Words that rhyme with daus

n 1: a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together [syn: applause, hand clapping, clapping]

n 1: events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash" 2: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice" [syn: cause, reason, grounds] 3: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort] 4: any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results [syn: causal agent, cause, causal agency] 5: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord" [syn: lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa] v 1: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" [syn: cause, do, make] 2: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make]

n 1: (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence 2: a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) [syn: article, clause]

n 1: (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings [syn: gauze, gauze bandage] 2: a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave [syn: gauze, netting, veiling]

n 1: the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit [syn: Torah, Pentateuch, Laws]

n 1: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something [syn: pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension] 2: temporary inactivity v 1: interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused" [syn: hesitate, pause] 2: cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" [syn: pause, intermit, break]

n 1: an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers

n 1: American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799) [syn: Dawes, William Dawes]