Words that rhyme with havoc

  • acid
    adj 1: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique" [syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic] 2: being sour to the taste [syn: acidic, acid, acidulent, acidulous] 3: having the characteristics of an acid; "an acid reaction" n 1: any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt 2: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, superman, window pane, Zen]
  • attic
    adj 1: of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times; "Attic Greek" n 1: floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage [syn: loft, attic, garret] 2: the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia [syn: Attic, Ionic, Ionic dialect, Classical Greek] 3: informal terms for a human head [syn: attic, bean, bonce, noodle, noggin, dome] 4: (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
  • automatic
    adj 1: operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts" [ant: manual] 2: resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency" [syn: automatic, automatonlike, machinelike, robotlike, robotic] 3: without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive" [syn: automatic, reflex(a), reflexive] n 1: light machine gun [syn: automatic rifle, automatic, machine rifle] 2: a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released [syn: automatic pistol, automatic]
  • avid
    adj 1: (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame" [syn: avid, devouring(a), esurient, greedy] 2: marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan" [syn: avid, zealous]
  • barrack
    n 1: a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel v 1: lodge in barracks 2: spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up] 3: laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" [syn: jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe]
  • battle
    n 1: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" [syn: battle, conflict, fight, engagement] 2: an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition" [syn: struggle, battle] 3: an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"-- Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" [syn: conflict, struggle, battle] v 1: battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget" [syn: battle, combat]
  • carrot
    n 1: deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant 2: perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions [syn: carrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa] 3: orange root; important source of carotene 4: promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"; "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote";
  • cassock
    n 1: a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers
  • classic
    adj 1: of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" [syn: authoritative, classical, classic, definitive] 2: of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture; "classic Cinese pottery" [syn: classical, classic] [ant: nonclassical] 3: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; "classical mythology"; "classical [syn: classical, classic, Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman, Hellenic] n 1: a creation of the highest excellence 2: an artist who has created classic works
  • dramatic
    adj 1: suitable to or characteristic of drama; "a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape"; "a dramatic rescue at sea" [ant: undramatic] 2: sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation" [syn: dramatic, spectacular, striking] 3: pertaining to or characteristic of drama; "dramatic arts" 4: used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style; "a dramatic tenor"; "a dramatic soprano" [ant: lyric]
  • dynamic
    adj 1: characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality; "a dynamic market"; "a dynamic speaker"; "the dynamic president of the firm" [syn: dynamic, dynamical] [ant: adynamic, undynamic] 2: of or relating to dynamics 3: (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being [syn: active, dynamic] [ant: stative] n 1: an efficient incentive; "they hoped it would act as a spiritual dynamic on all churches" [syn: moral force, dynamic]
  • graphic
    adj 1: written or drawn or engraved; "graphic symbols" [syn: graphic, graphical, in writing(p)] 2: describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail; "graphic sexual scenes" 3: of or relating to the graphic arts; "the etchings, drypoints, lithographs, and engravings which together form his graphic work"- British Book News 4: relating to or presented by a graph; "a graphic presentation of the data" [syn: graphic, graphical] 5: evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description" [syn: graphic, lifelike, pictorial, vivid] n 1: an image that is generated by a computer [syn: graphic, computer graphic]
  • habit
    n 1: an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening" [syn: habit, wont] 2: (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it" [syn: habit, use] 3: a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order 4: the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal); "a shrub of spreading habit" 5: attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire) [syn: habit, riding habit] 6: excessive use of drugs [syn: substance abuse, drug abuse, habit] v 1: put a habit on
  • hammock
    n 1: a small natural hill [syn: knoll, mound, hillock, hummock, hammock] 2: a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily [syn: hammock, sack]
  • happen
    v 1: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place] 2: happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana) [syn: happen, befall, bechance] 3: chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!" 4: come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized" [syn: happen, materialize, materialise] [ant: dematerialise, dematerialize] 5: come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" [syn: find, happen, chance, bump, encounter]
  • jacket
    n 1: a short coat 2: an outer wrapping or casing; "phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets" 3: (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth; "tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown" [syn: crown, crownwork, jacket, jacket crown, cap] 4: the outer skin of a potato 5: the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition v 1: provide with a thermally non-conducting cover; "The tubing needs to be jacketed" 2: put a jacket on; "The men were jacketed"
  • maggot
    n 1: the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter
  • malice
    n 1: feeling a need to see others suffer [syn: malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom] 2: the quality of threatening evil [syn: malevolence, malevolency, malice]
  • manic
    adj 1: affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason; "a frenzied attack"; "a frenzied mob"; "the prosecutor's frenzied denunciation of the accused"- H.W.Carter; "outbursts of drunken violence and manic activity and creativity" [syn: frenzied, manic]
  • paddock
    n 1: pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
  • panic
    n 1: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety [syn: panic, terror, affright] 2: sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building" [syn: panic, scare] v 1: be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away" 2: cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners"
  • planet
    n 1: (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction [syn: planet, major planet] 2: a person who follows or serves another [syn: satellite, planet] 3: any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star
  • rabbit
    n 1: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food [syn: rabbit, coney, cony] 2: the fur of a rabbit [syn: lapin, rabbit] 3: flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food [syn: rabbit, hare] v 1: hunt rabbits
  • rapid
    adj 1: done or occurring in a brief period of time; "a rapid rise through the ranks" 2: characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; "a rapid movement"; "a speedy car"; "a speedy errand boy" [syn: rapid, speedy] n 1: a part of a river where the current is very fast
  • salad
    n 1: food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
  • savage
    adj 1: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" [syn: barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious] 2: wild and menacing; "a pack of feral dogs" [syn: feral, ferine, savage] 3: without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" [syn: barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild] 4: marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" [syn: ferocious, fierce, furious, savage] n 1: a member of an uncivilized people [syn: savage, barbarian] 2: a cruelly rapacious person [syn: beast, wolf, savage, brute, wildcat] v 1: attack brutally and fiercely 2: criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" [syn: savage, blast, pillory, crucify]
  • sporadic
    adj 1: recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids" [ant: continual]
  • static
    adj 1: not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest" [syn: inactive, motionless, static, still] 2: concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity; "an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity" [syn: electrostatic, static] 3: showing little if any change; "a static population" [syn: static, stable, unchanging] n 1: a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference [syn: static, atmospherics, atmospheric static] 2: angry criticism; "they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial"
  • status
    n 1: the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" [syn: status, position] 2: a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" [syn: condition, status]
  • stomach
    n 1: an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion [syn: stomach, tummy, tum, breadbasket] 2: the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis [syn: abdomen, venter, stomach, belly] 3: an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness; "he had no stomach for a fight" 4: an appetite for food; "exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner" v 1: bear to eat; "He cannot stomach raw fish" 2: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up]
  • telepathic
    adj 1: communicating without apparent physical signals
  • traffic
    n 1: the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time 2: buying and selling; especially illicit trade 3: the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time; "heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines"; "traffic on the internet is lightest during the night" 4: social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with') [syn: dealings, traffic] v 1: deal illegally; "traffic drugs" 2: trade or deal a commodity; "They trafficked with us for gold"
  • slavic
    adj 1: of or relating to Slavic languages [syn: Slavonic, Slavic] n 1: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages [syn: Slavic, Slavic language, Slavonic, Slavonic language]
  • homeopathic
    adj 1: of or relating to the practice of homeopathy; "homeopathic medicine" [ant: allopathic]
  • mcgavock

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