Words that rhyme with gentlewomen

n 1: a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site

n 1: a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals [syn: amine, aminoalkane]

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]

n 1: a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water [syn: bromine, Br, atomic number 35]

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]

v 1: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture" [syn: take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down]

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]

v 1: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" [syn: analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas] 2: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" [syn: examine, see] 3: question or examine thoroughly and closely [syn: probe, examine] 4: question closely 5: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" [syn: test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay]

n 1: (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets [syn: street arab, gamin, throwaway]

n 1: a homeless girl who roams the streets 2: a girl of impish appeal

n 1: amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions

v 1: make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" [syn: light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate]

n 1: a white crystalline organic base; used mainly in making melamine resins [syn: melamine, cyanuramide]

v 1: question after cross-examination by opposing counsel; "re- examine one's witness"

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]

n 1: a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth [syn: vitamin B1, thiamine, thiamin, aneurin, antiberiberi factor]

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"

n 1: any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism

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]

n 1: any of several compounds containing chlorine and nitrogen; used as an antiseptic in wounds [syn: chloramine, chloramine-T]

n 1: a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene [syn: styrene, cinnamene, phenylethylene, vinylbenzene]

n 1: any organic compound containing two amino groups

n 1: antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness [syn: dimenhydrinate, Dramamine]

n 1: a simple protein found in fish sperm; rich in arginine; simpler in composition than globulin or albumin; counteracts the anticoagulant effect of heparin

n 1: antibacterial agent (trade names Mandelamine and Urex) that is contained in many products that are used to treat urinary infections [syn: methenamine, Mandelamine, Urex]

n 1: a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract

n 1: a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine [syn: thymine, T]