Words that rhyme with consign
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alpine
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of alps; "alpine sports" 2: relating to the Alps and their inhabitants; "Alpine countries, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany" 3: living or growing above the timber line; "alpine flowers" -
affine
adj 1: (mathematics) of or pertaining to the geometry of affine transformations 2: (anthropology) related by marriage [syn: affinal, affine] n 1: (anthropology) kin by marriage -
airline
n 1: a hose that carries air under pressure [syn: airline, air hose] 2: a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers [syn: airline, airline business, airway] -
align
v 1: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table" [syn: align, aline, line up, adjust] [ant: skew] 2: be or come into adjustment with 3: align oneself with a group or a way of thinking [syn: align, array] 4: bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts" [syn: align, ordinate, coordinate] -
alkaline
adj 1: relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone" [syn: alkaline, alkalic] [ant: acidic, amphiprotic, amphoteric] -
anodyne
adj 1: capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect" [syn: analgesic, analgetic, anodyne] n 1: a medicine used to relieve pain [syn: analgesic, anodyne, painkiller, pain pill] -
aquiline
adj 1: curved down like an eagle's beak [syn: aquiline, hooked] -
asinine
adj 1: devoid of intelligence [syn: asinine, fatuous, inane, mindless, vacuous] -
assign
v 1: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) [syn: delegate, designate, depute, assign] 2: give out; "We were assigned new uniforms" [syn: assign, allot, portion] 3: attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" [syn: impute, ascribe, assign, attribute] 4: select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" [syn: assign, specify, set apart] 5: attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story" [syn: put, assign] 6: make undue claims to having [syn: arrogate, assign] 7: transfer one's right to 8: decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class" [syn: assign, attribute] -
asyndeton
n 1: the omission of conjunctions where they would normally be used -
australopithecine
adj 1: of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus n 1: any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago -
automaton
n 1: someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed" [syn: automaton, zombi, zombie] 2: a mechanism that can move automatically [syn: automaton, robot, golem] -
baseline
n 1: an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; "the established a baseline for the budget" 2: the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line [syn: service line, baseline] 3: the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases -
baton
n 1: a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir [syn: baton, wand] 2: a short stout club used primarily by policemen [syn: truncheon, nightstick, baton, billy, billystick, billy club] 3: a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority 4: a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette 5: a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race -
batten
n 1: stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber [syn: batting, batten] 2: a strip fixed to something to hold it firm v 1: furnish with battens; "batten ships" [syn: batten, batten down, secure] 2: secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches" -
beaten
adj 1: formed or made thin by hammering; "beaten gold" 2: much trodden and worn smooth or bare; "did not stray from the beaten path" -
beeline
n 1: the most direct route; "he made a beeline for the bathroom" -
begotten
adj 1: (of offspring) generated by procreation; "naturally begotten child" -
benign
adj 1: not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor) [ant: malignant] 2: pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air" [syn: benign, benignant] [ant: malign] 3: kindness of disposition or manner; "the benign ruler of millions"; "benign intentions" -
bloodline
n 1: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock] 2: ancestry of a purebred animal [syn: pedigree, bloodline] -
borderline
adj 1: of questionable or minimal quality; "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability" [syn: borderline, marginal] n 1: a line that indicates a boundary [syn: boundary line, border, borderline, delimitation, mete] -
bovine
adj 1: of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle) [syn: bovine, bovid] 2: dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox; "showed a bovine apathy" n 1: any of various members of the genus Bos -
brighten
v 1: make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room" [syn: brighten, lighten up, lighten] [ant: darken] 2: become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" [syn: clear up, clear, light up, brighten] [ant: cloud, overcast] -
brine
n 1: water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater" [syn: seawater, saltwater, brine] [ant: fresh water, freshwater] 2: a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling v 1: soak in brine -
button
n 1: a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes 2: an electrical switch operated by pressing; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" [syn: push button, push, button] 3: any of various plant parts that resemble buttons 4: a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment; "they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate" 5: a female sexual organ homologous to the penis [syn: clitoris, clit, button] 6: a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism [syn: release, button] 7: any artifact that resembles a button v 1: provide with buttons; "button a shirt" 2: fasten with buttons; "button the dress" [ant: unbutton] -
calamine
n 1: a white mineral; a common ore of zinc [syn: hemimorphite, calamine] -
