Words that rhyme with gibbet

• abbot 0
  n 1: the superior of an abbey of monks [syn: abbot, archimandrite]
• agate 0
  n 1: an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles
• at 0
  n 1: a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium [syn: astatine, At, atomic number 85] 2: 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
• bit 0
  n 1: a small piece or quantity of something; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"; "a bit of lint"; "I gave him a bit of my mind" [syn: spot, bit] 2: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap] 3: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" [syn: moment, mo, minute, second, bit] 4: an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" [syn: piece, bit] 5: piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit" 6: a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte" 7: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" [syn: morsel, bit, bite] 8: a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation" [syn: snatch, bit] 9: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" [syn: act, routine, number, turn, bit] 10: the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers 11: the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit"
• but 0
  adv 1: and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment" [syn: merely, simply, just, only, but]
• butt 0
  n 1: thick end of the handle [syn: butt, butt end] 2: the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots 3: a victim of ridicule or pranks [syn: butt, goat, laughingstock, stooge] 4: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass] 5: sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at [syn: target, butt] 6: finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking [syn: cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag] 7: a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping [syn: butt joint, butt] 8: a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons) 9: the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) [syn: butt, stub] v 1: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn: border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on] 2: to strike, thrust or shove against; "He butted his sister out of the way"; "The goat butted the hiker with his horns" [syn: butt, bunt] 3: place end to end without overlapping; "The frames must be butted at the joints"
• cohabit 0
  v 1: share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple [syn: cohabit, live together, shack up]
• cricket 0
  n 1: leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together 2: a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs v 1: play cricket
• flibbertigibbet 0
  n 1: a female fool [syn: flibbertigibbet, foolish woman]
• habit 0
  n 1: an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening" [syn: habit, wont] 2: (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it" [syn: habit, use] 3: a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order 4: the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal); "a shrub of spreading habit" 5: attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire) [syn: habit, riding habit] 6: excessive use of drugs [syn: substance abuse, drug abuse, habit] v 1: put a habit on
• inhabit 0
  v 1: inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods" [syn: populate, dwell, live, inhabit] 2: be present in; "sweet memories inhabit this house" 3: exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her mind" [syn: dwell, inhabit]
• inhibit 0
  v 1: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" [syn: suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb] 2: limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs" 3: limit, block, or decrease the action or function of; "inhibit the action of the enzyme"; "inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction" 4: control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior [syn: inhibit, bottle up, suppress]
• jabot 0
  n 1: a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt
• packet 0
  n 1: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together [syn: package, bundle, packet, parcel] 2: (computer science) a message or message fragment 3: a small package or bundle 4: a boat for carrying mail [syn: mailboat, mail boat, packet, packet boat]
• prohibit 0
  v 1: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans" [syn: forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix] [ant: allow, countenance, let, permit]
• rabbet 0
  n 1: a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together [syn: rabbet, rebate] v 1: join with a rabbet joint 2: cut a rectangular groove into
• rabbit 0
  n 1: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food [syn: rabbit, coney, cony] 2: the fur of a rabbit [syn: lapin, rabbit] 3: flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food [syn: rabbit, hare] v 1: hunt rabbits
• ratchet 0
  n 1: mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction [syn: ratchet, rachet, ratch] v 1: move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool" [syn: ratchet, rachet up, ratchet down]
• sabot 0
  n 1: a shoe carved from a single block of wood [syn: sabot, wooden shoe] 2: footwear usually with wooden soles [syn: clog, geta, patten, sabot]
• tappet 0
  n 1: a lever that is moved in order to tap something else
• rabat 0
  n 1: the capital of Morocco; located in the northwestern on the Atlantic coast [syn: Rabat, capital of Morocco]
• sabbat 0
  n 1: a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy [syn: sabbat, witches' Sabbath]
• sorbet 0
  n 1: an ice containing no milk but having a mushy consistency; usually made from fruit juice [syn: water ice, sorbet]
• babbitt 0
  n 1: an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction [syn: Babbitt metal, babbitt] v 1: line with a Babbitt metal
• cabot 0
  n 1: son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557) [syn: Cabot, Sebastian Cabot] 2: Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498) [syn: Cabot, John Cabot, Giovanni Cabato]
• fagot 0
  n 1: offensive term for an openly homosexual man [syn: fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf] 2: a bundle of sticks and branches bound together [syn: fagot, faggot] v 1: ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch; "He fagotted the blouse for his wife" [syn: faggot, fagot] 2: fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them [syn: faggot, fagot] 3: bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; "faggot up the sticks" [syn: faggot, fagot, faggot up]
• bitt 0
  n 1: a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards" [syn: bollard, bitt] v 1: secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line"
• zibet 0
• abbott 0
• kabat 0
• hebert 0
• nobbut 0
• garbett 0
• tarbert 0
• norbert 0

See also gibbet definition and gibbet synonyms