Words that rhyme with hurtle
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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] -
fictile
adj 1: of or relating to the craft of pottery; "the fictile art"; "fictile ware" 2: susceptible to being led or directed; "fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda" [syn: fictile, pliable] 3: capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); "plastic substances such as wax or clay" [syn: fictile, moldable, plastic] -
freestyle
n 1: a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use -
infertile
adj 1: incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple" [syn: sterile, unfertile, infertile] [ant: fertile] -
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 -
quartile
n 1: (statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores -
reptile
n 1: any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms [syn: reptile, reptilian] -
retractile
adj 1: capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back; "cats have retractile claws" [ant: nonretractable, nonretractile] -
tactile
adj 1: of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; "haptic data"; "a tactile reflex" [syn: haptic, tactile, tactual] 2: producing a sensation of touch; "tactile qualities"; "the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair" [syn: tactile, tactual] -
textile
adj 1: of or relating to fabrics or fabric making; "textile research" n 1: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" [syn: fabric, cloth, material, textile] -
turnstile
n 1: a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering -
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 -
utile
adj 1: being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society" [syn: useful, utile] [ant: useless] -
versatile
adj 1: having great diversity or variety; "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition" [syn: versatile, various] 2: changeable or inconstant; "versatile moods" 3: competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another; "a versatile writer" 4: able to move freely in all directions; "an owl's versatile toe can move backward and forward"; "an insect's versatile antennae can move up and down or laterally"; "a versatile anther of a flower moves freely in the wind" -
volatile
adj 1: evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures; "volatile oils"; "volatile solvents" [ant: nonvolatile, nonvolatilisable, nonvolatilizable] 2: liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation" [syn: explosive, volatile] 3: marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections" [syn: fickle, volatile] 4: tending to vary often or widely; "volatile stocks"; "volatile emotions" n 1: a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor; "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles" -
pantile
n 1: a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap -
peristyle
n 1: a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court -
prostyle
adj 1: marked by columniation having free columns in a portico only across the opening to the structure [syn: prostyle, pseudoprostyle] -
curtal
adj 1: (obsolete) cut short; "a dog with a curtal tail" -
rutile
n 1: a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide in crystalline form; occurs in metamorphic and plutonic rocks and is a major source of titanium -
quintile
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restyle
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decastyle
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epistyle
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hexastyle
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octastyle
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tetrastyle
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vibratile
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homestyle
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birtle
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