Words that rhyme with eloise

n 1: a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains) [syn: avoirdupois, avoirdupois weight] 2: excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others" [syn: fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupois] [ant: leanness, spareness, thinness]

n 1: a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" [syn: breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air] 2: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake] v 1: blow gently and lightly; "It breezes most evenings at the shore" 2: to proceed quickly and easily

n 1: a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk 2: erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States [syn: tall mallow, high mallow, cheese, cheeseflower, Malva sylvestris] v 1: used in the imperative (get away, or stop it); "Cheese it!" 2: wind onto a cheese; "cheese the yarn"

n 1: a weight that balances another weight [syn: counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equaliser] v 1: constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to [syn: counterweight, counterpoise, counterpose]

n 1: freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back" [syn: ease, easiness, simplicity, simpleness] [ant: difficultness, difficulty] 2: a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state; "a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world" [syn: ease, comfort] 3: the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress); "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease" [syn: relief, ease] 4: freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease with strangers" [syn: ease, informality] 5: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool" [syn: rest, ease, repose, relaxation] v 1: move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair" 2: lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs" [syn: comfort, ease] 3: make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge" [syn: facilitate, ease, alleviate] 4: lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" [syn: still, allay, relieve, ease]

n 1: equality of distribution [syn: balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance]

n 1: the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid [syn: freeze, freezing] 2: weather cold enough to cause freezing [syn: freeze, frost] 3: an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze" [syn: freeze, halt] 4: fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring" v 1: stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze" [syn: freeze, stop dead] 2: change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze" [ant: boil] 3: be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on" 4: cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food" 5: stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country" [syn: freeze, suspend] 6: be very cold, below the freezing point; "It is freezing in Kalamazoo" 7: change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit" [syn: freeze, freeze out, freeze down] 8: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" [syn: freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise] [ant: free, release, unblock, unfreeze] 9: anesthetize by cold 10: suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"

n 1: strips of potato fried in deep fat [syn: french fries, french-fried potatoes, fries, chips]

n 1: an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice 2: a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap

n 1: a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery) [syn: grease, lubricating oil] 2: the state of being covered with unclean things [syn: dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge] v 1: lubricate with grease; "grease the wheels"

n 1: the style in which newspapers are written

n 1: the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage

n 1: a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law

n 1: sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" 2: the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me" [syn: noise, dissonance, racket] 3: electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication [syn: noise, interference, disturbance] 4: a loud outcry of protest or complaint; "the announcement of the election recount caused a lot of noise"; "whatever it was he didn't like it and he was going to let them know by making as loud a noise as he could" 5: incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say" 6: the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan [syn: randomness, haphazardness, stochasticity, noise] v 1: emit a noise [syn: make noise, resound, noise]

adv 1: used in polite request; "please pay attention" v 1: give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation" [syn: please, delight] [ant: displease] 2: be the will of or have the will (to); "he could do many things if he pleased" 3: give satisfaction; "The waiters around her aim to please"

n 1: a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second 2: a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium 3: great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool" [syn: aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid] v 1: be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked" 2: prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult [syn: brace, poise] 3: cause to be balanced or suspended 4: hold or carry in equilibrium [syn: poise, balance]

v 1: take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" [syn: seize, prehend, clutch] 2: take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" 3: take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle" [syn: appropriate, capture, seize, conquer] 4: take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork" [syn: impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize] 5: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" [syn: assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate] 6: hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish" 7: affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" [syn: seize, clutch, get hold of] 8: capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination" [syn: grab, seize]

n 1: a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose [syn: sneeze, sneezing, sternutation] v 1: exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose; "Pepper makes me sneeze"

n 1: the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze" [syn: squeeze, squeezing] 2: a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high [syn: credit crunch, liquidity crisis, squeeze] 3: a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer; "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits" 4: (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend; "she was his main squeeze" 5: a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring" [syn: squeeze, wring] 6: an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power; "she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away" [syn: power play, squeeze play, squeeze] 7: a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug" [syn: hug, clinch, squeeze] 8: the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space; "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze" v 1: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" [syn: squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze] 2: press firmly; "He squeezed my hand" 3: squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner" [syn: wedge, squeeze, force] 4: 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] 5: obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" [syn: extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring] 6: press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" [syn: thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze] 7: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch] 8: squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him" [syn: embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze] 9: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press]

n 1: someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) [syn: tease, teaser, annoyer, vexer] 2: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men [syn: coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser] 3: the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent" [syn: tease, teasing, ribbing, tantalization] v 1: annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" [syn: tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer] 2: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride] 3: to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them; "The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"; "She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior" 4: tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations" 5: raise the nap of (fabrics) 6: disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool" [syn: tease, tease apart, loosen] 7: separate the fibers of; "tease wool" [syn: tease, card] 8: mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman" 9: ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect [syn: tease, fluff]

n 1: usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant- like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica

n 1: a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate; "blue turquoise is valued as a gemstone" 2: a shade of blue tinged with green [syn: greenish blue, aqua, aquamarine, turquoise, cobalt blue, peacock blue]

n 1: breathing with a husky or whistling sound 2: (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick; "a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat" v 1: breathe with difficulty

n 1: tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar [syn: cheapness, tackiness, tat, sleaze]

n 1: a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells [syn: reticuloendothelial system, RES]

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Timor or its inhabitants n 1: a native or inhabitant of Timor

n 1: a midwestern state in north-central United States [syn: Illinois, Prairie State, Land of Lincoln, IL] 2: a member of the Algonquian people formerly of Illinois and regions to the west 3: the Algonquian language of the Illinois and Miami

n 1: a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands [syn: Faroese, Faeroese]

n 1: a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands [syn: Faroese, Faeroese]

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Genoa or its inhabitants; "the Genoese sailor we call Columbus" [syn: Genoese, Genovese] n 1: a native or resident of Genoa

n 1: Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198) [syn: Averroes, ibn-Roshd, Abul- Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd]

n 1: the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure

n 1: English poet (1880-1958) [syn: Noyes, Alfred Noyes]