Words that rhyme with kerce

adj 1: contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions" [syn: adverse, inauspicious, untoward] 2: in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind" [syn: adverse, contrary]

adj 1: (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request" [syn: antipathetic, antipathetical, averse(p), indisposed(p), loath(p), loth(p)]

v 1: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" [syn: coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force]

adj 1: of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other; "`parental' and `filial' are converse terms" 2: turned about in order or relation; "transposed letters" [syn: converse, reversed, transposed] n 1: a proposition obtained by conversion v 1: carry on a conversation [syn: converse, discourse]

n 1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" [syn: curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss] 2: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group [syn: execration, condemnation, curse] 3: an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me" [syn: hex, jinx, curse, whammy] 4: something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life" [syn: bane, curse, scourge, nemesis] 5: a severe affliction [syn: curse, torment] v 1: utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" [syn: curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate] 2: heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger" 3: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" [syn: curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict] [ant: bless] 4: exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" [syn: excommunicate, unchurch, curse] [ant: communicate]

v 1: expend, as from a fund [syn: disburse, pay out]

v 1: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" [syn: scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse] 2: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" [syn: disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter] 3: cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles" [syn: break up, disperse, scatter] 4: move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"; [syn: disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out] 5: separate (light) into spectral rays; "the prosm disperses light" 6: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around]

adj 1: many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents" [syn: divers(a), diverse] 2: distinctly dissimilar or unlike; "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth" [syn: diverse, various]

n 1: a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle

v 1: thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water" [syn: immerse, plunge] 2: devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies" [syn: steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up] 3: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter" [syn: immerse, swallow, swallow up, bury, eat up] 4: cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text" [syn: plunge, immerse]

v 1: place at intervals in or among; "intersperse exclamation marks in the text" 2: introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions [syn: intersperse, interlard]

adj 1: reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect [syn: inverse, reverse] 2: opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity ; "a term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases)" [ant: direct] n 1: something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse" [syn: inverse, opposite]

n 1: one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician) 2: a woman who is the custodian of children [syn: nanny, nursemaid, nurse] v 1: try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs" 2: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" [syn: harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse] 3: serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people 4: treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly" 5: give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck] [ant: bottlefeed]

n 1: the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides; "the obverse of this issue" 2: the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design [ant: reverse, verso]

adj 1: marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict; "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans" 2: resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" [syn: contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward] 3: deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat" [syn: depraved, perverse, perverted, reprobate]

v 1: engage in a rehearsal (of) [syn: rehearse, practise, practice]

v 1: pay back for some expense incurred; "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?" 2: reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss [syn: recoup, reimburse]

adj 1: directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement" [syn: rearward, reverse] 2: of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle; "in reverse gear" [ant: forward] 3: reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect [syn: inverse, reverse] n 1: a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true" [syn: reverse, contrary, opposite] 2: the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed [syn: reverse, reverse gear] 3: an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye] 4: the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design [syn: reverse, verso] [ant: obverse] 5: (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction 6: turning in the opposite direction [syn: reversion, reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround] v 1: change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" [syn: change by reversal, turn, reverse] 2: turn inside out or upside down [syn: turn back, invert, reverse] 3: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" [syn: overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse] 4: cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate] 5: reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of; "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb" [syn: invert, reverse]

v 1: sink below the surface; go under or as if under water [syn: submerge, submerse] 2: put under water; "submerge your head completely" [syn: submerge, submerse]

adj 1: extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis; "cross members should be all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations"; "transverse colon" [syn: cross(a), transverse, transversal, thwartwise]

n 1: a horizontal beam that extends across something [syn: trave, traverse, crossbeam, crosspiece] 2: a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it [syn: transom, traverse] 3: taking a zigzag path on skis [syn: traversal, traverse] 4: travel across [syn: traversal, traverse] v 1: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" [syn: traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across] 2: to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries" [syn: cross, traverse, span, sweep] 3: deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit [syn: traverse, deny]

n 1: literature in metrical form [syn: poetry, poesy, verse] 2: a piece of poetry [syn: verse, rhyme] 3: a line of metrical text [syn: verse, verse line] v 1: compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga" [syn: verse, versify, poetize, poetise] 2: familiarize through thorough study or experience; "She versed herself in Roman archeology"

adv 1: (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner; "he did worse on the second exam" adj 1: (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability; "this road is worse than the first one we took"; "the road is in worse shape than it was"; "she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying" [ant: better] 2: changed for the worse in health or fitness; "I feel worse today"; "her cold is worse" [syn: worse, worsened] [ant: better] n 1: something inferior in quality or condition or effect; "for better or for worse"; "accused of cheating and lying and worse"