Words that rhyme with construal
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accrual
n 1: the act of accumulating [syn: accumulation, accrual, accruement] -
bejewel
v 1: adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses" [syn: bejewel, jewel] -
cruel
adj 1: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" [syn: barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious] -
dual
adj 1: consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure" [syn: double, dual, duple] 2: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison [syn: double, dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three- fold] 3: a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural); "ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek" -
duel
n 1: a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor [syn: duel, affaire d'honneur] 2: any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups) v 1: fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters" -
fuel
n 1: a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft" v 1: provide with a combustible substance that provides energy; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars" 2: provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" [syn: fuel, fire] 3: take in fuel, as of a ship; "The tanker fueled in Bahrain" 4: stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism" -
gruel
n 1: a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal) -
jewel
n 1: a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry [syn: jewel, gem, precious stone] 2: a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry [syn: jewel, gem] v 1: adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses" [syn: bejewel, jewel] -
joule
n 1: a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second [syn: joule, J, watt second] 2: English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889) [syn: Joule, James Prescott Joule] -
mewl
v 1: cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain" [syn: wail, whimper, mewl, pule] -
newel
n 1: the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail [syn: newel post, newel] 2: the central pillar of a circular staircase -
refuel
v 1: provide with additional fuel, as of aircraft, ships, and cars 2: take on more fuel, as of a plane, ship, or car -
renewal
n 1: the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation [syn: reclamation, renewal, rehabilitation] 2: the act of renewing 3: filling again by supplying what has been used up [syn: refilling, replenishment, replacement, renewal] -
crewel
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buell
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dewall
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ewell
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grauel
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greuel
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grewal
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juul
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kuhle
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newell
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ruhle
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sewall
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sewell
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truell
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uhle
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nonaccrual
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subdual
See also construal definition and construal synonyms
