Words that rhyme with linen

• agglutinin 0
  n 1: an antibody that causes agglutination of a specific antigen
• antivenin 0
  n 1: an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal [syn: antivenin, antivenene]
• bullfinch 0
  n 1: United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844) [syn: Bullfinch, Charles Bullfinch] 2: common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast [syn: bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula]
• chaffinch 0
  n 1: small European finch with a cheerful song [syn: chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs]
• chinch 0
  n 1: bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood [syn: bedbug, bed bug, chinch, Cimex lectularius]
• cinch 0
  n 1: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" [syn: cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake] 2: stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place [syn: cinch, girth] 3: a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps v 1: tie a cinch around; "cinch horses" [syn: cinch, girth] 2: make sure of 3: get a grip on; get mastery of
• clinch 0
  n 1: (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily 2: a small slip noose made with seizing [syn: clinch, clench] 3: the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet 4: a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together [syn: clamp, clinch] 5: a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug" [syn: hug, clinch, squeeze] v 1: secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts; "The girder was clinched into the wall" 2: hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches 3: hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel" [syn: clench, clinch] 4: embrace amorously 5: flatten the ends (of nails and rivets); "the nails were clinched" 6: settle conclusively; "clinch a deal"
• finch 0
  n 1: any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
• flinch 0
  n 1: a reflex response to sudden pain [syn: wince, flinch] v 1: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail]
• goldfinch 0
  n 1: American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer [syn: New World goldfinch, goldfinch, yellowbird, Spinus tristis] 2: small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and- black wings [syn: goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis]
• hawfinch 0
  n 1: a common large finch of Eurasia [syn: hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes]
• inch 0
  n 1: a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot [syn: inch, in] 2: a unit of measurement for advertising space [syn: column inch, inch] v 1: advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car" [syn: edge, inch]
• lignin 0
  n 1: a complex polymer; the chief constituent of wood other than carbohydrates; binds to cellulose fibers to harden and strengthen cell walls of plants
• lynch 0
  v 1: kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"
• melanin 0
  n 1: insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers
• pinch 0
  n 1: a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession" 2: an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed 3: a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" [syn: touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon] 4: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency" [syn: emergency, exigency, pinch] 5: a small sharp bite or snip [syn: nip, pinch] 6: a squeeze with the fingers [syn: pinch, tweak] 7: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn: apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody] v 1: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch] 2: make ridges into by pinching together [syn: crimp, pinch] 3: make off with belongings of others [syn: pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift] 4: cut the top off; "top trees and bushes" [syn: top, pinch] 5: irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back" [syn: pinch, vellicate]
• tannin 0
  n 1: any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine [syn: tannin, tannic acid]
• winch 0
  n 1: lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds [syn: winch, windlass] v 1: pull or lift up with or as if with a winch; "winch up the slack line"
• methionine 0
  n 1: a crystalline amino acid containing sulfur; found in most proteins and essential for nutrition
• squinch 0
  n 1: a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire) v 1: crouch down 2: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail] 3: cross one's eyes as if in strabismus; "The children squinted so as to scare each other" [syn: squint, squinch]
• ninon 0
  n 1: a fine strong sheer silky fabric made of silk or rayon or nylon
• kinin 0
  n 1: any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves [syn: kinin, cytokinin]
• finnan 0
  n 1: haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter [syn: finnan haddie, finnan haddock, finnan, smoked haddock]
• serotonin 0
  n 1: a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory [syn: serotonin, 5-hydroxytryptamine]
• bakunin 0
  n 1: Russian anarchist; ally and later opponent of Karl Marx (1814-1876) [syn: Bakunin, Mikhail Bakunin, Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin]
• saponin 0
  n 1: any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water; used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiers
• kalinin 0
  n 1: soviet statesman and head of state of the USSR (1875-1946) [syn: Kalinin, Mikhail Kalinin, Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin]
• greenfinch 0
• santonin 0
• minit 0
• minch 0
• sinh 0
• bradykinin 0
• chinen 0
• jokinen 0
• cronin 0
• ronin 0
• killanin 0
• hemocyanin 0
• bedlinen 0
• underlinen 0

See also linen definition and linen synonyms