Words that rhyme with honshu

  • cachou
    n 1: a scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco)
  • cashew
    n 1: tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted [syn: cashew, cashew tree, Anacardium occidentale] 2: kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted [syn: cashew, cashew nut]
  • catechu
    n 1: extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally [syn: black catechu, catechu] 2: East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu [syn: catechu, Jerusalem thorn, Acacia catechu]
  • eschew
    v 1: avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of [syn: shun, eschew]
  • gumshoe
    n 1: someone who is a detective [syn: dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw] 2: a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow [syn: arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe]
  • horseshoe
    n 1: game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes 2: U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof [syn: horseshoe, shoe] v 1: equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes
  • issue
    n 1: an important question that is in dispute and must be settled; "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"; "politicians never discuss the real issues" 2: one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room" [syn: issue, number] 3: some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police" [syn: topic, subject, issue, matter] 4: the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago" [syn: issue, issuing, issuance] 5: supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government [syn: issue, military issue, government issue] 6: the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" [syn: return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff] 7: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" [syn: consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot] 8: the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" [syn: offspring, progeny, issue] 9: the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins" [syn: emergence, egress, issue] 10: an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue" [syn: exit, issue, outlet, way out] 11: the act of issuing printed materials [syn: issue, publication] v 1: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" [syn: publish, bring out, put out, issue, release] 2: circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds" [syn: issue, supply] [ant: recall] 3: bring out an official document (such as a warrant) 4: come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves" [syn: issue, emerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egress] 5: make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me" [syn: write out, issue, make out, cut]
  • overshoe
    n 1: footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold
  • pursue
    v 1: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion" [syn: prosecute, engage, pursue] 2: follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" [syn: pursue, follow] 3: go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" [syn: quest for, go after, quest after, pursue] 4: carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?" [syn: pursue, follow up on, act on]
  • queue
    n 1: a line of people or vehicles waiting for something [syn: queue, waiting line] 2: (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted 3: a braid of hair at the back of the head v 1: form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store" [syn: line up, queue up, queue]
  • redo
    v 1: make new; "She is remaking her image" [syn: remake, refashion, redo, make over] 2: do over, as of (part of) a house; "We are remodeling these rooms" [syn: remodel, reconstruct, redo]
  • reissue
    n 1: a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale [syn: reissue, reprint, reprinting] v 1: print anew; "They never reprinted the famous treatise" [syn: reprint, reissue] 2: issue (a new version of); "if you forget your password, it can be changed and reissued"
  • renew
    v 1: reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership" [syn: regenerate, renew] 2: cause to appear in a new form; "the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market" [syn: reincarnate, renew]
  • review
    n 1: a new appraisal or evaluation [syn: reappraisal, revaluation, review, reassessment] 2: an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) [syn: review, critique, critical review, review article] 3: a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment [syn: follow-up, followup, reexamination, review] 4: (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data [syn: review, limited review] 5: a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians [syn: revue, review] 6: a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art 7: a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion [syn: recapitulation, recap, review] 8: (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court) 9: practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory [syn: review, brushup] 10: a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator" [syn: inspection, review] v 1: look at again; examine again; "let's review your situation" [syn: review, reexamine] 2: appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance" [syn: review, critique] 3: hold a review (of troops) [syn: review, go over, survey] 4: refresh one's memory; "I reviewed the material before the test" [syn: review, brush up, refresh] 5: look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember; "she reviewed her achievements with pride" [syn: review, look back, retrospect]
  • revue
    n 1: a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians [syn: revue, review]
  • rue
    n 1: European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy [syn: rue, herb of grace, Ruta graveolens] 2: leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy 3: sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" [syn: sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness] 4: (French) a street or road in France v 1: feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about [syn: repent, regret, rue]
  • shoe
    n 1: footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material 2: (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time 3: U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof [syn: horseshoe, shoe] 4: a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation [syn: brake shoe, shoe, skid] v 1: furnish with shoes; "the children were well shoed"
  • shoo
    v 1: drive away by crying `shoo!' [syn: shoo off, shoo, shoo away]
  • slew
