Words that rhyme with copht

v 1: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" [syn: adopt, follow, espouse] 2: take up and practice as one's own [syn: adopt, borrow, take over, take up] 3: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?" [syn: assume, adopt, take on, take over] 4: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables" [syn: assume, acquire, adopt, take on, take] 5: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua" [syn: adopt, take in] 6: put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay" [syn: dramatize, dramatise, adopt] 7: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith" [syn: espouse, embrace, adopt, sweep up]

adj 1: prepared by cutting; "sliced tomatoes"; "sliced ham"; "chopped clams"; "chopped meat"; "shredded cabbage" [syn: chopped, shredded, sliced]

adj 1: (of land or soil) used for growing crops; "cropped soil"

v 1: select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast" [syn: choose, prefer, opt]

adj 1: (of a nose) blocked; "a stopped (or stopped-up) nose" [syn: stopped, stopped-up(a), stopped up(p)]

adj 1: having a top of a specified character [ant: topless]

n 1: an Egyptian descended from the ancient Egyptians 2: a member of the Coptic Church