Words that rhyme with elapse

• apse 0
  n 1: a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar [syn: apse, apsis]
• collapse 0
  n 1: an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion; "the commander's prostration demoralized his men" [syn: collapse, prostration] 2: a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; "the roof is in danger of collapse"; "the collapse of the old star under its own gravity" 3: the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop" [syn: flop, collapse] 4: a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) [syn: crash, collapse] v 1: break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" [syn: collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder] 2: collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack [syn: break down, collapse] 3: fold or close up; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand" 4: fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down" [syn: crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapse] 5: cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe" [syn: collapse, burst] 6: suffer a nervous breakdown [syn: crack up, crack, crock up, break up, collapse] 7: lose significance, effectiveness, or value; "The school system is collapsing"; "The stock market collapsed"
• craps 0
  n 1: expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot [syn: craps, snake eyes] 2: a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice
• flaps 0
  n 1: a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag [syn: flap, flaps]
• lapse 0
  n 1: a mistake resulting from inattention [syn: oversight, lapse] 2: a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters" 3: a failure to maintain a higher state [syn: backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting] v 1: pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana" [syn: sink, pass, lapse] 2: end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed" 3: drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards [syn: lapse, backslide] 4: go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" [syn: relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back] 5: let slip; "He lapsed his membership" 6: pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along]
• perhaps 0
  adv 1: by chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time" [syn: possibly, perchance, perhaps, maybe, mayhap, peradventure]
• relapse 0
  n 1: a failure to maintain a higher state [syn: backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting] v 1: deteriorate in health; "he relapsed" [syn: get worse, relapse] [ant: bounce back, get over, get well] 2: go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" [syn: relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back]
• schnapps 0
  n 1: any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes [syn: schnapps, schnaps]
• scraps 0
  n 1: food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) [syn: garbage, refuse, food waste, scraps]
• synapse 0
  n 1: the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters"
• taps 0
  n 1: (military) signal to turn the lights out [syn: taps, lights-out]
• prolapse 0
  n 1: the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) [syn: prolapse, prolapsus, descensus] v 1: slip or fall out of place, as of body parts; "prolapsed rectum"
• caps 0
• cap's 0
• chaps 0
• claps 0
• gaps 0
• gap's 0
• laps 0
• maps 0
• naps 0
• raps 0
• saps 0
• slaps 0
• snaps 0
• straps 0
• traps 0
• wraps 0
• zaps 0
• apps 0
• capps 0
• crapps 0
• lapps 0

See also elapse definition and elapse synonyms