Words that rhyme with liff

n 1: (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose" [syn: punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug] v 1: strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators" [syn: pummel, pommel, biff]

n 1: a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop" [syn: cliff, drop, drop-off]

n 1: glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief

n 1: writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible) [syn: hieroglyph, hieroglyphic] 2: a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt [syn: hieroglyph, hieroglyphic]

n 1: a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead)

n 1: a Berber living in northern Morocco [syn: Riff, Riffian] 2: a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation v 1: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn: flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff] 2: play riffs

n 1: any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor

n 1: sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose [syn: sniff, snuff] v 1: perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume" [syn: sniff, whiff] 2: inhale audibly through the nose; "the sick student was sniffling in the back row" [syn: sniff, sniffle]

adv 1: extremely; "bored stiff"; "frightened stiff" 2: in a stiff manner; "his hands lay stiffly" [syn: stiffly, stiff] adj 1: not moving or operating freely; "a stiff hinge" 2: powerful; "a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze" 3: rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality" [syn: starchy, stiff, buckram] 4: having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink" [syn: potent, strong, stiff] [ant: impotent] 5: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering] 6: incapable of or resistant to bending; "a rigid strip of metal"; "a table made of rigid plastic"; "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"; "stiff hair"; "a stiff neck" [syn: rigid, stiff] 7: very drunk [syn: besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet] n 1: an ordinary man; "a lucky stiff"; "a working stiff" 2: 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]

n 1: a quarrel about petty points [syn: bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss]

n 1: a short light gust of air [syn: puff, puff of air, whiff] 2: a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil 3: a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike v 1: perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume" [syn: sniff, whiff] 2: drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds" 3: strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third 4: smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe" [syn: puff, whiff] 5: utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer"