Words that rhyme with epicenter

  • accentor
    n 1: small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia
  • centre
    n 1: a low-lying region in central France 2: 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] 3: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure [syn: center, centre, midpoint] 4: a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers" [syn: center, centre] 5: the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering [syn: center, centre] 6: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty- gritty] 7: the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party" [syn: center, centre, center of attention, centre of attention] 8: a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" [syn: center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre] 9: a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research" [syn: center, centre] v 1: move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered" [syn: center, centre] 2: direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet]
  • concentre
    v 1: bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions [syn: concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus]
  • dissenter
    n 1: a person who dissents from some established policy [syn: dissenter, dissident, protester, objector, contestant]
  • enter
    v 1: to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" [syn: enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into] [ant: exit, get out, go out, leave] 2: become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations" [syn: enter, participate] [ant: chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, give up, quit, throw in, throw in the towel] 3: register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members" [syn: enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol, recruit] 4: be or play a part of or in; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?" [syn: figure, enter] 5: make a record of; set down in permanent form [syn: record, enter, put down] 6: come on stage 7: take on duties or office; "accede to the throne" [syn: accede, enter] 8: put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text" [syn: insert, infix, enter, introduce] 9: set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career" [syn: embark, enter]
  • epicentre
    n 1: the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake [syn: epicenter, epicentre]
  • experimenter
    n 1: a research worker who conducts experiments 2: a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas; "she was an experimenter in new forms of poetry"
  • frequenter
    n 1: a regular customer [syn: patron, frequenter]
  • inventor
    n 1: someone who is the first to think of or make something [syn: inventor, discoverer, artificer]
  • jobcentre
    n 1: a government office in a town where information about available jobs is displayed and where unemployment benefits are administered
  • mentor
    n 1: a wise and trusted guide and advisor [syn: mentor, wise man] v 1: serve as a teacher or trusted counselor; "The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school"; "She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like mentoring"
  • presenter
    n 1: someone who presents a message of some sort (as a petition or an address or a check or a memorial etc.) 2: an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.) [syn: presenter, sponsor] 3: person who makes a gift of property [syn: donor, giver, presenter, bestower, conferrer]
  • renter
    n 1: someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else; "the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent" [syn: tenant, renter] 2: an owner of property who receives payment for its use by another person
  • tormentor
    n 1: someone who torments [syn: tormentor, tormenter, persecutor] 2: a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings [syn: tormenter, tormentor, teaser]
  • center
    adj 1: equally distant from the extremes [syn: center(a), halfway, middle(a), midway] 2: of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually [ant: left, right] n 1: 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] 2: the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center" [syn: center field, centerfield, center] 3: a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research" [syn: center, centre] 4: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure [syn: center, centre, midpoint] 5: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty- gritty] 6: the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party" [syn: center, centre, center of attention, centre of attention] 7: a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" [syn: center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre] 8: the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to reinforce the center" 9: (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team 10: (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff" [syn: center, snapper] 11: a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers" [syn: center, centre] 12: politically moderate persons; centrists 13: (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team 14: the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering [syn: center, centre] 15: mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls" [syn: plaza, mall, center, shopping mall, shopping center, shopping centre] 16: the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game 17: (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play; "it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback" 18: a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game v 1: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" [syn: focus on, center on, revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on, center] 2: direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet] 3: move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered" [syn: center, centre]
  • stentor
    n 1: a speaker with an unusually loud voice 2: the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes 3: any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor
  • tenter
    n 1: a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth
  • precentor
    n 1: the musical director of a choir [syn: choirmaster, precentor, cantor]
  • scienter
    adv 1: (law) deliberately or knowingly
  • metacenter
    n 1: (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship [syn: metacenter, metacentre]
  • metacentre
    n 1: (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship [syn: metacenter, metacentre]
  • augmenter
  • decentre
  • preventer
  • succentor
  • circumcenter
  • orthocenter
  • pericenter
  • unicenter
  • centerre
  • senter

See also epicenter definition and epicenter synonyms