Words that rhyme with esson

n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in Nursing, AN]

n 1: an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome [syn: coffer, caisson, lacuna] 2: a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition 3: a chest to hold ammunition [syn: caisson, ammunition chest] 4: large watertight chamber used for construction under water [syn: caisson, pneumatic caisson, cofferdam]

n 1: ready-to-eat food products [syn: delicatessen, delicatessen food] 2: a shop selling ready-to-eat food products [syn: delicatessen, deli, food shop]

v 1: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [syn: decrease, diminish, lessen, fall] [ant: increase] 2: make smaller; "He decreased his staff" [syn: decrease, lessen, minify] [ant: increase] 3: wear off or die down; "The pain subsided" [syn: subside, lessen]

n 1: a unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons" 2: punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him" [syn: example, deterrent example, lesson, object lesson] 3: the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor" [syn: moral, lesson] 4: a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today"

adj 1: of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green [syn: cress green, cresson, watercress]

n 1: a city in western Germany; industrial center of the Ruhr

n 1: United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950) [syn: Jolson, Al Jolson, Asa Yoelson]

n 1: a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen [syn: boatswain, bos'n, bo's'n, bosun, bo'sun]