Words that rhyme with daughter
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kicksorter
n 1: scientific instrument consisting of an electronic circuit that permits only voltage pulses of predetermined height to pass [syn: kicksorter, pulse height analyzer] -
aorta
n 1: the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries -
are
n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn: are, ar] -
backwater
n 1: a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam; "the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos" 2: a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring; "the country is an economic backwater" -
better
adv 1: comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.; "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job" 2: from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." [syn: better, best] adj 1: (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history" [ant: worse] 2: (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better" [ant: worse, worsened] 3: (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond" [syn: better(p), best(p)] 4: more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour" n 1: something superior in quality or condition or effect; "a change for the better" 2: someone who bets [syn: bettor, better, wagerer, punter] 3: a superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters" 4: the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two" v 1: surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" [syn: better, break] 2: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" [syn: better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant: aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, worsen] 3: get better; "The weather improved toward evening" [syn: better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant: decline, worsen] -
blotter
n 1: absorbent paper used to dry ink [syn: blotting paper, blotter] 2: the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station [syn: blotter, day book, police blotter, rap sheet, charge sheet] -
breakwater
n 1: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away [syn: breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty] -
carter
n 1: Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939) [syn: Carter, Howard Carter] 2: 39th President of the United States (1924-) [syn: Carter, Jimmy Carter, James Earl Carter, James Earl Carter Jr., President Carter] 3: someone whose work is driving carts -
charter
n 1: a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation 2: a contract to hire or lease transportation v 1: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services [syn: rent, hire, charter, lease] 2: grant a charter to 3: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" [syn: lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take] -
cotter
n 1: a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands [syn: cotter, cottar] 2: a medieval English villein [syn: cotter, cottier] 3: fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together [syn: cotter, cottar] -
cutter
n 1: someone who cuts or carves stone [syn: stonecutter, cutter] 2: someone who carves the meat [syn: cutter, carver] 3: someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments) 4: a boat for communication between ship and shore [syn: tender, ship's boat, pinnace, cutter] 5: a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop 6: a cutting implement; a tool for cutting [syn: cutter, cutlery, cutting tool] -
deerstalker
n 1: a tight-fitting hat with visors front and back; formerly worn by hunters -
dishwater
n 1: water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed -
exporter
n 1: a businessperson who transports goods abroad (for sale) -
firewater
n 1: any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum) -
fodder
n 1: soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire [syn: cannon fodder, fodder, fresh fish] 2: coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop v 1: give fodder (to domesticated animals) -
forequarter
n 1: the front half of a side of meat -
freshwater
n 1: water that is not salty [syn: fresh water, freshwater] [ant: brine, saltwater, seawater] -
goddaughter
n 1: a female godchild -
granddaughter
n 1: a female grandchild -
hawker
n 1: someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) [syn: peddler, pedlar, packman, hawker, pitchman] 2: a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry [syn: falconer, hawker] -
headquarter
v 1: provide with headquarters; "the compnay is headquartered in New Jersey" -
headwater
n 1: the source of a river; "the headwaters of the Nile" -
hitter
n 1: (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting [syn: batter, hitter, slugger, batsman] 2: someone who hits; "a hard hitter"; "a fine striker of the ball"; "blacksmiths are good hitters" [syn: hitter, striker] -
importer
n 1: someone whose business involves importing goods from outside (especially from a foreign country) -
imprimatur
n 1: formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" [syn: sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur] -
jotter
n 1: a small notebook for rough notes -
later
adv 1: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that" [syn: subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, after, later on] 2: at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later" [syn: by and by, later] 3: comparative of the adverb `late'; "he stayed later than you did" adj 1: coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to" [syn: later(a), ulterior, posterior] 2: at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child" [syn: late, later(a)] [ant: early] -
lauder
n 1: Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950) [syn: Lauder, Harry Lauder, Sir Harry MacLennan Lauder] 2: someone who communicates high praise [syn: laudator, lauder, extoller] -
logger
n 1: a person who fells trees [syn: lumberman, lumberjack, logger, feller, faller] -
manslaughter
n 1: homicide without malice aforethought -
mater
n 1: an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously -
mortar
n 1: a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range [syn: mortar, howitzer, trench mortar] 2: used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall 3: a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle v 1: plaster with mortar; "mortar the wall" -
otter
n 1: the fur of an otter 2: freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur -
plotter
n 1: a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action [syn: schemer, plotter] 2: a clerk who marks data on a chart [syn: plotter, mapper] 3: a member of a conspiracy [syn: conspirator, coconspirator, plotter, machinator] 4: an instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures -
porter
n 1: a person employed to carry luggage and supplies 2: someone who guards an entrance [syn: doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary] 3: United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) [syn: Porter, Katherine Anne Porter] 4: United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) [syn: Porter, Cole Porter, Cole Albert Porter] 5: United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) [syn: Porter, William Sydney Porter, O. Henry] 6: a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) [syn: porter, Pullman porter] 7: a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley [syn: porter, porter's beer] v 1: carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists" -
potter
n 1: a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln [syn: potter, thrower, ceramicist, ceramist] v 1: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" [syn: putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around] 2: work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden" [syn: potter, putter] 3: move around aimlessly [syn: putter, potter, potter around, putter around] -
quarter
n 1: one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: one- fourth, fourth, one-quarter, quarter, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quartern] 2: a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter" 3: (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter" 4: a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour; "it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock" 5: one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas" 6: a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter" 7: one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter" 8: a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) 9: a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) 10: a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine" 11: an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter" 12: the rear part of a ship [syn: stern, after part, quarter, poop, tail] 13: piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp 14: clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter" v 1: provide housing for (military personnel) [syn: quarter, billet, canton] 2: pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" [syn: draw, quarter, draw and quarter] 3: divide into quarters; "quarter an apple" 4: divide by four; divide into quarters -
