Words that rhyme with kebab

  • ab
    n 1: a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences [syn: Bachelor of Arts, BA, Artium Baccalaurens, AB] 2: the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August) [syn: Ab, Av] 3: the muscles of the abdomen [syn: abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab] 4: the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens [syn: AB, type AB, group AB]
  • baobab
    n 1: African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread [syn: baobab, monkey-bread tree, Adansonia digitata]
  • blab
    v 1: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful-- his secretary talks" [syn: spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out] [ant: keep one's mouth shut, keep quiet, shut one's mouth] 2: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly [syn: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle- tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble]
  • blob
    n 1: an indistinct shapeless form v 1: make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" [syn: spot, fleck, blob, blot]
  • bob
    n 1: a former monetary unit in Great Britain [syn: British shilling, shilling, bob] 2: a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around 3: a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism [syn: bobsled, bobsleigh, bob] 4: a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string 5: a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line [syn: bob, bobber, cork, bobfloat] 6: a short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn: bobtail, bob, dock] 7: a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement" v 1: move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back" 2: ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure" [syn: bobsled, bob] 3: remove or shorten the tail of an animal [syn: dock, tail, bob] 4: make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand" [syn: curtsy, bob] 5: cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!"
  • cab
    n 1: a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits 2: small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood [syn: cab, cabriolet] 3: a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money [syn: cab, hack, taxi, taxicab] v 1: ride in a taxicab [syn: taxi, cab]
  • cob
    n 1: nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus [syn: hazelnut, filbert, cobnut, cob] 2: stocky short-legged harness horse 3: white gull having a black back and wings [syn: black-backed gull, great black-backed gull, cob, Larus marinus] 4: adult male swan
  • confab
    n 1: an informal conversation [syn: chat, confab, confabulation, schmooze, schmoose] v 1: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit] 2: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" [syn: confer, confabulate, confab, consult]
  • corncob
    n 1: the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn [syn: corncob, corn cob]
  • crab
    n 1: decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers 2: a quarrelsome grouch [syn: crab, crabby person] 3: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer [syn: Cancer, Crab] 4: the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 [syn: Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crab] 5: the edible flesh of any of various crabs [syn: crab, crabmeat] 6: a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body [syn: crab louse, pubic louse, crab, Phthirius pubis] 7: a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply; "he caught a crab and lost the race" v 1: direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind 2: scurry sideways like a crab 3: fish for crab 4: complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler]
  • dab
    n 1: a light touch or stroke [syn: tap, pat, dab] 2: a small quantity of something moist or liquid; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey" [syn: dab, splash, splatter] v 1: apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint" [syn: dab, swab, swob] 2: hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder" [syn: dab, pat]
  • doorknob
    n 1: a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) [syn: doorknob, doorhandle]
  • fab
    adj 1: extremely pleasing; "a fabulous vacation" [syn: fabulous, fab]
  • flab
    n 1: loose or flaccid body fat
  • fob
    n 1: a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch [syn: fob, watch pocket] 2: an adornment that hangs from a watch chain 3: short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest [syn: fob, watch chain, watch guard] v 1: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on]
  • gab
    n 1: light informal conversation for social occasions [syn: chitchat, chit-chat, chit chat, small talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin wag, chin- wag, chin wagging, chin-wagging, causerie] v 1: talk profusely; "she was yakking away about her grandchildren" [syn: yak, gab]
  • glob
    n 1: a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder" [syn: ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk]
  • gob
    n 1: a man who serves as a sailor [syn: mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog] 2: a lump of slimy stuff; "a gob of phlegm" 3: informal terms for the mouth [syn: trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gob]
  • grab
    n 1: a mechanical device for gripping an object 2: the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" [syn: catch, grab, snatch, snap] v 1: take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" [syn: catch, grab, take hold of] 2: get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale" [syn: snap up, snaffle, grab] 3: make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask" 4: obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power" 5: take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room" 6: capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination" [syn: grab, seize]
  • heartthrob
    n 1: an object of infatuation
  • hob
    n 1: (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings [syn: goblin, hob, hobgoblin] 2: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn: elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp] 3: a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears 4: a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm v 1: cut with a hob
  • hobnob
    v 1: rub elbows with; "He hobnobs with the best of society"
  • job
