Words that rhyme with import

• abort 0
  n 1: the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area" v 1: terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer" 2: cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus" 3: terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
• airport 0
  n 1: an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo [syn: airport, airdrome, aerodrome, drome]
• assort 0
  v 1: keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" [syn: consort, associate, affiliate, assort] 2: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" [syn: classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate]
• athwart 0
  adv 1: at right angles to the center line of a ship 2: at an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face" [syn: obliquely, aslant, athwart]
• carport 0
  n 1: garage for one or two cars consisting of a flat roof supported on poles [syn: carport, car port]
• cavort 0
  v 1: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about]
• comport 0
  v 1: behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave" [syn: behave, comport] [ant: misbehave, misconduct, misdemean] 2: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry]
• consort 0
  n 1: the husband or wife of a reigning monarch 2: a family of similar musical instrument playing together [syn: choir, consort] v 1: keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" [syn: consort, associate, affiliate, assort] 2: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" [syn: harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree] 3: keep company; "the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring" [syn: run, consort]
• contort 0
  v 1: twist and press out of shape [syn: contort, deform, distort, wring]
• court 0
  n 1: an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business [syn: court, tribunal, judicature] 2: a room in which a lawcourt sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom" [syn: court, courtroom] 3: the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state [syn: court, royal court] 4: a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance" 5: Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947) [syn: Court, Margaret Court] 6: the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince [syn: court, royal court] 7: a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area [syn: motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, tourist court, court] 8: a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws [syn: court, lawcourt, court of law, court of justice] 9: the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; "the king will visit the duke's court" 10: an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court" [syn: court, courtyard] 11: respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor" [syn: court, homage] v 1: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" [syn: woo, court, romance, solicit] 2: seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia" [syn: woo, court] 3: engage in social activities leading to marriage; "We were courting for over ten years"
• davenport 0
  n 1: a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island 2: a small decorative writing desk 3: a large sofa usually convertible into a bed
• deport 0
  v 1: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry] 2: hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there" [syn: extradite, deliver, deport] 3: expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions" [syn: expatriate, deport, exile] [ant: repatriate]
• disport 0
  v 1: occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies" [syn: amuse, divert, disport] 2: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about]
• distort 0
  v 1: make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story [syn: falsify, distort, garble, warp] 2: form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" [syn: twist, twine, distort] [ant: untwist] 3: twist and press out of shape [syn: contort, deform, distort, wring] 4: affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life" [syn: tinge, color, colour, distort] 5: alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy" [syn: deform, distort, strain]
• escort 0
  n 1: someone who escorts and protects a prominent person [syn: bodyguard, escort] 2: the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them [syn: escort, accompaniment] 3: an attendant who is employed to accompany someone 4: a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking" [syn: date, escort] v 1: accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball" 2: accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" [syn: see, escort]
• exhort 0
  v 1: spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up] 2: force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies" [syn: urge, urge on, press, exhort]
• export 0
  n 1: commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country [syn: export, exportation] [ant: import, importation] v 1: sell or transfer abroad; "we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance" [ant: import] 2: transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs [ant: import] 3: cause to spread in another part of the world; "The Russians exported Marxism to Africa"
• extort 0
  v 1: obtain through intimidation 2: obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" [syn: extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring] 3: get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner [syn: extort, wring from]
• fort 0
  n 1: a fortified military post where troops are stationed [syn: garrison, fort] 2: a fortified defensive structure [syn: fortress, fort] v 1: gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense [syn: fort, fort up] 2: enclose by or as if by a fortification [syn: fortify, fort] 3: station (troops) in a fort
• forte 0
  adv 1: used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly [syn: forte, loudly] [ant: piano, softly] adj 1: used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition" [syn: forte, loud] [ant: piano, soft] n 1: an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" [syn: forte, strong suit, long suit, metier, specialty, speciality, strong point, strength] [ant: weak point] 2: (music) loud [syn: forte, fortissimo] 3: the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible
• heliport 0
  n 1: an airport for helicopters
• passport 0
  n 1: any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit" [syn: pass, passport] 2: a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country 3: any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission; "her pleasant personality is already a recommendation"; "his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society" [syn: recommendation, passport]
