Words that rhyme with lamont

n 1: attractiveness; "its allurement was its remoteness" 2: the power to entice or attract through personal charm [syn: allure, allurement, temptingness] 3: the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money) [syn: solicitation, allurement]

n 1: burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped [syn: pall, shroud, cerement, winding-sheet, winding-clothes]

n 1: someone who claims a benefit or right or title; "claimants of unemployment compensation"; "he was a claimant to the throne"

adj 1: conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob" [syn: blatant, clamant, clamorous, strident, vociferous] 2: demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" [syn: clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant]

adj 1: (of weather or climate) physically mild; "clement weather" [ant: inclement] 2: (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy; "a more clement judge reduced the sentence" [ant: inclement]

n 1: an officer in command of a military unit [syn: commanding officer, commandant, commander]

n 1: very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll [syn: crescent roll, croissant]

v 1: cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" [syn: daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare]

n 1: the distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work

n 1: the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)

n 1: the act of expelling a lawyer from the practice of law

adj 1: in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs" [syn: dormant, hibernating(a), torpid] 2: (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct ; "a dormant volcano" [syn: dormant, inactive] [ant: active] 3: lying with head on paws as if sleeping [syn: dormant(ip), sleeping] 4: inactive but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened" [syn: abeyant, dormant]

n 1: an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf [syn: bay, embayment]

n 1: a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning" [syn: embodiment, incarnation, avatar] 2: a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life" [syn: shape, embodiment] 3: giving concrete form to an abstract concept

n 1: the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city" [syn: employment, employ] [ant: unemployment] 2: the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work" [syn: employment, work] 3: the act of giving someone a job [syn: employment, engagement] 4: the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" [syn: use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise]

n 1: the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant [syn: authorization, authorisation, empowerment]

n 1: the act of showing affection

n 1: natural abilities or qualities [syn: endowment, gift, talent, natural endowment] 2: the capital that provides income for an institution [syn: endowment, endowment fund] 3: the act of endowing with a permanent source of income; "his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time"

n 1: the pleasure felt when having a good time 2: act of receiving pleasure from something [syn: enjoyment, delectation] 3: (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given the use of his boat" [syn: use, enjoyment]

n 1: a specific size and style of type within a type family [syn: font, fount, typeface, face, case] 2: bowl for baptismal water [syn: baptismal font, baptistry, baptistery, font]

n 1: an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" v 1: provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" [syn: dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel] [ant: discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress]

n 1: a frequently visited place [syn: haunt, hangout, resort, repair, stamping ground] v 1: follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her" [syn: haunt, stalk] 2: haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her" [syn: haunt, obsess, ghost] 3: be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She haunts the ballet" [syn: frequent, haunt]

n 1: the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon" [syn: captivity, imprisonment, incarceration, immurement]

n 1: the occurrence of a change for the worse [syn: damage, harm, impairment] 2: a symptom of reduced quality or strength [syn: deterioration, impairment] 3: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" [syn: disability, disablement, handicap, impairment] 4: damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality 5: the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) [syn: stultification, constipation, impairment, deadening]

adj 1: (of weather or climate) severe [ant: clement] 2: used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy; "the harsh sentence of an inclement judge" [ant: clement]

n 1: a person who supplies information [syn: informant, source] 2: someone who sees an event and reports what happened [syn: witness, witnesser, informant]

n 1: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field" [syn: excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay] v 1: make a trip for pleasure [syn: travel, trip, jaunt]

n 1: a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands" [syn: quality, character, lineament] 2: the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular" [syn: feature, lineament]

adj 1: marked by blithe unconcern; "an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner" [syn: casual, insouciant, nonchalant]

n 1: a payment larger than needed or expected 2: the act of paying too much

n 1: a sum of money paid or a claim discharged [ant: default, nonpayment, nonremittal] 2: the act of paying money [syn: payment, defrayal, defrayment] [ant: evasion, nonpayment] 3: an act of requiting; returning in kind [syn: requital, payment]

n 1: payment in advance

n 1: the act of getting possession of something; "he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies" [syn: procurement, procurance, procural]

n 1: especially fine or decorative clothing [syn: array, raiment, regalia] v 1: provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" [syn: dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel] [ant: discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress]

n 1: the withdrawal and redistribution of forces in an attempt to use them more effectively [syn: redeployment, redisposition]

n 1: the act of returning money received previously [syn: refund, repayment] 2: payment of a debt or obligation [syn: repayment, quittance]

n 1: someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field [syn: initiate, learned person, pundit, savant]

n 1: aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing [syn: twit, taunt, taunting] v 1: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride]

n 1: unbearable physical pain [syn: torture, torment] 2: extreme mental distress [syn: anguish, torment, torture] 3: intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned" [syn: agony, torment, torture] 4: a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors" [syn: harassment, torment] 5: a severe affliction [syn: curse, torment] 6: the act of harassing someone [syn: badgering, worrying, torment, bedevilment] v 1: torment emotionally or mentally [syn: torment, torture, excruciate, rack] 2: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" [syn: torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate] 3: subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible" [syn: torture, excruciate, torment]

n 1: a garment worn under other garments [syn: undergarment, unmentionable] [ant: outer garment, overgarment]

n 1: a payment smaller than needed or expected 2: the act of paying less than required

n 1: the state of being unemployed or not having a job; "unemployment is a serious social evil"; "the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy" [ant: employ, employment]

n 1: an irritating or obnoxious person [syn: vermin, varmint] 2: any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable; e.g., coyote [syn: varmint, varment]

n 1: extravagant self-praise v 1: show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]

adj 1: marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions" [syn: fierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happy] 2: characterized by great force or energy; "vehement deluges of rain"; "vehement clapping"; "a vehement defense"

n 1: a state of extreme poverty [syn: privation, want, deprivation, neediness] 2: the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost" [syn: lack, deficiency, want] 3: anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants" [syn: need, want] 4: a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire" [syn: wish, wishing, want] v 1: feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" [syn: desire, want] 2: have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner" [syn: want, need, require] 3: hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you" 4: wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!" 5: be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"

n 1: a state in New England [syn: Vermont, Green Mountain State, VT]