Words that rhyme with coupe
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bray
n 1: the cry of an ass v 1: braying characteristic of donkeys [syn: hee-haw, bray] 2: reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" [syn: grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute] 3: laugh loudly and harshly -
day
n 1: time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day" [syn: day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period, 24-hour interval, solar day, mean solar day] 2: some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual" 3: a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day" 4: the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime" [syn: day, daytime, daylight] [ant: dark, night, nighttime] 5: the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working); "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed" 6: an era of existence or influence; "in the day of the dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days of sailing ships"; "he was a successful pianist in his day" 7: the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis; "how long is a day on Jupiter?" 8: the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day [syn: sidereal day, day] 9: a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day" 10: United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935) [syn: Day, Clarence Day, Clarence Shepard Day Jr.] -
agape
adj 1: with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe; "the gaping audience"; "we stood there agape with wonder"; "with mouth agape" [syn: agape(p), gaping] n 1: (Christian theology) the love of God or Christ for mankind 2: selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature) [syn: agape, agape love] 3: a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship [syn: agape, love feast] -
airway
n 1: a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines) [syn: air passage, air duct, airway] 2: a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another [syn: air lane, flight path, airway, skyway] 3: the passages through which air enters and leaves the body [syn: respiratory tract, airway] 4: a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers [syn: airline, airline business, airway] -
allay
v 1: lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" [syn: still, allay, relieve, ease] 2: satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" [syn: quench, slake, allay, assuage] -
alleyway
n 1: a narrow street with walls on both sides [syn: alley, alleyway, back street] -
anyway
adv 1: used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it" [syn: anyhow, anyway, anyways, in any case, at any rate, in any event] 2: in any way whatsoever; "they came anyhow they could"; "get it done anyway you can" [syn: anyhow, anyway] -
archway
n 1: a passageway under a curved masonry construction; "they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory" [syn: arch, archway] -
array
n 1: an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order" 2: an impressive display; "it was a bewildering array of books"; "his tools were in an orderly array on the basement wall" 3: especially fine or decorative clothing [syn: array, raiment, regalia] 4: an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics v 1: lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments" [syn: range, array, lay out, set out] 2: align oneself with a group or a way of thinking [syn: align, array] -
ashtray
n 1: a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes -
assay
n 1: an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress" [syn: assay, check] 2: a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components 3: a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance 4: a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc. v 1: analyze (chemical substances) 2: make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" [syn: try, seek, attempt, essay, assay] -
astray
adv 1: away from the right path or direction; "he was led astray" 2: far from the intended target; "the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander" [syn: wide, astray] -
away
adv 1: from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach" [syn: away, off, forth] 2: from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets" [syn: away, out] 3: out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away" [syn: aside, away] 4: out of existence; "the music faded away"; "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder; "idled the hours away"; "her fingernails were worn away" 5: at a distance in space or time; "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century" [syn: off, away] 6: indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily; "he worked away at the project for more than a year"; "the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it" 7: so as to be removed or gotten rid of; "cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away" 8: freely or at will; "fire away!" 9: in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping); "put the toys away"; "her jewels are locked away in a safe"; "filed the letter away" 10: in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away" [syn: away, aside] 11: in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day" [syn: aside, by, away] adj 1: not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away" 2: used of an opponent's ground; "an away game" [ant: home(a)] 3: (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch" [syn: away, outside] -
aweigh
adj 1: (used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom; "anchors aweigh" 2: (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom [syn: aweigh, atrip] -
ballet
n 1: a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers [syn: ballet, concert dance] 2: music written for a ballet -
bay
