Words that rhyme with croft

  • aloft
    adv 1: at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship; "climbed aloft to unfurl the sail" 2: upward; "the good news sent her spirits aloft" 3: at or to great height; high up in or into the air; "eagles were soaring aloft"; "dust is whirled aloft" 4: in the higher atmosphere above the earth; "weather conditions aloft are fine"
  • hayloft
    n 1: a loft in a barn where hay is stored [syn: hayloft, haymow, mow]
  • loft
    n 1: floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space 2: floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage [syn: loft, attic, garret] 3: (golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air 4: a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept [syn: loft, pigeon loft] v 1: store in a loft 2: propel through the air; "The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air" 3: kick or strike high in the air; "loft a ball" 4: lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull
  • oft
    adv 1: many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee" [syn: frequently, often, oftentimes, oft, ofttimes] [ant: infrequently, rarely, seldom]
  • soft
    adv 1: in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard) [syn: easy, soft] adj 1: yielding readily to pressure or weight [ant: hard] 2: compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children" [ant: hard] 3: (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music" [ant: loud] 4: easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin" [syn: delicate, soft] 5: produced with vibration of the vocal cords; "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'"; [syn: voiced, sonant, soft] [ant: hard, surd, unvoiced, voiceless] 6: not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons); "soft targets" [ant: hardened] 7: used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition" [syn: piano, soft] [ant: forte, loud] 8: (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected [syn: soft, diffuse, diffused] [ant: concentrated, hard] 9: (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh') [ant: hard] 10: (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value; "the market for computers is soft" 11: using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation; "soft data"; "the soft sciences" 12: tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime" [syn: indulgent, lenient, soft] 13: soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him" [syn: gentle, soft] 14: having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" [syn: easy, gentle, soft] 15: out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance; "he was too soft for the army"; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks" [syn: soft, flabby, flaccid] 16: willing to negotiate and compromise 17: not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; "what a cushy job!"; "the easygoing life of a parttime consultant"; "a soft job" [syn: cushy, soft, easygoing] 18: mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze" [syn: balmy, mild, soft] 19: not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting" [syn: soft, subdued]
  • waft
    n 1: a long flag; often tapering [syn: pennant, pennon, streamer, waft] v 1: be driven or carried along, as by the air; "Sounds wafted into the room" 2: blow gently; "A breeze wafted through the door"
  • cockcroft
    n 1: British physicist who (with Ernest Walton in 1931) first split an atom (1897-1967) [syn: Cockcroft, Sir John Cockcroft, Sir John Douglas Cockcroft]
  • coughed
  • scoffed
  • toft
  • undercroft
  • groft
  • kroft
  • microsoft
  • ashcroft
  • bancroft
  • barcroft
  • beecroft
  • hycroft
  • scowcroft
  • ravenscroft
  • banecroft
  • folcroft

See also croft definition