Words that rhyme with hue

• accrue 0
  v 1: grow by addition; "The interest accrues" 2: come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son" [syn: accrue, fall]
• adieu 0
  n 1: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, so long]
• ado 0
  n 1: a rapid active commotion [syn: bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir]
• anew 0
  adv 1: again but in a new or different way; "start afresh"; "wanted to write the story anew"; "starting life anew in a fresh place" [syn: afresh, anew]
• askew 0
  adv 1: turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry" [syn: askew, awry, skew- whiff] adj 1: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" [syn: askew, awry(p), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff]
• ballyhoo 0
  n 1: blatant or sensational promotion [syn: ballyhoo, hoopla, hype, plug] v 1: advertize noisily or blatantly
• bamboo 0
  n 1: the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles 2: woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture
• bedew 0
  v 1: cover with drops of dew or as with dew
• bestrew 0
  v 1: cover by strewing
• blue 0
  adj 1: of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke" [syn: blue, bluish, blueish] 2: used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms); "a ragged blue line" 3: filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn: gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down(p), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited] 4: characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" [syn: blasphemous, blue, profane] 5: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy] 6: belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes" [syn: aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician] 7: morally rigorous and strict; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior" [syn: blue(a), puritanic, puritanical] 8: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary] n 1: blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue" [syn: blue, blueness] 2: blue clothing; "she was wearing blue" 3: any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; "the Union army was a vast blue" 4: the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue" [syn: blue sky, blue, blue air, wild blue yonder] 5: used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge [syn: bluing, blueing, blue] 6: the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic [syn: amobarbital sodium, blue, blue angel, blue devil, Amytal] 7: any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae v 1: turn blue
• boo 0
  n 1: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird] v 1: show displeasure, as after a performance or speech [syn: boo, hiss] [ant: acclaim, applaud, clap, spat]
• brae 0
  n 1: a slope or hillside
• bray 0
  n 1: the cry of an ass v 1: braying characteristic of donkeys [syn: hee-haw, bray] 2: reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" [syn: grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute] 3: laugh loudly and harshly
• brew 0
  n 1: drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling [syn: brew, brewage] v 1: prepare by brewing; "people have been brewing beer for thousands of years" 2: sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor; "the tea is brewing"
• canoe 0
  n 1: small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle v 1: travel by canoe; "canoe along the canal"
• chew 0
  n 1: a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad] 2: biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow [syn: chew, chewing, mastication, manduction] v 1: chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass" [syn: chew, masticate, manducate, jaw]
• chough 0
  n 1: a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage
• clay 0
  n 1: a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired 2: water soaked soil; soft wet earth [syn: mud, clay] 3: United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978) [syn: Clay, Lucius Clay, Lucius DuBignon Clay] 4: United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) [syn: Clay, Henry Clay, the Great Compromiser] 5: the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay" [syn: cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remains]
• clue 0
  n 1: a slight indication [syn: hint, clue] 2: evidence that helps to solve a problem [syn: clue, clew, cue] v 1: roll into a ball [syn: clue, clew]
• cm 0
  n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter [syn: centimeter, centimetre, cm] 2: a radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei [syn: curium, Cm, atomic number 96]
• construe 0
  v 1: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" [syn: interpret, construe, see]
• coo 0
  n 1: the sound made by a pigeon v 1: speak softly or lovingly; "The mother who held her baby was cooing softly" 2: cry softly, as of pigeons
• coup 0
  n 1: a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force [syn: coup d'etat, coup, putsch, takeover] 2: a brilliant and notable success
• crew 0
  n 1: the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.) 2: an organized group of workmen [syn: gang, crew, work party] 3: an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" [syn: crowd, crew, gang, bunch] 4: the team of men manning a racing shell v 1: serve as a crew member on
• cue 0
  n 1: an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech 2: evidence that helps to solve a problem [syn: clue, clew, cue] 3: a stimulus that provides information about what to do [syn: discriminative stimulus, cue] 4: sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards [syn: cue, cue stick, pool cue, pool stick] v 1: assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned [syn: prompt, remind, cue]
• debut 0
