Words that rhyme with cirque

• artwork 0
  n 1: photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book" [syn: artwork, art, graphics, nontextual matter]
• beadwork 0
  n 1: ornamentation with beads [syn: beading, beadwork] 2: a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture [syn: beading, bead, beadwork, astragal]
• berk 0
  n 1: a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of
• berserk 0
  adj 1: frenzied as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows" [syn: amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed(p)] n 1: one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury [syn: berserker, berserk]
• breastwork 0
  n 1: fortification consisting of a low wall [syn: parapet, breastwork]
• brickwork 0
  n 1: masonry done with bricks and mortar
• bridgework 0
  n 1: a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth [syn: bridge, bridgework]
• brushwork 0
  n 1: an artist's distinctive technique of applying paint with a brush
• busywork 0
  n 1: active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork" [syn: busywork, make- work]
• cabinetwork 0
  n 1: woodwork finished by hand by a cabinetmaker 2: the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality) [syn: cabinetwork, cabinetry]
• casework 0
  n 1: close sociological study of a maladjusted person or family for diagnosis and treatment
• clerk 0
  n 1: an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) 2: a salesperson in a store [syn: salesclerk, shop clerk, clerk, shop assistant] v 1: work as a clerk, as in the legal business
• clockwork 0
  n 1: any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock
• crewelwork 0
  n 1: embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn
• dirk 0
  n 1: a relatively long dagger with a straight blade
• earthwork 0
  n 1: an earthen rampart
• fieldwork 0
  n 1: a temporary fortification built by troops in the field
• firework 0
  n 1: (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. [syn: firework, pyrotechnic]
• flatwork 0
  n 1: ironing that can be done mechanically [syn: flatwork, flat wash]
• footwork 0
  n 1: the manner of using the feet 2: skillful maneuvering or dealing; "she needs some fancy footwork to cover all those lies"
• framework 0
  n 1: a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems" [syn: model, theoretical account, framework] 2: the underlying structure; "providing a factual framework for future research"; "it is part of the fabric of society" [syn: framework, fabric] 3: a structure supporting or containing something
• glasswork 0
  n 1: an article of tableware made of glass [syn: glassware, glasswork]
• grillwork 0
  n 1: mesh netting made of wires [syn: wirework, grillwork] 2: a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate; "he cooked hamburgers on the grill" [syn: grill, grille, grillwork]
• groundwork 0
  n 1: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone] 2: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" [syn: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure] 3: preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago"
• guesswork 0
  n 1: an estimate based on little or no information [syn: guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning]
• hackwork 0
  n 1: professional work done according to formula
• handwork 0
  n 1: a work produced by hand labor [syn: handicraft, handcraft, handiwork, handwork]
• homework 0
  n 1: preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) [syn: homework, prep, preparation]
• housework 0
  n 1: the work of cleaning and running a house [syn: housework, housekeeping]
• irk 0
  v 1: irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit" [syn: gall, irk]
• jerk 0
  n 1: a dull stupid fatuous person [syn: jerk, dork] 2: an abrupt spasmodic movement [syn: jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade] 3: (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration 4: meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun [syn: jerky, jerked meat, jerk] 5: raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms 6: a sudden abrupt pull [syn: tug, jerk] v 1: pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open" [syn: yank, jerk] 2: move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings" [syn: jerk, twitch] 3: make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching" [syn: twitch, jerk] 4: jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked" [syn: buck, jerk, hitch] 5: throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head" [syn: jerk, flick]
• lacework 0
  n 1: work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric
• lifework 0
  n 1: the principal work of your career
• lurk 0
  v 1: lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner [syn: lurk, skulk] 2: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around] 3: wait in hiding to attack [syn: ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait]
• meshwork 0
  n 1: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals [syn: net, network, mesh, meshing, meshwork]
• millwork 0
  n 1: woodwork that has been machined at a mill
• murk 0
  n 1: an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance [syn: fog, fogginess, murk, murkiness] v 1: make dark, dim, or gloomy
• network 0
  n 1: an interconnected system of things or people; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth" [syn: network, web] 2: (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs; "the networks compete to broadcast important sports events" 3: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals [syn: net, network, mesh, meshing, meshwork] 4: a system of intersecting lines or channels; "a railroad network"; "a network of canals" 5: (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits [syn: network, electronic network] v 1: communicate with and within a group; "You have to network if you want to get a good job"
• overwork 0
  n 1: the act of working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork" [syn: overwork, overworking] v 1: use too much; "This play has been overworked" 2: work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students" [syn: overwork, exploit]
• patchwork 0
