Words that rhyme with hauteur

• agent 0
  n 1: an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents" 2: a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations 3: a substance that exerts some force or effect 4: a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission [syn: agent, factor, broker] 5: any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau [syn: agent, federal agent] 6: the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause [syn: agentive role, agent]
• amateur 0
  adj 1: engaged in as a pastime; "an amateur painter"; "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"; "recreational golfers"; "reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating"; "unpaid extras in the documentary" [syn: amateur, recreational, unpaid] 2: lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting" [syn: amateurish, amateur, inexpert, unskilled] n 1: someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime 2: an athlete who does not play for pay [ant: pro, professional]
• astir 0
  adj 1: out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning" [syn: astir(p), up(p)] 2: on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident" [syn: about(p), astir(p)]
• auteur 0
  n 1: a filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works
• bestir 0
  v 1: become active; "He finally bestirred himself" [syn: bestir, rouse]
• bluster 0
  n 1: noisy confusion and turbulence; "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations" 2: a swaggering show of courage [syn: bravado, bluster] 3: a violent gusty wind 4: vain and empty boasting [syn: braggadocio, bluster, rodomontade, rhodomontade] v 1: blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered" 2: show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade] 3: act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner [syn: swagger, bluster, swash]
• buster 0
  n 1: an informal form of address for a man; "Say, fellow, what are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?" [syn: fellow, dude, buster] 2: a robust child 3: a person who breaks horses [syn: buster, bronco buster, broncobuster] 4: a person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something; "dam buster"; "sanction buster"; "crime buster" 5: a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically [syn: baby buster, buster]
• cluster 0
  n 1: a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers" [syn: bunch, clump, cluster, clustering] v 1: come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer" [syn: cluster, constellate, flock, clump] 2: gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist" [syn: bunch, bunch up, bundle, cluster, clump]
• deter 0
  v 1: try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth" [syn: deter, discourage] 2: turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people" [syn: dissuade, deter] [ant: persuade]
• disinter 0
  v 1: dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies [syn: disinter, exhume]
• duster 0
  n 1: a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years" [syn: dust storm, duster, sandstorm, sirocco] 2: a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles [syn: duster, gaberdine, gabardine, smock, dust coat] 3: a piece of cloth used for dusting [syn: dustcloth, dustrag, duster] 4: a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter
• filibuster 0
  n 1: a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes [syn: filibuster, filibusterer] 2: (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches v 1: obstruct deliberately by delaying
• fluster 0
  n 1: a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset [syn: perturbation, fluster] v 1: be flustered; behave in a confused manner 2: cause to be nervous or upset
• inter 0
  v 1: place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday" [syn: bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest]
• litterateur 0
  n 1: a writer of literary works [syn: essayist, litterateur]
• lustre 0
  n 1: a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain [syn: luster, lustre] 2: a quality that outshines the usual [syn: luster, lustre, brilliancy, splendor, splendour] 3: the visual property of something that shines with reflected light [syn: shininess, sheen, luster, lustre]
• muster 0
  n 1: a gathering of military personnel for duty; "he was thrown in the brig for missing muster" 2: compulsory military service [syn: conscription, muster, draft, selective service] v 1: gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage" [syn: muster, rally, summon, come up, muster up] 2: call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.
• provocateur 0
  n 1: a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts [syn: agent provocateur, provocateur]
• raconteur 0
  n 1: a person skilled in telling anecdotes [syn: anecdotist, raconteur]
• rapporteur 0
  n 1: a recorder appointed by a committee to prepare reports of the meetings
• restaurateur 0
  n 1: the proprietor of a restaurant [syn: restaurateur, restauranter]
• saboteur 0
  n 1: someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks [syn: saboteur, wrecker, diversionist] 2: a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader [syn: fifth columnist, saboteur]
• thruster 0
  n 1: one who intrudes or pushes himself forward [syn: pusher, thruster] 2: a small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft
• trustbuster 0
  n 1: a federal agent who engages in trust busting
• luster 0
  n 1: a quality that outshines the usual [syn: luster, lustre, brilliancy, splendor, splendour] 2: the visual property of something that shines with reflected light [syn: shininess, sheen, luster, lustre] 3: a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain [syn: luster, lustre]
• trustor 0
  n 1: (law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee [syn: settlor, trustor]
• custer 0
  n 1: United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876) [syn: Custer, George Armstrong Custer, General Custer]
• lackluster 0
  adj 1: lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance" [syn: lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless] 2: lacking luster or shine; "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair" [syn: lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless]
• pasteur 0
  n 1: French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895) [syn: Pasteur, Louis Pasteur]
• lancaster 0
  n 1: a city in northwestern England 2: the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose [syn: Lancaster, House of Lancaster, Lancastrian line]
• alastair 0
• alaster 0
• rustre 0
• chartbuster 0
• chichester 0
• delustre 0

See also hauteur definition