Words that rhyme with langoustine

• brilliantine 2
  n 1: a pomade to make the hair manageable and lustrous
• argentine 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its people; "Argentinian tango" [syn: Argentine, Argentinian] n 1: any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes
• astatine 0
  n 1: a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium [syn: astatine, At, atomic number 85]
• brigantine 0
  n 1: two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast [syn: brigantine, hermaphrodite brig]
• canteen 0
  n 1: a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers 2: sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc. 3: a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen [syn: canteen, mobile canteen] 4: a recreation room in an institution 5: restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat
• carotene 0
  n 1: an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver [syn: provitamin A, carotene, carotin] 2: yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants
• dentine 0
  n 1: a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth [syn: dentine, dentin] 2: bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth [syn: dentine, dentin]
• diamantine 0
  adj 1: consisting of diamonds or resembling diamonds
• eglantine 0
  n 1: Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips [syn: sweetbrier, sweetbriar, brier, briar, eglantine, Rosa eglanteria]
• eighteen 0
  adj 1: being one more than seventeen [syn: eighteen, 18, xviii] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one [syn: eighteen, 18, XVIII]
• fifteen 0
  adj 1: being one more than fourteen [syn: fifteen, 15, xv] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one [syn: fifteen, 15, XV]
• fourteen 0
  adj 1: being one more than thirteen [syn: fourteen, 14, xiv] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one [syn: fourteen, 14, XIV]
• galantine 0
  n 1: boned poultry stuffed then cooked and covered with aspic; served cold
• gelatine 0
  n 1: a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin [syn: gelatin, gelatine]
• guillotine 0
  n 1: closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill [syn: closure by compartment, guillotine] 2: instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people v 1: kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; "The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country"
• jean 0
  n 1: (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear [syn: jean, blue jean, denim] 2: a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric [syn: denim, dungaree, jean]
• keen 0
  adj 1: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" [syn: acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp] 2: intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure" [syn: exquisite, keen] 3: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing] 4: painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain" [syn: cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating] 5: having a sharp cutting edge or point; "a keen blade" n 1: a funeral lament sung with loud wailing v 1: express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child" [syn: lament, keen]
• lateen 0
  adj 1: rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail [syn: lateen, lateen-rigged] n 1: a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean [syn: lateen, lateen sail]
• latrine 0
  n 1: a public toilet in a military area
• lean 0
  adj 1: lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare [syn: thin, lean] [ant: fat] 2: lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel" [ant: rich] 3: containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance" [syn: lean, skimpy] 4: not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year" n 1: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" [syn: tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning] v 1: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" [syn: lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle] 2: cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall" 3: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" [syn: tend, be given, lean, incline, run] 4: rely on for support; "We can lean on this man" 5: cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree" [syn: list, lean]
• libertine 0
  adj 1: unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" [syn: debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast] n 1: a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained [syn: libertine, debauchee, rounder]
• lipoprotein 0
  n 1: a conjugated protein having a lipid component; the principal means for transporting lipids in the blood
• mean 0
  adj 1: approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value; "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall" [syn: average, mean(a)] 2: characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood" [syn: hateful, mean] 3: having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics" [syn: base, mean, meanspirited] 4: excellent; "famous for a mean backhand" 5: marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut" [syn: beggarly, mean] 6: (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" [syn: mean, mingy, miserly, tight] 7: (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt [syn: beggarly, mean] 8: of no value or worth; "I was caught in the bastardly traffic" [syn: bastardly, mean] n 1: an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n [syn: mean, mean value] v 1: mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" [syn: mean, intend] 2: have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers" [syn: entail, imply, mean] 3: denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" [syn: mean, intend, signify, stand for] 4: have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night" [syn: intend, mean, think] 5: have a specified degree of importance; "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything" 6: intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!" [syn: think of, have in mind, mean] 7: destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers were meant for you"
• mien 0
  n 1: dignified manner or conduct [syn: bearing, comportment, presence, mien]
• nicotine 0
  n 1: an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide
• nineteen 0
  adj 1: being one more than eighteen [syn: nineteen, 19, xix] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one [syn: nineteen, 19, XIX]
• nucleoprotein 0
  n 1: any of several substances found in the nuclei of all living cells; consists of a protein bound to a nucleic acid
• obscene 0
  adj 1: designed to incite to indecency or lust; "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"-Margaret Mead 2: offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels" [syn: abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive] 3: suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks" [syn: lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious]
• poteen 0
  n 1: unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey
• preteen 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12; "a preteen party"; "preteen clothing" [syn: preteen, preadolescent] n 1: a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age); "little league is intended for the preteens" [syn: preteen, preteenager]
• pristine 0
  adj 1: completely free from dirt or contamination; "pristine mountain snow" 2: immaculately clean and unused; "handed her his pristine white handkerchief"
• protein 0
  n 1: any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes; "a diet high in protein"
• quarantine 0
