Words that rhyme with gestal

n 1: formerly a British reform school for youths considered too young to send to prison

adj 1: of or relating to a coast; "coastal erosion" 2: located on or near or bordering on a coast; "coastal marshes"; "coastal waters"; "the Atlantic coastal plain" [ant: inland]

adj 1: of or relating to or near a rib

n 1: a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure 2: a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices 3: a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces [syn: crystal, crystallization] 4: colorless glass made of almost pure silica [syn: quartz glass, quartz, vitreous silica, lechatelierite, crystal] 5: glassware made of quartz 6: a protective cover that protects the face of a watch [syn: crystal, watch crystal, watch glass]

adj 1: offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: gay, festal, festive, merry]

n 1: a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers [syn: hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge, auberge] 2: inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips) [syn: hostel, youth hostel, student lodging]

n 1: a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace [syn: cuddle, nestle, snuggle] v 1: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags" [syn: cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close] 2: lie in a sheltered position; "The little cottage nestles in the forest" 3: position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow" [syn: nestle, snuggle]

adj 1: lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the naive music" 2: delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink" n 1: any of various pale or light colors

n 1: a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" [syn: base, pedestal, stand] 2: a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority); "they put him on a pedestal" 3: an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) [syn: pedestal, plinth, footstall]

n 1: machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores [syn: stamp, pestle] 2: a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone [syn: pestle, muller, pounder] 3: a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar v 1: grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar; "pestle the garlic"

n 1: the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma

n 1: a firearm that is held and fired with one hand [syn: pistol, handgun, side arm, shooting iron]

adj 1: of or relating to the system for delivering mail; "postal delivery"

n 1: a supporting tower used to support a bridge 2: sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop

n 1: a tube in which a body fluid circulates [syn: vessel, vas] 2: a craft designed for water transportation [syn: vessel, watercraft] 3: an object used as a container (especially for liquids)

adj 1: of or relating to Vesta; "vestal virgin" 2: in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal" [syn: pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous] n 1: a chaste woman

n 1: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully" [syn: wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle] v 1: combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority" 2: engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years" 3: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" [syn: writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist] 4: engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of any of various Pentecostal religious bodies or their members 2: of or relating to or occurring at Pentecost n 1: any member of a Pentecostal religious body [syn: Pentecostal, Pentecostalist]

n 1: a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat [syn: cough drop, troche, pastille, pastil]

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the crust of the earth or moon

n 1: German mathematician and astronomer who made accurate measurements of stellar distances and who predicted the existence on an 8th planet (1784-1846) [syn: Bessel, Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel]

adj 1: located or occurring between the ribs; "intercostal muscles" n 1: muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration [syn: intercostal, intercostal muscle, musculus intercostalis]