Words that rhyme with hurdle

  • circle
    n 1: ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point; "he calculated the circumference of the circle" 2: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn: set, circle, band, lot] 3: something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs were arranged in a circle" 4: movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance" [syn: lap, circle, circuit] 5: a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary" [syn: traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout] 6: street names for flunitrazepan [syn: R-2, Mexican valium, rophy, rope, roofy, roach, forget me drug, circle] 7: a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra; "they had excellent seats in the dress circle" [syn: circle, dress circle] 8: any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles" [syn: circle, round] v 1: travel around something; "circle the globe" 2: move in circles [syn: circle, circulate] 3: form a circle around; "encircle the errors" [syn: encircle, circle]
  • curdle
    v 1: turn into curds; "curdled milk" [syn: curdle, clabber, clot] [ant: homogenise, homogenize] 2: go bad or sour; "The milk curdled" 3: turn from a liquid to a solid mass; "his blood curdled"
  • fertile
    adj 1: capable of reproducing [ant: infertile, sterile, unfertile] 2: intellectually productive; "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination" [syn: fecund, fertile, prolific] 3: bearing in abundance especially offspring; "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree" [syn: prolific, fertile] 4: marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" [syn: fat, fertile, productive, rich]
  • girdle
    n 1: an encircling or ringlike structure 2: a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers [syn: girdle, cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth] 3: a woman's close-fitting foundation garment [syn: corset, girdle, stays] v 1: cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant" [syn: girdle, deaden] 2: put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins" [syn: girdle, gird]
  • hurtle
    v 1: move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled by" 2: make a thrusting forward movement [syn: lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust] 3: throw forcefully [syn: hurl, hurtle, cast]
  • kirtle
    n 1: a garment resembling a tunic that was worn by men in the Middle Ages 2: a long dress worn by women
  • myrtle
    n 1: widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers [syn: myrtle, Vinca minor] 2: any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus
  • turtle
    n 1: a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar [syn: turtleneck, turtle, polo-neck] 2: any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming v 1: overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!" [syn: capsize, turtle, turn turtle] 2: hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation

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