adj 1: (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color n 1: an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf [syn: bay, embayment] 2: the sound of a hound on the scent 3: small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors [syn: true laurel, bay, bay laurel, bay tree, Laurus nobilis] 4: a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital; "they put him in the sick bay" 5: a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose; "he opened the bomb bay" 6: a small recess opening off a larger room [syn: alcove, bay] 7: a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color v 1: utter in deep prolonged tones 2: bark with prolonged noises, of dogs [syn: bay, quest] -
beltway
n 1: a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center [syn: beltway, bypass, ring road, ringway] -
beret
n 1: a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth -
betray
v 1: reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings" [syn: betray, bewray] 2: deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" [syn: betray, sell] 3: disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis" [syn: fail, betray] 4: be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?" [syn: cheat on, cheat, cuckold, betray, wander] 5: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag] 6: cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" [syn: deceive, betray, lead astray] [ant: undeceive] -
bidet
n 1: a basin for washing genitals and anal area -
birthday
n 1: an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it) 2: the date on which a person was born [syn: birthday, natal day] -
bouquet
n 1: an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present [syn: bouquet, corsage, posy, nosegay] 2: a pleasingly sweet olfactory property [syn: bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness] -
breakaway
adj 1: having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction" [syn: breakaway, fissiparous, separatist] n 1: the act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood" [syn: breakaway, breaking away] -
byway
n 1: a side road little traveled (as in the countryside) [syn: byway, bypath, byroad] -
cachet
n 1: an indication of approved or superior status [syn: cachet, seal, seal of approval] 2: a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal [syn: cachet, lettre de cachet] 3: a seal on a letter -
cafe
n 1: a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold [syn: cafe, coffeehouse, coffee shop, coffee bar] -
caraway
n 1: a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed [syn: caraway, Carum carvi] 2: leaves used sparingly in soups and stews -
carriageway
n 1: one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes -
castaway
n 1: a person who is rejected (from society or home) [syn: outcast, castaway, pariah, Ishmael] 2: a shipwrecked person [syn: castaway, shipwreck survivor] -
causeway
n 1: a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand v 1: provide with a causeway; "A causewayed swamp" 2: pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles -
chalet
n 1: a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style -
clay
n 1: a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired 2: water soaked soil; soft wet earth [syn: mud, clay] 3: United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978) [syn: Clay, Lucius Clay, Lucius DuBignon Clay] 4: United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) [syn: Clay, Henry Clay, the Great Compromiser] 5: the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay" [syn: cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remains] -
convey
v 1: make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me" 2: serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger" [syn: carry, convey, express] 3: transfer to another; "communicate a disease" [syn: convey, transmit, communicate] 4: transmit a title or property 5: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel] 6: take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" [syn: bring, convey, take] 7: go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" [syn: bring, get, convey, fetch] [ant: bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away] -
coop
n 1: a farm building for housing poultry [syn: chicken coop, coop, hencoop, henhouse] 2: an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept [syn: cage, coop] -
crochet
n 1: needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle [syn: crochet, crocheting] v 1: create by looping or crocheting; "crochet a bedspread" 2: make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day" [syn: crochet, hook] -
croquet
n 1: a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the hoops and hit a peg v 1: drive away by hitting with one's ball, "croquet the opponent's ball" 2: play a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops -
crossway
n 1: a junction where one street or road crosses another [syn: intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour] -
croup
n 1: a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing [syn: croup, spasmodic laryngitis] 2: the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks [syn: hindquarters, croup, croupe, rump] -
cutaway
n 1: a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts [syn: cutaway, cutaway drawing, cutaway model] 2: a man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees -
decay
n 1: the process of gradually becoming inferior 2: a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current [syn: decay, decline] 3: the organic phenomenon of rotting [syn: decay, decomposition] 4: an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying; "the corpse was in an advanced state of decay"; "the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair" 5: the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation [syn: decay, radioactive decay, disintegration] v 1: lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process" [syn: disintegrate, decay, decompose] 2: fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay" [syn: decay, crumble, dilapidate] 3: undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated" -
defray
v 1: bear the expenses of -
delay