calcimine
n 1: a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings v 1: cover with calcimine; "calcimine the walls" -
canine
adj 1: of or relating to a pointed conical tooth [syn: canine, laniary] 2: of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae n 1: one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars [syn: canine, canine tooth, eyetooth, eye tooth, dogtooth, cuspid] 2: any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles [syn: canine, canid] -
captain
n 1: an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant 2: the naval officer in command of a military ship [syn: captain, skipper] 3: a policeman in charge of a precinct [syn: captain, police captain, police chief] 4: an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship [syn: master, captain, sea captain, skipper] 5: the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry" [syn: captain, chieftain] 6: the pilot in charge of an airship [syn: captain, senior pilot] 7: a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers [syn: captain, headwaiter, maitre d'hotel, maitre d'] v 1: be the captain of a sports team -
carbine
n 1: light automatic rifle -
carton
n 1: the quantity contained in a carton [syn: carton, cartonful] 2: a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top -
certain
adj 1: definite but not specified or identified; "set aside a certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree"; "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones" 2: having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends" [syn: certain(p), sure] [ant: incertain, uncertain, unsure] 3: established beyond doubt or question; definitely known; "what is certain is that every effect must have a cause"; "it is certain that they were on the bus"; "his fate is certain"; "the date for the invasion is certain" [ant: uncertain] 4: certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win" [syn: certain, sure] [ant: uncertain] 5: established irrevocably; "his fate is sealed" [syn: sealed, certain] [ant: uncertain, unsealed] 6: reliable in operation or effect; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites" [syn: certain, sure] 7: exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors" [syn: certain, sure] -
charlatan
n 1: a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes [syn: mountebank, charlatan] -
chine
n 1: cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone 2: backbone of an animal v 1: cut through the backbone of an animal -
chitin
n 1: a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi -
cline
n 1: American geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934) [syn: Cline, Martin Cline] -
clothesline
n 1: a cord on which clothes are hung to dry -
coastline
n 1: the outline of a coast -
columbine
n 1: a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains [syn: columbine, aquilegia, aquilege] -
combine
n 1: harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field 2: a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly" [syn: trust, corporate trust, combine, cartel] 3: an occurrence that results in things being united [syn: combining, combine] v 1: have or possess in combination; "she unites charm with a good business sense" [syn: unite, combine] 2: put or add together; "combine resources" [syn: compound, combine] 3: combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients" [syn: compound, combine] 4: add together from different sources; "combine resources" 5: join for a common purpose or in a common action; "These forces combined with others" 6: gather in a mass, sum, or whole [syn: aggregate, combine] 7: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge] -
concubine
n 1: a woman who cohabits with an important man [syn: concubine, courtesan, doxy, paramour] -
confine
v 1: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle] 2: restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" [syn: limit, circumscribe, confine] 3: prevent from leaving or from being removed 4: close in; darkness enclosed him" [syn: enclose, hold in, confine] 5: deprive of freedom; take into confinement [syn: confine, detain] [ant: free, liberate, loose, release, unloose, unloosen] 6: to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" [syn: restrain, confine, hold] -
cosmopolitan
adj 1: growing or occurring in many parts of the world; "a cosmopolitan herb"; "cosmopolitan in distribution" [syn: cosmopolitan, widely distributed] [ant: endemic] 2: composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests; "his cosmopolitan benevolence impartially extended to all races and to all creeds"- T.B. Macaulay; "the ancient and cosmopolitan societies of Syria and Egypt"; "that queer, cosmopolitan, rather sinister crowd found around the Marseilles docks" [ant: provincial] 3: of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience" [syn: cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world- wide] n 1: a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries [syn: cosmopolitan, cosmopolite] -
cotton
n 1: soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state [syn: cotton, cotton fiber, cotton wool] 2: fabric woven from cotton fibers 3: erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers [syn: cotton, cotton plant] 4: thread made of cotton fibers v 1: take a liking to; "cotton to something" -
countersign
n 1: a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" [syn: password, watchword, word, parole, countersign] 2: a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed [syn: countersignature, countersign] v 1: add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity; "You must countersign on this line of the contract" -
cretin
n 1: a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard] -
croton
n 1: grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant [syn: croton, Codiaeum variegatum] 2: tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil [syn: croton, Croton tiglium] -
curtain
