Words that rhyme with chenille

• detrimental 4
  adj 1: (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant" [syn: damaging, detrimental, prejudicial, prejudicious]
• accidental 0
  adj 1: happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally ; "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting" [syn: accidental, inadvertent] n 1: a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
• anneal 0
  v 1: bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass" [syn: anneal, temper, normalize]
• bookmobile 0
  n 1: a van with shelves of books; serves as a mobile library or bookstore
• coincidental 0
  adj 1: occurring or operating at the same time; "a series of coincident events" [syn: coincident, coincidental, coinciding, concurrent, co-occurrent, cooccurring, simultaneous]
• compartmental 0
  adj 1: divided up into compartments or categories; "most sciences have become woefully compartmentalized" [syn: compartmental, compartmentalized, compartmentalised]
• continental 0
  adj 1: of or pertaining to or typical of Europe; "a Continental breakfast" 2: of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War; "the Continental Army"; "the Continental Congress" 3: of or relating to or characteristic of a continent; "the continental divide"; "continental drift" 4: being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe; "the continental United States"; "continental Europe"; "continental waters" [ant: intercontinental]
• crenel 0
  n 1: one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) [syn: scallop, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle] 2: a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement [syn: crenel, crenelle] v 1: supply with battlements [syn: crenel, crenelate, crenellate]
• dental 0
  adj 1: of or relating to the teeth; "dental floss" 2: of or relating to dentistry; "dental student" n 1: a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge [syn: alveolar consonant, dental consonant, alveolar, dental]
• developmental 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or constituting development; "developmental psychology"
• elemental 0
  adj 1: relating to or being an element; "elemental sulphur" 2: relating to severe atmospheric conditions; "a race against hail or cold rains or some other elemental catastrophe"- J.K.Howard 3: of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing" [syn: elementary, elemental, primary]
• environmental 0
  adj 1: of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings; "environmental factors" 2: concerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment; "environmental pollution"
• experimental 0
  adj 1: relating to or based on experiment; "experimental physics" 2: relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis" [syn: experimental, data- based, observational] 3: of the nature of or undergoing an experiment; "an experimental drug"
• fennel 0
  n 1: any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems 2: aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads [syn: fennel, Florence fennel, finocchio] 3: leaves used for seasoning [syn: fennel, common fennel] 4: fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture
• fundamental 0
  adj 1: serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" [syn: cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal] 2: being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles" [syn: fundamental, rudimentary, underlying] 3: far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something; "the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred"; "the book underwent fundamental changes"; "committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance"; "profound social changes" [syn: fundamental, profound] n 1: any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business; "fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure" 2: the lowest tone of a harmonic series [syn: fundamental, fundamental frequency, first harmonic]
• gentle 0
  adj 1: soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him" [syn: gentle, soft] 2: having or showing a kindly or tender nature; "the gentle touch of her hand"; "her gentle manner was comforting"; "a gentle sensitive nature"; "gentle blue eyes" 3: quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne" 4: belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes" [syn: aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician] 5: easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient" [syn: docile, gentle] 6: having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" [syn: easy, gentle, soft] 7: marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope" [syn: easy, gentle] v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle] 2: give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility [syn: ennoble, gentle, entitle] 3: stroke soothingly
• governmental 0
  adj 1: relating to or dealing with the affairs or structure of government or politics or the state; "governmental policy"; "public confidence and governmental morale"
• incidental 0
  adj 1: (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change" [syn: incidental, incident] [ant: basic] 2: not of prime or central importance; "nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"- Pubs.MLA [syn: incidental, nonessential] 3: following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" [syn: attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent] n 1: (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified; "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses" [syn: incidental expense, incidental, minor expense] 2: an item that is incidental
• incremental 0
  adj 1: increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions; "lecturers enjoy...steady incremental growth in salary"
• instrumental 0
  adj 1: relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments; "instrumental compositions"; "an instrumental ensemble" [ant: vocal] 2: serving or acting as a means or aid; "instrumental in solving the crime" [syn: implemental, instrumental, subservient]
