Words that rhyme with ermine

  • alderman
    n 1: a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council); "aldermen usually represent city wards"
  • amine
    n 1: a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals [syn: amine, aminoalkane]
  • amphetamine
    n 1: a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression [syn: amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed]
  • an
    n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in Nursing, AN]
  • antihistamine
    n 1: a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site
  • counterman
    n 1: someone who attends a counter (as in a diner) [syn: counterperson, counterwoman, counterman]
  • cumin
    n 1: dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds [syn: cumin, Cuminum cyminum] 2: aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family [syn: cumin, cumin seed]
  • determine
    v 1: establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" [syn: determine, find, find out, ascertain] 2: shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" [syn: determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate] 3: fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules" [syn: determine, set] 4: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" [syn: specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit] 5: reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" [syn: decide, make up one's mind, determine] 6: fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; "the tree determines the border of the property" 7: settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument" [syn: settle, square off, square up, determine] 8: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" [syn: determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn]
  • examine
    v 1: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" [syn: analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas] 2: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" [syn: examine, see] 3: question or examine thoroughly and closely [syn: probe, examine] 4: question closely 5: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" [syn: test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay]
  • gamin
    n 1: (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets [syn: street arab, gamin, throwaway]
  • helmsman
    n 1: the person who steers a ship [syn: helmsman, steersman, steerer]
  • henchman
    n 1: someone who assists in a plot [syn: confederate, collaborator, henchman, partner in crime]
  • herdsman
    n 1: someone who drives a herd [syn: herder, herdsman, drover]
  • histamine
    n 1: amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions
  • horseman
    n 1: a man skilled in equitation [syn: horseman, equestrian, horseback rider] 2: a person who breeds and cares for horses [syn: horseman, horse fancier]
  • houseman
    n 1: an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term) [syn: intern, interne, houseman, medical intern]
  • huntsman
    n 1: someone who hunts game [syn: hunter, huntsman]
  • illumine
    v 1: make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" [syn: light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate]
  • kinsman
    n 1: a male relative
  • lineman
    n 1: one of the players on the line of scrimmage 2: the surveyor who marks positions with a range pole 3: a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines [syn: electrician, lineman, linesman] 4: (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage
  • linesman
    n 1: official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside) 2: a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines [syn: electrician, lineman, linesman]
  • marksman
    n 1: someone skilled in shooting [syn: marksman, sharpshooter, crack shot]
  • oarsman
    n 1: someone who rows a boat [syn: oarsman, rower]
  • plainsman
    n 1: an inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America)
  • postman
    n 1: a man who delivers the mail [syn: mailman, postman, mail carrier, letter carrier, carrier]
  • predetermine
    v 1: determine beforehand 2: cause to be biased [syn: bias, predetermine]
  • pressman
    n 1: someone whose occupation is printing [syn: printer, pressman] 2: a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media [syn: correspondent, newspaperman, newspaperwoman, newswriter, pressman]
  • re-examine
    v 1: question after cross-examination by opposing counsel; "re- examine one's witness"
  • salesman
    n 1: a man salesperson
  • scopolamine
    n 1: an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; "transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"; "someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying" [syn: scopolamine, hyoscine]
  • sermon
    n 1: an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) [syn: sermon, discourse, preaching] 2: a moralistic rebuke; "your preaching is wasted on him" [syn: sermon, preaching]
  • showman
    n 1: a person skilled at making effective presentations 2: a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments [syn: showman, promoter, impresario]
  • spaceman
    n 1: a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; "the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts" [syn: astronaut, spaceman, cosmonaut]
  • spokesman
    n 1: a male spokesperson
  • steersman
    n 1: the person who steers a ship [syn: helmsman, steersman, steerer]
  • thiamine
    n 1: a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth [syn: vitamin B1, thiamine, thiamin, aneurin, antiberiberi factor]
  • vermin
    n 1: an irritating or obnoxious person [syn: vermin, varmint] 2: any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats; "cereals must be protected from mice and other vermin"; "he examined the child's head for vermin"; "boys in the village have probably been shooting vermin"
  • vitamin
    n 1: any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
  • brahmin
    n 1: a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston brahman" [syn: brahman, brahmin] 2: a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests" [syn: brahman, brahmin] 3: the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category [syn: brahman, brahmin] 4: any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding [syn: Brahman, Brahma, Brahmin, Bos indicus]
  • german
    adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language; "German philosophers"; "German universities"; "German literature" n 1: a person of German nationality 2: the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic [syn: German, High German, German language]
  • hyoscyamine
    n 1: a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract
  • herman
    n 1: United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987) [syn: Herman, Woody Herman, Woodrow Charles Herman]
  • sherman
    n 1: United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891) [syn: Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman] 2: American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution (1721-1793) [syn: Sherman, Roger Sherman] 3: a peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,036 feet high) [syn: Sherman, Mount Sherman] 4: a town in northeastern Texas near the Oklahoma border
  • doberman
    n 1: medium large breed of dog of German origin with a glossy black and tan coat; used as a watchdog [syn: Doberman, Doberman pinscher]
  • businesswomen
  • chairwomen
  • charwomen
  • churchwomen
  • committeewomen
  • congresswomen
  • councilwomen
  • craftswomen
  • gentlewomen
  • horsewomen
  • laywomen
  • madwomen
  • needlewomen
  • policewomen
  • saleswomen
  • servicewomen
  • shipman
  • washerwomen
  • women
  • magsman
  • admin
  • jermyn
  • berman
  • birman
  • burman
  • dearmon
  • hermon
  • kiernan
  • superwomen
  • theobromine
  • spokeswomen
  • maximin
  • sycamine

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