  n 1: the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line" [syn: introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry] 2: the presentation of a debutante in society v 1: present for the first time to the public; "The band debuts a new song or two each month" 2: appear for the first time in public; "The new ballet that debuts next months at Covent Garden, is already sold out" 3: make one's debut; "This young soprano debuts next month at the Metropolitan Opera"
• dew 0
  n 1: water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air; "in the morning the grass was wet with dew"
• do 0
  n 1: an uproarious party [syn: bash, do, brawl] 2: the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization [syn: do, doh, ut] 3: doctor's degree in osteopathy [syn: Doctor of Osteopathy, DO] v 1: engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" [syn: make, do] 2: carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" [syn: perform, execute, do] 3: get (something) done; "I did my job" [syn: do, perform] 4: 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] 5: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" [syn: cause, do, make] 6: carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" [syn: practice, practise, exercise, do] 7: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve" [syn: suffice, do, answer, serve] 8: create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest" [syn: do, make] [ant: undo, unmake] 9: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" [syn: act, behave, do] 10: spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement" [syn: serve, do] 11: carry on or function; "We could do with a little more help around here" [syn: do, manage] 12: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn: dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure] 13: travel or traverse (a distance); "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day"
• dray 0
  n 1: a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage [syn: dray, camion]
• drew 0
  n 1: United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862) [syn: Drew, John Drew]
• due 0
  adv 1: directly or exactly; straight; "went due North" adj 1: owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due" [ant: undue] 2: scheduled to arrive; "the train is due in 15 minutes" 3: suitable to or expected in the circumstances; "all due respect"; "due cause to honor them"; "a long due promotion"; "in due course"; "due esteem"; "exercising due care" [ant: undue] 4: capable of being assigned or credited to; "punctuation errors ascribable to careless proofreading"; "the cancellation of the concert was due to the rain"; "the oversight was not imputable to him" [syn: ascribable, due, imputable, referable] n 1: that which is deserved or owed; "give the devil his due" 2: a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership); "the society dropped him for non-payment of dues"
• ensue 0
  v 1: issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy" [syn: result, ensue]
• eschew 0
  v 1: avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of [syn: shun, eschew]
• ewe 0
  n 1: a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana 2: a Kwa language spoken by the Ewe in Ghana and Togo and Benin 3: female sheep
• few 0
  adj 1: a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle" [ant: many] n 1: a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few"
• fey 0
  adj 1: slightly insane [syn: fey, touched(p)] 2: suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness; "thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning"; "the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday"- John Mason Brown [syn: elfin, fey]
• flay 0
  v 1: strip the skin off
• flu 0
  n 1: an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease [syn: influenza, flu, grippe]
• flue 0
  n 1: flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor [syn: fluke, flue] 2: organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip [syn: flue pipe, flue, labial pipe] 3: a conduit to carry off smoke
• folio 0
  n 1: the system of numbering pages [syn: pagination, folio, page number, paging] 2: a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) [syn: leaf, folio] 3: a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages; "the first folio of Shakespeare's plays"
• fondue 0
  n 1: cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces [syn: fondue, fondu] 2: hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped [syn: fondue, fondu]
• fray 0
  n 1: a noisy fight [syn: affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle] v 1: wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve" [syn: fray, frazzle] 2: cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch]
• glue 0
  n 1: cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive [syn: glue, gum, mucilage] v 1: join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text" [syn: glue, paste] 2: be fixed as if by glue; "His eyes were glued on her"
• gnu 0
  n 1: large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail [syn: gnu, wildebeest]
• grey 0
  adj 1: of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black; "the little grey cells"; "gray flannel suit"; "a man with greyish hair" [syn: grey, gray, greyish, grayish] 2: showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" [syn: grey, gray, grey-haired, gray- haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired] 3: used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms); "a stalwart grey figure" [syn: grey, gray] 4: intermediate in character or position; "a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal" [syn: grey, gray] n 1: United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939) [syn: Grey, Zane Grey] 2: Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554) [syn: Grey, Lady Jane Grey] 3: Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845) [syn: Grey, Charles Grey, Second Earl Grey] 4: any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey; "the Confederate army was a vast grey" [syn: grey, gray] 5: a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black [syn: gray, grayness, grey, greyness] 6: clothing that is a grey color; "he was dressed in grey" [syn: grey, gray] 7: horse of a light gray or whitish color [syn: grey, gray] v 1: make grey; "The painter decided to grey the sky" [syn: grey, gray] 2: turn grey; "Her hair began to grey" [syn: grey, gray]
