Words that rhyme with estreat

v 1: grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together" 2: grow or become attached by accretion; "The story accreted emotion"

adj 1: capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; "concrete objects such as trees" [ant: abstract] 2: formed by the coalescence of particles n 1: a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water v 1: cover with cement; "concrete the walls" 2: form into a solid mass; coalesce

adj 1: marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint; "his trusted discreet aide"; "a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace" [ant: indiscreet] 2: unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; "a discerning editor"; "a discreet silence" [syn: discerning, discreet] 3: heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor" [syn: circumspect, discreet]

adj 1: constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions" [syn: discrete, distinct]

v 1: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" [syn: bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure]

v 1: eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" [syn: excrete, egest, eliminate, pass]

adj 1: not divided or divisible into parts; "layers that were fused into an indiscrete mass"

v 1: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat]

n 1: (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops" 2: a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet 3: (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position 4: (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset 5: an area where you can be alone [syn: hideaway, retreat] 6: withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity" [syn: retirement, retreat] 7: the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) [ant: advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression] v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back] [ant: advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress] 2: move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer" 3: move back; "The glacier retrogrades" [syn: retrograde, retreat] 4: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" [syn: retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw]

v 1: generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream" [syn: secrete, release] 2: place out of sight; keep secret; "The money was secreted from his children"

adj 1: especially of plant parts; cylindrical and tapering

n 1: Belgian surrealist painter (1898-1967) [syn: Magritte, Rene Magritte]