n 1: time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" [syn: delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait] 2: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time [syn: delay, holdup] v 1: cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" [syn: delay, detain, hold up] [ant: hurry, rush] 2: act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" 3: stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" [syn: stay, detain, delay] 4: slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development" [syn: check, retard, delay] -
disarray
n 1: a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions" [syn: confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray] 2: untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance) [syn: disarray, disorderliness] v 1: bring disorder to [syn: disorder, disarray] [ant: order] -
dismay
n 1: the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles [syn: discouragement, disheartenment, dismay] 2: fear resulting from the awareness of danger [syn: alarm, dismay, consternation] v 1: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" [syn: depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise] [ant: elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift] 2: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" [syn: dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify] -
disobey
v 1: refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired" [ant: obey] -
display
n 1: something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested" [syn: display, show] 2: something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art" [syn: display, exhibit, showing] 3: a visual representation of something [syn: display, presentation] 4: behavior that makes your feelings public; "a display of emotion" 5: exhibiting openly in public view; "a display of courage" 6: an electronic device that represents information in visual form [syn: display, video display] v 1: to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship" [syn: expose, exhibit, display] 2: attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals -
dolce
adv 1: gently and sweetly -
doomsday
n 1: (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives [syn: Judgment Day, Judgement Day, Day of Judgment, Day of Judgement, Doomsday, Last Judgment, Last Judgement, Last Day, eschaton, day of reckoning, doomsday, crack of doom, end of the world] 2: an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world" [syn: doom, doomsday, day of reckoning, end of the world] -
doorway
n 1: the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway" [syn: doorway, door, room access, threshold] -
dossier
n 1: a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person's record) -
downplay
v 1: represent as less significant or important [syn: understate, minimize, minimise, downplay] [ant: amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate] 2: understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry" [syn: background, play down, downplay] [ant: foreground, highlight, play up, spotlight] -
dray
n 1: a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage [syn: dray, camion] -
driveway
n 1: a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway" [syn: driveway, drive, private road] -
droop
n 1: a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat" [syn: sag, droop] v 1: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness [syn: sag, droop, swag, flag] 2: hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled" [syn: droop, loll] 3: become limp; "The flowers wilted" [syn: wilt, droop] -
drupe
n 1: fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube [syn: drupe, stone fruit] -
dupe
n 1: a person who is tricked or swindled [syn: victim, dupe] v 1: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across] -
group
n 1: any number of entities (members) considered as a unit [syn: group, grouping] 2: (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule [syn: group, radical, chemical group] 3: a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse [syn: group, mathematical group] v 1: arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?" 2: form a group or group together [syn: group, aggroup] -
hoop
n 1: a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt 2: a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse" [syn: hoop, ring] 3: a small arch used as croquet equipment [syn: wicket, hoop] 4: horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball [syn: basket, basketball hoop, hoop] v 1: bind or fasten with a hoop; "hoop vats" -
loop
n 1: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines [syn: cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet] 2: anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) 3: (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; "the solution took hundreds of iterations" [syn: iteration, loop] 4: an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop" 5: the basic pattern of the human fingerprint 6: a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied 7: the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component [syn: loop topology, loop] 8: an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop 9: a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates [syn: closed circuit, loop] [ant: open circuit] 10: a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane [syn: loop, loop-the-loop] v 1: move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree" 2: make a loop in; "loop a rope" [syn: loop, intertwine] 3: fly loops, perform a loop; "the stunt pilot looped his plane" 4: wind around something in coils or loops [syn: coil, loop, curl] [ant: uncoil] 5: fasten or join with a loop; "He looped the watch through his belt" -
loupe
n 1: small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists [syn: loupe, jeweler's loupe] -
overpay
v 1: pay too much [ant: underpay] -
poop
n 1: obscene terms for feces [syn: crap, dirt, shit, shite, poop, turd] 2: a stupid foolish person [syn: nincompoop, poop, ninny] 3: slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight dope?" [syn: dope, poop, the skinny, low-down] 4: the rear part of a ship [syn: stern, after part, quarter, poop, tail] -
prepay
v 1: pay for something before receiving it -
recoup
v 1: reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss [syn: recoup, reimburse] 2: regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses" [syn: recover, recoup, recuperate] 3: retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes" [syn: withhold, deduct, recoup] -