  n 1: a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas [syn: patchwork, hodgepodge, jumble] 2: a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together [syn: patchwork, patchwork quilt] 3: sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern
• perk 0
  n 1: an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job" [syn: fringe benefit, perquisite, perk] v 1: gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" [syn: perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor]
• piecework 0
  n 1: work paid for according to the quantity produced
• quirk 0
  n 1: a strange attitude or habit [syn: oddity, queerness, quirk, quirkiness, crotchet] 2: a narrow groove beside a beading v 1: twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way"
• rework 0
  v 1: use again in altered form; "retread an old plot" [syn: rework, make over, retread]
• salesclerk 0
  n 1: a salesperson in a store [syn: salesclerk, shop clerk, clerk, shop assistant]
• schoolwork 0
  n 1: a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher [syn: school assignment, schoolwork]
• shirk 0
  v 1: avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties" [syn: fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick] 2: avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties"
• smirk 0
  n 1: a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure v 1: smile affectedly or derisively [syn: smirk, simper]
• spadework 0
  n 1: dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking
• stonework 0
  n 1: masonry done with stone
• teamwork 0
  n 1: cooperative work done by a team (especially when it is effective); "it will take money, good planning and, above all, teamwork"
• timework 0
  n 1: work paid for at a rate per unit of time
• woodwork 0
  n 1: work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture 2: the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood [syn: carpentry, woodworking, woodwork]
• work 0
  n 1: activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work" 2: a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time" [syn: work, piece of work] 3: the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work" [syn: employment, work] 4: applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design" [syn: study, work] 5: (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force; "work equals force times distance" 6: a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today" [syn: workplace, work] 7: the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it); "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso's work can be divided into periods" [syn: oeuvre, work, body of work] v 1: exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" [ant: idle, laze, slug, stagnate] 2: be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" [syn: work, do work] 3: have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water" [syn: work, act] 4: perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" [syn: function, work, operate, go, run] [ant: malfunction, misfunction] 5: shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal" [syn: work, work on, process] 6: give a workout to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind" [syn: exercise, work, work out] 7: proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest" [syn: make, work] 8: operate in a certain place, area, or specialty; "She works the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This artist works mostly in acrylics" 9: proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity; "work your way through every problem or task"; "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top" 10: move in an agitated manner; "His fingers worked with tension" 11: cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" [syn: bring, work, play, wreak, make for] 12: cause to work; "he is working his servants hard" [syn: work, put to work] 13: prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" [syn: cultivate, crop, work] 14: behave in a certain way when handled; "This dough does not work easily"; "The soft metal works well" 15: have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate" [syn: influence, act upon, work] 16: operate in or through; "Work the phones" 17: cause to operate or function; "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?" 18: provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy" 19: gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds" 20: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" [syn: shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge] 21: move into or onto; "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck" 22: make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft" [syn: knead, work] 23: use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy" [syn: exploit, work] 24: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" [syn: solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work] 25: cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats" [syn: ferment, work] 26: go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" [syn: sour, turn, ferment, work] 27: arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
• burk 0
  n 1: United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) [syn: Burk, Martha Jane Burk, Burke, Martha Jane Burke, Calamity Jane]
• burke 0
  n 1: British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797) [syn: Burke, Edmund Burke] 2: United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) [syn: Burk, Martha Jane Burk, Burke, Martha Jane Burke, Calamity Jane] v 1: murder without leaving a trace on the body 2: get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue"
• chirk 0
  v 1: make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird
• kirk 0
  n 1: a Scottish church
• stirk 0
  n 1: yearling heifer or bullock
• turk 0
  n 1: a native or inhabitant of Turkey
• basketwork 0
• coachwork 0
• frostwork 0
• headwork 0
• legwork 0
• presswork 0
• roadwork 0
• steelwork 0
• berch 0
• berke 0
• birk 0
• bjerke 0
• bourke 0
• burck 0
• clerc 0
• clercq 0
• derk 0
• erck 0
• erk 0
• ferch 0
• gerk 0
• gerke 0
• herk 0
• kirch 0
• klerk 0
• kurk 0
• lerch 0
• merck 0
• merk 0
• murch 0
• perc 0
• purk 0
• quirke 0
• sherk 0
• sirk 0
• sterk 0
• sturc 0
• turck 0
• werk 0
• werke 0

See also cirque definition and cirque synonyms