Words that rhyme with eta

• altimeter 0
  n 1: an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation
• amanita 0
  n 1: genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions [syn: Amanita, genus Amanita]
• ammeter 0
  n 1: a meter that measures the flow of electrical current in amperes
• anteater 0
  n 1: toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites [syn: pangolin, scaly anteater, anteater] 2: any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites [syn: anteater, New World anteater] 3: nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata [syn: aardvark, ant bear, anteater, Orycteropus afer] 4: small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct [syn: numbat, banded anteater, anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus] 5: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea [syn: echidna, spiny anteater, anteater] 6: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia [syn: echidna, spiny anteater, anteater]
• arietta 0
  n 1: a short aria [syn: arietta, short aria]
• awe 0
  n 1: an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe" 2: a feeling of profound respect for someone or something; "the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration" [syn: fear, reverence, awe, veneration] v 1: inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"
• beater 0
  n 1: a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter 2: an implement for beating
• beefeater 0
  n 1: officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch [syn: yeoman, yeoman of the guard, beefeater]
• begetter 0
  n 1: a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta" [syn: father, male parent, begetter] [ant: female parent, mother]
• beta 0
  adj 1: second in order of importance; "the candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory" 2: preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product; "a beta version"; "beta software" n 1: the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet 2: beets [syn: Beta, genus Beta]
• better 0
  adv 1: comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.; "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job" 2: from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." [syn: better, best] adj 1: (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history" [ant: worse] 2: (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better" [ant: worse, worsened] 3: (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond" [syn: better(p), best(p)] 4: more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour" n 1: something superior in quality or condition or effect; "a change for the better" 2: someone who bets [syn: bettor, better, wagerer, punter] 3: a superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters" 4: the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two" v 1: surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" [syn: better, break] 2: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" [syn: better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant: aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, worsen] 3: get better; "The weather improved toward evening" [syn: better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant: decline, worsen]
• bettor 0
  n 1: someone who bets [syn: bettor, better, wagerer, punter]
• biretta 0
  n 1: a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy [syn: biretta, berretta, birretta]
• carburettor 0
  n 1: mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion [syn: carburetor, carburettor]
• centilitre 0
  n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter [syn: centiliter, centilitre, cl]
• centimetre 0
  n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter [syn: centimeter, centimetre, cm]
• cheater 0
  n 1: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true [syn: deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker]
• cheetah 0
  n 1: long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game [syn: cheetah, chetah, Acinonyx jubatus]
• counterfeiter 0
  n 1: someone who makes copies illegally [syn: forger, counterfeiter]
• data 0
  n 1: a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data" [syn: data, information]
• debtor 0
  n 1: a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt [syn: debtor, debitor] [ant: creditor]
• decametre 0
  n 1: a metric unit of length equal to ten meters [syn: decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm]
• decilitre 0
  n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter [syn: deciliter, decilitre, dl]
• decimetre 0
  n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter [syn: decimeter, decimetre, dm]
• dieter 0
  n 1: a person who diets
• eater 0
  n 1: someone who consumes food for nourishment [syn: eater, feeder] 2: any green goods that are good to eat; "these apples are good eaters"
• excreta 0
  n 1: waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body [syn: body waste, excretion, excreta, excrement, excretory product]
• fetor 0
  n 1: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis]
• fetter 0
  n 1: a shackle for the ankles or feet [syn: fetter, hobble] v 1: restrain with fetters [syn: fetter, shackle]
• greeter 0
  n 1: a person who greets; "the newcomers were met by smiling greeters" [syn: greeter, saluter, welcomer]
• heater 0
  n 1: device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room [syn: heater, warmer] 2: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" [syn: fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet]
• hectolitre 0
  n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters [syn: hectoliter, hectolitre, hl]
• hectometre 0
  n 1: a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters [syn: hectometer, hectometre, hm]
• kilolitre 0
  n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters [syn: kiloliter, kilolitre, cubic meter, cubic metre]
• kilometre 0
  n 1: a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) [syn: kilometer, kilometre, km, klick]
• letter 0
  n 1: a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor" [syn: letter, missive] 2: the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters" [syn: letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character] 3: owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire 4: a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law" 5: an award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports" [syn: letter, varsity letter] v 1: win an athletic letter 2: set down or print with letters 3: mark letters on or mark with letters
• litre 0
  n 1: a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) [syn: liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre]
