Words that rhyme with coughenour

n 1: small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia

n 1: one who anoints as a religious ceremony

n 1: light teasing repartee [syn: banter, raillery, give- and-take, backchat] v 1: be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" [syn: kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banter]

adv 1: comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.; "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job" 2: from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." [syn: better, best] adj 1: (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history" [ant: worse] 2: (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better" [ant: worse, worsened] 3: (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond" [syn: better(p), best(p)] 4: more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour" n 1: something superior in quality or condition or effect; "a change for the better" 2: someone who bets [syn: bettor, better, wagerer, punter] 3: a superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters" 4: the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two" v 1: surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" [syn: better, break] 2: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" [syn: better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant: aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, worsen] 3: get better; "The weather improved toward evening" [syn: better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant: decline, worsen]

n 1: a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop [syn: canter, lope] v 1: ride at a canter; "The men cantered away" 2: go at a canter, of horses 3: ride at a cantering pace; "He cantered the horse across the meadow"

n 1: the musical director of a choir [syn: choirmaster, precentor, cantor] 2: the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos [syn: cantor, hazan]

n 1: a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects v 1: work as a carpenter

n 1: a low-lying region in central France 2: an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" [syn: center, centre, middle, heart, eye] 3: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure [syn: center, centre, midpoint] 4: a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers" [syn: center, centre] 5: the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering [syn: center, centre] 6: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty- gritty] 7: the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party" [syn: center, centre, center of attention, centre of attention] 8: a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" [syn: center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre] 9: a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research" [syn: center, centre] v 1: move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered" [syn: center, centre] 2: direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet]

n 1: reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played [syn: chanter, melody pipe]

v 1: bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions [syn: concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus]

adv 1: in the opposite direction; "run counter" adj 1: indicating opposition or resistance [syn: antagonistic, counter] n 1: table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted 2: game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games 3: a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens [syn: counter, tabulator] 4: a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers [syn: buffet, counter, sideboard] 5: a person who counts things 6: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" [syn: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter] 7: (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers) 8: a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot; "a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot" [syn: counter, heel counter] 9: a return punch (especially by a boxer) [syn: counterpunch, parry, counter] v 1: speak in response; "He countered with some very persuasive arguments" 2: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn: anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter]

n 1: a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water [syn: carafe, decanter]

n 1: a person who dissents from some established policy [syn: dissenter, dissident, protester, objector, contestant]

v 1: to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" [syn: enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into] [ant: exit, get out, go out, leave] 2: become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations" [syn: enter, participate] [ant: chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, give up, quit, throw in, throw in the towel] 3: register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members" [syn: enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol, recruit] 4: be or play a part of or in; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?" [syn: figure, enter] 5: make a record of; set down in permanent form [syn: record, enter, put down] 6: come on stage 7: take on duties or office; "accede to the throne" [syn: accede, enter] 8: put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text" [syn: insert, infix, enter, introduce] 9: set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career" [syn: embark, enter]

n 1: someone who is the first to think of or make something [syn: inventor, discoverer, artificer]

n 1: a wise and trusted guide and advisor [syn: mentor, wise man] v 1: serve as a teacher or trusted counselor; "The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school"; "She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like mentoring"

n 1: a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers" [syn: splinter, sliver] v 1: withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away" [syn: secede, splinter, break away] 2: divide into slivers or splinters [syn: sliver, splinter] 3: break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered" [syn: splinter, sliver]

adj 1: (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass; "a tenor sax" 2: of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice; "tenor voice" n 1: the adult male singing voice above baritone [syn: tenor, tenor voice] 2: the pitch range of the highest male voice 3: an adult male with a tenor voice 4: a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life; "nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways" 5: the general meaning or substance of an utterance; "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument" [syn: tenor, strain]

n 1: the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox [syn: winter, wintertime] v 1: spend the winter; "We wintered on the Riviera"; "Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island" [syn: winter, overwinter]

adj 1: equally distant from the extremes [syn: center(a), halfway, middle(a), midway] 2: of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually [ant: left, right] n 1: an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" [syn: center, centre, middle, heart, eye] 2: the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center" [syn: center field, centerfield, center] 3: a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research" [syn: center, centre] 4: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure [syn: center, centre, midpoint] 5: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty- gritty] 6: the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party" [syn: center, centre, center of attention, centre of attention] 7: a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" [syn: center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre] 8: the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to reinforce the center" 9: (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team 10: (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff" [syn: center, snapper] 11: a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers" [syn: center, centre] 12: politically moderate persons; centrists 13: (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team 14: the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering [syn: center, centre] 15: mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls" [syn: plaza, mall, center, shopping mall, shopping center, shopping centre] 16: the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game 17: (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play; "it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback" 18: a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game v 1: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" [syn: focus on, center on, revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on, center] 2: direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet] 3: move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered" [syn: center, centre]

n 1: a speaker with an unusually loud voice 2: the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes 3: any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor

n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system [syn: ten, 10, X, tenner, decade] 2: a United States bill worth 10 dollars [syn: tenner, ten dollar bill]

n 1: a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth

n 1: English physician who pioneered vaccination; Jenner inoculated people with small amounts of cowpox to prevent them from getting smallpox (1749-1823) [syn: Jenner, Edward Jenner]