Words that rhyme with lapwing

  • batwing
    adj 1: formed or shaped like a bat's wing; "a dress with batwing sleeves" n 1: one of a pair of swinging doors (as at the entrance to a western saloon)
  • bring
    v 1: take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" [syn: bring, convey, take] 2: cause to come into a particular state or condition; "Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point" 3: cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" [syn: bring, work, play, wreak, make for] 4: go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" [syn: bring, get, convey, fetch] [ant: bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away] 5: bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail" [syn: bring, land] 6: be accompanied by; "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?" 7: advance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings" [syn: institute, bring] 8: bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" [syn: lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring] 9: be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction" [syn: fetch, bring in, bring] 10: attract the attention of; "The noise and the screaming brought the curious" 11: induce or persuade; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"
  • cling
    n 1: fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit [syn: cling, clingstone] v 1: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" [syn: cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere] 2: to remain emotionally or intellectually attached; "He clings to the idea that she might still love him." 3: hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" [syn: cling, hang]
  • downswing
    n 1: a swing downward of a golf club 2: a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn" [syn: downturn, downswing]
  • lacewing
    n 1: any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids [syn: lacewing, lacewing fly]
  • redwing
    n 1: North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings [syn: red-winged blackbird, redwing, Agelaius phoeniceus] 2: small European thrush having reddish flanks [syn: redwing, Turdus iliacus]
  • waxwing
    n 1: brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips
  • underwing
    n 1: moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings
  • beeswing
  • upswing
  • bing

See also lapwing definition and lapwing synonyms