    n 1: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn: occupation, business, job, line of work, line] 2: a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores" [syn: job, task, chore] 3: a workplace; as in the expression "on the job"; 4: an object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right" 5: the responsibility to do something; "it is their job to print the truth" 6: the performance of a piece of work; "she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job" 7: a damaging piece of work; "dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair" 8: a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog" [syn: problem, job] 9: a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him 10: any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing 11: (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit 12: a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply [syn: Job, Book of Job] 13: a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis" [syn: caper, job] v 1: profit privately from public office and official business 2: arranged for contracted work to be done by others [syn: subcontract, farm out, job] 3: work occasionally; "As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks" 4: invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating" [syn: speculate, job]
  • kabob
    n 1: cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables [syn: kabob, kebab, shish kebab]
  • knob
    n 1: a circular rounded projection or protuberance [syn: knob, boss] 2: a round handle 3: any thickened enlargement [syn: node, knob, thickening] 4: an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger [syn: knob, pommel]
  • lab
    n 1: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research [syn: lab, laboratory, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratory]
  • lob
    n 1: an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc 2: the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc v 1: propel in a high arc; "lob the tennis ball"
  • minicab
    n 1: a minicar used as a taxicab
  • mob
    n 1: a disorderly crowd of people [syn: mob, rabble, rout] 2: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities [syn: syndicate, crime syndicate, mob, family] 3: an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" [syn: gang, pack, ring, mob] v 1: press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium" [syn: throng, mob, pack, pile, jam]
  • nab
    v 1: tag the base runner to get him out 2: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop] 3: seize suddenly
  • nabob
    n 1: a governor in India during the Mogul empire [syn: nawab, nabob] 2: a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)
  • prefab
    adj 1: manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere; "a pre structure" n 1: a prefabricated structure
  • rob
    v 1: take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money" 2: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook] [ant: undercharge]
  • scab
    n 1: someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike [syn: scab, strikebreaker, blackleg, rat] 2: the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion v 1: form a scab; "the wounds will eventually scab" 2: take the place of work of someone on strike [syn: fink, scab, rat, blackleg]
  • slab
    n 1: block consisting of a thick piece of something
  • slob
    n 1: a coarse obnoxious person [syn: slob, sloven, pig, slovenly person]
  • snob
    n 1: a person regarded as arrogant and annoying [syn: snob, prig, snot, snoot]
  • sob
    n 1: a dyspneic condition [syn: shortness of breath, SOB, breathlessness] 2: insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous [syn: asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB] 3: convulsive gasp made while weeping [syn: sob, sobbing] v 1: weep convulsively; "He was sobbing inconsolably"
  • squab
    adj 1: short and fat [syn: squab, squabby] n 1: flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled [syn: squab, dove] 2: a soft padded sofa 3: an unfledged pigeon
  • stab
    n 1: a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience" [syn: pang, stab, twinge] 2: a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him" [syn: stab, thrust, knife thrust] 3: informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" [syn: shot, stab] v 1: use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death" [syn: knife, stab] 2: stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife" [syn: stab, jab] 3: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" [syn: jab, prod, stab, poke, dig]
  • swab
    n 1: implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion 2: cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: swab, swob, mop] v 1: wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks" [syn: swab, swob] 2: apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint" [syn: dab, swab, swob]
  • tab
    n 1: the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check" [syn: check, chit, tab] 2: sensationalist journalism [syn: yellow journalism, tabloid, tab] 3: the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation [syn: tab key, tab] 4: a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it; "pull the tab to open the can"; "files with a red tab will be stored separately"; "the collar has a tab with a button hole"; "the filing cards were organized by cards having indexed tabs" 5: a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet [syn: pill, lozenge, tablet, tab]
  • taxicab
    n 1: a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money [syn: cab, hack, taxi, taxicab]
  • thingamabob
    n 1: something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use" [syn: doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget]
  • throb
    n 1: a deep pulsating type of pain 2: an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head" [syn: throb, throbbing, pounding] v 1: pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing" 2: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" [syn: pulsate, throb, pulse] 3: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn: shudder, shiver, throb, thrill]
  • ahab
    n 1: according to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC)
  • punjab
    n 1: a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan
  • pedicab
    n 1: a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire; "boys who once pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs" [syn: pedicab, cycle rickshaw]
  • skylab
    n 1: United States space station; in orbit from 1973 to 1979
  • crabbe
  • mcnab
  • moab
  • rehab
  • baab
  • bobb
  • cobb
  • dob
  • prob
  • robb
  • schwab
  • vocab

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