Words that rhyme with dost

v 1: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" [syn: adjust, set, correct] 2: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table" [syn: align, aline, line up, adjust] [ant: skew] 3: adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" [syn: adjust, conform, adapt] 4: make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the darkness" 5: decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

adj 1: of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices [syn: antimonopoly, antitrust]

adj 1: of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage" [syn: august, grand, lordly] 2: profoundly honored; "revered holy men" [syn: august, revered, venerable] n 1: the month following July and preceding September [syn: August, Aug]

adj 1: lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term" [syn: broke, bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke] n 1: a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" [syn: flop, bust, fizzle] 2: the chest of a woman [syn: female chest, bust] 3: a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person 4: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" [syn: bust, tear, binge, bout] v 1: ruin completely; "He busted my radio!" [syn: break, bust] [ant: bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on] 2: search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house" [syn: raid, bust] 3: separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" [syn: tear, rupture, snap, bust] 4: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" [syn: break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart] 5: break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst" [syn: burst, bust]

n 1: the actors in a play [syn: cast, cast of characters, dramatis personae] 2: container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens [syn: mold, mould, cast] 3: the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region" [syn: cast, mold, mould, stamp] 4: the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features" [syn: form, shape, cast] 5: bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal [syn: cast, plaster cast, plaster bandage] 6: object formed by a mold [syn: cast, casting] 7: the act of throwing dice [syn: cast, roll] 8: the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel [syn: casting, cast] 9: a violent throw [syn: hurl, cast] v 1: put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" [syn: project, cast, contrive, throw] 2: deposit; "cast a vote"; "cast a ballot" 3: select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet; "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona" 4: throw forcefully [syn: hurl, hurtle, cast] 5: assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors; "Who cast this beautiful movie?" 6: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond] 7: form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture" [syn: cast, mold, mould] 8: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" [syn: shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop] 9: choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots" [syn: draw, cast] 10: formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" [syn: frame, redact, cast, put, couch] 11: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up] [ant: keep down]

v 1: cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels" [syn: burn, combust] 2: start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" [syn: erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate] 3: get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn: flip one's lid, blow up, throw a fit, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, have kittens, have a fit, combust, blow one's stack, fly off the handle, flip one's wig, lose one's temper, blow a fuse, go ballistic] 4: cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan" 5: undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" [syn: burn, combust]

n 1: the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor 2: the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection" [syn: monetary value, price, cost] 3: value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?" [syn: price, cost, toll] v 1: be priced at; "These shoes cost $100" [syn: cost, be] 2: require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job"

adj 1: placed crosswise; "spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers"; "crossed forks"; "seated with arms across" [ant: uncrossed] 2: (of a check) marked for deposit only as indicated by having two lines drawn across it [ant: uncrossed]

n 1: the outer layer of the Earth [syn: crust, Earth's crust] 2: a hard outer layer that covers something [syn: crust, incrustation, encrustation] 3: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties [syn: crust, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, cheekiness, freshness] v 1: form a crust or form into a crust; "The bread crusted in the oven"

v 1: make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car window" [syn: defrost, deice, de-ice]

n 1: strong feelings of dislike v 1: fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me" [syn: disgust, gross out, revolt, repel] 2: cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us" [syn: disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up]

n 1: doubt about someone's honesty [syn: misgiving, mistrust, distrust, suspicion] 2: the trait of not trusting others [syn: distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust] [ant: trust, trustfulness, trustingness] v 1: regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in [syn: distrust, mistrust, suspect] [ant: bank, rely, swear, trust]

n 1: fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air; "the furniture was covered with dust" 2: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up [syn: debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus] 3: free microscopic particles of solid material; "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust" v 1: remove the dust from; "dust the cabinets" 2: rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape; "The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image" 3: cover with a light dusting of a substance; "dust the bread with flour" 4: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" [syn: scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse]

adj 1: embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery; "brocaded silk"; "an embossed satin"; "embossed leather"; "raised needlework"; "raised metalwork" [syn: brocaded, embossed, raised]

v 1: cover or coat with a crust [syn: encrust, incrust] 2: decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) [syn: encrust, incrust, beset] 3: form a crust or a hard layer [syn: encrust, incrust]

v 1: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" [syn: entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit] 2: put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care" [syn: entrust, leave]

n 1: gases ejected from an engine as waste products [syn: exhaust, exhaust fumes, fumes] 2: system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged [syn: exhaust, exhaust system] v 1: wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" [syn: exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out] 2: use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" [syn: consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out] 3: deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength" [syn: run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tire] 4: use up the whole supply of; "We have exhausted the food supplies" 5: eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" [syn: exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release]

n 1: ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) [syn: frost, hoar, hoarfrost, rime] 2: weather cold enough to cause freezing [syn: freeze, frost] 3: the formation of frost or ice on a surface [syn: frost, icing] 4: United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963) [syn: Frost, Robert Frost, Robert Lee Frost] v 1: decorate with frosting; "frost a cake" [syn: frost, ice] 2: provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance; "frost the glass"; "she frosts her hair" 3: cover with frost; "ice crystals frosted the glass" 4: damage by frost; "The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown"

n 1: a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" [syn: gust, blast, blow]

v 1: decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) [syn: encrust, incrust, beset] 2: cover or coat with a crust [syn: encrust, incrust] 3: form a crust or a hard layer [syn: encrust, incrust]

