Words that rhyme with estle

n 1: a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons [syn: mescal, mezcal, peyote, Lophophora williamsii] 2: a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)

n 1: a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace [syn: cuddle, nestle, snuggle] v 1: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags" [syn: cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close] 2: lie in a sheltered position; "The little cottage nestles in the forest" 3: position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow" [syn: nestle, snuggle]

n 1: machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores [syn: stamp, pestle] 2: a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone [syn: pestle, muller, pounder] 3: a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar v 1: grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar; "pestle the garlic"

adj 1: permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about; "sessile marine animals and plants" [ant: vagile] 2: attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk; "sessile flowers"; "the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate" [syn: sessile, stalkless] [ant: pedunculate, stalked]

n 1: a supporting tower used to support a bridge 2: sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop

n 1: a tube in which a body fluid circulates [syn: vessel, vas] 2: a craft designed for water transportation [syn: vessel, watercraft] 3: an object used as a container (especially for liquids)

n 1: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully" [syn: wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle] v 1: combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority" 2: engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years" 3: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" [syn: writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist] 4: engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"

n 1: United States psychologist noted for his work in child development (1880-1961) [syn: Gesell, Arnold Gesell, Arnold Lucius Gesell]

n 1: German mathematician and astronomer who made accurate measurements of stellar distances and who predicted the existence on an 8th planet (1784-1846) [syn: Bessel, Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel]