Words that rhyme with liqueur

• immure 2
  v 1: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand]
• abjure 0
  v 1: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" [syn: abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile]
• adjure 0
  v 1: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" [syn: bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure] 2: command solemnly
• allure 0
  n 1: the power to entice or attract through personal charm [syn: allure, allurement, temptingness] v 1: dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food" [syn: tempt, allure]
• are 0
  n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn: are, ar]
• arguer 0
  n 1: someone who engages in debate [syn: debater, arguer]
• armature 0
  n 1: coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field
• bestir 0
  v 1: become active; "He finally bestirred himself" [syn: bestir, rouse]
• birr 0
  n 1: the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents 2: sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers" [syn: whir, whirr, whirring, birr] v 1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" [syn: whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr]
• blur 0
  n 1: a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz" [syn: blur, fuzz] v 1: become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep" [syn: film over, glaze over, blur] 2: to make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills" [ant: focus] 3: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" [syn: confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate] 4: make a smudge on; soil by smudging [syn: smear, blur, smudge, smutch] 5: make dim or indistinct; "The fog blurs my vision" [syn: blur, blear] [ant: focalise, focalize, focus, sharpen] 6: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" [syn: blur, dim, slur] [ant: focalise, focalize, focus]
• bur 0
  n 1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: bur, burr] 2: small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: bur, burr] v 1: remove the burrs from [syn: bur, burr]
• burr 0
  n 1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: bur, burr] 2: rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting 3: United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836) [syn: Burr, Aaron Burr] 4: rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece 5: small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: bur, burr] v 1: remove the burrs from [syn: bur, burr]
• caricature 0
  n 1: a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect [syn: caricature, imitation, impersonation] v 1: represent in or produce a caricature of; "The drawing caricatured the President" [syn: caricature, ape]
• chauffeur 0
  n 1: a man paid to drive a privately owned car v 1: drive someone in a vehicle [syn: drive around, chauffeur]
• coiffure 0
  n 1: the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) [syn: hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coiffure, coif] v 1: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn: dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure]
• concur 0
  v 1: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" [syn: agree, hold, concur, concord] [ant: differ, disagree, dissent, take issue] 2: happen simultaneously; "The two events coincided" [syn: concur, coincide]
• confer 0
  v 1: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" [syn: confer, confabulate, confab, consult] 2: present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" [syn: confer, bestow]
• conjure 0
  v 1: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" [syn: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth] 2: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" [syn: bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure] 3: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" [syn: conspire, cabal, complot, conjure, machinate]
• connoisseur 0
  n 1: an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts [syn: connoisseur, cognoscente]
• conquer 0
  v 1: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" [syn: suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb] 2: take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle" [syn: appropriate, capture, seize, conquer] 3: overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"
• couture 0
  n 1: high fashion designing and dressmaking
• cur 0
  n 1: an inferior dog or one of mixed breed [syn: cur, mongrel, mutt] 2: a cowardly and despicable person
• curvature 0
  n 1: (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal; "curvature of the spine" 2: the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve 3: the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface [syn: curvature, curve]
• cynosure 0
  n 1: something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by" 2: something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice"
• dasyure 0
  n 1: any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat resembling martens
• defer 0
  v 1: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off] 2: yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" [syn: submit, bow, defer, accede, give in]
• demur 0
  n 1: (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings [syn: demur, demurral, demurrer] v 1: take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday" [syn: demur, except] 2: enter a demurrer
• demure 0
  adj 1: affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way [syn: coy, demure, overmodest]
