Words that rhyme with leasure

v 1: determine the quantity of someone's share

n 1: someone who attacks [syn: attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter] 2: a confident assertive person who acts as instigator

n 1: an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it [syn: tax assessor, assessor]

n 1: a mechanical device that compresses gasses

n 1: a priest who hears confession and gives absolution 2: someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves)

n 1: an action taken to offset another action

n 1: the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something

n 1: time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him little leisure" [syn: leisure, leisure time] 2: freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity; "he lacked the leisure for golf"

n 1: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime" [syn: measure, step] 2: how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify [syn: measure, quantity, amount] 3: a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill" [syn: bill, measure] 4: the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" [syn: measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration] 5: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work" [syn: standard, criterion, measure, touchstone] 6: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn: meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence] 7: musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song" [syn: measure, bar] 8: measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements [syn: measuring stick, measure, measuring rod] 9: a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance v 1: determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall" [syn: measure, mensurate, measure out] 2: express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?" [syn: quantify, measure] 3: have certain dimensions; "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches" 4: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" [syn: measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value]

n 1: a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure" [syn: pleasure, pleasance] [ant: pain, painfulness] 2: something or someone that provides a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight" [syn: joy, delight, pleasure] 3: a formal expression; "he serves at the pleasure of the President" 4: an activity that affords enjoyment; "he puts duty before pleasure" 5: sexual gratification; "he took his pleasure of her"

n 1: the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure" [syn: pressure, pressure level, force per unit area] 2: a force that compels; "the public brought pressure to bear on the government" 3: the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" [syn: press, pressure, pressing] 4: the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters" [syn: imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure] 5: the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin; "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal" [syn: pressure, pressure sensation] 6: an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress 7: the pressure exerted by the atmosphere [syn: atmospheric pressure, air pressure, pressure] v 1: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" [syn: coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force] 2: exert pressure on someone through threats [syn: blackmail, blackjack, pressure]

n 1: accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies" [syn: treasure, hoarded wealth] 2: art highly prized for its beauty or perfection [syn: gem, treasure] 3: any possession that is highly valued by its owner; "the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures" 4: a collection of precious things; "the trunk held all her meager treasures" v 1: hold dear; "I prize these old photographs" [syn: prize, value, treasure, appreciate] 2: be fond of; be attached to [syn: care for, cherish, hold dear, treasure]