    n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" [syn: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad] v 1: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" [syn: swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut] 2: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: skid, slip, slue, slew, slide]
  • snowshoe
    n 1: a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot v 1: travel on snowshoes; "After a heavy snowfall, we have to snowshoe to the grocery store"
  • spew
    v 1: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" [syn: spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue] 2: eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate" [syn: spew, spew out, eruct] 3: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up] [ant: keep down]
  • stew
    n 1: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither] 2: food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables v 1: be in a huff; be silent or sullen [syn: grizzle, brood, stew] 2: bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings [syn: stew, grudge] 3: cook slowly and for a long time in liquid; "Stew the vegetables in wine"
  • strew
    v 1: spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet" [syn: strew, straw] 2: cover; be dispersed over; "Dead bodies strewed the ground"
  • subdue
    v 1: put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land" [syn: repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce] 2: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" [syn: suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb] 3: hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" [syn: mortify, subdue, crucify] 4: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" [syn: overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master] 5: make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler" [syn: subordinate, subdue] 6: correct by punishment or discipline [syn: tame, chasten, subdue]
  • sue
    n 1: French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857) [syn: Sue, Eugene Sue] v 1: institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination" [syn: action, sue, litigate, process]
  • taboo
    adj 1: excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" [syn: forbidden, out(p), prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten] 2: forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands [syn: taboo, tabu] n 1: a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature [syn: taboo, tabu] 2: an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion [syn: taboo, tabu] v 1: declare as sacred and forbidden
  • tattoo
    n 1: a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters 2: a design on the skin made by tattooing 3: the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining v 1: stain (skin) with indelible color
  • through
    adv 1: from beginning to end; "read this book through" 2: over the whole distance; "this bus goes through to New York" 3: to completion; "think this through very carefully!" 4: in diameter; "this cylinder measures 15 inches through" 5: throughout the entire extent; "got soaked through in the rain"; "I'm frozen through"; "a letter shot through with the writer's personality"; "knew him through and through"; "boards rotten through and through" [syn: through, through and through] adj 1: having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies" [syn: done, through, through with(p)] 2: (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes; "a through street"; "a through bus"; "through traffic"
  • tissue
    n 1: part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function 2: a soft thin (usually translucent) paper [syn: tissue, tissue paper] v 1: create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles" [syn: weave, tissue]
  • too
    adv 1: to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits; "too big" [syn: excessively, overly, to a fault, too] 2: in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too" [syn: besides, too, also, likewise, as well]
  • true
    adv 1: as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class" [syn: true, admittedly, avowedly, confessedly] adj 1: consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement" [ant: false] 2: accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was dead on target" [syn: true, dead on target] 3: devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth; "true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them" 4: expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person" [syn: truthful, true] [ant: untruthful] 5: conforming to definitive criteria; "the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician" 6: worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me" [syn: dependable, honest, reliable, true(p)] 7: not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief" [syn: genuine, true(a), unfeigned] 8: rightly so called; "true courage"; "a spirit which true men have always admired"; "a true friend" 9: determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles; "true north is geographic north" 10: having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king" [syn: true(a), lawful, rightful(a)] 11: in tune; accurate in pitch; "a true note" [syn: on-key, true] 12: accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite true" [syn: true, straight] n 1: proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment; "out of true" v 1: make level, square, balanced, or concentric; "true up the cylinder of an engine" [syn: true, true up]
  • chou
    n 1: the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism [syn: Zhou, Zhou dynasty, Chou, Chou dynasty, Chow, Chow dynasty] 2: any of various types of cabbage [syn: cabbage, chou] 3: puff filled with cream or custard [syn: cream puff, chou]
  • shew
    v 1: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" [syn: prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew] [ant: confute, disprove]
  • yue
    n 1: the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China [syn: Yue, Yue dialect, Cantonese, Cantonese dialect]
  • babu
    n 1: used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr' [syn: babu, baboo]
  • baku
    n 1: a port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production [syn: Baku, capital of Azerbaijan]
  • mogadishu
    n 1: the capital and largest city of Somalia; a port on the Indian Ocean [syn: Mogadishu, Mogadiscio, capital of Somalia]
  • kyushu
    n 1: the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan; contains coal fields
  • fichu
    n 1: a lightweight triangular scarf worn by a woman
  • threw
  • to
  • ballou
  • bellew
  • chaloux
  • overissue

See also honshu definition and honshu synonyms