Words that rhyme with house
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browse
n 1: vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat; "a deer needs to eat twenty pounds of browse every day" 2: reading superficially or at random [syn: browse, browsing] 3: the act of feeding by continual nibbling [syn: browse, browsing] v 1: shop around; not necessarily buying; "I don't need help, I'm just browsing" [syn: shop, browse] 2: feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" [syn: crop, browse, graze, range, pasture] 3: look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular; "browse a computer directory"; "surf the internet or the world wide web" [syn: browse, surf] 4: eat lightly, try different dishes; "There was so much food at the party that we quickly got sated just by browsing" [syn: browse, graze] -
rouse
v 1: become active; "He finally bestirred himself" [syn: bestir, rouse] 2: force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M." [syn: rout out, drive out, force out, rouse] 3: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn: agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up] [ant: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize] 4: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn: awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse] [ant: cause to sleep] -
strauss
n 1: German composer of many operas; collaborated with librettist Hugo von Hoffmannsthal to produce several operas (1864-1949) [syn: Strauss, Richard Strauss] 2: Austrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed many famous waltzes and became known as the `waltz king' (1825-1899) [syn: Strauss, Johann Strauss, Strauss the Younger] 3: Austrian composer of waltzes (1804-1849) [syn: Strauss, Johann Strauss, Strauss the Elder] -
movie
n 1: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" [syn: movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick] -
arouse
v 1: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke] 2: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" [syn: wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken] [ant: dope off, doze off, drift off, drop off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off] 3: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" [syn: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth] 4: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn: stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up] [ant: calm, de-energise, de-energize, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize] 5: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn: awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse] [ant: cause to sleep] 6: to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir" [syn: arouse, stir] 7: stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" [syn: arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind up] -
blouse
n 1: a top worn by women -
boathouse
n 1: a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats -
carouse
n 1: revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party [syn: carouse, carousal, bender, toot, booze-up] v 1: engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking; "They were out carousing last night" [syn: carouse, roister, riot] -
clubhouse
n 1: a building that is occupied by a social club; "the clubhouse needed a new roof" [syn: clubhouse, club] -
dollhouse
n 1: a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything [syn: dollhouse, doll's house] 2: a small model of a house used as a toy by children [syn: dollhouse, doll's house] -
douse
v 1: put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights" [syn: douse, put out] 2: wet thoroughly [syn: douse, dowse] 3: dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" [syn: dip, douse, duck] 4: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint" [syn: dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse] 5: lower quickly; "douse a sail" 6: slacken; "douse a rope" [syn: douse, dowse] 7: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" [syn: drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse] -
dowse
n 1: searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod [syn: dowse, dowsing, rhabdomancy] v 1: wet thoroughly [syn: douse, dowse] 2: use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal 3: slacken; "douse a rope" [syn: douse, dowse] 4: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" [syn: drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse] -
drowse
n 1: a light fitful sleep [syn: doze, drowse] v 1: sleep lightly or for a short period of time [syn: snooze, drowse, doze] 2: be on the verge of sleeping; "The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class" -
espouse
v 1: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" [syn: adopt, follow, espouse] 2: take in marriage [syn: marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse] 3: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith" [syn: espouse, embrace, adopt, sweep up] -
gauss
n 1: a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter 2: German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855) [syn: Gauss, Karl Gauss, Karl Friedrich Gauss] -
grouse
n 1: flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil 2: popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet v 1: hunt grouse 2: complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler] -
louse
n 1: wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals [syn: louse, sucking louse] 2: a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect [syn: worm, louse, insect, dirt ball] 3: any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants [syn: plant louse, louse] 4: wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds [syn: bird louse, biting louse, louse] -
mouse
n 1: any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails 2: a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye [syn: shiner, black eye, mouse] 3: person who is quiet or timid 4: a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad; "a mouse takes much more room than a trackball" [syn: mouse, computer mouse] v 1: to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house" [syn: sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot] 2: manipulate the mouse of a computer -
souse
n 1: a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually [syn: alcoholic, alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souse] 2: pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled 3: the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching" [syn: drenching, soaking, souse, sousing] v 1: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" [syn: drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse] 2: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint" [syn: dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse] 3: become drunk or drink excessively [syn: souse, soak, inebriate, hit it up] 4: cook in a marinade; "souse herring" -
spouse
n 1: a person's partner in marriage [syn: spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half] -
use
n 1: the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" [syn: use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise] 2: what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" [syn: function, purpose, role, use] 3: a particular service; "he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses" 4: (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" [syn: consumption, economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and services] 5: (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] 6: exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous" [syn: manipulation, use] 7: (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given the use of his boat" [syn: use, enjoyment] v 1: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" [syn: use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ] 2: take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely" [syn: use, habituate] 3: use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions" [syn: use, expend] 4: seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage; "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"; "The president's wife used her good connections" 5: avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" [syn: practice, apply, use] 6: habitually do something (use only in the past tense); "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"; "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"; "They used to vacation in the Bahamas" -
nous
n 1: common sense; "she has great social nous" 2: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head" [syn: mind, head, brain, psyche, nous] -
taos
n 1: a member of the Pueblo people living in northern New Mexico 2: an artist colony in northern New Mexico -
laos
n 1: a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949 [syn: Laos, Lao People's Democratic Republic] -
bouse
v 1: haul with a tackle [syn: bowse, bouse] -
crouse
n 1: United States playwright (1893-1966) [syn: Crouse, Russel Crouse] -
rehouse
v 1: put up in a new or different housing -
clowes
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rowse
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howes
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prowse
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chaus
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chausse
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couse
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fouse
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hause
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hauss
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knouse
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brouse
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clouse
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klaus
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kraus
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krauss
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krouse
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prouse
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unhouse
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overblouse
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