Words that rhyme with kernes

adv 1: stern foremost or backward; "the steamer went astern at half speed" 2: at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about" [syn: aft, abaft, astern] [ant: fore, forward] 3: (of a ship or an airplane) behind; "we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide"

n 1: relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes

n 1: United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996) [syn: Burns, George Burns, Nathan Birnbaum] 2: celebrated Scottish poet (1759-1796) [syn: Burns, Robert Burns]

n 1: a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings [syn: cittern, cithern, cither, citole, gittern]

n 1: a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn" [syn: downturn, downswing]

n 1: a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there [syn: extern, medical extern]

n 1: desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer [syn: lectern, reading desk]

n 1: a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano) [syn: nocturne, notturno]

n 1: the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed" [syn: upset, overturn, turnover] 2: an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath" [syn: overturn, upset] v 1: turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" [syn: overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over] 2: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" [syn: overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over] 3: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" [syn: overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse] 4: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" [syn: overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring down] 5: 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] 6: change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe" [syn: revolutionize, revolutionise, overturn]

n 1: the part between the fetlock and the hoof [syn: pastern, fetter bone]

n 1: semisweet golden-colored table or dessert wine from around Bordeaux in France; similar wine from California [syn: Sauterne, Sauternes]