Words that rhyme with dubai

• alibi 0
  n 1: (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question 2: a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable" [syn: excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justification] v 1: exonerate by means of an alibi
• ally 0
  n 1: a friendly nation 2: an associate who provides cooperation or assistance; "he's a good ally in fight" [syn: ally, friend] [ant: enemy, foe] v 1: become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"
• apply 0
  v 1: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" [syn: use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ] 2: be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone" [syn: apply, hold, go for] 3: ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job" 4: apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!" [syn: put on, apply] 5: be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data" [syn: lend oneself, apply] [ant: defy, refuse, resist] 6: give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" [syn: give, apply] 7: avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" [syn: practice, apply, use] 8: ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone"; [syn: enforce, implement, apply] [ant: exempt, free, relieve] 9: refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied this racial slur to me!" 10: apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework"
• awry 0
  adv 1: away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations" [syn: awry, amiss] 2: turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry" [syn: askew, awry, skew-whiff] adj 1: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" [syn: askew, awry(p), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff] 2: not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine" [syn: amiss(p), awry(p), haywire, wrong(p)]
• belie 0
  v 1: be in contradiction with [syn: contradict, belie, negate] 2: represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions" [syn: misrepresent, belie]
• bonsai 0
  n 1: a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot
• buy 0
  n 1: an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" [syn: bargain, buy, steal] v 1: obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store" [syn: buy, purchase] [ant: sell] 2: make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought" [syn: bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms] 3: be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train" 4: acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work" 5: accept as true; "I can't buy this story"
• by 0
  adv 1: so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past" [syn: by, past] 2: in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day" [syn: aside, by, away]
• bye 0
  n 1: you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round" [syn: bye, pass] 2: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, so long]
• chi 0
  n 1: the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health [syn: qi, chi, ch'i, ki] 2: the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet [syn: chi, khi]
• comply 0
  v 1: act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" [syn: comply, follow, abide by]
• cry 0
  n 1: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" [syn: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation] 2: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" [syn: cry, yell] 3: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: war cry, rallying cry, battle cry, cry, watchword] 4: a fit of weeping; "had a good cry" 5: the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night" v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall] 2: shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs" [syn: cry, weep] [ant: express joy, express mirth, laugh] 3: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn: exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout] 4: proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square" [syn: cry, blazon out] 5: demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention" 6: utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying" 7: bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy cried himself to sleep"
• decry 0
  v 1: express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" [syn: condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate]
• defy 0
  v 1: resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" [syn: defy, withstand, hold, hold up] 2: elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation" [syn: defy, resist, refuse] [ant: apply, lend oneself] 3: challenge; "I dare you!" [syn: defy, dare]
• deny 0
  v 1: declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money" [ant: acknowledge, admit] 2: refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness" 3: refuse to grant, as of a petition or request; "The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses"; "the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day" 4: refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance" [syn: deny, refuse] [ant: allow, grant] 5: deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits" [syn: deny, abnegate] 6: deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit [syn: traverse, deny] 7: refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"
• die 0
  n 1: a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers [syn: die, dice] 2: a device used for shaping metal 3: a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods v 1: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" [syn: die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it] [ant: be born] 2: suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith" 3: be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame; "I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered"; "We almost died laughing during the show" 4: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" [syn: fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down] 5: feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery" 6: languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave" 7: cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts" [syn: die, die out] 8: to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player 9: lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall" [syn: die, pall, become flat] 10: disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!" 11: suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"
• dry 0
  adj 1: free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry" [ant: wet] 2: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: dry, ironic, ironical, wry] 3: lacking moisture or volatile components; "dry paint" [ant: wet] 4: opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state" [ant: wet] 5: not producing milk; "a dry cow" [ant: lactating, wet] 6: (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux" [ant: sweet] 7: without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose" [ant: phlegmy] 8: not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes" 9: lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown [syn: dry, juiceless] 10: used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight" 11: unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas" 12: having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner" 13: (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat" 14: having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin" 15: lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique" 16: practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal" [syn: dry, teetotal] n 1: a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages [syn: dry, prohibitionist] v 1: remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" [syn: dry, dry out] [ant: wet] 2: become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" [syn: dry, dry out]
• dye 0
  n 1: a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair [syn: dye, dyestuff] v 1: color with dye; "Please dye these shoes"
• eye 0
  n 1: the organ of sight [syn: eye, oculus, optic] 2: good discernment (either visually or as if visually); "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye" 3: attention to what is seen; "he tried to catch her eye" 4: an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" [syn: center, centre, middle, heart, eye] 5: a small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't go through the eye" v 1: look at [syn: eye, eyeball]
