Words that rhyme with davidge

  • average
    adj 1: approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value; "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall" [syn: average, mean(a)] 2: lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street" [syn: average, ordinary] 3: lacking exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best" [syn: average, fair, mediocre, middling] 4: around the middle of a scale of evaluation; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers" [syn: average, intermediate, medium] 5: relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution; "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30" [syn: modal(a), average] 6: relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values); "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000" [syn: median(a), average] n 1: a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes" [syn: average, norm] 2: (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities 3: an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual; "he is about average in height"; "the snowfall this month is below average" v 1: amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40" [syn: average, average out] 2: achieve or reach on average; "He averaged a C" 3: compute the average of [syn: average, average out]
  • baggage
    n 1: cases used to carry belongings when traveling [syn: baggage, luggage] 2: a worthless or immoral woman 3: the portable equipment and supplies of an army
  • cabbage
    n 1: any of various types of cabbage [syn: cabbage, chou] 2: informal terms for money [syn: boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum] 3: any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers [syn: cabbage, cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea] v 1: make off with belongings of others [syn: pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift]
  • carriage
    n 1: a railcar where passengers ride [syn: passenger car, coach, carriage] 2: a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses [syn: carriage, equipage, rig] 3: characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture" [syn: carriage, bearing, posture] 4: a machine part that carries something else 5: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around [syn: baby buggy, baby carriage, carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, go-cart, pushchair, pusher]
  • cleavage
    n 1: the state of being split or cleft; "there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members" 2: the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules 3: (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum [syn: cleavage, segmentation] 4: the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts) 5: the act of cleaving or splitting
  • damage
    n 1: the occurrence of a change for the worse [syn: damage, harm, impairment] 2: loss of military equipment [syn: damage, equipment casualty] 3: the act of damaging something or someone [syn: damage, harm, hurt, scathe] 4: the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?" [syn: price, terms, damage] 5: any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right [syn: wrong, legal injury, damage] v 1: inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" 2: suffer or be susceptible to damage; "These fine china cups damage easily"
  • marriage
    n 1: the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union" [syn: marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock] 2: two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love" [syn: marriage, married couple, man and wife] 3: the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel" [syn: marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony] 4: a close and intimate union; "the marriage of music and dance"; "a marriage of ideas"
  • passage
    n 1: the act of passing from one state or place to the next [syn: passage, transition] 2: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length 3: a way through or along which someone or something may pass 4: the passing of a law by a legislative body [syn: enactment, passage] 5: a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days" [syn: passage, transit] 6: a short section of a musical composition [syn: passage, musical passage] 7: a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages" [syn: passage, passageway] 8: a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus" [syn: passage, passing] 9: the motion of one object relative to another; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets" [syn: passing, passage] 10: the act of passing something to another person [syn: passage, handing over]
  • ravage
    n 1: (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease" [syn: ravage, depredation] v 1: make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes [syn: harry, ravage] 2: cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" [syn: lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge]
  • salvage
    n 1: property or goods saved from damage or destruction 2: the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction 3: the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire v 1: save from ruin, destruction, or harm [syn: salvage, salve, relieve, save] 2: collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food" [syn: salvage, scavenge]
  • savage
    adj 1: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" [syn: barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious] 2: wild and menacing; "a pack of feral dogs" [syn: feral, ferine, savage] 3: without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" [syn: barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild] 4: marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" [syn: ferocious, fierce, furious, savage] n 1: a member of an uncivilized people [syn: savage, barbarian] 2: a cruelly rapacious person [syn: beast, wolf, savage, brute, wildcat] v 1: attack brutally and fiercely 2: criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" [syn: savage, blast, pillory, crucify]
  • selvedge
    n 1: border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet [syn: selvage, selvedge] 2: the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray [syn: selvage, selvedge]
  • lavage
    n 1: washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water
  • lovage
    n 1: herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds [syn: lovage, Levisticum officinale] 2: stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers
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