Words that rhyme with hokum
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bunkum
n 1: unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) [syn: bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash] -
come
n 1: the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract [syn: semen, seed, seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come] v 1: move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" [syn: come, come up] [ant: depart, go, go away] 2: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" [syn: arrive, get, come] [ant: go away, go forth, leave] 3: come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June" 4: reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position; "The water came to a boil"; "We came to understand the true meaning of life"; "Their anger came to a boil"; "I came to realize the true meaning of life"; "The shoes came untied"; "come into contact with a terrorist group"; "his face went red"; "your wish will come true" 5: to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience" [syn: come, follow] 6: be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled" 7: come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard" [syn: issue forth, come] 8: be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo" [syn: hail, come] 9: extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles" 10: exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came the student from France" 11: cover a certain distance; "She came a long way" 12: come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading" [syn: fall, come] 13: happen as a result; "Nothing good will come of this" 14: add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" [syn: total, number, add up, come, amount] 15: develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans" [syn: come, add up, amount] 16: be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda" [syn: come, come in] 17: come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her" [syn: occur, come] 18: come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins" [syn: derive, come, descend] 19: proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way" [syn: do, fare, make out, come, get along] 20: experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too upset" 21: have a certain priority; "My family comes first" -
cum
n 1: the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract [syn: semen, seed, seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come] -
guaiacum
n 1: medicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree 2: hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum [syn: lignum vitae, guaiac, guaiacum] 3: small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America [syn: Guaiacum, genus Guaiacum] -
income
n 1: the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time [ant: expenditure, outgo, outlay, spending] -
locum
n 1: someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession [syn: locum tenens, locum] -
modicum
n 1: a small or moderate or token amount; "England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists"- Ian Jack -
oakum
n 1: loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships -
talcum
n 1: a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder [syn: talc, talcum] 2: a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture [syn: talcum, talcum powder] -
unwelcome
adj 1: not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure; "unwelcome publicity"; "unwelcome interruptions"; "unwelcome visitors" [ant: welcome] 2: not welcome; "unwelcome publicity" [syn: unwelcome, unwished, unwished-for] -
welcome
adj 1: giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted; "a welcome relief"; "a welcome guest"; "made the children feel welcome"; "you are welcome to join us" [ant: unwelcome] n 1: the state of being welcome; "don't outstay your welcome" 2: a greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome" v 1: accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals" 2: bid welcome to; greet upon arrival [syn: welcome, receive] [ant: say farewell] 3: receive someone, as into one's house -
capsicum
n 1: any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers [syn: capsicum, pepper, capsicum pepper plant] 2: chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers [syn: genus Capsicum, Capsicum] -
taraxacum
n 1: an asterid dicot genus of the family Compositae including dandelions [syn: Taraxacum, genus Taraxacum] -
caecum
n 1: the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum" [syn: cecum, caecum, blind gut] -
occam
n 1: English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349) [syn: Occam, William of Occam, Ockham, William of Ockham] -
colchicum
n 1: chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae [syn: Colchicum, genus Colchicum] -
doronicum
n 1: genus of Eurasian perennial tuberous or rhizomatous herbs: leopard's bane [syn: Doronicum, genus Doronicum] -
hypericum
n 1: large almost cosmopolitan genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs and herbs with often showy yellow flowers; cosmopolitan except tropical lowlands and Arctic or high altitudes and desert regions [syn: Hypericum, genus Hypericum] -
viaticum
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beckham
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peckham
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stickum
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wickham
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wellcome
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ascham
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malcolm
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slocum
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edgecombe
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kirkham
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holcombe
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dinkum
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illyricum
See also hokum definition
