Words that rhyme with deppe

n 1: the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway [syn: doorsill, doorstep, threshold]

adj 1: informed about the latest trends [syn: hep, hip, hip to(p)]

n 1: an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep" [syn: trip, trip-up, stumble, misstep]

n 1: liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep" [syn: pep, peppiness, ginger]

n 1: preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) [syn: homework, prep, preparation]

n 1: informal abbreviation of `representative' 2: a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs [syn: rep, repp]

n 1: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime" [syn: measure, step] 2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace, step, stride] 3: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps" 4: support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step" [syn: step, stair] 5: relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions" [syn: gradation, step] 6: a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore" [syn: step, stone's throw] 7: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" [syn: footfall, footstep, step] 8: a musical interval of two semitones [syn: tone, whole tone, step, whole step] 9: a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window" [syn: footprint, footmark, step] 10: a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed 11: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step" [syn: dance step, step] v 1: shift or move by taking a step; "step back" 2: put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake" [syn: step, tread] 3: cause (a computer) to execute a single command 4: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat] 5: furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace" 6: move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively" 7: walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner; "step over to the blackboard" 8: place (a ship's mast) in its step 9: measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards" [syn: pace, step] 10: move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps"

n 1: extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)

n 1: the month following August and preceding October [syn: September, Sep, Sept]

n 1: a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs [syn: rep, repp]

adj 1: of or relating to or caused by streptococci [syn: streptococcal, streptococcic, strep] n 1: spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis [syn: streptococcus, streptococci, strep]

n 1: (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person [syn: schlepper, shlepper, schlep, shlep] 2: a tedious or difficult journey [syn: schlep, shlep] v 1: pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance; "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk" [syn: shlep, schlep, pull along]