Words that rhyme with emerald

• bespectacled 0
  adj 1: wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass; "a bespectacled grandmother"; "the monocled gentleman" [syn: bespectacled, monocled, spectacled]
• cuckold 0
  n 1: a man whose wife committed adultery v 1: be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?" [syn: cheat on, cheat, cuckold, betray, wander]
• herald 0
  n 1: (formal) a person who announces important news; "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet" [syn: herald, trumpeter] 2: something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone [syn: harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursor] v 1: foreshadow or presage [syn: announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, herald] 2: praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein" [syn: acclaim, hail, herald] 3: greet enthusiastically or joyfully [syn: hail, herald]
• scaffold 0
  n 1: a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded) 2: a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers v 1: provide with a scaffold for support; "scaffold the building before painting it"
• stranglehold 0
  n 1: complete power over a person or situation; "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public" [syn: stranglehold, chokehold, throttlehold] 2: a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe
• stronghold 0
  n 1: a strongly fortified defensive structure [syn: stronghold, fastness]
• suckled 0
  adj 1: (of an infant) breast-fed [syn: nursed, suckled]
• tenfold 0
  adv 1: by ten times as much; "the population increased tenfold" adj 1: containing ten or ten parts [syn: tenfold, ten-fold, denary]
• threefold 0
  adv 1: by a factor of three; "our rent increased threefold in the past five years" [syn: threefold, three times] adj 1: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" [syn: treble, threefold, three-fold, triple] 2: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison [syn: double, dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three- fold]
• threshold 0
  n 1: the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood" 2: the smallest detectable sensation [syn: threshold, limen] 3: the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway" [syn: doorway, door, room access, threshold] 4: the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway [syn: doorsill, doorstep, threshold] 5: a region marking a boundary [syn: brink, threshold, verge]
• throttlehold 0
  n 1: complete power over a person or situation; "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public" [syn: stranglehold, chokehold, throttlehold]
• toehold 0
  n 1: a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made; "American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks"; "his father gave him a toehold in the oil business" 2: a small foothold used in climbing 3: a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints
• twofold 0
  adv 1: by a factor of two; "the price increased twofold last year" [syn: twofold, two times] adj 1: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison [syn: double, dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three-fold] 2: twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase" [syn: double, doubled, twofold, two-fold]
• uncontrolled 0
  adj 1: not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth" [ant: controlled]
• unfold 0
  v 1: develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity" [syn: blossom, blossom out, blossom forth, unfold] 2: open to the view; "A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings" 3: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" [syn: unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend] 4: spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" [syn: unfold, spread, spread out, open] [ant: fold, fold up, turn up]
• unsold 0
  adj 1: not disposed of by purchase; "the house has been on the market almost a year and is still unsold" [ant: sold]
• untold 0
  adj 1: of an incalculable amount; "untold suffering"
• uphold 0
  v 1: keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" [syn: continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve] [ant: cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop] 2: stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals 3: support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict" [syn: uphold, maintain]
• withhold 0
  v 1: hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" [syn: withhold, keep back] 2: retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes" [syn: withhold, deduct, recoup]
• wold 0
  n 1: a tract of open rolling country (especially upland)
• wrinkled 0
  adj 1: marked by wrinkles; "tired travelers in wrinkled clothes" [syn: wrinkled, wrinkly] [ant: unwrinkled, wrinkleless] 2: (of linens or clothes) not ironed; "a pile of unironed laundry"; "wore unironed jeans" [syn: unironed, wrinkled] [ant: ironed]
• mold 0
  n 1: the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region" [syn: cast, mold, mould, stamp] 2: container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens [syn: mold, mould, cast] 3: loose soil rich in organic matter [syn: mold, mould] 4: the process of becoming mildewed [syn: mildew, mold, mould] 5: a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter [syn: mold, mould] 6: a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold; "a lobster mold"; "a gelatin dessert made in a mold" [syn: mold, mould] 7: a distinctive nature, character, or type; "a leader in the mold of her predecessors" [syn: mold, mould] 8: sculpture produced by molding [syn: mold, mould, molding, moulding, modeling, clay sculpture] v 1: form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay" [syn: model, mold, mould] 2: become moldy; spoil due to humidity; "The furniture molded in the old house" [syn: mold, mildew] 3: form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture" [syn: cast, mold, mould] 4: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" [syn: shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge] 5: fit tightly, follow the contours of; "The dress molds her beautiful figure" 6: shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" [syn: determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate]
• fitzgerald 0
  n 1: English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883) [syn: Fitzgerald, Edward Fitzgerald] 2: United States author whose novels characterized the Jazz Age in the United States (1896-1940) [syn: Fitzgerald, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald] 3: United States scat singer (1917-1996) [syn: Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald]
• oswald 0
  n 1: United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963) [syn: Oswald, Lee Harvey Oswald]
• buckled 0
• chuckled 0
• culled 0
• knuckled 0
• kobold 0
• struggled 0
• told 0
• truckled 0
• roald 0
• archibald 0
• griswold 0
• penfold 0
• gerald 0
• harold 0

See also emerald definition