• hay 0
  n 1: grass mowed and cured for use as fodder v 1: convert (plant material) into hay
• hew 0
  v 1: make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock" [syn: hew, hew out] 2: strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak"
• hitherto 0
  adv 1: used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn: so far, thus far, up to now, hitherto, heretofore, as yet, yet, til now, until now]
• hullabaloo 0
  n 1: disturbance usually in protest [syn: agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloo]
• imbroglio 0
  n 1: an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation [syn: imbroglio, embroilment] 2: a very embarrassing misunderstanding
• in 0
  adv 1: to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door" [syn: in, inwards, inward] adj 1: holding office; "the in party" 2: directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket" 3: currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in" n 1: a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot [syn: inch, in] 2: a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite [syn: indium, In, atomic number 49] 3: a state in midwestern United States [syn: Indiana, Hoosier State, IN]
• intaglio 0
  n 1: a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print [syn: intaglio printing, intaglio, gravure] 2: glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo) [syn: intaglio, diaglyph]
• kangaroo 0
  n 1: any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
• kazoo 0
  n 1: a toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound when you hum into the mouthpiece
• lay 0
  adj 1: characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry" [syn: laic, lay, secular] 2: not of or from a profession; "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease" n 1: a narrative song with a recurrent refrain [syn: ballad, lay] 2: a narrative poem of popular origin [syn: ballad, lay] v 1: put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" [syn: put, set, place, pose, position, lay] 2: put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" [syn: lay, put down, repose] 3: prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan" 4: lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay" 5: impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"
• lei 0
  n 1: flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes [syn: wreath, garland, coronal, chaplet, lei]
• lieu 0
  n 1: the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" [syn: stead, position, place, lieu]
• loo 0
  n 1: a toilet in Britain [syn: water closet, closet, W.C., loo]
• ma 0
  n 1: informal terms for a mother [syn: ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy] 2: a master's degree in arts and sciences [syn: Master of Arts, MA, Artium Magister, AM] 3: one thousandth of an ampere [syn: milliampere, mA] 4: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: Massachusetts, Bay State, Old Colony, MA]
• mew 0
  n 1: the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this) [syn: meow, mew, miaou, miaow, miaul] 2: the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America [syn: mew, mew gull, sea mew, Larus canus] v 1: cry like a cat; "the cat meowed" [syn: meow, mew] 2: utter a high-pitched cry, as of seagulls
• misconstrue 0
  v 1: interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" [syn: misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss]
• moo 0
  n 1: the sound made by a cow or bull v 1: make a low noise, characteristic of bovines [syn: moo, low]
• new 0
  adv 1: very recently; "they are newly married"; "newly raised objections"; "a newly arranged hairdo"; "grass new washed by the rain"; "a freshly cleaned floor"; "we are fresh out of tomatoes" [syn: newly, freshly, fresh, new] adj 1: not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World" [ant: old] 2: original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem" [syn: fresh, new, novel] 3: lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits" [syn: raw, new] 4: having no previous example or precedent or parallel; "a time of unexampled prosperity" [syn: new, unexampled] 5: other than the former one(s); different; "they now have a new leaders"; "my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it"; "ready to take a new direction" 6: unaffected by use or exposure; "it looks like new" [ant: worn] 7: (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new; "newfangled ideas"; "she buys all these new-fangled machines and never uses them" [syn: newfangled, new] 8: in use after medieval times; "New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties" 9: used of a living language; being the current stage in its development; "Modern English"; "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew" [syn: Modern, New] 10: (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity; "new potatoes"; "young corn" [syn: new, young] 11: unfamiliar; "new experiences"; "experiences new to him"; "errors of someone new to the job"
• ooh 0
  v 1: express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'; "They oohed and aahed when they unwrapped the presents" [syn: ooh, aah]
• outdo 0
  v 1: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform] 2: get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition" [syn: outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop]
• overdo 0
  v 1: do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups" [syn: overdo, exaggerate]
• overdue 0
  adj 1: past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account" [syn: delinquent, overdue]
• pa 0