n 1: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) [syn: curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall] 2: any barrier to communication or vision; "a curtain of secrecy"; "a curtain of trees" v 1: provide with drapery; "curtain the bedrooms" -
dateline
n 1: an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian [syn: dateline, date line, International Date Line] 2: a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch v 1: mark with a date and place; "dateline a newspaper article" [syn: dateline, datemark, date-mark] -
deadline
n 1: the point in time at which something must be completed -
decline
n 1: change toward something smaller or lower [syn: decline, diminution] 2: a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state [syn: decline, declination] [ant: improvement, melioration] 3: a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current [syn: decay, decline] 4: a downward slope or bend [syn: descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope] [ant: acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade] v 1: grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" [syn: worsen, decline] [ant: ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate] 2: refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" [syn: refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline] [ant: accept, have, take] 3: show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike" [syn: refuse, decline] [ant: accept, consent, go for] 4: grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned" [syn: decline, go down, wane] 5: go down; "The roof declines here" 6: go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped" [syn: decline, slump, correct] 7: inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives" -
define
v 1: determine the essential quality of [syn: specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate] 2: give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'" 3: determine the nature of; "What defines a good wine?" 4: show the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object" [syn: define, delineate] 5: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" [syn: specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit] -
design
n 1: the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan); "he contributed to the design of a new instrument" [syn: design, designing] 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: something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt" [syn: blueprint, design, pattern] 4: a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors" [syn: design, pattern, figure] 5: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" [syn: purpose, intent, intention, aim, design] 6: a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something; "the design of a building" 7: the creation of something in the mind [syn: invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design] v 1: 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] 2: plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work" 3: create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner; "Chanel designed the famous suit" 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] 5: create designs; "Dupont designs for the house of Chanel" 6: conceive or fashion in the mind; invent; "She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day" 7: intend or have as a purpose; "She designed to go far in the world of business" -
dine
v 1: have supper; eat dinner; "We often dine with friends in this restaurant" 2: give dinner to; host for dinner; "I'm wining and dining my friends" -
dishearten
v 1: take away the enthusiasm of [syn: dishearten, put off] [ant: cheer, embolden, hearten, recreate] -
disincline
v 1: make unwilling [syn: indispose, disincline] [ant: dispose, incline] -
divine
adj 1: emanating from God; "divine judgment"; "divine guidance"; "everything is black or white...satanic or godly"-Saturday Review [syn: divine, godly] 2: resulting from divine providence; "providential care"; "a providential visitation" [syn: providential, divine] 3: being or having the nature of a god; "the custom of killing the divine king upon any serious failure of his...powers"-J.G.Frazier; "the divine will"; "the divine capacity for love"; "'Tis wise to learn; 'tis God-like to create"-J.G.Saxe [syn: divine, godlike] 4: devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity; "divine worship"; "divine liturgy" 5: appropriate to or befitting a god; "the divine strength of Achilles"; "a man of godlike sagacity"; "man must play God for he has acquired certain godlike powers"-R.H.Roveref [syn: divine, godlike] 6: being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods; "her pies were simply divine"; "the divine Shakespeare"; "an elysian meal"; "an inspired performance" [syn: divine, elysian, inspired] n 1: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah] 2: a clergyman or other person in religious orders [syn: cleric, churchman, divine, ecclesiastic] v 1: perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers 2: search by divining, as if with a rod; "He claimed he could divine underground water" -
dyne
n 1: a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram -
endoskeleton
n 1: the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates) -
enlighten
v 1: make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal" [syn: enlighten, edify] 2: give spiritual insight to; in religion [syn: enlighten, irradiate] 3: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [syn: clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate] -
enshrine
v 1: enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral" [syn: enshrine, shrine] 2: hold sacred [syn: enshrine, saint] -
ensign
n 1: a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade 2: an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality [syn: national flag, ensign] 3: colors flown by a ship to show its nationality -
entwine