• fly 0
  adj 1: (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked n 1: two-winged insects characterized by active flight 2: flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent [syn: tent-fly, rainfly, fly sheet, fly, tent flap] 3: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth [syn: fly, fly front] 4: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air [syn: fly, fly ball] 5: fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect v 1: travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" [syn: fly, wing] 2: move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place" 3: operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba" [syn: fly, aviate, pilot] 4: transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America" 5: cause to fly or float; "fly a kite" 6: be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying" 7: change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage" 8: pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him" [syn: fly, fell, vanish] 9: travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?" 10: display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N." 11: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn: flee, fly, take flight] 12: travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic" 13: hit a fly 14: decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" [syn: vanish, fly, vaporize]
• fry 0
  n 1: English painter and art critic (1866-1934) [syn: Fry, Roger Fry, Roger Eliot Fry] 2: English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907) [syn: Fry, Christopher Fry] 3: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" [syn: child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling] v 1: be excessively hot; "If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried" 2: cook on a hot surface using fat; "fry the pancakes" 3: kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial killer was electrocuted" [syn: electrocute, fry]
• goodbye 0
  n 1: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, so long]
• guy 0
  n 1: an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll" [syn: guy, cat, hombre, bozo] 2: an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day 3: a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) [syn: guy, guy cable, guy wire, guy rope] v 1: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun] 2: steady or support with a guy wire or cable; "The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing"
• hereby 0
  adv 1: (formal) by means of this; "I hereby declare you man and wife" [syn: hereby, herewith]
• hi 0
  n 1: an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos" [syn: hello, hullo, hi, howdy, how- do-you-do] 2: a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands [syn: Hawaii, Hawai'i, Aloha State, HI]
• high 0
  adv 1: at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder" [syn: high, high up] 2: in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have gone up far too high" 3: in a rich manner; "he lives high" [syn: high, richly, luxuriously] 4: far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river" adj 1: greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself" [ant: low] 2: (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high" [ant: low] 3: standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community" [syn: eminent, high] 4: used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency [syn: high, high-pitched] [ant: low, low-pitched] 5: happy and excited and energetic [syn: high, in high spirits] 6: (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted [syn: gamey, gamy, high] 7: slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) [syn: high, mellow] n 1: a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high" [ant: low] 2: an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high" 3: a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these days" [ant: low spirits] 4: a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on" 5: a high place; "they stood on high and observed the countryside"; "he doesn't like heights" [syn: high, heights] 6: a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" [syn: senior high school, senior high, high, highschool, high school] 7: a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed [syn: high gear, high]
• imply 0
  v 1: express or state indirectly [syn: imply, connote] 2: suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic 3: have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers" [syn: entail, imply, mean] 4: suggest that someone is guilty [syn: incriminate, imply, inculpate] 5: have as a necessary feature; "This decision involves many changes" [syn: imply, involve]
• lanai 0
  n 1: an island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area [syn: Lanai, Lanai Island] 2: a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room
• lie 0
  n 1: a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth [syn: lie, prevarication] 2: Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) [syn: Lie, Trygve Lie, Trygve Halvden Lie] 3: position or manner in which something is situated v 1: be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position 2: be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf" [ant: sit, sit down, stand, stand up] 3: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" [syn: dwell, consist, lie, lie in] 4: be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant" 5: tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29" 6: have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies" [syn: lie, rest] 7: assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better" [syn: lie down, lie] [ant: arise, get up, rise, stand up, uprise]
• lullaby 0
  n 1: a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep [syn: lullaby, cradlesong, berceuse] 2: the act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep [syn: lullaby, cradlesong]
• lye 0
  n 1: a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
• misapply 0
  v 1: apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group" [syn: misapply, misuse]
• nearby 0
  adv 1: not far away in relative terms; "she works nearby"; "the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars" adj 1: close at hand; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"
• nigh 0
  adv 1: near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire" [syn: near, nigh, close] 2: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh] adj 1: not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call" [syn: near, close, nigh] [ant: far] 2: being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side" [syn: near(a), nigh(a)]
• oversupply 0
  n 1: the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall [syn: glut, oversupply, surfeit] v 1: supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient" [syn: flood, oversupply, glut]
• phi 0
  n 1: the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet
• pi 0
  n 1: the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846... 2: someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information [syn: private detective, PI, private eye, private investigator, operative, shamus, sherlock] 3: the scientist in charge of an experiment or research project [syn: principal investigator, PI] 4: the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet 5: an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs [syn: protease inhibitor, PI]
• pie 0
  n 1: dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top 2: a prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages [syn: Proto-Indo European, PIE]
• ply 0
  n 1: one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination; "three-ply cord"; "four- ply yarn" 2: (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood v 1: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" [syn: provide, supply, ply, cater] 2: apply oneself diligently; "Ply one's trade" 3: travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast" [syn: ply, run] 4: join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding; "ply fabric" 5: wield vigorously; "ply an axe" 6: use diligently; "ply your wits!"