  n 1: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk [syn: dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop] 2: a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead [syn: protactinium, protoactinium, Pa, atomic number 91] 3: a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter [syn: pascal, Pa] 4: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: Pennsylvania, Keystone State, PA] 5: an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas [syn: public address system, P.A. system, PA system, P.A., PA]
• pew 0
  n 1: long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation [syn: pew, church bench]
• play 0
  n 1: a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway" [syn: play, drama, dramatic play] 2: a theatrical performance of a drama; "the play lasted two hours" 3: a preset plan of action in team sports; "the coach drew up the plays for her team" 4: a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop" [syn: maneuver, manoeuvre, play] 5: a state in which action is feasible; "the ball was still in play"; "insiders said the company's stock was in play" 6: utilization or exercise; "the play of the imagination" 7: an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" [syn: bid, play] 8: activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child" [syn: play, child's play] 9: (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" [syn: playing period, period of play, play] 10: the removal of constraints; "he gave free rein to his impulses"; "they gave full play to the artist's talent" [syn: free rein, play] 11: a weak and tremulous light; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water" [syn: shimmer, play] 12: verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport" [syn: fun, play, sport] 13: movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel" [syn: looseness, play] [ant: tautness, tightness] 14: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper] 15: (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" [syn: turn, play] 16: the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table" [syn: gambling, gaming, play] 17: the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully [syn: play, swordplay] v 1: participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" 2: act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome; "This factor played only a minor part in his decision"; "This development played into her hands"; "I played no role in your dismissal" 3: play on an instrument; "The band played all night long" 4: play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master" [syn: act, play, represent] 5: be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl" 6: replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully" [syn: play, spiel] 7: perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?" 8: pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad" [syn: act, play, act as] 9: move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly; "The spotlights played on the politicians" 10: bet or wager (money); "He played $20 on the new horse"; "She plays the races" 11: engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion; "On weekends I play"; "The students all recreate alike" [syn: play, recreate] 12: pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity; "Let's play like I am mommy"; "Play cowboy and Indians" 13: emit recorded sound; "The tape was playing for hours"; "the stereo was playing Beethoven when I entered" 14: perform on a certain location; "The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16"; "She has been playing on Broadway for years" 15: put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game; "He is playing his cards close to his chest"; "The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory" 16: engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea" [syn: play, toy] 17: behave in a certain way; "play safe"; "play it safe"; "play fair" 18: cause to emit recorded audio or video; "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "I'll play you my favorite record"; "He never tires of playing that video" [syn: play, run] 19: manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate" [syn: toy, fiddle, diddle, play] 20: use to one's advantage; "She plays on her clients' emotions" 21: consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" [syn: dally, trifle, play] 22: be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way; "This speech didn't play well with the American public"; "His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee" 23: behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection" [syn: dally, toy, play, flirt] 24: cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space; "The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack" 25: perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'" [syn: act, play, roleplay, playact] 26: be performed or presented for public viewing; "What's playing in the local movie theater?"; "`Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years" 27: cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" [syn: bring, work, play, wreak, make for] 28: discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream; "play water from a hose"; "The fountains played all day" 29: make bets; "Play the races"; "play the casinos in Trouville" 30: stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" [syn: bet, wager, play] 31: shoot or hit in a particular manner; "She played a good backhand last night" 32: use or move; "I had to play my queen" 33: employ in a game or in a specific position; "They played him on first base" 34: contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" [syn: meet, encounter, play, take on] 35: exhaust by allowing to pull on the line; "play a hooked fish"
• polio 0
  n 1: an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord [syn: poliomyelitis, polio, infantile paralysis, acute anterior poliomyelitis]
• portfolio 0