adv 1: and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment" [syn: merely, simply, just, only, but] 2: indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt" [syn: precisely, exactly, just] 3: only a moment ago; "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now came out" [syn: just, just now] 4: absolutely; "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!" [syn: just, simply] 5: only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats [syn: barely, hardly, just, scarcely, scarce] 6: exactly at this moment or the moment described; "we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them"; adj 1: used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; "a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance" [ant: unjust] 2: fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience; "equitable treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable distribution of gifts among the children" [syn: equitable, just] [ant: inequitable, unjust] 3: free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul" [syn: fair, just] [ant: unfair, unjust] 4: of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man" [syn: good, just, upright]

adv 1: most_recently; "I saw him last in London" 2: the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values" [syn: last, lastly, in conclusion, finally] adj 1: immediately past; "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read" 2: coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel" [ant: first] 3: occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave" [syn: concluding, final, last, terminal] 4: most unlikely or unsuitable; "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job" 5: occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites" 6: conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: final, last, net] 7: highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually" [syn: last, utmost] 8: not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say" [syn: final, last] 9: lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place" [syn: last, last-place, lowest] n 1: the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" [syn: stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close] 2: the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last" 3: a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do; "he breathed his last" 4: the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last" [syn: death, last] 5: a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds 6: a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels 7: the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" [syn: end, last, final stage] 8: holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes [syn: last, shoemaker's last, cobbler's last] v 1: persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days" [syn: last, endure] 2: continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" [syn: survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out]

adj 1: no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered; "a lost child"; "lost friends"; "his lost book"; "lost opportunities" [ant: found] 2: having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity; "I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway"; "the anesthetic left her completely disoriented" [syn: confused, disoriented, lost] 3: spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed; "lost souls"; "a lost generation"; "a lost ship"; "the lost platoon" [ant: saved] 4: not gained or won; "a lost battle"; "a lost prize" [ant: won] 5: incapable of being recovered or regained; "his lost honor" 6: not caught with the senses or the mind; "words lost in the din" [syn: lost, missed] 7: deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown" [syn: bemused, deep in thought(p), lost(p), preoccupied] 8: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" [syn: baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea] 9: unable to function; without help [syn: helpless, lost] n 1: people who are destined to die soon; "the agony of the doomed was in his voice" [syn: doomed, lost]

n 1: a strong sexual desire [syn: lecherousness, lust, lustfulness] 2: self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: lust, luxuria] v 1: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for [syn: crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust]

n 1: doubt about someone's honesty [syn: misgiving, mistrust, distrust, suspicion] 2: the trait of not trusting others [syn: distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust] [ant: trust, trustfulness, trustingness] v 1: regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in [syn: distrust, mistrust, suspect] [ant: bank, rely, swear, trust]

adj 1: highly recommended; "a book that is must reading" n 1: a necessary or essential thing; "seat belts are an absolute must" 2: grape juice before or during fermentation 3: the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy [syn: mustiness, must, moldiness]

v 1: adjust anew; "After moving back to America, he had to readjust" [syn: readjust, readapt] 2: adjust again after an initial failure [syn: readjust, reset]

adj 1: sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial" [ant: frail] 2: marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee" [syn: full-bodied, racy, rich, robust] 3: strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity; "the experiment yielded robust results"; "a robust faith" 4: rough and crude; "a robust tale"

adj 1: of the brown color of rust [syn: rust, rusty, rust- brown] n 1: a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture 2: a plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi 3: the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low- temperature oxidation in the presence of water [syn: rust, rusting] 4: any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants [syn: rust, rust fungus] v 1: become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted" [syn: corrode, rust] 2: cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink" [syn: corrode, eat, rust] 3: become coated with oxide

n 1: fine particles of wood made by sawing wood

n 1: a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality

n 1: the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines" [syn: push, thrust] 2: a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him" [syn: stab, thrust, knife thrust] 3: the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" [syn: drive, thrust, driving force] 4: verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians" 5: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" [syn: jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting] v 1: push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward" 2: press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" [syn: thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze] 3: make a thrusting forward movement [syn: lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust] 4: impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him" [syn: force, thrust] 5: penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument [syn: pierce, thrust] 6: force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock 7: push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head- on thrust up into the air" [syn: thrust, push up] 8: place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar" [syn: throw, thrust]

n 1: something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary); "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father" 2: certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun" [syn: reliance, trust] 3: the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity" [syn: trust, trustingness, trustfulness] [ant: distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust] 4: a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly" [syn: trust, corporate trust, combine, cartel] 5: complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust" [syn: faith, trust] 6: a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust" [syn: confidence, trust] v 1: have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" [syn: trust, swear, rely, bank] [ant: distrust, mistrust, suspect] 2: allow without fear 3: be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war" [syn: believe, trust] 4: expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise" [syn: hope, trust, desire] 5: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" [syn: entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit] 6: extend credit to; "don't trust my ex-wife; I won't pay her debts anymore"

adj 1: not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception; "used unfair methods"; "it was an unfair trial"; "took an unfair advantage" [syn: unfair, unjust] [ant: fair, just] 2: violating principles of justice; "unjust punishment"; "an unjust judge"; "an unjust accusation" [ant: just] 3: not equitable or fair; "the inequitable division of wealth"; "inequitable taxation" [syn: inequitable, unjust] [ant: equitable, just]

n 1: very strong or irresistible impulse to travel [syn: wanderlust, itchy feet]

v 1: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" [syn: entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit]

n 1: (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) [syn: upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust]