Words that rhyme with croston

n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in Nursing, AN]

n 1: a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net

n 1: the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry" [syn: captain, chieftain] 2: the head of a tribe or clan [syn: headman, tribal chief, chieftain, chief]

v 1: decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" [syn: destine, fate, doom, designate] 2: design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" [syn: intend, destine, designate, specify]

n 1: a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises 2: a natural flow of ground water [syn: spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring] 3: an artificially produced flow of water [syn: fountain, jet] 4: a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water [syn: fountain, fount]

n 1: a person who is not a serf or a slave [syn: freeman, freewoman]

adj 1: characteristic of humanity; "human nature" 2: relating to a person; "the experiment was conducted on 6 monkeys and 2 human subjects" 3: having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings; "human beings"; "the human body"; "human kindness"; "human frailty" [ant: nonhuman] n 1: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage [syn: homo, man, human being, human]

n 1: (Greek mythology) the god of marriage 2: a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin [syn: hymen, maidenhead, virginal membrane]

n 1: yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh 2: a strong yellow color [syn: gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow, maize] 3: a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit [syn: lemon, lemon tree, Citrus limon] 4: a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons 5: an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory [syn: lemon, stinker]

n 1: a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions [syn: lumen, lm] 2: a cavity or passage in a tubular organ; "the lumen of the intestine"

adj 1: reduced to liquid form by heating; "a mass of molten rock" [syn: molten, liquefied, liquified]

n 1: a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill [syn: mountain, mount] 2: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" [syn: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad]

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] 2: frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much" [syn: much, a great deal, often] 3: in many cases or instances

n 1: United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976) [syn: Piston, Walter Piston] 2: mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion [syn: piston, plunger]

n 1: the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire) [syn: sultan, grand Turk]

adj 1: occurring without motivation or provocation; "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt [syn: motiveless, unprovoked, wanton] 2: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" [syn: easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton] n 1: lewd or lascivious woman v 1: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently [syn: piddle, wanton, wanton away, piddle away, trifle] 2: indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life 3: spend wastefully; "wanton one's money away" [syn: wanton, wanton away, trifle away] 4: become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously [syn: luxuriate, wanton] 5: engage in amorous play 6: behave extremely cruelly and brutally

n 1: British choreographer (1906-1988) [syn: Ashton, Sir Frederick Ashton]

n 1: state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services [syn: Boston, Hub of the Universe, Bean Town, Beantown, capital of Massachusetts]

n 1: a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston brahman" [syn: brahman, brahmin] 2: a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests" [syn: brahman, brahmin] 3: the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category [syn: brahman, brahmin] 4: any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding [syn: Brahman, Brahma, Brahmin, Bos indicus]

n 1: state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river [syn: Charleston, capital of West Virginia] 2: a port city in southeastern South Carolina 3: an American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th century v 1: dance the Charleston

n 1: the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 2: United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863) [syn: Houston, Sam Houston, Samuel Houston]

n 1: the smallest detectable sensation [syn: threshold, limen]

n 1: English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674) [syn: Milton, John Milton]

n 1: a native or resident of Alabama [syn: Alabaman, Alabamian]

n 1: English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817) [syn: Austen, Jane Austen]

n 1: state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas [syn: Austin, capital of Texas]

adj 1: relating to or characteristic of the times of the Roman Emperor Augustus; "the Augustan Age"