Words that rhyme with divorce

  • addressee
    n 1: one to whom something is addressed
  • bourse
    n 1: the stock exchange in Paris
  • cc
    adj 1: being ten more than one hundred ninety [syn: two hundred, 200, cc] n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter [syn: milliliter, millilitre, mil, ml, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, cc]
  • coarse
    adj 1: of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave" [syn: coarse, harsh] [ant: fine] 2: lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich" [syn: coarse, common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar] 3: of low or inferior quality or value; "of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population" [syn: coarse, common]
  • course
    adv 1: as might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill" [syn: naturally, of course, course] [ant: unnaturally] n 1: education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes" [syn: course, course of study, course of instruction, class] 2: a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available" [syn: course, line] 3: general line of orientation; "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast" [syn: course, trend] 4: a mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will surely fail"; "once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place" [syn: course, course of action] 5: a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river" [syn: path, track, course] 6: a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy" [syn: class, form, grade, course] 7: part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal" 8: (construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks" [syn: course, row] 9: facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile" v 1: move swiftly through or over; "ships coursing the Atlantic" 2: move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" [syn: run, flow, feed, course] 3: hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares"
  • divorcee
    n 1: a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband [syn: divorcee, grass widow]
  • emcee
    n 1: a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers) [syn: master of ceremonies, emcee, host] v 1: act as a master of ceremonies [syn: emcee, compere]
  • endorse
    v 1: be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" [syn: back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support] 2: give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project" [syn: second, back, endorse, indorse] 3: guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat" [syn: certify, endorse, indorse] 4: sign as evidence of legal transfer; "endorse cheques" [syn: endorse, indorse]
  • enforce
    v 1: ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone"; [syn: enforce, implement, apply] [ant: exempt, free, relieve] 2: compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose courtesy" [syn: enforce, impose]
  • force
    n 1: a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them" 2: (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration" 3: physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man" [syn: force, forcefulness, strength] 4: group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens" [syn: force, personnel] 5: a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" [syn: military unit, military force, military group, force] 6: an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one" [syn: violence, force] 7: one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil" [syn: power, force] 8: a group of people having the power of effective action; "he joined forces with a band of adventurers" 9: (of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect" [syn: effect, force] 10: a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base; "the shortstop got the runner at second on a force" [syn: force out, force-out, force play, force] v 1: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" [syn: coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force] 2: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate [syn: impel, force] 3: move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" [syn: push, force] [ant: draw, force, pull] 4: impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him" [syn: force, thrust] 5: squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner" [syn: wedge, squeeze, force] 6: force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" [syn: force, drive, ram] 7: cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" [syn: pull, draw, force] [ant: force, push] 8: do forcibly; exert force; "Don't force it!" 9: take by force; "Storm the fort" [syn: storm, force]
  • foresee
    v 1: realize beforehand [syn: anticipate, previse, foreknow, foresee] 2: picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President" [syn: envision, foresee] 3: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn: anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter]
  • fricassee
    n 1: pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings v 1: make a fricassee of by cooking; "fricassee meats"
  • gorse
    n 1: very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden- yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe [syn: gorse, furze, whin, Irish gorse, Ulex europaeus]
  • hoarse
    adj 1: deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson [syn: gruff, hoarse, husky]
  • horse
    n 1: solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times [syn: horse, Equus caballus] 2: a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs [syn: horse, gymnastic horse] 3: troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack" [syn: cavalry, horse cavalry, horse] 4: a framework for holding wood that is being sawed [syn: sawhorse, horse, sawbuck, buck] 5: a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) [syn: knight, horse] v 1: provide with a horse or horses
  • lessee
    n 1: a tenant who holds a lease [syn: leaseholder, lessee]
  • licensee
    n 1: someone to whom a license is granted
  • oversee
    v 1: watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn: oversee, supervise, superintend, manage]
  • perforce
    adv 1: by necessity; by force of circumstance
  • reinforce
    v 1: make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete" [syn: reinforce, reenforce] 2: strengthen and support with rewards; "Let's reinforce good behavior" [syn: reinforce, reward]
  • remorse
    n 1: a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) [syn: compunction, remorse, self-reproach]
  • sauce
    n 1: flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food v 1: behave saucily or impudently towards 2: dress (food) with a relish 3: add zest or flavor to, make more interesting; "sauce the roast"
  • source
    n 1: the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root" [syn: beginning, origin, root, rootage, source] 2: a document (or organization) from which information is obtained; "the reporter had two sources for the story" 3: anything that provides inspiration for later work [syn: source, seed, germ] 4: a facility where something is available 5: a person who supplies information [syn: informant, source] 6: someone who originates or causes or initiates something; "he was the generator of several complaints" [syn: generator, source, author] 7: (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system; "a heat source"; "a source of carbon dioxide" [ant: sink] 8: anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies; "an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival" [syn: reservoir, source] 9: a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to; "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation" [syn: reference, source] v 1: get (a product) from another country or business; "She sourced a supply of carpet"; "They are sourcing from smaller companies" 2: specify the origin of; "The writer carefully sourced her report"
  • undersea
    adj 1: beneath the surface of the sea [syn: submarine, undersea]
  • oversea
    adv 1: beyond or across the sea; "He lived overseas for many years" [syn: oversea, overseas] adj 1: being or passing over or across the sea; "some overseas trade in grain arose" [syn: oversea, overseas]
  • tennessee
    n 1: a state in east central United States [syn: Tennessee, Volunteer State, TN] 2: a river formed by the confluence of two other rivers near Knoxville; it follows a U-shaped course to become a tributary of the Ohio River in western Kentucky [syn: Tennessee, Tennessee River]
  • promisee
    n 1: a person to whom a promise is made
  • corse
    n 1: an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France [syn: Corse, Corsica] 2: a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte [syn: Corse, Corsica]
  • morse
    n 1: a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) [syn: Morse, Morse code, international Morse code] 2: United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872) [syn: Morse, Samuel Morse, Samuel F. B. Morse, Samuel Finley Breese Morse]
  • norse
    adj 1: of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures; "Norse sagas"; "Norse nomads" [syn: Scandinavian, Norse] 2: of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language; "Norwegian herring" [syn: Norwegian, Norse] n 1: an inhabitant of Scandinavia [syn: Scandinavian, Norse, Northman] 2: a native or inhabitant of Norway [syn: Norwegian, Norseman, Norse] 3: the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland [syn: Scandinavian, Scandinavian language, Nordic, Norse, North Germanic, North Germanic language]
  • outsource
    v 1: obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out; "Many companies outsource and hire consultants in order to maintain a flexible workforce"
  • pic
    n 1: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" [syn: movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick] 2: a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material [syn: photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic]
  • parsee
    n 1: a member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin; descended from the Persians; now found in western India [syn: Parsee, Parsi]
  • fourths
  • midcourse
  • jaycee
  • shensi
  • sublessee
  • borse
  • torse
  • ensource
  • laforce

See also divorce definition and divorce synonyms