Words that rhyme with inbreed

v 1: yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" [syn: submit, bow, defer, accede, give in] 2: take on duties or office; "accede to the throne" [syn: accede, enter] 3: to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore" [syn: assent, accede, acquiesce] [ant: dissent]

adj 1: united by being of the same opinion; "agreed in their distrust of authority" [syn: agreed, in agreement(p)]

n 1: a small ball with a hole through the middle 2: a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead" [syn: drop, bead, pearl] 3: a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture [syn: beading, bead, beadwork, astragal] v 1: form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example 2: decorate by sewing beads onto; "bead the wedding gown" 3: string together like beads

v 1: lose blood from one's body [syn: shed blood, bleed, hemorrhage] 2: draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment" [syn: bleed, leech, phlebotomize, phlebotomise] 3: get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!" 4: be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run" [syn: run, bleed] 5: drain of liquid or steam; "bleed the radiators"; "the mechanic bled the engine"

n 1: a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep" [syn: breed, strain, stock] 2: a special type; "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs" v 1: call forth [syn: engender, breed, spawn] 2: copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare" [syn: breed, cover] 3: cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs" 4: have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce" [syn: breed, multiply]

v 1: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another [syn: concede, yield, cede, grant] 2: relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" [syn: surrender, cede, deliver, give up]

v 1: admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money" [syn: concede, profess, confess] 2: be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" [syn: concede, yield, grant] 3: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another [syn: concede, yield, cede, grant] 4: acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"

n 1: any system of principles or beliefs [syn: creed, credo] 2: the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group [syn: religious doctrine, church doctrine, gospel, creed]

n 1: (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey" [syn: hybrid, crossbreed, cross] v 1: breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" [syn: crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed]

adj 1: fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time") [syn: appointed, decreed, ordained, prescribed]

n 1: a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment" [syn: deed, deed of conveyance, title] 2: something that people do or cause to happen [syn: act, deed, human action, human activity]

n 1: food for domestic livestock [syn: feed, provender] v 1: provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts" 2: give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" [syn: feed, give] [ant: famish, starve] 3: feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity" 4: introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor" [syn: feed, feed in] 5: support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity" 6: take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" [syn: feed, eat] 7: serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six" 8: move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" [syn: run, flow, feed, course] 9: profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity" [syn: prey, feed] 10: gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view" [syn: feed, feast] 11: provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants" [syn: fertilize, fertilise, feed]

n 1: excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves 2: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: avarice, greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia]

n 1: paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" [syn: attentiveness, heed, regard, paying attention] [ant: heedlessness, inattentiveness] v 1: pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men" [syn: heed, mind, listen]

adv 1: in truth (often tends to intensify); "they said the car would break down and indeed it did"; "it is very cold indeed"; "was indeed grateful"; "indeed, the rain may still come"; "he did so do it!" [syn: indeed, so] 2: (used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc.; "Wants to marry the butler? Indeed!"

v 1: breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" [syn: crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed]

v 1: make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft" [syn: knead, work] 2: manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes; "She rubbed down her child with a sponge" [syn: massage, rub down, knead]

n 1: an advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn" 2: a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey; "the children were playing with lead soldiers" [syn: lead, Pb, atomic number 82] 3: evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" [syn: lead, track, trail] 4: a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead'); "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead" 5: the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) 6: the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead- in to a very serious matter" [syn: lead, lead-in, lede] 7: (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning [ant: deficit] 8: an actor who plays a principal role [syn: star, principal, lead] 9: (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; "he took a long lead off first" 10: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint] 11: a news story of major importance [syn: lead, lead story] 12: the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine [syn: spark advance, lead] 13: restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal [syn: leash, tether, lead] 14: thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing [syn: lead, leading] 15: mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil [syn: lead, pencil lead] 16: a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" [syn: jumper cable, jumper lead, lead, booster cable] 17: the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy" v 1: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" [syn: lead, take, direct, conduct, guide] 2: have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" [syn: leave, result, lead] 3: tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests" 4: travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John" [syn: lead, head] 5: cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks" 6: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" [syn: run, go, pass, lead, extend] 7: be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?" [syn: head, lead] 8: be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year" [syn: lead, top] 9: be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" [syn: contribute, lead, conduce] 10: lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" [syn: conduct, lead, direct] 11: lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South" [syn: go, lead] 12: move ahead (of others) in time or space [syn: precede, lead] [ant: follow] 13: cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" [syn: run, lead] 14: preside over; "John moderated the discussion" [syn: moderate, chair, lead]