• port 0
  adj 1: located on the left side of a ship or aircraft [syn: port, larboard] n 1: a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country 2: sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal [syn: port, port wine] 3: an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through [syn: port, embrasure, porthole] 4: the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose [syn: larboard, port] [ant: starboard] 5: (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals) [syn: interface, port] v 1: put or turn on the left side, of a ship; "port the helm" 2: bring to port; "the captain ported the ship at night" 3: land at or reach a port; "The ship finally ported" 4: turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship; "The big ship was slowly porting" 5: carry, bear, convey, or bring; "The small canoe could be ported easily" 6: carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons; "port a rifle" 7: drink port; "We were porting all in the club after dinner" 8: modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform
• purport 0
  n 1: the intended meaning of a communication [syn: intent, purport, spirit] 2: the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation" [syn: drift, purport] v 1: have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion" 2: propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" [syn: aim, purpose, purport, propose]
• quart 0
  n 1: a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon 2: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters 3: a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches [syn: quart, dry quart]
• report 0
  n 1: a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale" [syn: report, study, written report] 2: the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" [syn: report, account] 3: a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" [syn: report, news report, story, account, write up] 4: a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing); "they heard a violent report followed by silence" 5: a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment; "his father signed his report card" [syn: report card, report] 6: an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition" [syn: composition, paper, report, theme] 7: the general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report" [syn: reputation, report] v 1: to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental" [syn: report, describe, account] 2: announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding; "Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"; "The team reported significant advances in their research" 3: announce one's presence; "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock" 4: make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal" 5: be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism; "Snow reported on China in the 1950's"; "The cub reporter covered New York City" [syn: report, cover] 6: complain about; make a charge against; "I reported her to the supervisor"
• resort 0
  n 1: a hotel located in a resort area [syn: resort, resort hotel, holiday resort] 2: a frequently visited place [syn: haunt, hangout, resort, repair, stamping ground] 3: something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying" [syn: recourse, refuge, resort] 4: act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort" [syn: recourse, resort, refuge] v 1: have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat" [syn: fall back, resort, recur] 2: move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods" [syn: repair, resort]
• seaport 0
  n 1: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo [syn: seaport, haven, harbor, harbour]
• short 0
  adv 1: quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" [syn: abruptly, suddenly, short, dead] 2: without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold; "he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash" 3: clean across; "the car's axle snapped short" 4: at some point or distance before a goal is reached; "he fell short of our expectations" 5: so as to interrupt; "She took him up short before he could continue" 6: at a disadvantage; "I was caught short" [syn: short, unawares] 7: in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it" [syn: curtly, short, shortly] adj 1: primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months" [ant: long] 2: (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss" [ant: long] 3: low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man" [syn: short, little] [ant: tall] 4: not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience" [syn: inadequate, poor, short] 5: (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; "a short memory" [syn: unretentive, forgetful, short] [ant: long, recollective, retentive, tenacious] 6: not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices; "a short sale"; "short in cotton" [ant: long] 7: of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration; "the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short" [ant: long] 8: less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight" [syn: light, scant(p), short] 9: lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking" [syn: short, shortsighted, unforesightful, myopic] 10: tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening; "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"; "a short flaky pie crust" 11: marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" [syn: brusque, brusk, curt, short(p)] n 1: the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed 2: accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference [syn: short circuit, short] 3: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base [syn: shortstop, short] v 1: cheat someone by not returning him enough money [syn: short-change, short] 2: create a short circuit in [syn: short-circuit, short]
• snort 0
  n 1: a disrespectful laugh [syn: snicker, snort, snigger] 2: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird] v 1: indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose; "she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom" 2: make a snorting sound by exhaling hard; "The critic snorted contemptuously" 3: inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue" [syn: huff, snort] 4: inhale through the nose [syn: take a hit, snort]
• sort 0
  n 1: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" [syn: kind, sort, form, variety] 2: an approximate definition or example; "she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing" 3: a person of a particular character or nature; "what sort of person is he?"; "he's a good sort" 4: an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting" [syn: sort, sorting] v 1: examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" [syn: screen, screen out, sieve, sort] 2: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" [syn: classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate]
