Words that rhyme with ferromagnet

adj 1: related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt" [syn: agnate, agnatic, paternal] n 1: one related on the father's side [syn: agnate, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrisib, patrilineal sib]

n 1: a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium [syn: astatine, At, atomic number 85] 2: 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos

n 1: goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

v 1: look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" [syn: expect, look, await, wait]

v 1: make effective from an earlier date; "The increase in tax was backdated to January"

n 1: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: bait, come- on, hook, lure, sweetener] 2: something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed [syn: bait, decoy, lure] v 1: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride] 2: lure, entice, or entrap with bait 3: attack with dogs or set dogs upon

v 1: moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm" 2: flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons 3: soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"

v 1: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast]

adj 1: related in nature; "connate qualities" [syn: connate, cognate] 2: having the same ancestral language; "cognate languages" 3: related by blood [syn: akin(p), blood-related, cognate, consanguine, consanguineous, consanguineal, kin(p)] n 1: one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another [syn: blood relation, blood relative, cognate, sib] 2: a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language [syn: cognate, cognate word]

v 1: compare critically; of texts 2: to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers"

v 1: combine two strings to form a single one 2: add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series; "concatenate terms"; "concatenate characters"

v 1: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge]

adj 1: appointed but not yet installed in office v 1: assign a name or title to [syn: designate, denominate] 2: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) [syn: delegate, designate, depute, assign] 3: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents" [syn: indicate, point, designate, show] 4: decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" [syn: destine, fate, doom, designate] 5: design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" [syn: intend, destine, designate, specify]

n 1: a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet

v 1: fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" [syn: impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture] 2: infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol" [syn: impregnate, saturate] 3: fertilize and cause to grow; "the egg was impregnated" 4: make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again" [syn: impregnate, knock up, bang up, prang up]

v 1: teach doctrines to; teach uncritically; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples"

n 1: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" [syn: baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon]

n 1: (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field 2: a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" [syn: attraction, attractor, attracter, attractive feature, magnet]

v 1: travel around, through, or over, especially on foot; "peregrinate the bridge"

v 1: fertilize by transfering pollen [syn: pollinate, pollenate, cross-pollinate]

v 1: stand still; "Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy" 2: cause to stagnate; "There are marshes that stagnate the waters" 3: cease to flow; stand without moving; "Stagnating waters"; "blood stagnates in the capillaries" 4: be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning" [syn: idle, laze, slug, stagnate] [ant: work]

adj 1: (of a leaf shape) consisting of three leaflets or sections

v 1: turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards

adj 1: of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached; "a calyx adnate to the ovary" [ant: connate]