n 1: United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978) [syn: Mead, Margaret Mead] 2: United States philosopher of pragmatism (1863-1931) [syn: Mead, George Herbert Mead] 3: made of fermented honey and water

n 1: improper or wicked or immoral behavior [syn: misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed]

v 1: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" [syn: mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray] 2: give false or misleading information to [syn: misinform, mislead]

v 1: read or interpret wrongly; "He misread the data" 2: interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!" [syn: misread, misinterpret]

n 1: a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs" [syn: need, demand] 2: anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants" [syn: need, want] 3: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives" [syn: motivation, motive, need] 4: a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless" [syn: indigence, need, penury, pauperism, pauperization] v 1: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" [syn: necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand] [ant: eliminate, obviate, rid of] 2: have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner" [syn: want, need, require] 3: have or feel a need for; "always needing friends and money"

v 1: read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts" [syn: proofread, proof]

n 1: something that is read; "the article was a very good read" v 1: interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?" 2: have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?" [syn: read, say] 3: look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon" 4: obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer" [syn: read, scan] 5: interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball" 6: interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!" [syn: take, read] 7: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" [syn: learn, study, read, take] 8: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" [syn: read, register, show, record] 9: audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year" 10: to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!" 11: make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?" [syn: understand, read, interpret, translate]

v 1: read anew; read again; "He re-read her letters to him"

n 1: a long monotonous harangue 2: a long piece of writing 3: an accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete

v 1: withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away" [syn: secede, splinter, break away]

n 1: a small hard fruit 2: a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa 3: one of the outstanding players in a tournament [syn: seeded player, seed] 4: anything that provides inspiration for later work [syn: source, seed, germ] 5: the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract [syn: semen, seed, seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come] v 1: go to seed; shed seeds; "The dandelions went to seed" 2: help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money 3: bear seeds 4: place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds" [syn: sow, seed] 5: distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds 6: sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain; "seed clouds" 7: inoculate with microorganisms 8: remove the seeds from; "seed grapes"

n 1: distance travelled per unit time [syn: speed, velocity] 2: a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed" [syn: speed, swiftness, fastness] 3: changing location rapidly [syn: speed, speeding, hurrying] 4: the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system [syn: focal ratio, f number, stop number, speed] 5: a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression [syn: amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed] v 1: move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it] [ant: dawdle, linger] 2: move faster; "The car accelerated" [syn: accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken] [ant: decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up] 3: move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" [syn: travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip] 4: travel at an excessive or illegal velocity; "I got a ticket for speeding" 5: cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car" [syn: accelerate, speed, speed up] [ant: decelerate, slow down]

n 1: a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits" 2: a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle) v 1: cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals" 2: cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively; "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating" 3: act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software" 4: run away in a stampede

n 1: (literary) a spirited horse for state or war

v 1: attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" [syn: succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods] [ant: fail, go wrong, miscarry] 2: be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" [syn: succeed, come after, follow] [ant: come before, precede]

n 1: thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland 2: (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth [syn: flannel, gabardine, tweed, white]

n 1: any plant that crowds out cultivated plants [ant: cultivated plant] 2: a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning [syn: weed, mourning band] 3: street names for marijuana [syn: pot, grass, green goddess, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, locoweed, Mary Jane] v 1: clear of weeds; "weed the garden"

n 1: a native or inhabitant of Sweden 2: a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root [syn: rutabaga, turnip cabbage, swede, Swedish turnip, rutabaga plant, Brassica napus napobrassica] 3: the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food [syn: rutabaga, swede, swedish turnip, yellow turnip]

n 1: (German mythology) mythical German warrior hero of the Nibelungenlied who takes possession of the accursed treasure of the Nibelungs by slaying the dragon that guards it and awakens Brynhild and is eventually killed; Sigurd is the Norse counterpart

v 1: edit and correct (written or printed material) [syn: copyread, subedit, copyedit]