• spoilsport 0
  n 1: someone who spoils the pleasure of others [syn: spoilsport, killjoy, wet blanket, party pooper]
• sport 0
  n 1: an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition [syn: sport, athletics] 2: the occupation of athletes who compete for pay 3: (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine [syn: sport, summercater] 4: a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances; "a good sport"; "a poor sport" 5: someone who engages in sports [syn: sport, sportsman, sportswoman] 6: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration [syn: mutant, mutation, variation, sport] 7: 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] v 1: wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat" [syn: sport, feature, boast] 2: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about]
• support 0
  n 1: the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; "his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times" 2: aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support" 3: something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest; "the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans" 4: a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support" [syn: support, reinforcement, reenforcement] 5: documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones" [syn: documentation, support] 6: the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" [syn: support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance] 7: supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support" 8: the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support" [syn: support, supporting] 9: a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts [syn: accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup, support] 10: any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" 11: financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment" [syn: support, financial support, funding, backing, financial backing] v 1: give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" [syn: support, back up] 2: support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college" 3: be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" [syn: back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support] 4: be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" [syn: hold, support, sustain, hold up] 5: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" [syn: confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm] [ant: contradict, negate] 6: adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion" [syn: subscribe, support] 7: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" [syn: corroborate, underpin, bear out, support] 8: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike" [syn: defend, support, fend for] 9: play a subordinate role to (another performer); "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act" 10: be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" [syn: patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going] 11: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up]
• swart 0
  adj 1: naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic" [syn: dark-skinned, dusky, swart, swarthy]
• thwart 0
  n 1: a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat [syn: thwart, cross thwart] v 1: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn: thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk]
• tort 0
  n 1: (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought [syn: tort, civil wrong]
• torte 0
  n 1: rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in Austria
• transport 0
  n 1: something that serves as a means of transportation [syn: conveyance, transport] 2: an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes 3: the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials [syn: transportation, shipping, transport] 4: a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens [syn: ecstasy, rapture, transport, exaltation, raptus] 5: a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder [syn: tape drive, tape transport, transport] 6: the act of moving something from one location to another [syn: transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance] v 1: move something or somebody around; usually over long distances 2: move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river" [syn: transport, carry] 3: hold spellbound [syn: enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight] [ant: disenchant, disillusion] 4: transport commercially [syn: transport, send, ship] 5: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" [syn: transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise]
• wart 0
  n 1: any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals) 2: an imperfection in someone or something that is suggestive of a wart (especially in smallness or unattractiveness) 3: (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus [syn: wart, verruca]
• ct 0
  n 1: a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: Connecticut, Nutmeg State, Constitution State, CT] 2: a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross- sectional scans along a single axis [syn: computerized tomography, computed tomography, CT, computerized axial tomography, computed axial tomography, CAT]
• porte 0
  n 1: the Ottoman court in Constantinople [syn: Porte, Sublime Porte]
• stuart 0
  n 1: United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828) [syn: Stuart, Gilbert Stuart, Gilbert Charles Stuart] 2: a member of the royal family that ruled Scotland and England 3: the royal family that ruled Scotland from 1371-1714 and ruled England from 1603 to 1649 and again from 1660 to 1714
• teleport 0
  v 1: transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another
• bridgeport 0
  n 1: a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound
• newport 0
  n 1: a port city in southeastern Wales 2: a resort city in southeastern Rhode Island; known for the summer homes of millionaires; important yachting center
• shreveport 0
  n 1: a city in northwest Louisiana on the Red River near the Texas border
• outport 0
  n 1: a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port (but usually farther from the center of trade)
• misreport 0
• mort 0
• ort 0
• cort 0
• corte 0
• dort 0
• foret 0
• gort 0
• hjort 0
• boart 0
• bort 0
• freeport 0
• apport 0
• fairport 0
• gosport 0
• devonport 0
• hoverport 0
• reimport 0

See also import definition and import synonyms