Words that rhyme with hatchet

  • agate
    n 1: an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles
  • at
    n 1: a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium [syn: astatine, At, atomic number 85] 2: 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
  • bracket
    n 1: a category falling within certain defined limits 2: either of two punctuation marks (`
  • chit
    n 1: a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect; "she was incensed that this chit of a girl should dare to make a fool of her in front of the class"; "she's a saucy chit" 2: the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check" [syn: check, chit, tab]
  • cohabit
    v 1: share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple [syn: cohabit, live together, shack up]
  • ratchet
    n 1: mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction [syn: ratchet, rachet, ratch] v 1: move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool" [syn: ratchet, rachet up, ratchet down]
  • babbitt
    n 1: an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction [syn: Babbitt metal, babbitt] v 1: line with a Babbitt metal
  • cabot
    n 1: son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557) [syn: Cabot, Sebastian Cabot] 2: Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498) [syn: Cabot, John Cabot, Giovanni Cabato]
  • rachet
    n 1: mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction [syn: ratchet, rachet, ratch]
  • matchet
    n 1: a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation [syn: machete, matchet, panga]
  • cit

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