v 1: tie or link together [syn: knit, entwine] 2: spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" [syn: intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace] [ant: untwine] -
equine
adj 1: resembling a horse 2: of or belonging to the family Equidae n 1: hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck [syn: equine, equid] -
exoskeleton
n 1: the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs -
fatten
v 1: make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" [syn: fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up] -
feline
adj 1: of or relating to cats; "feline fur" n 1: any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws [syn: feline, felid] -
fine
adv 1: an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence [syn: very well, fine, alright, all right, OK] 2: in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body" [syn: finely, fine, delicately, exquisitely] adj 1: being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all- right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine" [syn: all right, fine, o.k., ok, okay, hunky-dory] 2: minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction" 3: thin in thickness or diameter; "a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print" 4: characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment; "fine wine"; "looking fine in her Easter suit"; "a fine gentleman"; "fine china and crystal"; "a fine violinist"; "the fine hand of a master" 5: of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust" [ant: coarse, harsh] 6: free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine" n 1: money extracted as a penalty [syn: fine, mulct, amercement] v 1: issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty; "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!" [syn: ticket, fine] -
flatten
v 1: make flat or flatter; "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises" 2: become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened" [syn: flatten, flatten out] 3: lower the pitch of (musical notes) [syn: flatten, drop] [ant: sharpen] -
foreshorten
v 1: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" [syn: abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce] [ant: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate] 2: shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth -
forgotten
adj 1: not noticed inadvertently; "her aching muscles forgotten she danced all night"; "he was scolded for his forgotten chores" [syn: disregarded, forgotten] -
frighten
v 1: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" [syn: frighten, fright, scare, affright] 2: drive out by frightening -
frostbitten
adj 1: injured by freezing or partial freezing; "frostbitten fingers"; "frostbitten grapes unsalable as fresh fruit" -
gluten
n 1: a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough -
glutton
n 1: a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess [syn: glutton, gourmand, gourmandizer, trencherman] 2: musteline mammal of northern Eurasia [syn: glutton, Gulo gulo, wolverine] -
grapevine
n 1: gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth" [syn: grapevine, pipeline, word of mouth] 2: any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries [syn: grape, grapevine, grape vine] -
guideline
n 1: a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters 2: a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action; "the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam" [syn: road map, guideline] 3: a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior [syn: guidepost, guideline, rule of thumb] -
hairline
n 1: a very thin line 2: the natural margin formed by hair on the head -
handwritten
adj 1: written by hand -
headline
n 1: the heading or caption of a newspaper article [syn: headline, newspaper headline] v 1: publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline 2: provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline -
hearten
v 1: give encouragement to [syn: cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden] [ant: dishearten, put off] -
heighten
v 1: become more extreme; "The tension heightened" [syn: heighten, rise] 2: make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest" 3: increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension" [syn: enhance, heighten, raise] 4: increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars" 5: make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision" [syn: sharpen, heighten] 6: 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] -
hemline
n 1: the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat -
hyperbaton
n 1: reversal of normal word order (as in `cheese I love') -
incline
n 1: an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" [syn: slope, incline, side] 2: an inclined surface connecting two levels [syn: ramp, incline] v 1: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" [syn: tend, be given, lean, incline, run] 2: bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well; "He inclined his ear to the wise old man" 3: lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow; "She inclined her head to the student" 4: be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" [syn: slope, incline, pitch] 5: feel favorably disposed or willing; "She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs" 6: make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" [syn: dispose, incline] [ant: disincline, indispose] -
internecine
adj 1: (of conflict) within a group or organization; "an internecine feud among proxy holders" 2: characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides; "internecine war" -
intertwine
v 1: spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" [syn: intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace] [ant: untwine] 2: make lacework by knotting or looping [syn: tat, intertwine] 3: make a loop in; "loop a rope" [syn: loop, intertwine] -
kindergarten
n 1: a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school -
kitten
