Words that rhyme with lather

  • are
    n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn: are, ar]
  • bather
    n 1: a person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is not a good swimmer" [syn: swimmer, natator, bather] 2: a person who takes a bath
  • blather
    n 1: foolish gibberish [syn: blather, blatherskite] v 1: to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" [syn: babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither]
  • cadaver
    n 1: the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay" [syn: cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remains]
  • chaffer
    v 1: wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's not haggle over a few dollars" [syn: haggle, higgle, chaffer, huckster] 2: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit]
  • farther
    adv 1: to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense); "further complicated by uncertainty about the future"; "let's not discuss it further"; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "they are further along in their research than we expected"; "the application of the law was extended farther"; "he is going no farther in his studies" [syn: further, farther] 2: to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense); "farther north"; "moved farther away"; "farther down the corridor"; "the practice may go back still farther to the Druids"; "went only three miles further"; "further in the future" [syn: farther, further] adj 1: more distant in especially space or time; "they live in the farther house" 2: more distant in especially degree; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations" [syn: further, farther]
  • father
    n 1: a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta" [syn: father, male parent, begetter] [ant: female parent, mother] 2: the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" [syn: forefather, father, sire] 3: `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military [syn: Father, Padre] 4: (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom [syn: Church Father, Father of the Church, Father] 5: a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization; "the tennis fathers ruled in her favor"; "the city fathers endorsed the proposal" 6: God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father" [syn: Father, Father-God, Fatherhood] 7: a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country" [syn: founder, beginner, founding father, father] 8: the head of an organized crime family [syn: don, father] v 1: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" [syn: beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth]
  • forefather
    n 1: the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" [syn: forefather, father, sire] 2: person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group; "our forefathers brought forth a great nation"
  • foregather
    v 1: collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" [syn: meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather]
  • forgather
    v 1: collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" [syn: meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather]
  • gaffer
    n 1: an elderly man [syn: old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer, old geezer, antique] 2: an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set 3: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn: foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss]
  • gather
    n 1: sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching [syn: gather, gathering] 2: the act of gathering something [syn: gather, gathering] v 1: assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" [syn: gather, garner, collect, pull together] [ant: distribute, spread] 2: collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" [syn: meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather] 3: collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" [syn: accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass] 4: conclude from evidence; "I gather you have not done your homework" 5: draw together into folds or puckers [syn: gather, pucker, tuck] 6: get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members" [syn: assemble, gather, get together] 7: draw and bring closer; "she gathered her shawl around her shoulders" 8: look for (food) in nature; "Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall" 9: increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed" [syn: gain, gather]
  • gathered
    adj 1: brought together in one place; "the collected works of Milton"; "the gathered folds of the skirt" [syn: collected, gathered] [ant: uncollected, ungathered]
  • godfather
    n 1: any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism 2: someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild
  • grandfather
    n 1: the father of your father or mother [syn: grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpa]
  • rather
    adv 1: on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones" [syn: rather, instead] 2: to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy" [syn: rather, kind of, kinda, sort of] 3: more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up" [syn: preferably, sooner, rather] 4: to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich" [syn: quite, rather]
  • saver
    n 1: someone who saves something from danger or violence [syn: rescuer, recoverer, saver] 2: someone who saves (especially money)
  • savour
    n 1: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang] v 1: have flavor; taste of something [syn: taste, savor, savour] 2: give taste to [syn: savor, savour] 3: taste appreciatively; "savor the soup" [syn: savor, savour] 4: derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" [syn: enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour]
  • shaver
    n 1: an adult male who shaves 2: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" [syn: child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling] 3: a razor powered by an electric motor [syn: shaver, electric shaver, electric razor]
  • slather
    v 1: spread thickly; "I can't eat bagels without slathering them with cream cheese"
  • slaver
    n 1: a person engaged in slave trade [syn: slaver, slave dealer, slave trader] 2: someone who holds slaves [syn: slaveholder, slave owner, slaver] v 1: let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn: drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber, dribble]
  • stepfather
    n 1: the husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage
  • sunbather
    n 1: someone who basks in the sunshine in order to get a suntan
  • wafer
    n 1: a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters 2: a small thin crisp cake or cookie 3: thin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist)
  • waiver
    n 1: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn: release, waiver, discharge]
  • raver
    n 1: a participant in a rave dancing party 2: someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner [syn: ranter, raver]
  • staffer
    n 1: an employee who is a member of a staff of workers (especially a member of the staff that works for the President of the United States) [syn: staff member, staffer]
  • cather
    n 1: United States writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947) [syn: Cather, Willa Cather, Willa Sibert Cather]
  • braver
  • chafer
  • craver
  • ingather
  • safer
  • paver
  • mather
  • prather
  • sather
  • smather
  • wrather
  • regather

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