Words that rhyme with estrade

n 1: a resource; "visual aids in teaching" [syn: aid, assistance, help] 2: the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" [syn: aid, assist, assistance, help] 3: money to support a worthy person or cause [syn: aid, economic aid, financial aid] 4: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention" [syn: care, attention, aid, tending] v 1: give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" [syn: help, assist, aid] 2: improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient" [syn: help, aid]

n 1: an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer [syn: adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp] 2: someone who acts as assistant [syn: aide, auxiliary]

adj 1: in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia; "professors arrayed in robes" [syn: arrayed, panoplied]

n 1: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way [syn: parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on] 2: a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades

v 1: turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people" [syn: dissuade, deter] [ant: persuade]

v 1: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep] 2: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation" [syn: elude, evade, bilk] 3: practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades" 4: use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con man always evades"

n 1: a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" [syn: slice, fade, slicing] 2: gradually ceasing to be visible [syn: fade, disappearance] v 1: become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk" [syn: fade, melt] 2: lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading" [syn: fade, wither] 3: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn: evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass] 4: become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon" [syn: languish, fade]

n 1: a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area [syn: clearing, glade]

n 1: a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy" [syn: class, form, grade, course] 2: a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade" [syn: grade, level, tier] 3: the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road had a steep grade" 4: one-hundredth of a right angle [syn: grad, grade] 5: a degree of ablaut [syn: grade, gradation] 6: a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?" [syn: mark, grade, score] 7: the height of the ground on which something stands; "the base of the tower was below grade" [syn: grade, ground level] 8: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" [syn: degree, grade, level] 9: a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed v 1: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" [syn: rate, rank, range, order, grade, place] 2: level to the right gradient 3: assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" [syn: grade, score, mark] 4: determine the grade of or assign a grade to

n 1: a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile

adj 1: made by hand or a hand process; "delicate handmade baby dresses" [syn: handmade, hand-crafted] [ant: machine-made]

adj 1: made or produced in the home or by yourself; "homemade bread" [ant: factory-made]

adj 1: produced by a manufacturing process; "bought some made goods at the local store; rope and nails" 2: (of a bed) having the sheets and blankets set in order; "a neatly made bed" [ant: unmade] 3: successful or assured of success; "now I am a made man forever"- Christopher Marlowe

n 1: a female domestic [syn: maid, maidservant, housemaid, amah] 2: an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) [syn: maid, maiden]

adj 1: lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place; "the mislaid hat turned up eventually"; "misplaced tickets" [syn: mislaid, misplaced]

v 1: win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters" [syn: carry, persuade, sway] 2: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" [ant: deter, dissuade]

v 1: spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks" [syn: permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle]

adj 1: (of games) engaged in; "the loosely played game"

adj 1: represented graphically by sketch or design or lines [syn: depicted, pictured, portrayed]

n 1: a sudden short attack [syn: foray, raid, maraud] 2: an attempt by speculators to defraud investors v 1: search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house" [syn: raid, bust] 2: enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly" [syn: foray into, raid] 3: take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies" 4: search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"

n 1: a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it; "she led a low spade"; "spades were trumps" 2: a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot 3: (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga" [syn: nigger, nigga, spade, coon, jigaboo, nigra] v 1: dig (up) with a spade; "I spade compost into the flower beds"

adj 1: characterized by dignity and propriety [syn: sedate, staid]

n 1: leather with a napped surface [syn: suede, suede leather] 2: a fabric made to resemble suede leather [syn: suede cloth, suede]

n 1: a speech of violent denunciation [syn: tirade, philippic, broadside]

n 1: a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice [syn: fruit drink, ade]