n 1: young domestic cat [syn: kitten, kitty] v 1: have kittens; "our cat kittened again this year" -
latten
n 1: brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils -
lifeline
n 1: a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live [syn: line of life, life line, lifeline] 2: support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection); "the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin"; "she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief" 3: line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver 4: line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning -
lighten
v 1: make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit" [syn: lighten, lighten up, buoy up] [ant: weigh down, weigh on] 2: reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey" 3: become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit" [syn: lighten, lighten up, buoy up] 4: make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room" [syn: brighten, lighten up, lighten] [ant: darken] 5: become lighter; "The room lightened up" [syn: lighten, lighten up] [ant: darken] 6: alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents" [syn: relieve, lighten] -
line
n 1: a formation of people or things one beside another; "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call" 2: a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart" 3: a formation of people or things one behind another; "the line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter" 4: a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point 5: text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza" 6: a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum 7: a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's line" 8: a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning" [syn: argumentation, logical argument, argument, line of reasoning, line] 9: a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power [syn: cable, line, transmission line] 10: a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available" [syn: course, line] 11: a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent 12: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" [syn: wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line] 13: a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport" [syn: pipeline, line] 14: the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed [syn: line, railway line, rail line] 15: a telephone connection [syn: telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line, line] 16: acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line" 17: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock] 18: something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line" 19: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn: occupation, business, job, line of work, line] 20: in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area 21: (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms" [syn: channel, communication channel, line] 22: a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes" [syn: line, product line, line of products, line of merchandise, business line, line of business] 23: a commercial organization serving as a common carrier 24: space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising [syn: agate line, line] 25: the maximum credit that a customer is allowed [syn: credit line, line of credit, bank line, line, personal credit line, personal line of credit] 26: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" [syn: tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase] 27: persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress; "`let me show you my etchings' is a rather worn line"; "he has a smooth line but I didn't fall for it"; "that salesman must have practiced his fast line of talk" 28: a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there" [syn: note, short letter, line, billet] 29: a conceptual separation or distinction; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity" [syn: line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast] 30: mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it [syn: production line, assembly line, line] v 1: be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the riverbank" [syn: line, run along] 2: cover the interior of; "line the gloves"; "line a chimney" 3: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: trace, draw, line, describe, delineate] 4: mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face" 5: fill plentifully; "line one's pockets" 6: reinforce with fabric; "lined books are more enduring" -
mainline
v 1: inject into the vein; "She is mainlining heroin" -
malign
adj 1: evil or harmful in nature or influence; "prompted by malign motives"; "believed in witches and malign spirits"; "gave him a malign look"; "a malign lesion" [ant: benign, benignant] 2: having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force" [syn: malefic, malevolent, malign, evil] v 1: speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere" [syn: badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mud] -
marten
n 1: agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels [syn: marten, marten cat] -
metropolitan
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of a metropolis; "metropolitan area" n 1: in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity 2: a person who lives in a metropolis -
midline
n 1: the median plane of the body (or some part of the body) [syn: midplane, midline] -
mine
n 1: excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted 2: explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel v 1: get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals" 2: lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia" -
misbegotten
adj 1: born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman [syn: bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten, spurious]
See also consign definition and consign synonyms