• pry 0
  n 1: a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge [syn: crowbar, wrecking bar, pry, pry bar] v 1: to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" [syn: pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy] 2: be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!" 3: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office" [syn: intrude, horn in, pry, nose, poke] 4: make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him" [syn: pry, prise]
• rabbi 0
  n 1: spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law 2: a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher
• rely 0
  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]
• reply 0
  n 1: a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics" [syn: answer, reply, response] 2: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply" [syn: reply, response] v 1: react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation" [syn: answer, reply, respond]
• retry 0
  v 1: hear or try a court case anew [syn: rehear, retry]
• rye 0
  n 1: the seed of the cereal grass 2: hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement [syn: rye, Secale cereale] 3: whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt [syn: rye, rye whiskey, rye whisky]
• shy 0
  adj 1: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: diffident, shy, timid, unsure] [ant: confident] 2: short; "eleven is one shy of a dozen" 3: wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; "shy of strangers" n 1: a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman" v 1: start suddenly, as from fright 2: throw quickly
• sigh 0
  n 1: an utterance made by exhaling audibly [syn: sigh, suspiration] 2: a sound like a person sighing; "she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees" v 1: heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly" [syn: sigh, suspire] 2: utter with a sigh
• sky 0
  n 1: the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth v 1: throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" [syn: flip, toss, sky, pitch]
• sly 0
  adj 1: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily]
• spry 0
  adj 1: moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it" [syn: agile, nimble, quick, spry]
• spy 0
  n 1: (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors [syn: spy, undercover agent] 2: a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night" v 1: catch sight of [syn: descry, spot, espy, spy] 2: watch, observe, or inquire secretly [syn: spy, stag, snoop, sleuth] 3: catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge" [syn: spy, sight] 4: secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage; "spy for the Russians"
• standby 0
  adj 1: ready for emergency use; "a standby generator"; "a standby crew" n 1: something that can be relied on when needed 2: an actor able to replace a regular performer when required [syn: understudy, standby]
• sty 0
  n 1: an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid [syn: sty, stye, hordeolum, eye infection] 2: a pen for swine [syn: sty, pigsty, pigpen]
• supply 0
  n 1: an amount of something available for use 2: offering goods and services for sale [ant: demand] 3: the activity of supplying or providing something [syn: provision, supply, supplying] v 1: give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" [syn: supply, provide, render, furnish] 2: circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds" [syn: issue, supply] [ant: recall] 3: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" [syn: provide, supply, ply, cater] 4: state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied" [syn: add, append, supply]
• thereby 0
  adv 1: by that means or because of that; "He knocked over the red wine, thereby ruining the table cloth"
• thigh 0
  n 1: the part of the leg between the hip and the knee 2: the upper joint of the leg of a fowl [syn: second joint, thigh]
• tie 0
  n 1: neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie" [syn: necktie, tie] 2: a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England" [syn: affiliation, association, tie, tie-up] 3: equality of score in a contest 4: a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam" [syn: tie, tie beam] 5: a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" [syn: link, linkup, tie, tie-in] 6: the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie" [syn: draw, standoff, tie] 7: (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value 8: one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" [syn: tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper] 9: a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages" v 1: fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" [syn: tie, bind] [ant: unbrace, unlace, untie] 2: finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie" [syn: tie, draw] 3: limit or restrict to; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports" 4: connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" [syn: connect, link, tie, link up] [ant: disconnect] 5: form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie" 6: create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" [syn: bind, tie, attach, bond] 7: perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" [syn: marry, wed, tie, splice] 8: make by tying pieces together; "The fishermen tied their flies" 9: unite musical notes by a tie
• try 0
