Words that rhyme with graeff

n 1: alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer

n 1: cattle that are reared for their meat [syn: beef, beef cattle] 2: meat from an adult domestic bovine [syn: beef, boeuf] 3: informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" [syn: gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk] v 1: complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler]

n 1: as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of"); "the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"; "this letter is written on behalf of my client"; 2: for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive); "in your behalf"; "campaigning in his own behalf"; "spoke a good word in his friend's behalf"

n 1: any cognitive content held as true [ant: disbelief, unbelief] 2: a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" [syn: impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion]

adj 1: of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country" 2: concise and succinct; "covered the matter in a brief statement" 3: (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini" [syn: abbreviated, brief] n 1: a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case [syn: brief, legal brief] 2: a condensed written summary or abstract v 1: give essential information to someone; "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade"

n 1: young of domestic cattle 2: the muscular back part of the shank [syn: calf, sura] 3: fine leather from the skin of a calf [syn: calf, calfskin] 4: young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo

n 1: a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water [syn: carafe, decanter]

n 1: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds [syn: chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble] 2: foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure v 1: be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" [syn: kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banter]

adj 1: most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch" [syn: chief(a), main(a), primary(a), principal(a), master(a)] n 1: a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation" [syn: head, chief, top dog] 2: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn: foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss] 3: the head of a tribe or clan [syn: headman, tribal chief, chieftain, chief]

v 1: put someone through a debriefing and make him report; "The released hostages were debriefed"

n 1: doubt about the truth of something [syn: incredulity, disbelief, skepticism, mental rejection] 2: a rejection of belief [syn: unbelief, disbelief] [ant: belief]

n 1: a piece of land held under the feudal system [syn: fief, feoff]

n 1: intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) [syn: grief, heartache, heartbreak, brokenheartedness] 2: something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a great grief to John" [syn: grief, sorrow]

adv 1: partially or to the extent of a half; "he was half hidden by the bushes" adj 1: consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour" 2: partial; "gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job" 3: (of siblings) related through one parent only; "a half brother"; "half sister" [ant: whole] n 1: one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half" [syn: one-half, half] 2: one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval

n 1: the sound of laughing [syn: laugh, laughter] 2: a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing; "his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision" 3: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" [syn: joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape] v 1: produce laughter [syn: laugh, express joy, express mirth] [ant: cry, weep]

n 1: the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants [syn: leaf, leafage, foliage] 2: a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) [syn: leaf, folio] 3: hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door) v 1: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn: flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff] 2: turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript" 3: produce leaves, of plants

n 1: a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range

n 1: a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration [syn: motif, motive] 2: a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music [syn: motif, motive] 3: a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme" [syn: theme, motif]

n 1: a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water 2: a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese [syn: Witwatersrand, Rand, Reef] 3: one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind v 1: lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast" 2: roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area 3: reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef

n 1: the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief" [syn: relief, alleviation, assuagement] 2: the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress); "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease" [syn: relief, ease] 3: (law) redress awarded by a court; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?" 4: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill- ins" [syn: stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in] 5: assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims" [syn: relief, succor, succour, ministration] 6: a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" [syn: respite, rest, relief, rest period] 7: a change for the better [syn: easing, moderation, relief] 8: aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped; "he has been on relief for many years" 9: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" [syn: easing, easement, alleviation, relief] 10: sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background [syn: relief, relievo, rilievo, embossment, sculptural relief] 11: the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged; "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta"

n 1: a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing [syn: bundle, sheaf]

n 1: personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task; "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions" 2: a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff" 3: the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university" [syn: staff, faculty] 4: building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration 5: a rod carried as a symbol 6: (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written [syn: staff, stave] v 1: provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed" 2: serve on the staff of; "The two men staff the reception desk"

n 1: a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it [syn: thief, stealer]

adv 1: in a willing manner; "this was gladly agreed to"; "I would fain do it" [syn: gladly, lief, fain]

n 1: the airforce of Great Britain [syn: Royal Air Force, RAF] 2: a Marxist and Maoist terrorist organization in Germany; a network of underground guerillas who committed acts of violence in the service of the class struggle; a successor to the Baader-Meinhof Gang; became one of Europe's most feared terrorist groups; disbanded in 1998 [syn: Red Army Faction, RAF]

n 1: spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections [syn: staphylococcus, staphylococci, staph]