Words that rhyme with ducote

adj 1: aimlessly drifting [syn: adrift(p), afloat(p), aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected] 2: borne on the water; floating [ant: aground(p)] 3: covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub" [syn: afloat(p), awash(p), flooded, inundated, overflowing]

n 1: swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas v 1: become bloated or swollen or puff up; "The dead man's stomach was bloated" 2: make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child's belly"

n 1: a small vessel for travel on water 2: a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce [syn: gravy boat, gravy holder, sauceboat, boat] v 1: ride in a boat on water

n 1: a long overcoat with a hood that can be pulled over the head [syn: capote, hooded coat] 2: a long cloak with a hood that can be pulled over the head [syn: capote, hooded cloak]

n 1: an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors 2: a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint" [syn: coating, coat] 3: growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal [syn: coat, pelage] v 1: put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate" [syn: coat, surface] 2: cover or provide with a coat 3: form a coat over; "Dirt had coated her face" [syn: coat, cake]

v 1: express or state indirectly [syn: imply, connote] 2: involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well" [syn: connote, predicate]

n 1: a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)

v 1: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant" [syn: demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs] [ant: advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade]

v 1: be a sign or indication of; "Her smile denoted that she agreed" 2: have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' " [syn: denote, refer] 3: make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly" [syn: announce, denote]

v 1: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" [syn: give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote] 2: dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" [syn: give, pay, devote] 3: set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining"

v 1: be foolish or senile due to old age 2: shower with love; show excessive affection for; "Grandmother dotes on her the twins"

n 1: the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment 2: the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public 3: a drink with ice cream floating in it [syn: ice-cream soda, ice-cream float, float] 4: an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade 5: a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco [syn: float, plasterer's float] 6: something that floats on the surface of water 7: an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy [syn: air bladder, swim bladder, float] v 1: be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" [syn: float, drift, be adrift, blow] 2: be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom [syn: float, swim] [ant: go down, go under, settle, sink] 3: set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond" 4: circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform" 5: move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage" 6: put into the water; "float a ship" 7: make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster" 8: allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months" 9: convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"

n 1: malicious satisfaction [syn: gloat, gloating, glee] v 1: dwell on with satisfaction [syn: gloat, triumph, crow] 2: gaze at or think about something with great self- satisfaction, gratification, or joy

n 1: any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns [syn: goat, caprine animal] 2: a victim of ridicule or pranks [syn: butt, goat, laughingstock, stooge] 3: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn [syn: Capricorn, Goat] 4: the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19 [syn: Capricorn, Capricorn the Goat, Goat]

n 1: a former English silver coin worth four pennies [syn: fourpence, groat]

n 1: an incorrect quotation [syn: misquotation, misquote] v 1: quote incorrectly; "He had misquoted the politician"

n 1: ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water [syn: moat, fosse]

n 1: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything [syn: atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck]

n 1: a brief written record; "he made a note of the appointment" 2: a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there" [syn: note, short letter, line, billet] 3: a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long" [syn: note, musical note, tone] 4: a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling; "there was a note of uncertainty in his voice" 5: a characteristic emotional quality; "it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm" 6: a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn: bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenback] 7: a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope" [syn: note, annotation, notation] 8: high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence" [syn: eminence, distinction, preeminence, note] 9: a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank" [syn: note, promissory note, note of hand] v 1: make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" [syn: note, observe, mention, remark] 2: notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words" [syn: notice, mark, note] [ant: ignore] 3: observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction" [syn: note, take note, observe] 4: make a written note of; "she noted everything the teacher said that morning" [syn: note, take down]

n 1: annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats') 2: seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats')

v 1: defeat by a majority of votes; "The Democrats outvoted the Republicans"

v 1: contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" [syn: promote, advance, boost, further, encourage] 2: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" [syn: promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate] [ant: break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate] 3: make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" [syn: advertise, advertize, promote, push] 4: be changed for a superior chess or checker piece 5: change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent

n 1: a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else [syn: quotation mark, quote, inverted comma] 2: a passage or expression that is quoted or cited [syn: quotation, quote, citation] v 1: repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her" [syn: quote, cite] 2: name the price of; "quote prices for cars" 3: refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior" [syn: quote, cite] 4: put quote marks around; "Here the author is quoting his colleague"

adj 1: located far away spatially; "distant lands"; "remote stars" [syn: distant, remote] 2: very unlikely; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency" [syn: outside, remote] 3: separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future" [syn: distant, remote, removed] 4: inaccessible and sparsely populated; [syn: outback(a), remote] 5: far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics" [syn: distant, remote] [ant: close] n 1: a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV" [syn: remote control, remote]

n 1: memorization by repetition [syn: rote, rote learning]

n 1: a young pig [syn: piglet, piggy, shoat, shote]

n 1: the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail

n 1: the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone [syn: throat, pharynx] 2: an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep 3: a passage resembling a throat in shape or function; "the throat of the vase"; "the throat of a chimney"; 4: the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's throat

n 1: a capacious bag or basket [syn: carryall, holdall, tote, tote bag] v 1: carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase" [syn: lug, tote, tug]

n 1: a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person" [syn: vote, ballot, voting, balloting] 2: the opinion of a group as determined by voting; "they put the question to a vote" 3: a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920" [syn: right to vote, vote, suffrage] 4: a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to get the Black vote" 5: the total number of voters who participated; "they are expecting a large vote" [syn: vote, voter turnout] v 1: express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night" 2: express one's choice or preference by vote; "vote the Democratic ticket" 3: express a choice or opinion; "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant" 4: be guided by in voting; "vote one's conscience" 5: bring into existence or make available by vote; "They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia"