Words that rhyme with griffin

  • antiphon
    n 1: a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response [syn: antiphon, antiphony]
  • boffin
    n 1: (British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research
  • bowfin
    n 1: primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America [syn: bowfin, grindle, dogfish, Amia calva]
  • coffin
    n 1: box in which a corpse is buried or cremated [syn: coffin, casket] v 1: place into a coffin; "her body was coffined"
  • colophon
    n 1: a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page)
  • corticotrophin
    n 1: a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex [syn: adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, ACTH, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin]
  • dauphin
    n 1: formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne
  • deafen
    v 1: be unbearably loud; "a deafening noise" 2: make or render deaf; "a deafening noise" [syn: deafen, deaf] 3: make soundproof; "deafen a room"
  • dolphin
    n 1: large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) [syn: dolphinfish, dolphin, mahimahi] 2: any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
  • elfin
    adj 1: suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness; "thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning"; "the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday"- John Mason Brown [syn: elfin, fey] 2: small and delicate; "she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate"; "obsessed by things elfin and small" [syn: elfin, elflike] 3: relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf; "elfin bells"; "all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance" 4: usually good-naturedly mischievous; "perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight"; "elvish tricks" [syn: elfin, elfish, elvish]
  • hyphen
    n 1: a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text [syn: hyphen, dash] v 1: divide or connect with a hyphen; "hyphenate these words and names" [syn: hyphenate, hyphen]
  • muffin
    n 1: a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan [syn: muffin, gem]
  • often
    adv 1: many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee" [syn: frequently, often, oftentimes, oft, ofttimes] [ant: infrequently, rarely, seldom] 2: frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much" [syn: much, a great deal, often] 3: in many cases or instances
  • olefin
    n 1: any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon [syn: alkene, olefine, olefin]
  • orphan
    n 1: a child who has lost both parents 2: someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision 3: the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column 4: a young animal without a mother v 1: deprive of parents
  • paraffin
    n 1: from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings [syn: paraffin, paraffin wax] 2: a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2) [syn: methane series, alkane series, alkane, paraffin series, paraffin] 3: (British usage) kerosine [syn: paraffin, paraffin oil]
  • puffin
    n 1: any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills
  • ragamuffin
    n 1: a dirty shabbily clothed urchin [syn: ragamuffin, tatterdemalion]
  • roughen
    v 1: make rough or rougher; "roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other" [ant: smooth, smoothen]
  • soften
    v 1: make (images or sounds) soft or softer [ant: sharpen] 2: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" [syn: dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break] 3: give in, as to influence or pressure [syn: yield, relent, soften] [ant: remain firm, stand] 4: protect from impact; "cushion the blow" [syn: cushion, buffer, soften] 5: make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears" [syn: mince, soften, moderate] 6: make soft or softer; "This liquid will soften your laundry" [ant: harden, indurate] 7: become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it" [ant: harden, indurate]
  • stiffen
    v 1: become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room" [ant: loose, loosen, relax] 2: make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine" [ant: loose, loosen] 3: restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations" [syn: stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrain]
  • threadfin
    n 1: mullet-like tropical marine fishes having pectoral fins with long threadlike rays
  • tiffin
    n 1: a midday meal [syn: lunch, luncheon, tiffin, dejeuner]
  • toughen
    v 1: make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"
  • siphon
    n 1: a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube [syn: siphon, syphon] 2: a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled [syn: siphon, syphon] v 1: convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon [syn: siphon, syphon, siphon off] 2: move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action; "siphon gas into the tank"
  • bellerophon
    n 1: (Greek mythology) a mythical hero of Corinth who performed miracles on the winged horse Pegasus (especially killing the monster Chimera)
  • griffon
    n 1: winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion [syn: gryphon, griffin, griffon] 2: breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle [syn: griffon, Brussels griffon, Belgian griffon] 3: breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France [syn: griffon, wire-haired pointing griffon] 4: large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings [syn: griffon vulture, griffon, Gyps fulvus]
  • gryphon
    n 1: winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion [syn: gryphon, griffin, griffon]
  • endorphin
    n 1: a neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic properties
  • ibuprofen
    n 1: a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic; "daily use of ibuprofen can irritate the stomach" [syn: ibuprofen, isobutylphenyl propionic acid, Advil, Motrin, Nuprin]
  • godolphin
  • baffin
  • biffin

See also griffin definition and griffin synonyms