Words that rhyme with intensifier
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afire
adj 1: lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire" [syn: ablaze(p), afire(p), aflame(p), aflare(p), alight(p), on fire(p)] -
amplifier
n 1: electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it -
backfire
n 1: the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired [syn: blowback, backfire] 2: a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine 3: a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path 4: a miscalculation that recoils on its maker [syn: backfire, boomerang] v 1: come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" [syn: backfire, backlash, recoil] 2: emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time" 3: set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire -
bonfire
n 1: a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration [syn: bonfire, balefire] -
campfire
n 1: a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp) -
classifier
n 1: a person who creates classifications 2: a word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts (such as counting) to indicate the semantic class to which the counted item belongs -
crossfire
n 1: a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions 2: fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross -
drumfire
n 1: intense and continuous artillery fire [syn: cannonade, drumfire] -
emulsifier
n 1: a surface-active agent that promotes the formation of an emulsion -
gunfire
n 1: the act of shooting a gun; "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" [syn: gunfire, gunshot] -
hellfire
n 1: a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned [syn: hellfire, red region] -
justifier
n 1: a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; "an apologist for capital punishment" [syn: apologist, vindicator, justifier] -
magnifier
n 1: a scientific instrument that magnifies an image -
misfire
n 1: an explosion that fails to occur [syn: misfire, dud] 2: a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) [syn: miss, misfire] v 1: fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired" -
modifier
n 1: a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb [syn: modifier, qualifier] 2: a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising 3: a person who changes something; "an inveterate changer of the menu" [syn: changer, modifier] 4: a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene [syn: modifier, modifier gene] -
nullifier
n 1: an advocate of nullification; someone who believes that a state can resist federal laws 2: an official who can invalidate or nullify; "my bank check was voided and I wanted to know who the invalidator was" [syn: invalidator, voider, nullifier] -
pacifier
n 1: someone who tries to bring peace [syn: conciliator, make-peace, pacifier, peacemaker, reconciler] 2: anything that serves to pacify 3: device used for an infant to suck or bite on [syn: comforter, pacifier, baby's dummy, teething ring] -
purifier
n 1: an apparatus for removing impurities -
qualifier
n 1: a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition; "the tournament was won by a late qualifier" 2: a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb [syn: modifier, qualifier] -
quantifier
n 1: (logic) a word (such as `some' or `all' or `no') that binds the variables in a logical proposition [syn: quantifier, logical quantifier] 2: (grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as `fifteen' or `many') -
rectifier
n 1: electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current 2: a person who corrects or sets right; "a rectifier of prejudices" -
sapphire
adj 1: of something having the color of a blue sapphire; "sapphire eyes" n 1: a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone 2: a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem 3: a light shade of blue [syn: azure, cerulean, sapphire, lazuline, sky-blue] -
shellfire
n 1: shooting artillery shells -
signifier
n 1: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached" [syn: form, word form, signifier, descriptor] -
spitfire
n 1: a highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman) -
testifier
n 1: a person who testifies or gives a deposition [syn: testifier, deponent, deposer] -
verifier
n 1: someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement [syn: voucher, verifier] -
versifier
n 1: a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets) [syn: rhymer, rhymester, versifier, poetizer, poetiser] -
wildfire
n 1: a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration -
samphire
n 1: fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass [syn: glasswort, samphire, Salicornia europaea] -
beautifier
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brushfire
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ceasefire
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clarifier
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codifier
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dehumidifier
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fortifier
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foxfire
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glorifier
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humidifier
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indemnifier
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liquefier
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preamplifier
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sanctifier
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unifier
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sophia
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surefire
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rimfire
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granophyre
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defier
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portfire
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scarifier
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electrifier
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