Words that rhyme with crepe
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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] -
ape
n 1: any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all 2: someone who copies the words or behavior of another [syn: copycat, imitator, emulator, ape, aper] 3: person who resembles a nonhuman primate [syn: anthropoid, ape] v 1: imitate uncritically and in every aspect; "Her little brother apes her behavior" 2: represent in or produce a caricature of; "The drawing caricatured the President" [syn: caricature, ape] -
audiotape
n 1: a tape recording of sound 2: magnetic tape for use in recording sound -
cape
n 1: a strip of land projecting into a body of water [syn: cape, ness] 2: a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter [syn: cape, mantle] -
cityscape
n 1: a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; "the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty" 2: painting depicting a city or urban area -
crape
n 1: small very thin pancake [syn: crape, crepe, French pancake] 2: a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface [syn: crepe, crape] v 1: cover or drape with crape; "crape the mirror" [syn: crape, crepe] 2: curl tightly; "crimp hair" [syn: crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink] -
doorstep
n 1: the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway [syn: doorsill, doorstep, threshold] -
drape
n 1: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) [syn: curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall] 2: the manner in which fabric hangs or falls; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt" 3: a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination v 1: arrange in a particular way; "drape a cloth" 2: place casually; "The cat draped herself on the sofa" 3: cover as if with clothing; "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees" [syn: clothe, cloak, drape, robe] 4: cover or dress loosely with cloth; "drape the statue with a sheet" -
escape
n 1: the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt" [syn: escape, flight] 2: an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy; "romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"; "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism" [syn: escape, escapism] 3: nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive" [syn: evasion, escape, dodging] 4: an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow escape" 5: a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route" 6: a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild 7: the discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak" [syn: escape, leak, leakage, outflow] 8: a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level [syn: safety valve, relief valve, escape valve, escape cock, escape] v 1: run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison" [syn: escape, get away, break loose] 2: fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane" [syn: miss, escape] 3: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities" [syn: get off, get away, get by, get out, escape] 4: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me" [syn: elude, escape] 5: remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion; "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer" [syn: escape, get away] 6: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" [syn: scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away] 7: issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom" -
footstep
n 1: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" [syn: footfall, footstep, step] 2: the act of taking a step in walking 3: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace, step, stride] -
gape
n 1: an expression of openmouthed astonishment 2: a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open) v 1: look with amazement; look stupidly [syn: goggle, gape, gawp, gawk] 2: be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon" [syn: gape, yawn, yaw] -
grape
n 1: any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters 2: any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries [syn: grape, grapevine, grape vine] 3: a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot [syn: grapeshot, grape] -
instep
n 1: the arch of the foot 2: the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot -
jape
n 1: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" [syn: joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape] -
julep
n 1: bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice [syn: julep, mint julep] -
landscape
n 1: an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view 2: painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery 3: a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery [syn: landscape, landscape painting] 4: an extensive mental viewpoint; "the political landscape looks bleak without a change of administration"; "we changed the landscape for solving the problem of payroll inequity" v 1: embellish with plants; "Let's landscape the yard" 2: do landscape gardening; "My sons landscapes for corporations and earns a good living" -
misstep
n 1: an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep" [syn: trip, trip-up, stumble, misstep] -
nape
n 1: the back side of the neck [syn: nape, scruff, nucha] -
overstep
v 1: pass beyond (limits or boundaries) [syn: transgress, trespass, overstep] 2: be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top] -
pep
n 1: liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep" [syn: pep, peppiness, ginger] -
quickstep
n 1: military march accompanying quick time 2: a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps v 1: perform a quickstep -
rape
n 1: Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop [syn: rape, colza, Brassica napus] 2: the act of despoiling a country in warfare [syn: rape, rapine] 3: the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will [syn: rape, violation, assault, ravishment] v 1: force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" [syn: rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage] 2: destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" [syn: rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder] -
rep
n 1: informal abbreviation of `representative' 2: a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs [syn: rep, repp] -
reshape
v 1: shape anew or differently; "The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country" 2: shape again or shape differently [syn: reshape, remold] -
scrape
n 1: a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her" [syn: scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching] 2: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation] 3: a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him" [syn: scrape, scraping] 4: an indication of damage [syn: scratch, scrape, scar, mark] v 1: scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair" [syn: scrape, grate] 2: make by scraping; "They scraped a letter into the stone" 3: cut the surface of; wear away the surface of [syn: scratch, scrape, scratch up] 4: bend the knees and bow in a servile manner [syn: scrape, kowtow, genuflect] 5: gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living" [syn: scrape, scrape up, scratch, come up] 6: bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell" [syn: skin, scrape] -
seascape
n 1: a view of the sea 2: a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape) [syn: seascape, waterscape] -
shape
n 1: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes" [syn: shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation] 2: the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" [syn: shape, form] 3: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh] 4: a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life" [syn: shape, embodiment] 5: the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features" [syn: form, shape, cast] 6: the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape') [syn: condition, shape] 7: the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe [syn: Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, SHAPE] 8: a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them" [syn: form, shape, pattern] v 1: shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" [syn: determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate] 2: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" [syn: shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge] 3: give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" [syn: shape, form] -
shipshape
adj 1: of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat" [syn: shipshape, trim, well-kept] -
sidestep
n 1: a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing) v 1: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep] -
step
n 1: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime" [syn: measure, step] 2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace, step, stride] 3: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps" 4: support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step" [syn: step, stair] 5: relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions" [syn: gradation, step] 6: a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore" [syn: step, stone's throw] 7: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" [syn: footfall, footstep, step] 8: a musical interval of two semitones [syn: tone, whole tone, step, whole step] 9: a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window" [syn: footprint, footmark, step] 10: a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed 11: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step" [syn: dance step, step] v 1: shift or move by taking a step; "step back" 2: put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake" [syn: step, tread] 3: cause (a computer) to execute a single command 4: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat] 5: furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace" 6: move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively" 7: walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner; "step over to the blackboard" 8: place (a ship's mast) in its step 9: measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards" [syn: pace, step] 10: move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps" -
steppe
n 1: extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia) -
tape
n 1: a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening; "he used a piece of tape for a belt"; "he wrapped a tape around the package" 2: a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings were combined on a master tape" [syn: tape, tape recording, taping] 3: the finishing line for a foot race; "he broke the tape in record time" 4: measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths; "the carpenter should have used his tape measure" [syn: tape, tapeline, tape measure] 5: memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information; "he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview" [syn: magnetic tape, mag tape, tape] v 1: fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box" 2: record on videotape [syn: videotape, tape] 3: register electronically; "They recorded her singing" [syn: record, tape] [ant: delete, erase] -
undrape
v 1: strip something of drapery -
videotape
n 1: a video recording made on magnetic tape 2: a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound v 1: record on videotape [syn: videotape, tape] -
scape
n 1: erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip [syn: scape, flower stalk] 2: (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column [syn: shaft, scape] -
repp
n 1: a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs [syn: rep, repp] -
skep
n 1: a large round wicker basket (used on farms) 2: a domed beehive made of twisted straw -
broomrape
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cloudscape
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demirep
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inscape
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misshape
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moonscape
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townscape
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yep
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chape
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knape
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lape
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pape
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slape
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snape
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swape
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inchcape
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skyscape
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schlepp
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dieppe
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outstep
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salep
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roofscape
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amenhotep
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imhotep
See also crepe definition and crepe synonyms
