Words that rhyme with fetor

  • altimeter
    n 1: an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation
  • amanita
    n 1: genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions [syn: Amanita, genus Amanita]
  • ammeter
    n 1: a meter that measures the flow of electrical current in amperes
  • amphitheatre
    n 1: a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater) [syn: amphitheater, amphitheatre] 2: an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held [syn: amphitheater, amphitheatre, coliseum]
  • anteater
    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]
  • beater
    n 1: a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter 2: an implement for beating
  • beefeater
    n 1: officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch [syn: yeoman, yeoman of the guard, beefeater]
  • beta
    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]
  • cater
    v 1: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" [syn: provide, supply, ply, cater] 2: supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
  • centilitre
    n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter [syn: centiliter, centilitre, cl]
  • centimetre
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter [syn: centimeter, centimetre, cm]
  • cheater
    n 1: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true [syn: deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker]
  • cheetah
    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
    n 1: someone who makes copies illegally [syn: forger, counterfeiter]
  • crater
    n 1: a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano [syn: volcanic crater, crater] 2: a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus 3: a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
  • creator
    n 1: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah] 2: a person who grows or makes or invents things
  • curator
    n 1: the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) [syn: curator, conservator]
  • debater
    n 1: someone who engages in debate [syn: debater, arguer]
  • decametre
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to ten meters [syn: decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm]
  • decilitre
    n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter [syn: deciliter, decilitre, dl]
  • decimetre
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter [syn: decimeter, decimetre, dm]
  • deflator
    n 1: a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars
  • dictator
    n 1: a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine 2: a ruler who is unconstrained by law [syn: dictator, potentate] 3: a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime" [syn: authoritarian, dictator]
  • dieter
    n 1: a person who diets
  • eater
    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"
  • equator
    n 1: an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles; "the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres" 2: a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts
  • excreta
    n 1: waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body [syn: body waste, excretion, excreta, excrement, excretory product]
  • freighter
    n 1: a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms" [syn: bottom, freighter, merchantman, merchant ship]
  • gaiter
    n 1: a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles [syn: spat, gaiter] 2: a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides 3: legging consisting of a cloth or leather covering for the leg from the knee to the ankle
  • grater
    n 1: utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)
  • greater
    adj 1: greater in size or importance or degree; "for the greater good of the community"; "the greater Antilles" [ant: lesser]
  • greeter
    n 1: a person who greets; "the newcomers were met by smiling greeters" [syn: greeter, saluter, welcomer]
  • hater
    n 1: a person who hates
  • heater
    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
    n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters [syn: hectoliter, hectolitre, hl]
  • hectometre
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters [syn: hectometer, hectometre, hm]
  • kilolitre
    n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters [syn: kiloliter, kilolitre, cubic meter, cubic metre]
  • kilometre
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) [syn: kilometer, kilometre, km, klick]
  • later
    adv 1: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that" [syn: subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, after, later on] 2: at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later" [syn: by and by, later] 3: comparative of the adverb `late'; "he stayed later than you did" adj 1: coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to" [syn: later(a), ulterior, posterior] 2: at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child" [syn: late, later(a)] [ant: early]
  • litre
    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
    n 1: a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice
  • mater
    n 1: an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
  • meter
    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
    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
    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
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter [syn: millimeter, millimetre, mm]
  • nanometre
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter [syn: nanometer, nanometre, nm, millimicron, micromillimeter, micromillimetre]
  • ohmmeter
    n 1: a meter for measuring electrical resistance in ohms
  • peter
    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
    n 1: usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling [syn: pita, pocket bread]
  • praetor
    n 1: an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic [syn: praetor, pretor]
  • repeater
    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
    n 1: (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive [syn: potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre, niter, nitre]
  • secretor
    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
    n 1: a Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English `Miss'
  • seta
    n 1: stalk of a moss capsule 2: a stiff hair or bristle
  • skater
    n 1: someone who skates
  • stator
    n 1: mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves [syn: stator, stator coil] [ant: rotor, rotor coil]
  • tater
    n 1: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland [syn: potato, white potato, Irish potato, murphy, spud, tater]
  • taximeter
    n 1: a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride)
  • teeter
    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
    n 1: any scientific instrument for observing events at a distance and transmitting the information back to the observer
  • theta
    n 1: the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet
  • traitor
    n 1: someone who betrays his country by committing treason [syn: traitor, treasonist] 2: a person who says one thing and does another [syn: double- crosser, double-dealer, two-timer, betrayer, traitor]
  • translator
    n 1: a person who translates written messages from one language to another [syn: translator, transcriber] 2: someone who mediates between speakers of different languages [syn: interpreter, translator] 3: a program that translates one programming language into another [syn: translator, translating program]
  • tweeter
    n 1: a loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency sounds; "the sound system had both tweeters and woofers"
  • vindicator
    n 1: a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; "an apologist for capital punishment" [syn: apologist, vindicator, justifier]
  • voltmeter
    n 1: meter that measures the potential difference between two points
  • waiter
    n 1: a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) [syn: waiter, server] 2: a person who waits or awaits
  • wattmeter
    n 1: an instrument for measuring in watts the flow of power in an electrical circuit
  • windcheater
    n 1: a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term) [syn: parka, windbreaker, windcheater, anorak]
  • zeta
    n 1: the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet
  • liter
    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]
  • treater
    n 1: someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) [syn: negotiator, negotiant, treater]
  • pater
    n 1: an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
  • slater
    n 1: any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats [syn: woodlouse, slater]
  • decatur
    n 1: United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds (1779-1820) [syn: Decatur, Stephen Decatur] 2: a city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here 3: a town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River
  • eta
    n 1: a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials" [syn: Basque Homeland and Freedom, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Euskadi ta Askatasuna, ETA] 2: the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet
  • amphitheater
    n 1: a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater) [syn: amphitheater, amphitheatre] 2: an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held [syn: amphitheater, amphitheatre, coliseum]
  • demeter
    n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
  • sita
    n 1: wife of the Hindu god Rama; regarded as an ideal of womanhood
  • lolita
    n 1: a sexually precocious young girl
  • chaeta
    n 1: a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm
  • partita
    n 1: one of the variations contained in a partita 2: (music) an instrumental suite common in the 18th century
  • manzanita
    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]
  • centimeter
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter [syn: centimeter, centimetre, cm]
  • deciliter
    n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter [syn: deciliter, decilitre, dl]
  • machmeter
    n 1: speedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound
  • masseter
    n 1: a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing
  • decaliter
    n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters [syn: dekaliter, dekalitre, decaliter, decalitre, dal, dkl]
  • dekaliter
    n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters [syn: dekaliter, dekalitre, decaliter, decalitre, dal, dkl]
  • ureter
    n 1: either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
  • two-seater
    n 1: an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat [syn: roadster, runabout, two-seater]
  • micrometre
  • neater
  • sweeter
  • vita
  • akita
  • ater
  • claytor

See also fetor definition and fetor synonyms