  n 1: enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease 2: isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease v 1: place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"
• ravine 0
  n 1: a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
• routine 0
  adj 1: found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant [syn: everyday, mundane, quotidian, routine, unremarkable, workaday] n 1: an unvarying or habitual method or procedure [syn: routine, modus operandi] 2: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" [syn: act, routine, number, turn, bit] 3: a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program [syn: routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure, function]
• saline 0
  adj 1: containing salt; "a saline substance "; "salty tears" n 1: an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water [syn: saline solution, saline]
• saltine 0
  n 1: a cracker sprinkled with salt before baking
• sardine 0
  n 1: small fatty fish usually canned [syn: sardine, pilchard] 2: any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned 3: a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony [syn: sard, sardine, sardius] 4: small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring [syn: pilchard, sardine, Sardina pilchardus]
• sateen 0
  n 1: a cotton fabric with a satiny finish
• scene 0
  n 1: the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime" 2: an incident (real or imaginary); "their parting was a sad scene" 3: the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views" [syn: view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama] 4: a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film [syn: scene, shot] 5: a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century" [syn: picture, scene] 6: a subdivision of an act of a play; "the first act has three scenes" 7: a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: fit, tantrum, scene, conniption] 8: graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment" [syn: scene, view] 9: the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story" [syn: setting, scene] 10: the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night painting the scenery" [syn: scenery, scene]
• screen 0
  n 1: a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing [syn: screen, silver screen, projection screen] 2: a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" [syn: blind, screen] 3: the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube [syn: screen, CRT screen] 4: a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background" [syn: screen, cover, covert, concealment] 5: a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame; "they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"; "a metal screen protected the observers" 6: the personnel of the film industry; "a star of stage and screen" [syn: filmdom, screenland, screen] 7: a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles [syn: sieve, screen] 8: a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door; "he heard the screen slam as she left" [syn: screen door, screen] 9: partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space v 1: test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus" [syn: screen, test] 2: examine methodically; "screen the suitcases" 3: examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" [syn: screen, screen out, sieve, sort] 4: project onto a screen for viewing; "screen a film" 5: prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight" [syn: screen, block out] 6: separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff [syn: riddle, screen] 7: protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm [syn: shield, screen]
• serene 0
  adj 1: not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"; "he remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country" [syn: calm, unagitated, serene, tranquil] 2: completely clear and fine; "serene skies and a bright blue sea"
• seventeen 0
  adj 1: being one more than sixteen [syn: seventeen, 17, xvii] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one [syn: seventeen, 17, XVII]
• sheen 0
  n 1: the visual property of something that shines with reflected light [syn: shininess, sheen, luster, lustre]
• sixteen 0
  adj 1: being one more than fifteen [syn: sixteen, 16, xvi] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one [syn: sixteen, 16, XVI]
• spleen 0
  n 1: a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses [syn: spleen, lien] 2: a feeling of resentful anger [syn: irascibility, short temper, spleen, quick temper]
• teen 0
  adj 1: being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years" [syn: adolescent, teen, teenage, teenaged] n 1: a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity [syn: adolescent, stripling, teenager, teen]
• thirteen 0
  adj 1: being one more than twelve [syn: thirteen, 13, xiii] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one [syn: thirteen, 13, XIII, baker's dozen, long dozen]
• tontine 0
  n 1: a form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of a participant his share is distributed to the remaining members [syn: tontine, tontine insurance] 2: an annuity scheme wherein participants share certain benefits and on the death of any participant his benefits are redistributed among the remaining participants; can run for a fixed period of time or until the death of all but one participant
• umpteen 0
  adj 1: innumerable but many [syn: umpteen, umteen]
• velveteen 0
  n 1: a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet
• augustine 0
  n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430) [syn: Augustine, Saint Augustine, St. Augustine, Augustine of Hippo]
• byzantine 0
  adj 1: of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it; "Byzantine monks"; "Byzantine rites" 2: of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium 3: highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months" [syn: Byzantine, convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled, tortuous] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire
• creatine 0
  n 1: an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocreatine; supplies energy for muscle contraction [syn: creatine, creatin]
• diplotene 0
  n 1: the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis
• florentine 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the city of Florence; "Florentine art" n 1: a native or resident of Florence, Italy
• leptotene 0
  n 1: the first stage of the prophase of meiosis
• mangosteen 0
  n 1: East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit [syn: mangosteen, mangosteen tree, Garcinia mangostana] 2: two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples
• zygotene 0
  n 1: the second stage of the prophase of meiosis
• cystine 0
  n 1: a crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin); discovered in bladder stones
• benedictine 0
  adj 1: of or relating to Saint Benedict or his works 2: of or relating to the Benedictines n 1: a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict 2: a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks
• nemertean 0
  n 1: soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract [syn: ribbon worm, nemertean, nemertine, proboscis worm]
• bernstein 0
  n 1: United States conductor and composer (1918-1990) [syn: Bernstein, Leonard Bernstein]
• glycoprotein 0
  n 1: a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component
• travertine 0
• bronstein 0
• christine 0
• goldstein 0
• justine 0
• martine 0
• potheen 0
• sistine 0
• springsteen 0
• barquentine 0
• ernestine 0
• nougatine 0
• spessartine 0
• aconitine 0
• celestine 0
• modestine 0
• flavoprotein 0
• lactoprotein 0

See also langoustine definition and langoustine synonyms