• deter 0
  v 1: try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth" [syn: deter, discourage] 2: turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people" [syn: dissuade, deter] [ant: persuade]
• endure 0
  v 1: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up] 2: face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements" [syn: weather, endure, brave, brave out] 3: continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" [syn: survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out] 4: undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" [syn: suffer, endure] [ant: enjoy] 5: last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" [syn: wear, hold out, endure] 6: persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days" [syn: last, endure] 7: continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" [syn: prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure]
• entrepreneur 0
  n 1: someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it [syn: entrepreneur, enterpriser]
• epicure 0
  n 1: a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) [syn: epicure, gourmet, gastronome, bon vivant, epicurean, foodie]
• err 0
  v 1: to make a mistake or be incorrect [syn: err, mistake, slip] 2: wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course" [syn: stray, err, drift]
• filature 0
  n 1: a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread
• fir 0
  n 1: nonresinous wood of a fir tree 2: any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas [syn: fir, fir tree, true fir]
• fur 0
  n 1: the dressed hairy coat of a mammal [syn: fur, pelt] 2: dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel) 3: a garment made of the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
• grandeur 0
  n 1: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products" [syn: magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness] 2: the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct [syn: nobility, nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur]
• gravure 0
  n 1: a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print [syn: intaglio printing, intaglio, gravure] 2: a printing plate used in the process of gravure 3: an intaglio print produced by gravure [syn: gravure, photogravure, heliogravure] 4: the act of intaglio printing
• immature 0
  adj 1: characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior" [ant: mature] 2: (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people" [syn: young, immature] [ant: old] 3: not fully developed or mature; not ripe; "unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes"; "green wood" [syn: green, unripe, unripened, immature] [ant: mature, ripe] 4: not yet mature [ant: mature] 5: (of birds) not yet having developed feathers; "a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill" [syn: unfledged, immature] [ant: fledged, mature]
• impure 0
  adj 1: combined with extraneous elements [ant: pure] 2: (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene; "impure thoughts" [ant: pure] 3: having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws; "unclean meat"; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3 [syn: unclean, impure] [ant: clean]
• incur 0
  v 1: make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health" 2: receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" [syn: receive, get, find, obtain, incur]
• infer 0
  v 1: reason by deduction; establish by deduction [syn: deduce, infer, deduct, derive] 2: draw from specific cases for more general cases [syn: generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer] 3: conclude by reasoning; in logic [syn: deduce, infer] 4: guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize" [syn: guess, infer] 5: believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?" [syn: understand, infer]
• insecure 0
  adj 1: not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way; "the hinge is insecure" [ant: secure] 2: lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future" [syn: insecure, unsafe] [ant: secure] 3: lacking self-confidence or assurance; "an insecure person lacking mental stability" [ant: secure, unafraid, untroubled] 4: not safe from attack [syn: insecure, unsafe]
• inter 0
  v 1: place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday" [syn: bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest]
• inure 0
  v 1: cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold" [syn: inure, harden, indurate]
• investiture 0
  n 1: the ceremony of installing a new monarch [syn: coronation, enthronement, enthronization, enthronisation, investiture] 2: the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank [syn: investment, investiture]
• jaguar 0
  n 1: a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis [syn: jaguar, panther, Panthera onca, Felis onca]
• ligature 0
  n 1: (music) a group of notes connected by a slur 2: character consisting of two or more letters combined into one 3: a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone 4: thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood) 5: something used to tie or bind [syn: binder, ligature] 6: the act of tying or binding things together [syn: tying, ligature]
• manicure 0
  n 1: professional care for the hands and fingernails v 1: trim carefully and neatly; "manicure fingernails" 2: care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.
