Words that rhyme with grotesque

  • arabesque
    n 1: position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose 2: an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design
  • burlesque
    adj 1: relating to or characteristic of a burlesque; "burlesque theater" n 1: a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease) 2: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way [syn: parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on] v 1: make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" [syn: spoof, burlesque, parody]
  • desk
    n 1: a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
  • picaresque
    adj 1: involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction; "picaresque novels"; "waifs of the picaresque tradition"; "a picaresque hero"
  • picturesque
    adj 1: suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture; "a picturesque village" 2: strikingly expressive; "a picturesque description of the rainforest"
  • statuesque
    adj 1: of size and dignity suggestive of a statue [syn: stately, statuesque] 2: suggestive of a statue [syn: Junoesque, statuesque]
  • dantesque
    adj 1: of or relating to Dante Alighieri or his writings [syn: Dantean, Dantesque]
  • moresque
    adj 1: relating to or characteristic of the Moors; "Moorish courtyard" [syn: Moorish, Moresque]
  • junoesque
    adj 1: suggestive of a statue [syn: Junoesque, statuesque]
  • kafkaesque
    adj 1: relating to or in the manner of Franz Kafka or his writings 2: characterized by surreal distortion and a sense of impending danger; "the kafkaesque terror of the endless interrogations"
  • romanesque
    n 1: a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD; characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and arcades [syn: Romanesque, Romanesque architecture]
  • copydesk
  • desks
  • gigantesque
  • humoresque
  • beske
  • esque
  • geske
  • jeske
  • keske
  • leske
  • meske
  • reske
  • teske
  • yeske
  • levesque
  • alhambresque
  • bunyanesque
  • plateresque
  • reaganesque
  • rubenesque

See also grotesque definition and grotesque synonyms