regroup
v 1: organize anew, as after a setback [syn: reorganize, reorganise, regroup] 2: reorganize into new groups -
repay
v 1: pay back; "Please refund me my money" [syn: refund, return, repay, give back] 2: make repayment for or return something [syn: requite, repay] 3: act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions [syn: reward, repay, pay back] 4: answer back [syn: retort, come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin] -
scoop
n 1: the quantity a scoop will hold [syn: scoop, scoopful] 2: a hollow concave shape made by removing something [syn: scoop, pocket] 3: a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials" [syn: exclusive, scoop] 4: street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate [syn: soap, scoop, max, liquid ecstasy, grievous bodily harm, goop, Georgia home boy, easy lay] 5: the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe [syn: scoop, scoop shovel] 6: a large ladle; "he used a scoop to serve the ice cream" v 1: take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container" [syn: scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up, take up] 2: get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition" [syn: outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop] -
sloop
n 1: a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow -
snoop
n 1: a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others [syn: snoop, snooper] v 1: watch, observe, or inquire secretly [syn: spy, stag, snoop, sleuth] -
soup
n 1: liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food 2: any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup 3: an unfortunate situation; "we're in the soup now" v 1: dope (a racehorse) -
stoop
n 1: an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward 2: basin for holy water [syn: stoup, stoop] 3: small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house [syn: stoop, stoep] v 1: bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse" [syn: crouch, stoop, bend, bow] 2: debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail" [syn: condescend, stoop, lower oneself] 3: descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field" 4: sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path" 5: carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward; "The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane" -
stoup
n 1: an archaic drinking vessel 2: basin for holy water [syn: stoup, stoop] -
subgroup
n 1: a distinct and often subordinate group within a group 2: (mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical group -
swoop
n 1: (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides" [syn: swoop, slide] 2: a very rapid raid 3: a swift descent through the air v 1: move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students" [syn: pounce, swoop] 2: move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc 3: seize or catch with a swooping motion [syn: swoop, swoop up] -
toupee
n 1: a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness [syn: toupee, toupe] -
troop
n 1: a group of soldiers 2: a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company 3: a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts [syn: troop, scout troop, scout group] 4: an orderly crowd; "a troop of children" [syn: troop, flock] v 1: march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street" [syn: parade, troop, promenade] 2: move or march as if in a crowd; "They children trooped into the room" -
troupe
n 1: organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel" [syn: company, troupe] -
underpay
v 1: pay too little [ant: overpay] -
whoop
n 1: a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement v 1: shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm; "The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table" 2: cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day" [syn: hack, whoop] -
blase
adj 1: very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world; "the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'"; "the benefits of his worldly wisdom" [syn: blase, worldly] 2: uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence; "his blase indifference"; "a petulant blase air"; "the bored gaze of the successful film star" [syn: blase, bored] 3: nonchalantly unconcerned; "a blase attitude about housecleaning" -
bombay
n 1: a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India [syn: Mumbai, Bombay] -
cliche
n 1: a trite or obvious remark [syn: platitude, cliche, banality, commonplace, bromide] -
broadway
n 1: a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters [syn: Broadway, Great White Way] -
epee
n 1: a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade -
taipei
n 1: the capital of Nationalist China; located in northern Taiwan [syn: Taipei, Taipeh, capital of Taiwan] -
demode
adj 1: out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn: antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat(p), outmoded, passe, passee] -
goop
n 1: any thick, viscous matter [syn: sludge, slime, goo, goop, gook, guck, gunk, muck, ooze] 2: street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate [syn: soap, scoop, max, liquid ecstasy, grievous bodily harm, goop, Georgia home boy, easy lay] -
stupe
n 1: a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!" [syn: stupid, stupid person, stupe, dullard, dolt, pudding head, pudden-head, poor fish, pillock] -
guadeloupe
n 1: an island territory of France located in the eastern West Indies; tourism is the major industry -
uskub
n 1: capital of modern Macedonia [syn: Skopje, Skoplje, Uskub] -
principe
n 1: an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Sao Tome and Principe -
sarape
n 1: a long brightly colored shawl; worn mainly by Mexican men [syn: serape, sarape] -
pompeii
n 1: ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius -
canape
n 1: an appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food -
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See also coupe definition
