Words that rhyme with cresson

  • an
    n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in Nursing, AN]
  • caisson
    n 1: an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome [syn: coffer, caisson, lacuna] 2: a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition 3: a chest to hold ammunition [syn: caisson, ammunition chest] 4: large watertight chamber used for construction under water [syn: caisson, pneumatic caisson, cofferdam]
  • delicatessen
    n 1: ready-to-eat food products [syn: delicatessen, delicatessen food] 2: a shop selling ready-to-eat food products [syn: delicatessen, deli, food shop]
  • lessen
    v 1: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [syn: decrease, diminish, lessen, fall] [ant: increase] 2: make smaller; "He decreased his staff" [syn: decrease, lessen, minify] [ant: increase] 3: wear off or die down; "The pain subsided" [syn: subside, lessen]
  • lesson
    n 1: a unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons" 2: punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him" [syn: example, deterrent example, lesson, object lesson] 3: the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor" [syn: moral, lesson] 4: a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today"
  • essen
    n 1: a city in western Germany; industrial center of the Ruhr
  • jolson
    n 1: United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950) [syn: Jolson, Al Jolson, Asa Yoelson]
  • bosun
    n 1: a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen [syn: boatswain, bos'n, bo's'n, bosun, bo'sun]
  • belsen
    n 1: a Nazi concentration camp for Jews created in northwestern Germany during World War II
  • mcpherson
    n 1: United States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her extravagant religious services (1890-1944) [syn: McPherson, Aimee Semple McPherson]
  • unperson
    n 1: a person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons); "the former senator is treated as a nonperson by this administration"; "George Orwell predicted that political dissidents would be treated as unpersons" [syn: nonperson, unperson]
  • nilsson
    n 1: Swedish operatic soprano who played Wagnerian roles (born in 1918) [syn: Nilsson, Brigit Nilsson, Marta Brigit Nilsson]
  • wilson
    n 1: author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870) [syn: Wilson, Harriet Wilson] 2: English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991) [syn: Wilson, Sir Angus Wilson, Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson] 3: Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813) [syn: Wilson, Alexander Wilson] 4: United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918) [syn: Wilson, Robert Woodrow Wilson] 5: Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993) [syn: Wilson, John Tuzo Wilson] 6: American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798) [syn: Wilson, James Wilson] 7: United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929) [syn: Wilson, E. O. Wilson, Edward Osborne Wilson] 8: Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959) [syn: Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees Wilson] 9: United States literary critic (1895-1972) [syn: Wilson, Edmund Wilson] 10: 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924) [syn: Wilson, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, President Wilson] 11: a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high) [syn: Wilson, Mount Wilson]
  • swanson
    n 1: United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983) [syn: Swanson, Gloria Swanson, Gloria May Josephine Svensson]
  • besson
  • bresson
  • chesson
  • creson
  • dressen
  • esson
  • hesson
  • jessen
  • jesson
  • kessen
  • kesten
  • presson
  • wesson
  • mckesson
  • monessen
  • olsen
  • tenson
  • boyson
  • cusson
  • stillson
  • grierson
  • hampson
  • oxon
  • lawson
  • mawson

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