Words that rhyme with hollister

n 1: a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling [syn: bannister, banister, balustrade, balusters, handrail]

n 1: an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure

n 1: a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm [syn: case shot, canister, canister shot] 2: metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour [syn: canister, cannister, tin]

n 1: someone who writes chronicles

n 1: a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution

adj 1: providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father" [syn: foster, surrogate] n 1: United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864) [syn: Foster, Stephen Foster, Stephen Collins Foster] v 1: promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education" [syn: foster, further] 2: bring up under fosterage; of children 3: help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents" [syn: foster, nurture]

n 1: a form of address for a man [syn: Mister, Mr, Mr.]

n 1: a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim" [syn: nickname, moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname]

n 1: someone who supervises (an examination) [syn: proctor, monitor] 2: someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided [syn: admonisher, monitor, reminder] 3: an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac 4: display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor [syn: monitor, monitoring device] 5: electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions 6: a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble 7: any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles [syn: monitor, monitor lizard, varan] v 1: keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance; "we are monitoring the air quality"; "the police monitor the suspect's moves" [syn: monitor, supervise] 2: check, track, or observe by means of a receiver

n 1: an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts 2: someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful [syn: giant, goliath, behemoth, monster, colossus] 3: a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed [syn: freak, monster, monstrosity, lusus naturae] 4: a cruel wicked and inhuman person [syn: monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre] 5: (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus [syn: monster, teras]

n 1: measuring instrument for measuring the luminous intensity of a source by comparing it (visually or photoelectrically) with a standard source 2: photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light [syn: light meter, exposure meter, photometer]

n 1: an official written record of names or events or transactions [syn: register, registry] 2: (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments 3: a book in which names and transactions are listed 4: (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind 5: an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room 6: a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device 7: a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill [syn: cash register, register] v 1: record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions 2: record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint" [syn: file, register] 3: enroll to vote; "register for an election" 4: be aware of; "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?" [syn: record, register] 5: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" [syn: read, register, show, record] 6: have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties [syn: cross-file, register] 7: show in one's face; "Her surprise did not register" 8: manipulate the registers of an organ 9: send by registered mail; "I'd like to register this letter" 10: enter into someone's consciousness; "Did this event register in your parents' minds?"

n 1: a thief who steals goods that are in a store [syn: booster, shoplifter, lifter]

n 1: a female person who has the same parents as another person; "my sister married a musician" [syn: sister, sis] [ant: blood brother, brother] 2: (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address); "the Sisters taught her to love God" 3: a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group; "none of her sisters would betray her" 4: (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women [syn: baby, babe, sister]

n 1: English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912) [syn: Lister, Joseph Lister, Baron Lister] 2: assessor who makes out the tax lists 3: moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow [syn: lister, lister plow, lister plough, middlebreaker, middle buster]

n 1: a measuring instrument for measuring the moisture content of soil 2: a measuring instrument for measuring the tension in a wire or fiber or beam 3: a measuring instrument for measuring the surface tension of a liquid

n 1: United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938) [syn: Oliver, Joseph Oliver, King Oliver]