Words that rhyme with denier

  • briar
    n 1: Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips [syn: sweetbrier, sweetbriar, brier, briar, eglantine, Rosa eglanteria] 2: a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries [syn: bullbrier, greenbrier, catbrier, horse brier, horse-brier, brier, briar, Smilax rotundifolia] 3: evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes [syn: tree heath, briar, brier, Erica arborea] 4: a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath [syn: briar, briar pipe]
  • brier
    n 1: tangled mass of prickly plants [syn: brier, brierpatch, brier patch] 2: a thorny stem or twig 3: Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips [syn: sweetbrier, sweetbriar, brier, briar, eglantine, Rosa eglanteria] 4: a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries [syn: bullbrier, greenbrier, catbrier, horse brier, horse-brier, brier, briar, Smilax rotundifolia] 5: evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes [syn: tree heath, briar, brier, Erica arborea]
  • buyer
    n 1: a person who buys [syn: buyer, purchaser, emptor, vendee]
  • choir
    n 1: a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony 2: a family of similar musical instrument playing together [syn: choir, consort] 3: the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave v 1: sing in a choir [syn: choir, chorus]
  • crier
    n 1: a person who weeps [syn: weeper, crier] 2: (formerly) an official who made public announcements [syn: town crier, crier] 3: a peddler who shouts to advertise the goods he sells
  • dire
    adj 1: fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency" [syn: desperate, dire] 2: causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible]
  • drier
    n 1: a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) [syn: desiccant, drying agent, drier, siccative] 2: an appliance that removes moisture [syn: dryer, drier]
  • dryer
    n 1: an appliance that removes moisture [syn: dryer, drier]
  • dyer
    n 1: someone whose job is to dye cloth
  • fire
    n 1: the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire" 2: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" [syn: fire, firing] 3: the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" [syn: fire, flame, flaming] 4: a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked" 5: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) 6: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" [syn: ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness] 7: fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking; "put the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire" 8: a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation" 9: intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" [syn: fire, attack, flak, flack, blast] v 1: start firing a weapon [syn: open fire, fire] 2: cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" [syn: fire, discharge] 3: bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery" 4: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate] [ant: employ, engage, hire] 5: go off or discharge; "The gun fired" [syn: fire, discharge, go off] 6: drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism" 7: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke] 8: destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" [syn: burn, fire, burn down] 9: provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" [syn: fuel, fire]
  • flier
    n 1: someone who travels by air [syn: flier, flyer] 2: someone who operates an aircraft [syn: aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer] 3: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" [syn: circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway]
  • flyer
    n 1: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" [syn: circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway] 2: someone who travels by air [syn: flier, flyer] 3: someone who operates an aircraft [syn: aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer]
  • friar
    n 1: a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms [syn: friar, mendicant]
  • fryer
    n 1: flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying [syn: fryer, frier, pullet]
  • higher
    adj 1: advanced in complexity or elaboration; "higher finance"; "higher mathematics" 2: of education beyond the secondary level; "higher education"; "higher learning"
  • hire
    n 1: a newly hired employee; "the new hires need special training" 2: the act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a week's car hire" v 1: engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?" [syn: hire, engage, employ] [ant: can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate] 2: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services [syn: rent, hire, charter, lease] 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]
  • liar
    n 1: a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly [syn: liar, prevaricator] [ant: square shooter, straight arrow, straight shooter]
  • mire
    n 1: a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot [syn: mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack] 2: deep soft mud in water or slush; "they waded through the slop" [syn: slop, mire] 3: a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from; "the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president"; "caught in the mire of poverty" v 1: entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past" [syn: entangle, mire] 2: cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart" [syn: mire, bog down] 3: be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand" [syn: grind to a halt, get stuck, bog down, mire] 4: soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden" [syn: mire, muck, mud, muck up]
  • prior
    adj 1: earlier in time [syn: anterior, prior(a)] n 1: the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
  • pyre
    n 1: wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite [syn: pyre, funeral pyre]
  • sire
    n 1: a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority 2: the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" [syn: forefather, father, sire] 3: male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse v 1: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" [syn: beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth]
  • tire
    n 1: hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air" [syn: tire, tyre] v 1: lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food" [syn: tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade] 2: exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue] [ant: freshen, refresh, refreshen] 3: deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength" [syn: run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tire] 4: cause to be bored [syn: bore, tire] [ant: interest]
  • transpire
    v 1: pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas [syn: transpire, transpirate] 2: exude water vapor; "plants transpire" 3: come to light; become known; "It transpired that she had worked as spy in East Germany" 4: come about, happen, or occur; "Several important events transpired last week" 5: give off (water) through the skin
  • wire
    n 1: ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc 2: a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance [syn: wire, conducting wire] 3: the finishing line on a racetrack 4: a message transmitted by telegraph [syn: telegram, wire] v 1: provide with electrical circuits; "wire the addition to the house" 2: send cables, wires, or telegrams [syn: cable, telegraph, wire] 3: fasten with wire; "The columns were wired to the beams for support" [ant: unwire] 4: string on a wire; "wire beads" 5: equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance" [syn: electrify, wire]
  • nigher
    adv 1: (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance; "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation" [syn: nearer, nigher, closer]
  • plier
    n 1: someone who plies a trade [syn: plier, plyer]
  • trier
    n 1: one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case 2: one who tries [syn: trier, attempter, essayer]
  • zephaniah
    n 1: a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 7th century BC [syn: Zephaniah, Sophonias] 2: an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the sinners of Judah [syn: Zephaniah, Sophonias, Book of Zephaniah]
  • iphigenia
    n 1: (Greek mythology) the daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon; Agamemnon was obliged to offer her as a sacrifice to Artemis when the Greek fleet was becalmed on its way to Troy; Artemis rescued her and she later became a priestess
  • prier
  • rainier
  • shier
  • shyer
  • slier
  • slyer
  • sprier
  • spryer
  • eyer
  • sigher
  • ayer
  • dwyer
  • meier
  • meyer
  • anear
  • sthenia
  • fourdrinier
  • quadrennia

See also denier definition