rainwater
n 1: drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds [syn: rain, rainwater] -
reporter
n 1: a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories [syn: reporter, newsman, newsperson] -
saltwater
n 1: water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater" [syn: seawater, saltwater, brine] [ant: fresh water, freshwater] -
seawater
n 1: water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater" [syn: seawater, saltwater, brine] [ant: fresh water, freshwater] -
shearwater
n 1: long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves -
slaughter
n 1: the killing of animals (as for food) 2: a sound defeat [syn: thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping] 3: the savage and excessive killing of many people [syn: slaughter, massacre, mass murder, carnage, butchery] v 1: kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter" [syn: butcher, slaughter] 2: kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda" [syn: massacre, slaughter, mow down] -
sorter
n 1: a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office) 2: a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes -
spotter
n 1: a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots 2: a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers) 3: a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event [syn: lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picket] 4: someone who is the first to observe something [syn: finder, discoverer, spotter] -
squatter
n 1: someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it [syn: squatter, homesteader, nester] 2: someone who settles on land without right or title -
stalker
n 1: someone who walks with long stiff strides 2: someone who stalks game 3: someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions [syn: prowler, sneak, stalker] -
starter
n 1: an electric motor for starting an engine [syn: starter, starter motor, starting motor] 2: a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning 3: the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition [syn: starter, dispatcher] 4: any new participant in some activity [syn: newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant] 5: food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) [syn: appetizer, appetiser, starter] 6: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle [syn: crank, starter] 7: a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough; "to make sourdough you need a starter" -
stepdaughter
n 1: a daughter of your spouse by a former marriage -
supporter
n 1: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" [syn: supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend] 2: someone who supports or champions something [syn: patron, sponsor, supporter] 3: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" [syn: assistant, helper, help, supporter] 4: a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) [syn: garter, supporter] 5: a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise [syn: athletic supporter, supporter, suspensor, jockstrap, jock] -
swatter
n 1: an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects [syn: swatter, flyswatter, flyswat] v 1: splash and flutter about in or as if in water; "She swattered about in the pool" -
talker
n 1: someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims" [syn: speaker, talker, utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser] -
tidewater
n 1: low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams 2: the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia [syn: Tidewater, Tidewater region] -
torte
n 1: rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in Austria -
totter
v 1: move without being stable, as if threatening to fall; "The drunk man tottered over to our table" 2: walk unsteadily; "small children toddle" [syn: toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, paddle, waddle] 3: move unsteadily, with a rocking motion [syn: teeter, seesaw, totter] -
trotter
n 1: foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food 2: a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing [syn: trotting horse, trotter] -
underwater
adj 1: beneath the surface of the water; "submerged rocks" [syn: submerged, submersed, underwater] 2: growing or remaining under water; "viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat"; "submerged leaves" [syn: subaqueous, subaquatic, submerged, submersed, underwater] -
walker
n 1: New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952) [syn: Walker, John Walker] 2: United States writer (born in 1944) [syn: Walker, Alice Walker, Alice Malsenior Walker] 3: a person who travels by foot [syn: pedestrian, walker, footer] 4: a shoe designed for comfortable walking 5: a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk [syn: walker, Zimmer, Zimmer frame] 6: an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk [syn: walker, baby-walker, go-cart] -
water
n 1: binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent [syn: water, H2O] 2: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" [syn: body of water, water] 3: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) 4: a facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water" [syn: water system, water supply, water] 5: liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water" [syn: urine, piss, pee, piddle, weewee, water] 6: a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water" v 1: supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields" [syn: water, irrigate] 2: provide with water; "We watered the buffalo" 3: secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered" 4: fill with tears; "His eyes were watering" -
white water
n 1: frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls [syn: white water, whitewater] -
rotter
n 1: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git] -
snorter
n 1: someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound 2: something outstandingly difficult; "the problem was a real snorter" 3: something that is extraordinary or remarkable or prominent; "a snorter of a sermon"; "the storm wasn't long but it was a snorter" -
tatar
n 1: a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century [syn: Tatar, Tartar, Mongol Tatar] 2: a member of the Turkic-speaking people living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains (the name has been attributed to many other groups) 3: the Turkic language spoken by the Tatar living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains -
transporter
n 1: a long truck for carrying motor vehicles [syn: transporter, car transporter] 2: a crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships 3: a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) [syn: conveyer belt, conveyor belt, conveyer, conveyor, transporter] -
horta
n 1: Belgian architect and leader in art nouveau architecture (1861-1947) [syn: Horta, Victor Horta] -
cataloger
n 1: a librarian who classifies publication according to a categorial system [syn: cataloger, cataloguer] -
meltwater
n 1: melted snow or ice -
whitewater
n 1: frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls [syn: white water, whitewater] -
shorter
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allotter
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bathwater
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boycotter
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broader
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caulker
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colporteur
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cutwater
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distorter
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dotter
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exhorter
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extorter
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groundwater
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hotter
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ripsnorter
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rosewater
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smarter
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calker
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cauter
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tauter
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yachter
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oughta
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mcwhorter
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boughter
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kotter
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lawter
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mahtar
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motter
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notter
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sautter
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straughter
See also daughter definition and daughter synonyms
