Words that rhyme with fortune
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impugn
v 1: attack as false or wrong -
an
n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in Nursing, AN] -
attune
v 1: adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with -
autoimmune
adj 1: of or relating to the immune response of the body against substance normally present in the body -
birchen
adj 1: consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree [syn: birch, birchen, birken] -
combustion
n 1: a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light [syn: combustion, burning] 2: a state of violent disturbance and excitement; "combustion grew until revolt was unavoidable" 3: the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance" [syn: burning, combustion] -
commune
n 1: the smallest administrative district of several European countries 2: a body of people or families living together and sharing everything v 1: communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity; "He seemed to commune with nature" 2: receive Communion, in the Catholic church [syn: commune, communicate] -
congestion
n 1: excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part 2: excessive crowding; "traffic congestion" [syn: congestion, over-crowding] -
digestion
n 1: the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat 2: the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body 3: learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion" -
escutcheon
n 1: a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers [syn: finger plate, escutcheon, scutcheon] 2: (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed 3: a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms [syn: escutcheon, scutcheon] -
exhaustion
n 1: extreme fatigue 2: serious weakening and loss of energy [syn: debilitation, enervation, enfeeblement, exhaustion] 3: the act of exhausting something entirely -
falchion
n 1: a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point -
immune
adj 1: relating to the condition of immunity; "the immune system" 2: secure against; "immune from taxation as long as he resided in Bermuda"; "immune from criminal prosecution" 3: relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) [syn: immune, resistant] 4: (usually followed by `to') not affected by a given influence; "immune to persuasion" n 1: a person who is immune to a particular infection -
importune
v 1: beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them" [syn: importune, insist] -
indigestion
n 1: a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea [syn: indigestion, dyspepsia, stomach upset, upset stomach] -
ingestion
n 1: the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) [syn: consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake] -
inopportune
adj 1: not opportune; "arrived at a most inopportune hour"; "an inopportune visit" [ant: opportune] -
kitchen
n 1: a room equipped for preparing meals -
lichen
n 1: any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks 2: any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc. -
luncheon
n 1: a midday meal [syn: lunch, luncheon, tiffin, dejeuner] -
misfortune
n 1: unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event [syn: misfortune, bad luck] 2: an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes [syn: misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, ill luck] [ant: good fortune, good luck, luckiness] -
opportune
adj 1: suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose; "an opportune place to make camp"; "an opportune arrival" [ant: inopportune] -
oppugn
v 1: challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter" [syn: question, oppugn, call into question] -
picayune
adj 1: (informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction" [syn: fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial] -
question
n 1: an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" [syn: question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation] [ant: answer] 2: the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets" [syn: question, head] 3: a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations" [syn: question, interrogation, interrogative, interrogative sentence] 4: uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise" [syn: doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness, question] 5: a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question" [syn: motion, question] 6: an informal reference to a marriage proposal; "he was ready to pop the question" v 1: challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter" [syn: question, oppugn, call into question] 2: pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion" [syn: interrogate, question] 3: pose a question [syn: question, query] 4: conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting [syn: interview, question] 5: place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight" [syn: wonder, question] -
suggestion
n 1: an idea that is suggested; "the picnic was her suggestion" 2: a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" [syn: suggestion, proposition, proffer] 3: a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" [syn: trace, hint, suggestion] 4: persuasion formulated as a suggestion [syn: suggestion, prompting] 5: the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association 6: the act of inducing hypnosis [syn: hypnotism, mesmerism, suggestion] -
tortured
adj 1: experiencing intense pain especially mental pain; "an anguished conscience"; "a small tormented schoolboy"; "a tortured witness to another's humiliation" [syn: anguished, tormented, tortured] -
tribune
n 1: (ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests 2: the apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne -
triune
adj 1: being three in one; used especially of the Christian Trinity; "a triune God" -
truncheon
n 1: a short stout club used primarily by policemen [syn: truncheon, nightstick, baton, billy, billystick, billy club] -
unchristian
adj 1: not of a Christian faith [ant: christian] -
christian
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of Christianity; "Christian rites" 2: following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ [ant: unchristian] n 1: a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination -
scutcheon
n 1: a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers [syn: finger plate, escutcheon, scutcheon] 2: a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms [syn: escutcheon, scutcheon] -
appalachian
adj 1: in or relating to Appalachia n 1: a native or inhabitant of Appalachia -
bethune
n 1: United States educator who worked to improve race relations and educational opportunities for Black Americans (1875-1955) [syn: Bethune, Mary McLeod Bethune] -
perilune
n 1: periapsis in orbit around the moon [syn: periselene, perilune] [ant: apolune, aposelene] -
neptune
n 1: (Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon 2: a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants; "the existence of Neptune was predicted from perturbations in the orbit of Uranus and it was then identified in 1846" -
detune
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orphans
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puncheon
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richen
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choon
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chun
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chunn
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retune
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jordans
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changchun
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predigestion
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inescutcheon
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