• margarita 0
  n 1: a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice
• meter 0
  n 1: the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) [syn: meter, metre, m] 2: any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity 3: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn: meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence] 4: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration [syn: meter, metre, time] v 1: measure with a meter; "meter the flow of water" 2: stamp with a meter indicating the postage; "meter the mail"
• metre 0
  n 1: the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) [syn: meter, metre, m] 2: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn: meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence] 3: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration [syn: meter, metre, time]
• millilitre 0
  n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter [syn: milliliter, millilitre, mil, ml, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, cc]
• millimetre 0
  n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter [syn: millimeter, millimetre, mm]
• nanometre 0
  n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter [syn: nanometer, nanometre, nm, millimicron, micromillimeter, micromillimetre]
• newsletter 0
  n 1: report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group [syn: newsletter, newssheet]
• ohmmeter 0
  n 1: a meter for measuring electrical resistance in ohms
• operetta 0
  n 1: a short amusing opera [syn: operetta, light opera]
• pacesetter 0
  n 1: a leading instance in its field; "the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations" [syn: pacesetter, pacemaker] 2: a horse used to set the pace in racing [syn: pacer, pacemaker, pacesetter]
• peseta 0
  n 1: formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimos [syn: peseta, Spanish peseta]
• peter 0
  n 1: disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope [syn: Peter, Simon Peter, Saint Peter, St. Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle, St. Peter the Apostle] 2: obscene terms for penis [syn: cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz]
• pita 0
  n 1: usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling [syn: pita, pocket bread]
• praetor 0
  n 1: an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic [syn: praetor, pretor]
• repeater 0
  n 1: a person who repeats; "the audience consisted largely of repeaters who had seen the movie many times" 2: someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) [syn: recidivist, repeater, habitual criminal] 3: a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading [syn: repeating firearm, repeater] 4: (electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again; "repeaters can be used in computer networks to extend cabling distances"
• saltpetre 0
  n 1: (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive [syn: potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre, niter, nitre]
• secretor 0
  n 1: any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream [syn: gland, secretory organ, secretor, secreter]
• senorita 0
  n 1: a Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English `Miss'
• seta 0
  n 1: stalk of a moss capsule 2: a stiff hair or bristle
• setter 0
  n 1: one who sets written material into type [syn: compositor, typesetter, setter, typographer] 2: a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point
• sweater 0
  n 1: a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body [syn: sweater, jumper] 2: a person who perspires [syn: perspirer, sweater]
• taximeter 0
  n 1: a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride)
• teeter 0
  n 1: a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end [syn: seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board] v 1: move unsteadily, with a rocking motion [syn: teeter, seesaw, totter]
• telemeter 0
  n 1: any scientific instrument for observing events at a distance and transmitting the information back to the observer
• theta 0
  n 1: the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet
• tweeter 0
  n 1: a loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency sounds; "the sound system had both tweeters and woofers"
• typesetter 0
  n 1: one who sets written material into type [syn: compositor, typesetter, setter, typographer]
• vendetta 0
  n 1: a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other [syn: vendetta, blood feud]
• voltmeter 0
  n 1: meter that measures the potential difference between two points
• wattmeter 0
  n 1: an instrument for measuring in watts the flow of power in an electrical circuit
• windcheater 0
  n 1: a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term) [syn: parka, windbreaker, windcheater, anorak]
• zeta 0
  n 1: the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet
• petter 0
  n 1: a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one; "they are heavy petters" [syn: petter, fondler]
• treater 0
  n 1: someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) [syn: negotiator, negotiant, treater]
• bethe 0
  n 1: United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for research in astrophysics and nuclear physics (1906-2005) [syn: Bethe, Hans Bethe, Hans Albrecht Bethe]
• demeter 0
  n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
• sita 0
  n 1: wife of the Hindu god Rama; regarded as an ideal of womanhood
• lolita 0
  n 1: a sexually precocious young girl
• chaeta 0
  n 1: a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm
• partita 0
  n 1: one of the variations contained in a partita 2: (music) an instrumental suite common in the 18th century
• manzanita 0
  n 1: chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America 2: evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning [syn: madrona, madrono, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii]
• valletta 0
  n 1: the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island [syn: Valletta, Valetta, capital of Malta]
• machmeter 0
  n 1: speedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound
• masseter 0
  n 1: a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing
• ureter 0
  n 1: either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
• go-getter 0
  n 1: someone whose career progresses rapidly [syn: go-getter, whizz-kid, whiz-kid, ball of fire]
• two-seater 0
  n 1: an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat [syn: roadster, runabout, two-seater]
• ah 0
• enfetter 0
• errata 0
• feta 0
• forgetter 0
• getter 0
• micrometre 0
• phototypesetter 0
• pinsetter 0
• strata 0
• unfetter 0
• vita 0
• whetter 0
• abeyta 0
• ahh 0
• akita 0

See also eta definition