• manure 0
  n 1: any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material v 1: spread manure, as for fertilization [syn: manure, muck]
• mature 0
  adj 1: characteristic of maturity; "mature for her age" [ant: immature] 2: fully considered and perfected; "mature plans" [syn: mature, matured] 3: having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell" [ant: immature] 4: fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines" [syn: ripe, mature] [ant: green, immature, unripe, unripened] 5: (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination [syn: fledged, mature] [ant: immature, unfledged] v 1: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" [syn: mature, maturate, grow] 2: develop and work out fully in one's mind; "I need to mature my thoughts" 3: become due for repayment; "These bonds mature in 2005" 4: cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine" [syn: ripen, mature] 5: grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day-- what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" [syn: senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate] 6: cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules" [syn: suppurate, mature]
• milieu 0
  n 1: the environmental condition [syn: milieu, surroundings]
• monsieur 0
  n 1: used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'
• monsignor 0
  n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests
• myrrh 0
  n 1: aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume [syn: myrrh, gum myrrh, sweet cicely]
• obscure 0
  adj 1: not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke [syn: obscure, vague] 2: marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure" [syn: dark, obscure] 3: difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat" [syn: hidden, obscure] 4: not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war" [syn: obscure, unknown, unsung] 5: not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw" [syn: obscure, unnoticeable] 6: remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village" [syn: apart(p), isolated, obscure] v 1: make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley" [syn: obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist] 2: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" [syn: confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate] 3: make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" [syn: obscure, bedim, overcloud] 4: reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa 5: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn: obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide]
• occur 0
  v 1: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place] 2: come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her" [syn: occur, come] 3: to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"
• or 0
  n 1: a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific [syn: Oregon, Beaver State, OR] 2: a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic" [syn: operating room, OR, operating theater, operating theatre, surgery]
• ordure 0
  n 1: solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels [syn: fecal matter, faecal matter, feces, faeces, BM, stool, ordure, dejection]
• overture 0
  n 1: orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio 2: something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner" [syn: preliminary, overture, prelude] 3: a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" [syn: overture, advance, approach, feeler]
• pedicure 0
  n 1: professional care for the feet and toenails v 1: care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.
• photogravure 0
  n 1: printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods 2: an intaglio print produced by gravure [syn: gravure, photogravure, heliogravure] 3: using photography to produce a plate for printing [syn: photogravure, rotogravure]
• prefecture 0
  n 1: the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire) 2: the office of prefect
• prefer 0
  v 1: like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside" 2: select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast" [syn: choose, prefer, opt] 3: promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" [syn: prefer, favor, favour] 4: give preference to one creditor over another
• premature 0
  adj 1: born after a gestation period of less than the normal time; "a premature infant" [ant: full-term] 2: too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment" [syn: previous(p), premature] 3: uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end" [syn: premature, untimely]
• procure 0
  v 1: get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" [syn: procure, secure] 2: arrange for sexual partners for others [syn: pander, pimp, procure]
• purr 0
  n 1: a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat v 1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" [syn: whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr] 2: indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats [syn: purr, make vibrant sounds]
• recur 0
  v 1: happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story" [syn: recur, repeat] 2: return in thought or speech to something [syn: recur, go back] 3: have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat" [syn: fall back, resort, recur]
• refer 0
  v 1: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" [syn: mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer] 2: be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with] 3: think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another; "This plant can be referred to a known species" 4: send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee" 5: seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes" [syn: consult, refer, look up] 6: have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' " [syn: denote, refer] 7: use a name to designate; "Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary"
• restaurateur 0
  n 1: the proprietor of a restaurant [syn: restaurateur, restauranter]
• rotogravure 0
  n 1: printing by transferring an image from a photogravure plate to a cylinder in a rotary press 2: printed material (text and pictures) produced by an intaglio printing process in a rotary press 3: using photography to produce a plate for printing [syn: photogravure, rotogravure]
• saboteur 0
  n 1: someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks [syn: saboteur, wrecker, diversionist] 2: a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader [syn: fifth columnist, saboteur]
• secure 0