• intercontinental 0
  adj 1: extending or taking place between or among continents; "intercontinental exploration"; "intercontinental flights" [ant: continental]
• kennel 0
  n 1: outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog [syn: kennel, doghouse, dog house] v 1: put up in a kennel; "kennel a dog"
• lentil 0
  n 1: round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food 2: the fruit or seed of a lentil plant 3: widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder [syn: lentil, lentil plant, Lens culinaris]
• mental 0
  adj 1: involving the mind or an intellectual process; "mental images of happy times"; "mental calculations"; "in a terrible mental state"; "mental suffering"; "free from mental defects" [ant: physical] 2: of or relating to the mind; "mental powers"; "mental development"; "mental hygiene" 3: of or relating to the chin- or liplike structure in insects and certain mollusks 4: of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw [syn: genial, mental] 5: affected by a disorder of the mind; "a mental patient"; "mental illness"
• monumental 0
  adj 1: relating or belonging to or serving as a monument; "the use of the arch in monumental architecture"; "monumental sculptures" 2: of outstanding significance; "Einstein's monumental contributions to physics" 3: imposing in size or bulk or solidity; "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale" [syn: massive, monolithic, monumental]
• occidental 0
  adj 1: denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere; "occidental civilization"; "Hesperian culture" [syn: occidental, Hesperian] n 1: a native inhabitant of the Occident 2: an artificial language
• oriental 0
  adj 1: denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia; "oriental civilization" n 1: a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans) [syn: Oriental, oriental person]
• ornamental 0
  adj 1: serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose; "cosmetic fenders on cars"; "the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative" [syn: cosmetic, decorative, ornamental] n 1: any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
• parental 0
  adj 1: designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced [ant: filial] 2: relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance" [syn: parental, maternal, paternal] [ant: filial]
• phenol 0
  n 1: any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups 2: a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally [syn: carbolic acid, phenol, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid]
• real 0
  adv 1: used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn" [syn: very, really, real, rattling] adj 1: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow [syn: real, existent] [ant: unreal] 2: no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; "the real reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman"; "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money" [ant: unreal] 3: not to be taken lightly; "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real" 4: capable of being treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor" [syn: real, tangible] 5: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma" [syn: actual, genuine, literal, real] 6: of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages" [ant: nominal] 7: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare [syn: substantial, real, material] [ant: insubstantial, unreal, unsubstantial] 8: (of property) fixed or immovable; "real property consists of land and buildings" 9: coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson [syn: veridical, real] n 1: any rational or irrational number [syn: real number, real] 2: the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos 3: an old small silver Spanish coin
• rental 0
  adj 1: available to rent or lease; "a rental car" 2: of or relating to rent; "rental agreement"; "rental charges" n 1: property that is leased or rented out or let [syn: lease, rental, letting] 2: the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car) [syn: rental, renting]
• sentimental 0
  adj 1: given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality 2: effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" [syn: bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, soppy, soupy, slushy]
• supplemental 0
  adj 1: functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches" [syn: auxiliary, subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary] 2: added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes" [syn: supplementary, supplemental]
• temperamental 0
  adj 1: relating to or caused by temperament; "temperamental indifference to neatness"; "temperamental peculiarities" 2: subject to sharply varying moods; "a temperamental opera singer" [syn: moody, temperamental] 3: likely to perform unpredictably; "erratic winds are the bane of a sailor"; "a temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't"; "that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute"- Osbert Lancaster [syn: erratic, temperamental]
• transcendental 0
  adj 1: existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley [syn: nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendental] 2: of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
• transcontinental 0
  adj 1: spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent; "transcontinental railway"; "transcontinental travelers"; "a transcontinental city"
• judgmental 0
  adj 1: depending on judgment; "a judgmental error"; "I think that she is too judgmental to be a good therapist" [ant: nonjudgmental]
• anele 0
  v 1: administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing [syn: anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocate]
• intergovernmental 0
• benel 0
• aneale 0

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