Words that rhyme with grilfriend

v 1: make amendments to; "amend the document" 2: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" [syn: better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant: aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, worsen] 3: set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" [syn: rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend]

v 1: add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language" [syn: append, add on, supplement, affix] 2: fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace" [syn: append, tag on, tack on, tack, hang on] 3: state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied" [syn: add, append, supply]

v 1: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend] 2: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop] 3: anticipate with dread or anxiety [syn: apprehend, quail at]

v 1: travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" [syn: ascend, go up] [ant: come down, descend, fall, go down] 2: go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly" 3: become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death" 4: appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils; "the vine climbed up the side of the house" [syn: ascend, climb up] 5: go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware" 6: slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill" 7: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" [syn: rise, come up, uprise, ascend] [ant: go down, go under, set] 8: move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great [syn: ascend, move up, rise]

v 1: be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?" [syn: attend, go to] [ant: miss] 2: take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" [syn: attend, take care, look, see] 3: to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation" 4: work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years" [syn: serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assist] 5: give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said" [syn: attend, hang, advert, pay heed, give ear]

v 1: become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"

n 1: a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path" [syn: bend, crook, twist, turn] 2: movement that causes the formation of a curve [syn: bending, bend] 3: curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) [syn: bend, curve] 4: an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" [syn: fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend] 5: a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range 6: diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left [syn: bend, bend dexter] v 1: form a curve; "The stick does not bend" [syn: bend, flex] [ant: straighten, unbend] 2: change direction; "The road bends" 3: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" [syn: flex, bend, deform, twist, turn] [ant: unbend] 4: bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse" [syn: crouch, stoop, bend, bow] 5: turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest [syn: deflect, bend, turn away] 6: bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees" [syn: flex, bend]

n 1: an occurrence of thorough mixing 2: a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau" [syn: blend, portmanteau word, portmanteau] 3: the act of blending components together thoroughly [syn: blend, blending] v 1: combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much" [syn: blend, intermix, immingle, intermingle] 2: blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" [syn: blend, go, blend in] 3: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge]

n 1: a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)

n 1: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked" [syn: boyfriend, fellow, beau, swain, young man]

v 1: express approval of 2: present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; "His paintings commend him to the artistic world" 3: give to in charge; "I commend my children to you" 4: express a good opinion of [syn: commend, recommend] 5: mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; "Remember me to your wife" [syn: commend, remember]

v 1: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend] 2: to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" [syn: perceive, comprehend] 3: include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group" [syn: embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover]

v 1: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike" [syn: defend, support, fend for] 2: be on the defensive; act against an attack [ant: assail, attack] 3: protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks" [syn: defend, guard, hold] 4: fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" [syn: fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend] 5: protect or fight for as a champion [syn: champion, defend] 6: be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant" [syn: defend, represent] [ant: prosecute] 7: state or assert; "He maintained his innocence" [syn: maintain, defend]

v 1: be contingent upon (something that is elided); "That depends" 2: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [syn: count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon]

v 1: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" [syn: descend, fall, go down, come down] [ant: arise, ascend, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise] 2: come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins" [syn: derive, come, descend] 3: do something that one considers to be below one's dignity [syn: condescend, deign, descend] 4: come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" [syn: fall, descend, settle]

v 1: become wider; "His pupils were dilated" [syn: dilate, distend] 2: cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body" 3: swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows"

n 1: that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly 2: a number to be divided by another number 3: a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)

n 1: either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix" [syn: end, terminal] 2: the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" [syn: end, ending] [ant: beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, middle, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time] 3: the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" [syn: end, last, final stage] 4: the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means" [syn: goal, end] 5: a final part or section; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end" [ant: beginning, middle] 6: a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end" [syn: end, destruction, death] 7: the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'" 8: (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass" 9: a boundary marking the extremities of something; "the end of town" 10: one of two places from which people are communicating to each other; "the phone rang at the other end"; "both ends wrote at the same time" 11: the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end" 12: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." [syn: conclusion, end, close, closing, ending] 13: a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold [syn: end, remainder, remnant, oddment] 14: (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "no one wanted to play end" v 1: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" [syn: end, stop, finish, terminate, cease] [ant: begin, start] 2: bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" [syn: end, terminate] [ant: begin, commence, get, get down, lead off, set about, set out, start, start out] 3: be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie" [syn: end, terminate] 4: put an end to; "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"

n 1: a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university" 2: an associate who provides cooperation or assistance; "he's a good ally in fight" [syn: ally, friend] [ant: enemy, foe] 3: a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family" [syn: acquaintance, friend] [ant: alien, stranger, unknown] 4: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" [syn: supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend] 5: a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers) [syn: Friend, Quaker]

n 1: any female friend; "Mary and her girlfriend organized the party" 2: a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; "his girlfriend kicked him out" [syn: girlfriend, girl, lady friend]

n 1: sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends" [syn: mend, patch, darn] 2: the act of putting something in working order again [syn: repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation] v 1: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" [syn: repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on] [ant: break, bust] 2: heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending" [syn: mend, heal]

adj 1: imagined as in a play; "the make-believe world of theater"; "play money"; "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish" [syn: make-believe, pretend] n 1: the enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend" [syn: make-believe, pretend] v 1: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" [syn: feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble] 2: behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting" [syn: dissemble, pretend, act] 3: put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King" 4: put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" [syn: guess, venture, pretend, hazard] 5: represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress" [syn: make, pretend, make believe] 6: state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine" [syn: profess, pretend]

v 1: watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn: oversee, supervise, superintend, manage]

v 1: hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them" 2: cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles" 3: bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. [syn: suspend, debar] 4: stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country" [syn: freeze, suspend] 5: make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan" [syn: suspend, set aside] 6: render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended"

v 1: straighten up or out; make straight [syn: straighten, unbend] [ant: bend, flex] 2: unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay 3: free from flexure; "unbend a bow" [ant: bend, deform, flex, turn, twist] 4: make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope" [syn: relax, unbend] 5: become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" [syn: relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down] [ant: tense, tense up] 6: release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"

v 1: become turned or set on end; "the airplanes upended" 2: set, turn, or stand on end; "upend the box and empty the contents"

v 1: sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch]

n 1: a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday v 1: spend the weekend

v 1: direct one's course or way; "wend your way through the crowds"

n 1: an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form [syn: zinc blende, blende, sphalerite]