  adj 1: free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; "he was secure that nothing will be held against him" [syn: secure, unafraid, untroubled] [ant: insecure] 2: free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field" [ant: insecure, unsafe] 3: not likely to fail or give way; "the lock was secure"; "a secure foundation"; "a secure hold on her wrist" [ant: insecure] 4: immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection" [syn: impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackable] 5: financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" [syn: dependable, good, safe, secure] v 1: get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" [syn: procure, secure] 2: cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" [syn: fasten, fix, secure] [ant: unfasten] 3: assure payment of 4: make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" [syn: guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure] 5: fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak" [syn: plug, stop up, secure] 6: furnish with battens; "batten ships" [syn: batten, batten down, secure]
• seigneur 0
  n 1: a man of rank in the ancient regime [syn: feudal lord, seigneur, seignior]
• senor 0
  n 1: a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English `Mr' or `sir'
• shirr 0
  v 1: bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set; "shirr the eggs"
• sinecure 0
  n 1: a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached 2: an office that involves minimal duties
• sir 0
  n 1: term of address for a man 2: a title used before the name of knight or baronet
• slur 0
  n 1: (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato 2: a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility" [syn: aspersion, slur] 3: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn: smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur] v 1: play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata" 2: speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur; "your comments are slurring your co-workers" 3: utter indistinctly 4: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" [syn: blur, dim, slur] [ant: focalise, focalize, focus]
• spur 0
  n 1: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring] 2: any sharply pointed projection [syn: spur, spine, acantha] 3: tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers 4: a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on" [syn: spur, gad] 5: a railway line connected to a trunk line [syn: branch line, spur track, spur] v 1: incite or stimulate; "The Academy was formed to spur research" 2: give heart or courage to [syn: spur, goad] 3: strike with a spur 4: goad with spurs; "the rider spurred his horse" 5: equip with spurs; "spur horses"
• stir 0
  n 1: a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared" [syn: stir, splash] 2: emotional agitation and excitement 3: a rapid active commotion [syn: bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir] v 1: move an implement through; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"; "stir the soil" 2: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" [syn: stir, shift, budge, agitate] 3: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions" [syn: stimulate, excite, stir] 4: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" [syn: stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir] 5: affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy" [syn: touch, stir] 6: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" [syn: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth] 7: to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir" [syn: arouse, stir] 8: mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"
• tonsure 0
  n 1: the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head 2: shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order v 1: shave the head of a newly inducted monk
• transfer 0
  n 1: the act of moving something from one location to another [syn: transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance] 2: someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another; "the best student was a transfer from LSU" [syn: transfer, transferee] 3: the act of transfering something from one form to another; "the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise" [syn: transfer, transference] 4: a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances 5: application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation [syn: transfer, transfer of training, carry-over] 6: transferring ownership [syn: transfer, transference] v 1: transfer somebody to a different position or location of work [syn: transfer, reassign] 2: move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" 3: lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants" [syn: transplant, transfer] 4: move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket" [syn: transfer, shift] 5: cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" 6: change from one vehicle or transportation line to another; "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast" [syn: transfer, change] 7: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" [syn: transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise] 8: shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court" [syn: remove, transfer] 9: transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" [syn: transfer, transpose, transplant]
• voyeur 0
  n 1: a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others [syn: voyeur, Peeping Tom, peeper]
• yesteryear 0
  n 1: the time that has elapsed; "forget the past" [syn: past, past times, yesteryear] [ant: future, futurity, hereafter, time to come]
• er 0
  n 1: a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium [syn: erbium, Er, atomic number 68] 2: a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment [syn: emergency room, ER]
• sur 0
  n 1: a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks [syn: Sur, Tyre]
• ur 0
  n 1: an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River
• tamandua 0
  n 1: small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four- clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America [syn: tamandua, tamandu, lesser anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla]
• commissure 0
  n 1: a bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the brain or spinal cord
• confiture 0
  n 1: preserved or candied fruit
• richelieu 0
  n 1: French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642) [syn: Richelieu, Duc de Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu]
• goodyear 0
  n 1: United States inventor of vulcanized rubber (1800-1860) [syn: Goodyear, Charles Goodyear]
• senhor 0
  n 1: a Portuguese title of respect; equivalent to English `Mr'
• managua 0
  n 1: the capital and largest city of Nicaragua [syn: Managua, capital of Nicaragua, Nicaraguan capital]
• nicaragua 0
  n 1: a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 [syn: Nicaragua, Republic of Nicaragua]
• aconcagua 0
  n 1: the highest mountain in the western hemisphere; located in the Andes in western Argentina (22,834 feet high)
• papua 0
  n 1: the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea
• joshua 0
  n 1: (Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho 2: a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses [syn: Joshua, Josue, Book of Joshua]
• mantua 0
  n 1: loose gown of the 17th and 18th centuries

See also liqueur definition and liqueur synonyms