Words that rhyme with gunpowder

  • are
    n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn: are, ar]
  • chowder
    n 1: a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions and potatoes
  • disorder
    n 1: a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time" [syn: disorder, upset] 2: a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder" [syn: disorderliness, disorder] [ant: order, orderliness] 3: a disturbance of the peace or of public order [ant: order] v 1: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" [syn: perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder] 2: bring disorder to [syn: disorder, disarray] [ant: order]
  • gouda
    n 1: mild cream-colored Dutch cheese shaped in balls [syn: Gouda, Gouda cheese]
  • howdah
    n 1: a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant [syn: howdah, houdah]
  • lauder
    n 1: Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950) [syn: Lauder, Harry Lauder, Sir Harry MacLennan Lauder] 2: someone who communicates high praise [syn: laudator, lauder, extoller]
  • order
    n 1: (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London" 2: a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude" [syn: order, order of magnitude] 3: established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order" [ant: disorder] 4: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation" [syn: ordering, order, ordination] 5: a condition of regular or proper arrangement; "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order" [syn: orderliness, order] [ant: disorder, disorderliness] 6: a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" [syn: decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript] 7: a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities; "IBM received an order for a hundred computers" [syn: order, purchase order] 8: a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" [syn: club, social club, society, guild, gild, lodge, order] 9: a body of rules followed by an assembly [syn: order, rules of order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure] 10: (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order" [syn: Holy Order, Order] 11: a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict" [syn: order, monastic order] 12: (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families 13: a request for something to be made, supplied, or served; "I gave the waiter my order"; "the company's products were in such demand that they got more orders than their call center could handle" 14: (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans 15: the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list" [syn: order, ordering] v 1: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed" [syn: order, tell, enjoin, say] 2: make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage" 3: issue commands or orders for [syn: order, prescribe, dictate] 4: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" [syn: regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern] [ant: deregulate] 5: bring order to or into; "Order these files" [ant: disarray, disorder] 6: place in a certain order; "order the photos chronologically" 7: appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church" [syn: ordain, consecrate, ordinate, order] 8: arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" [syn: arrange, set up, put, order] 9: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" [syn: rate, rank, range, order, grade, place]
  • powder
    n 1: a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized [syn: powder, pulverization, pulverisation] 2: a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks [syn: gunpowder, powder] 3: any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder v 1: make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains" [syn: powderize, powderise, powder, pulverize, pulverise] 2: apply powder to; "She powdered her nose"; "The King wears a powdered wig"
  • louder
  • prouder
  • crowder
  • browder
  • stauder
  • bauder
  • souder

See also gunpowder definition and gunpowder synonyms