  n 1: a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather; "he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio" 2: a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers; "the artist had put together a portfolio of his work"; "every actor has a portfolio of photographs" 3: a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution; "they were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio" 4: the role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs"
• pray 0
  v 1: address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer; "pray to the Lord" 2: call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" [syn: beg, implore, pray]
• prey 0
  n 1: a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt" [syn: prey, quarry, target, fair game] 2: animal hunted or caught for food [syn: prey, quarry] v 1: profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity" [syn: prey, feed] 2: prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs" [syn: raven, prey, predate]
• punctilio 0
  n 1: a fine point of etiquette or petty formality 2: strict observance of formalities
• pursue 0
  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 0
  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]
• ray 0
  n 1: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation] 2: a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence 3: (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point 4: a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation [syn: beam, ray, electron beam] 5: the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization [syn: re, ray] 6: any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish 7: cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins v 1: emit as rays; "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky" 2: extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center; "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiate spines in all directions" [syn: radiate, ray] 3: expose to radiation; "irradiate food" [syn: irradiate, ray]
• re 0
  n 1: a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum [syn: rhenium, Re, atomic number 75] 2: ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods [syn: Ra, Re] 3: the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization [syn: re, ray]
• redo 0
  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]
• renew 0
  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 0
  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 0
  n 1: a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians [syn: revue, review]
• roux 0
  n 1: a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces
• rue 0
  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]
• say 0
  n 1: the chance to speak; "let him have his say" v 1: express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" [syn: state, say, tell] 2: report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money" [syn: allege, aver, say] 3: express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?" [syn: suppose, say] 4: have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?" [syn: read, say] 5: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed" [syn: order, tell, enjoin, say] 6: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" [syn: pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say] 7: communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?" 8: utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office" 9: state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's forget this whole business" 10: recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'" 11: indicate; "The clock says noon"
• screw 0
  n 1: someone who guards prisoners [syn: prison guard, jailer, jailor, gaoler, screw, turnkey] 2: a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole 3: a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air [syn: screw, screw propeller] 4: a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head 5: slang for sexual intercourse [syn: fuck, fucking, screw, screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, shag, shtup] v 1: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk] 2: turn like a screw 3: cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion; "drive in screws or bolts" [syn: screw, drive in] 4: tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions; "Screw the bottle cap on" [ant: unscrew] 5: defeat someone through trickery or deceit [syn: cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey]
• seraglio 0
  n 1: living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household [syn: harem, hareem, seraglio, serail]
• shampoo 0
  n 1: cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair 2: the act of washing your hair with shampoo v 1: use shampoo on (hair)
• shay 0
  n 1: a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse [syn: chaise, shay]
• shoe 0
  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 0
  v 1: drive away by crying `shoo!' [syn: shoo off, shoo, shoo away]
• shrew 0
  n 1: a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman [syn: shrew, termagant] 2: small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles [syn: shrew, shrewmouse]
• skew 0
  adj 1: having an oblique or slanting direction or position; "the picture was skew" [syn: skew, skewed] v 1: turn or place at an angle; "the lines on the sheet of paper are skewed" [ant: adjust, align, aline, line up]
• slay 0
  v 1: kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove]
• sleigh 0
  n 1: a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow [syn: sled, sledge, sleigh] v 1: ride (on) a sled [syn: sled, sleigh]
• slew 0
  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]
• slue 0
  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]
• sough 0
  v 1: make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling" [syn: sough, purl]
• spew 0
  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]

See also hue definition and hue synonyms