  n 1: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" [syn: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try] v 1: make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" [syn: try, seek, attempt, essay, assay] 2: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" [syn: test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay] 3: put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials" [syn: judge, adjudicate, try] 4: take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes" [syn: sample, try, try out, taste] 5: examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California" [syn: hear, try] 6: give pain or trouble to; "I've been sorely tried by these students" 7: test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!" [syn: try, strain, stress] 8: melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole" [syn: try, render] 9: put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks" [syn: try on, try]
• underlie 0
  v 1: be or form the base for 2: lie underneath
• untie 0
  v 1: undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner" [syn: untie, unbrace, unlace] [ant: bind, tie] 2: cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" [syn: untie, undo, loosen]
• vi 0
  adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units [syn: six, 6, vi, half dozen, half-dozen] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: six, 6, VI, sixer, sise, Captain Hicks, half a dozen, sextet, sestet, sextuplet, hexad] 2: more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States [syn: United States Virgin Islands, American Virgin Islands, VI]
• vie 0
  v 1: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others [syn: compete, vie, contend]
• why 0
  n 1: the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' [syn: why, wherefore]
• wry 0
  adj 1: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: dry, ironic, ironical, wry] 2: bent to one side; "a wry neck"
• versailles 0
  n 1: a city in north central France near Paris; site of the Palace of Versailles that was built by Louis XIV in the 17th century 2: a palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV southwest of Paris near the city of Versailles [syn: Versailles, Palace of Versailles]
• ai 0
  n 1: an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders [syn: Army Intelligence, AI] 2: the branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively; "workers in AI hope to imitate or duplicate intelligence in computers and robots" [syn: artificial intelligence, AI] 3: a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot [syn: three-toed sloth, ai, Bradypus tridactylus] 4: the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse [syn: artificial insemination, AI]
• bi 0
  n 1: a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals [syn: bismuth, Bi, atomic number 83]
• fae 0
  n 1: a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below [syn: fuel-air explosive, FAE]
• frye 0
  n 1: Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991) [syn: Frye, Northrop Frye, Herman Northrop Frye]
• i 0
  adj 1: used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane' is Scottish" [syn: one, 1, i, ane] n 1: a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks) [syn: iodine, iodin, I, atomic number 53] 2: the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one" [syn: one, 1, I, ace, single, unity] 3: the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: I, i]
• kwai 0
  n 1: the basic unit of money in China [syn: yuan, kwai]
• mei 0
  n 1: Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits [syn: Japanese apricot, mei, Prunus mume]
• psi 0
  n 1: a unit of pressure [syn: pounds per square inch, psi] 2: the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet
• tai 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people; "Siamese kings"; "different Thai tribes live in the north" [syn: Thai, Tai, Siamese] 2: of or relating to the languages of the Thai people; "Thai tones" [syn: Thai, Tai, Siamese] 3: of or relating to Thailand; "the Thai border with Laos" [syn: Thai, Tai, Siamese] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Thailand [syn: Thai, Tai, Siamese] 2: the most widespread and best known of the Kadai family of languages
• thai 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people; "Siamese kings"; "different Thai tribes live in the north" [syn: Thai, Tai, Siamese] 2: of or relating to the languages of the Thai people; "Thai tones" [syn: Thai, Tai, Siamese] 3: of or relating to Thailand; "the Thai border with Laos" [syn: Thai, Tai, Siamese] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Thailand [syn: Thai, Tai, Siamese] 2: a branch of the Tai languages [syn: Thai, Siamese, Central Thai]
• wye 0
  n 1: the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: Y, y, wye]
• y 0
  n 1: a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys [syn: yttrium, Y, atomic number 39] 2: the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: Y, y, wye]
• brunei 0
  n 1: a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984 [syn: Brunei, Negara Brunei Darussalam]
• july 0
  n 1: the month following June and preceding August
• shanghai 0
  n 1: the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world v 1: take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged" [syn: shanghai, impress]
• overfly 0
  v 1: fly over; "The plane passed over Damascus" [syn: pass over, overfly]
• bligh 0
  n 1: British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817) [syn: Bligh, William Bligh, Captain Bligh]
• bai 0
  n 1: the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan [syn: Bai, Baic]
• bye-bye 0
  n 1: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, so long]
• alai 0
• aye 0
• flyby 0
• hushaby 0
• incubi 0
• my 0
• overbuy 0
• rhombi 0
• syllabi 0
• thrombi 0
• thy 0
• tri 0
• whereby 0
• nimbi 0
• sci 0
• sri 0

See also dubai definition