framework of the body" n 1: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates [syn: bone, os] 2: the porous calcified substance from which bones are made [syn: bone, osseous tissue] 3: a shade of white the color of bleached bones [syn: bone, ivory, pearl, off-white] v 1: study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone] 2: remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it" [syn: bone, debone] -
chaperon
n 1: one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people [syn: chaperon, chaperone] v 1: accompany as a chaperone [syn: chaperone, chaperon] -
clone
n 1: a person who is almost identical to another [syn: ringer, dead ringer, clone] 2: a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction [syn: clone, clon] 3: an unauthorized copy or imitation [syn: knockoff, clone] v 1: make multiple identical copies of; "people can clone a sheep nowadays" -
cologne
n 1: a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League [syn: Cologne, Koln] 2: a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol [syn: cologne, cologne water, eau de cologne] -
condone
v 1: excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities" [syn: excuse, condone] -
cone
n 1: any cone-shaped artifact 2: a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point [syn: cone, conoid, cone shape] 3: cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts [syn: cone, strobilus, strobile] 4: a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color [syn: cone, cone cell, retinal cone] v 1: make cone-shaped; "cone a tire" -
crone
n 1: an ugly evil-looking old woman [syn: hag, beldam, beldame, witch, crone] -
cyclone
n 1: (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern [ant: anticyclone] 2: a violent rotating windstorm -
dethrone
v 1: remove a monarch from the throne; "If the King does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned" [ant: enthrone, throne] -
enthrone
v 1: provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights" [syn: invest, vest, enthrone] [ant: disinvest, divest] 2: put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago" [syn: enthrone, throne] [ant: dethrone] -
ingrown
adj 1: growing abnormally into the flesh; "an ingrown toenail" [syn: ingrowing, ingrown] -
overgrown
adj 1: covered with growing plants 2: abounding in usually unwanted vegetation -
progesterone
n 1: a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy [syn: progesterone, Lipo-Lutin] -
testosterone
n 1: a potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics -
homegrown
adj 1: grown or originating in a particular place; "stands selling homegrown fruits and vegetables" -
aleurone
n 1: granular protein in outermost layer of endosperm of many seeds or cereal grains -
aldosterone
n 1: a corticosteroid hormone that is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland; regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance -
androsterone
n 1: an androgenic hormone that is less active than testosterone -
outgrown
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overthrown
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arone
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tyrone
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chiapparone
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unthrone
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camaron
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tautochrone
See also chaperone definition and chaperone synonyms
