Words that rhyme with focussed

• adjust 0
  v 1: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" [syn: adjust, set, correct] 2: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table" [syn: align, aline, line up, adjust] [ant: skew] 3: adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" [syn: adjust, conform, adapt] 4: make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the darkness" 5: decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
• antitrust 0
  adj 1: of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices [syn: antimonopoly, antitrust]
• bust 0
  adj 1: lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term" [syn: broke, bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke] n 1: a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" [syn: flop, bust, fizzle] 2: the chest of a woman [syn: female chest, bust] 3: a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person 4: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" [syn: bust, tear, binge, bout] v 1: ruin completely; "He busted my radio!" [syn: break, bust] [ant: bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on] 2: search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house" [syn: raid, bust] 3: separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" [syn: tear, rupture, snap, bust] 4: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" [syn: break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart] 5: break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst" [syn: burst, bust]
• combust 0
  v 1: cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels" [syn: burn, combust] 2: start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" [syn: erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate] 3: get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" [syn: flip one's lid, blow up, throw a fit, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, have kittens, have a fit, combust, blow one's stack, fly off the handle, flip one's wig, lose one's temper, blow a fuse, go ballistic] 4: cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan" 5: undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" [syn: burn, combust]
• cussed 0
  adj 1: stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing [syn: cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant]
• disgust 0
  n 1: strong feelings of dislike v 1: fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me" [syn: disgust, gross out, revolt, repel] 2: cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us" [syn: disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up]
• distrust 0
  n 1: doubt about someone's honesty [syn: misgiving, mistrust, distrust, suspicion] 2: the trait of not trusting others [syn: distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust] [ant: trust, trustfulness, trustingness] v 1: regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in [syn: distrust, mistrust, suspect] [ant: bank, rely, swear, trust]
• encrust 0
  v 1: cover or coat with a crust [syn: encrust, incrust] 2: decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) [syn: encrust, incrust, beset] 3: form a crust or a hard layer [syn: encrust, incrust]
• entrust 0
  v 1: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" [syn: entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit] 2: put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care" [syn: entrust, leave]
• focused 0
  adj 1: being in focus or brought into focus [syn: focused, focussed] [ant: unfocused, unfocussed] 2: (of light rays) converging on a point; "focused light rays can set something afire" [syn: focused, focussed] 3: of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image
• gust 0
  n 1: a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" [syn: gust, blast, blow]
• incrust 0
  v 1: decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) [syn: encrust, incrust, beset] 2: cover or coat with a crust [syn: encrust, incrust] 3: form a crust or a hard layer [syn: encrust, incrust]
• locust 0
  n 1: migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae 2: hardwood from any of various locust trees 3: any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae [syn: locust tree, locust]
• mistrust 0
  n 1: doubt about someone's honesty [syn: misgiving, mistrust, distrust, suspicion] 2: the trait of not trusting others [syn: distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust] [ant: trust, trustfulness, trustingness] v 1: regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in [syn: distrust, mistrust, suspect] [ant: bank, rely, swear, trust]
• readjust 0
  v 1: adjust anew; "After moving back to America, he had to readjust" [syn: readjust, readapt] 2: adjust again after an initial failure [syn: readjust, reset]
• robust 0
  adj 1: sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial" [ant: frail] 2: marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee" [syn: full-bodied, racy, rich, robust] 3: strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity; "the experiment yielded robust results"; "a robust faith" 4: rough and crude; "a robust tale"
• thrust 0
  n 1: the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines" [syn: push, thrust] 2: a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him" [syn: stab, thrust, knife thrust] 3: the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" [syn: drive, thrust, driving force] 4: verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians" 5: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" [syn: jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting] v 1: push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward" 2: press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" [syn: thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze] 3: make a thrusting forward movement [syn: lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust] 4: impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him" [syn: force, thrust] 5: penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument [syn: pierce, thrust] 6: force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock 7: push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head- on thrust up into the air" [syn: thrust, push up] 8: place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar" [syn: throw, thrust]
• trust 0
  n 1: something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary); "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father" 2: certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun" [syn: reliance, trust] 3: the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity" [syn: trust, trustingness, trustfulness] [ant: distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust] 4: a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly" [syn: trust, corporate trust, combine, cartel] 5: complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust" [syn: faith, trust] 6: a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust" [syn: confidence, trust] v 1: have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" [syn: trust, swear, rely, bank] [ant: distrust, mistrust, suspect] 2: allow without fear 3: be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war" [syn: believe, trust] 4: expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise" [syn: hope, trust, desire] 5: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" [syn: entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit] 6: extend credit to; "don't trust my ex-wife; I won't pay her debts anymore"
• unfocused 0
  adj 1: (of an image) not being in or brought into focus; "at their edges things were pretty much out of focus" [syn: unfocused, unfocussed] [ant: focused, focussed] 2: not concentrated at one point or upon one objective; "diversity...in our huge unfocused country"- Owen Wister [syn: unfocused, unfocussed]
• unjust 0
  adj 1: not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception; "used unfair methods"; "it was an unfair trial"; "took an unfair advantage" [syn: unfair, unjust] [ant: fair, just] 2: violating principles of justice; "unjust punishment"; "an unjust judge"; "an unjust accusation" [ant: just] 3: not equitable or fair; "the inequitable division of wealth"; "inequitable taxation" [syn: inequitable, unjust] [ant: equitable, just]
• trussed 0
  adj 1: bound or secured closely; "the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied"; "a trussed chicken" [syn: trussed, tied]
• nonplussed 0
  adj 1: filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye" [syn: at a loss(p), nonplused, nonplussed, puzzled]
• bussed 0
• discussed 0
• sickest 0
• blust 0
• brust 0
• prust 0
• clevetrust 0
• sleekest 0
• slickest 0

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