Words that rhyme with halfbeak

• antique 0
  adj 1: made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age; "the beautiful antique French furniture" 2: out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn: antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat(p), outmoded, passe, passee] 3: belonging to or lasting from times long ago; "age-old customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness" [syn: age-old, antique] n 1: an elderly man [syn: old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer, old geezer, antique] 2: any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity v 1: shop for antiques; "We went antiquing on Saturday" 2: give an antique appearance to; "antique furniture" [syn: antique, antiquate]
• batik 0
  n 1: a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted v 1: dye with wax; "Indonesian fabrics are often batiked"
• beak 0
  n 1: beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles) 2: horny projecting mouth of a bird [syn: beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker] 3: a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures 4: informal terms for the nose [syn: beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz] v 1: hit lightly with a picking motion [syn: peck, pick, beak]
• bespeak 0
  v 1: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" [syn: bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal] 2: express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" [syn: request, bespeak, call for, quest]
• bleak 0
  adj 1: offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things" [syn: black, bleak, dim] 2: providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape" [syn: bare, barren, bleak, desolate, stark] 3: unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic" [syn: bleak, cutting, raw]
• boutique 0
  n 1: a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry [syn: boutique, dress shop]
• cheek 0
  n 1: either side of the face below the eyes 2: an impudent statement [syn: impudence, cheek, impertinence] 3: either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump [syn: buttock, cheek] 4: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" [syn: boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek] v 1: speak impudently to
• clique 0
  n 1: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose [syn: clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp]
• creak 0
  n 1: a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him away" [syn: creak, creaking] v 1: make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise" [syn: whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak]
• creek 0
  n 1: a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer" [syn: brook, creek] 2: any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma
• critique 0
  n 1: an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) [syn: review, critique, critical review, review article] 2: a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated" [syn: criticism, critique] v 1: appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance" [syn: review, critique]
• freak 0
  n 1: a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed [syn: freak, monster, monstrosity, lusus naturae] 2: someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie" [syn: addict, nut, freak, junkie, junky] v 1: lose one's nerve; "When he saw the accident, he freaked out" [syn: freak out, freak, gross out]
• leak 0
  n 1: an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape; "one of the tires developed a leak" 2: soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi 3: a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak" [syn: leak, wetting, making water, passing water] 4: the discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak" [syn: escape, leak, leakage, outflow] 5: unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information [syn: leak, news leak] v 1: tell anonymously; "The news were leaked to the paper" 2: be leaked; "The news leaked out despite his secrecy" [syn: leak, leak out] 3: enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure; "Water leaked out of the can into the backpack"; "Gas leaked into the basement" 4: have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out; "The container leaked gasoline"; "the roof leaks badly"
• mystique 0
  n 1: an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing
• oblique 0
  adj 1: slanting or inclined in direction or course or position-- neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base" [ant: parallel, perpendicular] 2: indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers" [syn: devious, oblique] n 1: any grammatical case other than the nominative [syn: oblique, oblique case] [ant: nominative, nominative case, subject case] 2: a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso [syn: external oblique muscle, musculus obliquus externus abdominis, abdominal external oblique muscle, oblique]
• peak 0
  n 1: the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak" [syn: extremum, peak] 2: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn: flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush] 3: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top] 4: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit" [syn: peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit] 5: a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" [syn: point, tip, peak] 6: the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid" [syn: vertex, peak, apex, acme] 7: a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" [syn: bill, peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor] v 1: to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million" [syn: top out, peak] [ant: bottom out]
• physique 0
  n 1: constitution of the human body [syn: physique, build, body-build, habitus] 2: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh]
• shriek 0
  n 1: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" [syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching] 2: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" [syn: screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming] v 1: utter a shrill cry [syn: shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipe]
• sleek 0
  adj 1: well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well- groomed; "sleek figures in expensive clothes" 2: designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow; "a streamlined convertible" [syn: streamlined, aerodynamic, flowing, sleek] 3: having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" [syn: satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick] v 1: make slick or smooth [syn: slick, sleek]
• sneak 0
  adj 1: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch" [syn: furtive, sneak(a), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious] n 1: a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible 2: someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions [syn: prowler, sneak, stalker] 3: someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn: fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary] v 1: to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house" [syn: sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot] 2: put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner; "sneak a look"; "sneak a cigarette" 3: make off with belongings of others [syn: pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift] 4: pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking" [syn: slip, sneak]
• speak 0
  v 1: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise] 2: exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" [syn: talk, speak] 3: use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" [syn: speak, talk] 4: give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees" [syn: address, speak] 5: make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke"
• squeak 0
  n 1: a short high-pitched noise; "the squeak of shoes on powdery snow" 2: something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin [syn: close call, close shave, squeak, squeaker, narrow escape] v 1: make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise" [syn: whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak]
• streak 0
  n 1: an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" [syn: streak, run] 2: a distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness" 3: a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave" [syn: stripe, streak, bar] 4: a sudden flash (as of lightning) v 1: move quickly in a straight line; "The plane streaked across the sky" 2: run naked in a public place 3: mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained [syn: mottle, streak, blotch]
• technique 0
  n 1: a practical method or art applied to some particular task 2: skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency" [syn: proficiency, technique]
• tweak 0
  n 1: a squeeze with the fingers [syn: pinch, tweak] v 1: pinch or squeeze sharply 2: pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush" [syn: pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off] 3: adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine" [syn: fine-tune, tweak]
• unique 0
  adj 1: radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history" [syn: alone(p), unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled] 2: (followed by `to') applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality; "a species unique to Australia" 3: the single one of its kind; "a singular example"; "the unique existing example of Donne's handwriting"; "a unique copy of an ancient manuscript"; "certain types of problems have unique solutions" [syn: singular, unique] 4: highly unusual or rare but not the single instance; "spoke with a unique accent"; "had unique ability in raising funds"; "a frankness unique in literature"; "a unique dining experience"
• week 0
  n 1: any period of seven consecutive days; "it rained for a week" [syn: week, hebdomad] 2: hours or days of work in a calendar week; "they worked a 40-hour week" [syn: workweek, week] 3: a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday [syn: week, calendar week]
• greek 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language; "Greek mythology"; "a Grecian robe" [syn: Greek, Grecian, Hellenic] n 1: the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages [syn: Greek, Hellenic, Hellenic language] 2: a native or inhabitant of Greece [syn: Greek, Hellene]
• mozambique 0
  n 1: a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975 [syn: Mozambique, Republic of Mozambique, Mocambique]
• cleek 0
• eke 0
• baek 0
• beeck 0
• beek 0

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