Words that rhyme with examine

  • amine
    n 1: a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals [syn: amine, aminoalkane]
  • amphetamine
    n 1: a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression [syn: amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed]
  • antihistamine
    n 1: a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site
  • backgammon
    n 1: a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice
  • charwoman
    n 1: a human female employed to do housework; "the char will clean the carpet"; "I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write" [syn: charwoman, char, cleaning woman, cleaning lady, woman]
  • common
    adj 1: belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public; "for the common good"; "common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community" [ant: individual, single] 2: having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap" [ant: uncommon] 3: common to or shared by two or more parties; "a common friend"; "the mutual interests of management and labor" [syn: common, mutual] 4: commonly encountered; "a common (or familiar) complaint"; "the usual greeting" [syn: common, usual] 5: being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species" [syn: common, vernacular, vulgar] 6: of or associated with the great masses of people; "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses" [syn: common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed] 7: of low or inferior quality or value; "of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population" [syn: coarse, common] 8: lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich" [syn: coarse, common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar] 9: to be expected; standard; "common decency" n 1: a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park" [syn: park, commons, common, green]
  • cowman
    n 1: a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback [syn: cowboy, cowpuncher, puncher, cowman, cattleman, cowpoke, cowhand, cowherd]
  • crewman
    n 1: any member of a ship's crew [syn: sailor, crewman] 2: a member of a flight crew [syn: crewman, crew member] 3: a member of a work crew
  • cumin
    n 1: dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds [syn: cumin, Cuminum cyminum] 2: aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family [syn: cumin, cumin seed]
  • daemon
    n 1: an evil supernatural being [syn: devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon] 2: a person who is part mortal and part god [syn: daemon, demigod]
  • dairyman
    n 1: the owner or manager of a dairy [syn: dairyman, dairy farmer] 2: a man who works in a dairy
  • demon
    n 1: an evil supernatural being [syn: devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon] 2: a cruel wicked and inhuman person [syn: monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre] 3: someone extremely diligent or skillful; "he worked like a demon to finish the job on time"; "she's a demon at math"
  • destine
    v 1: decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" [syn: destine, fate, doom, designate] 2: design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" [syn: intend, destine, designate, specify]
  • doorman
    n 1: someone who guards an entrance [syn: doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary]
  • ermine
    n 1: the expensive white fur of the ermine 2: mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat [syn: ermine, shorttail weasel, Mustela erminea]
  • famine
    n 1: an acute insufficiency [syn: dearth, famine, shortage] 2: a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
  • gamin
    n 1: (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets [syn: street arab, gamin, throwaway]
  • histamine
    n 1: amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions
  • illumine
    v 1: make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" [syn: light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate]
  • mammon
    n 1: wealth regarded as an evil influence 2: (New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit; "ye cannot serve God and Mammon"
  • re-examine
    v 1: question after cross-examination by opposing counsel; "re- examine one's witness"
  • salmon
    adj 1: of orange tinged with pink [syn: pink-orange, pinkish- orange, salmon] n 1: any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn 2: a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho [syn: Salmon, Salmon River] 3: flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae 4: a pale pinkish orange color
  • scopolamine
    n 1: an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; "transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"; "someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying" [syn: scopolamine, hyoscine]
  • thiamine
    n 1: a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth [syn: vitamin B1, thiamine, thiamin, aneurin, antiberiberi factor]
  • vermin
    n 1: an irritating or obnoxious person [syn: vermin, varmint] 2: any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats; "cereals must be protected from mice and other vermin"; "he examined the child's head for vermin"; "boys in the village have probably been shooting vermin"
  • vitamin
    n 1: any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
  • boston
    n 1: state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services [syn: Boston, Hub of the Universe, Bean Town, Beantown, capital of Massachusetts]
  • brahman
    n 1: a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston brahman" [syn: brahman, brahmin] 2: a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests" [syn: brahman, brahmin] 3: the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category [syn: brahman, brahmin] 4: any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding [syn: Brahman, Brahma, Brahmin, Bos indicus]
  • brahmin
    n 1: a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston brahman" [syn: brahman, brahmin] 2: a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests" [syn: brahman, brahmin] 3: the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category [syn: brahman, brahmin] 4: any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding [syn: Brahman, Brahma, Brahmin, Bos indicus]
  • charleston
    n 1: state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river [syn: Charleston, capital of West Virginia] 2: a port city in southeastern South Carolina 3: an American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th century v 1: dance the Charleston
  • amman
    n 1: the capital and largest city of Jordan [syn: Amman, capital of Jordan]
  • damon
    n 1: the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)
  • alabaman
    n 1: a native or resident of Alabama [syn: Alabaman, Alabamian]
  • reexamine
    v 1: look at again; examine again; "let's review your situation" [syn: review, reexamine]
  • hyoscyamine
    n 1: a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract
  • businesswomen
  • chairwomen
  • charwomen
  • churchwomen
  • committeewomen
  • congresswomen
  • councilwomen
  • craftswomen
  • gentlewomen
  • horsewomen
  • laywomen
  • madwomen
  • needlewomen
  • policewomen
  • saleswomen
  • servicewomen
  • washerwomen
  • women
  • ammon
  • amann
  • ammann
  • brampton
  • cammon
  • damman
  • dammann
  • dammen
  • vercammen
  • admin
  • jermyn
  • bedlington
  • superwomen
  • theobromine
  • spokeswomen
  • maximin
  • sycamine

See also examine definition and examine synonyms