Words that rhyme with kilmartin

n 1: a B vitamin that aids in body growth [syn: biotin, vitamin H]

n 1: a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast) v 1: make public by bulletin

n 1: the quantity contained in a carton [syn: carton, cartonful] 2: a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top

n 1: a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi

n 1: the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes [syn: chromatin, chromatin granule]

adj 1: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" [syn: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and- corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground]

n 1: a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard]

v 1: become dark or darker; "The sky darkened" [ant: lighten, lighten up] 2: tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name" 3: make dark or darker; "darken a room" [ant: brighten, lighten, lighten up]

v 1: take away the enthusiasm of [syn: dishearten, put off] [ant: cheer, embolden, hearten, recreate]

n 1: a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough

adj 1: affectedly genteel [syn: grandiose, hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da]

n 1: French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397) [syn: Martin, St. Martin] 2: United States actor and comedian (born in 1945) [syn: Martin, Steve Martin] 3: United States actress (1913-1990) [syn: Martin, Mary Martin] 4: United States singer (1917-1995) [syn: Martin, Dean Martin, Dino Paul Crocetti] 5: any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people 2: resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; "spartan courage" 3: unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing" [syn: severe, spartan] 4: practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence" [syn: ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan] n 1: a resident of Sparta

n 1: one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form

n 1: gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition [syn: prolactin, lactogenic hormone, luteotropin]

n 1: a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin [syn: gelatin, gelatine] 2: an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods [syn: gelatin, jelly] 3: a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects [syn: gelatin, gel]

n 1: Siberian peasant monk who was religious advisor in the court of Nicholas II; was assassinated by Russian noblemen who feared that his debauchery would weaken the monarchy (1872-1916) [syn: Rasputin, Grigori Efimovich Rasputin]