Words that rhyme with magdalene

n 1: herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian mallow [syn: Abutilon, genus Abutilon]

n 1: a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen [syn: beanie, beany]

n 1: an atoll in the Marshall Islands; formerly used by the United States as a site for testing nuclear weapons 2: a woman's very brief bathing suit [syn: bikini, two- piece]

n 1: British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940) [syn: Chamberlain, Neville Chamberlain, Arthur Neville Chamberlain] 2: the treasurer of a municipal corporation 3: an officer who manages the household of a king or nobleman

n 1: a clergyman ministering to some institution

adj 1: brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually" [syn: chapfallen, chopfallen, crestfallen, deflated]

n 1: a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [syn: discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick] 2: a system of rules of conduct or method of practice; "he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine"; "for such a plan to work requires discipline"; 3: the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops" [ant: indiscipline, undiscipline] 4: training to improve strength or self-control 5: the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received" [syn: discipline, correction] v 1: develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" [syn: discipline, train, check, condition] 2: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently" [syn: discipline, correct, sort out]

adj 1: having dropped by the force of gravity; "fallen leaves covered the forest floor"; "sat on a fallen tree trunk" 2: having fallen in or collapsed; "a fallen building" 3: having lost your chastity; "a fallen woman" 4: killed in battle; "to honor fallen soldiers"

n 1: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime [syn: criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor] 2: a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail [syn: felon, whitlow]

n 1: pasta in flat strips wider than linguine [syn: fettuccine, fettuccini]

n 1: United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters [syn: gallon, gal] 2: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters [syn: gallon, Imperial gallon, congius]

n 1: (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals [syn: genie, jinni, jinnee, djinni, djinny, djinn]

n 1: the trait of lacking discipline [syn: indiscipline, undiscipline] [ant: discipline]

n 1: pasta in long slender flat strips [syn: linguine, linguini]

n 1: a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth

n 1: any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh 2: any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers [syn: melon, melon vine]

n 1: a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement

n 1: any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers [syn: mullein, flannel leaf, velvet plant]

n 1: any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell [syn: sweet melon, muskmelon, sweet melon vine, Cucumis melo] 2: the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers [syn: muskmelon, sweet melon]

n 1: the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant

n 1: ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic

n 1: a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race 2: a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists" [syn: pylon, power pylon]

n 1: a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period

adj 1: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" [syn: dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen] 2: darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky" [syn: heavy, lowering, sullen, threatening]

adj 1: characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes" [syn: conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self- conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vain]

n 1: a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey

adj 1: (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy]

adj 1: thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise" [syn: spare, trim] 2: of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat" [syn: shipshape, trim, well-kept] 3: neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"; "a trim beard" [syn: clean-cut, trig, trim] 4: severely simple in line or design; "a neat tailored suit"; "tailored curtains" [syn: tailored, trim] n 1: a state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim" [syn: trim, trimness] 2: a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt" [syn: trimming, trim, passementerie] 3: attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation 4: cutting down to the desired size or shape [syn: trim, trimming, clipping] v 1: remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber" [syn: pare, trim] 2: decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window" 3: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" [syn: reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down] 4: balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces; "trim an airplane" 5: be in equilibrium during a flight; "The airplane trimmed" 6: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods [syn: trim, garnish, dress] 7: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back] 8: cut closely; "trim my beard" [syn: shave, trim] 9: adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used

n 1: a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately [syn: villain, scoundrel] 2: the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction [syn: villain, baddie]

n 1: an African melon [syn: watermelon, watermelon vine, Citrullus vulgaris] 2: large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp

adj 1: of or related to or made of wool; "a woolen sweater" [syn: woolen, woollen] n 1: a fabric made from the hair of sheep [syn: wool, woolen, woollen]

n 1: marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small [syn: zucchini, courgette] 2: small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green [syn: zucchini, courgette]

adj 1: (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy]

adj 1: reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel" [syn: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining] n 1: (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew [syn: kike, hymie, sheeny, yid]

n 1: United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964) [syn: Allen, Gracie Allen, Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen, Gracie] 2: United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-) [syn: Allen, Woody Allen, Allen Stewart Konigsberg] 3: a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789) [syn: Allen, Ethan Allen]

n 1: a borough of New York City

n 1: English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977) [syn: Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin, Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin]

n 1: United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915) [syn: Franklin, John Hope Franklin] 2: printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790) [syn: Franklin, Benjamin Franklin] 3: a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth

n 1: (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War [syn: Helen, Helen of Troy]

n 1: a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs [syn: statesman, solon, national leader]

adj 1: of or related to or made of wool; "a woolen sweater" [syn: woolen, woollen] n 1: a fabric made from the hair of sheep [syn: wool, woolen, woollen]

v 1: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table" [syn: align, aline, line up, adjust] [ant: skew]

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Guatemala or its residents; "Guatemalan coffee" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Guatemala

n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of the Moon in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Luna 2: a genus of Carangidae [syn: Selene, genus Selene]

n 1: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal" [syn: ardor, ardour, elan, zeal] 2: distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn: dash, elan, flair, panache, style] 3: enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness; "a performance of great elan and sophistication"

n 1: the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia

n 1: a person of mean disposition [syn: meanie, meany, unkind person]

n 1: Italian composer of operas (1801-1835) [syn: Bellini, Vincenzo Bellini]

n 1: Italian sculptor (1500-1571) [syn: Cellini, Benvenuto Cellini]

n 1: Italian filmmaker (1920-1993) [syn: Fellini, Federico Fellini]

n 1: United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets or padlocked containers (1874-1926) [syn: Houdini, Harry Houdini, Erik Weisz]

n 1: Indian grammarian whose grammatical rules for Sanskrit are the first known example of descriptive linguistics (circa 400 BC)

n 1: Italian operatic composer noted for the dramatic realism of his operas (1858-1924) [syn: Puccini, Giacomo Puccini]

n 1: Italian composer remembered for his operas (1792-1868) [syn: Rossini, Giloacchino Antonio Rossini]

n 1: Italian composer of church music and operas (1760-1842) [syn: Cherubini, Luigi Cherubini, Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Cherubini]

n 1: Italian fascist dictator (1883-1945) [syn: Mussolini, Benito Mussolini, Il Duce]

n 1: Italian violinist and composer of music for the violin (1782-1840) [syn: Paganini, Niccolo Paganini]

n 1: Italian conductor of many orchestras worldwide (1867-1957) [syn: Toscanini, Arturo Toscanini]

n 1: Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521) [syn: Magellan, Ferdinand Magellan, Fernao Magalhaes]

n 1: United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941) [syn: Dylan, Bob Dylan] 2: Celtic god of the waves; son of Arianrhod

n 1: Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Venezuela or its people; "Venezuelan oil" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Venezuela

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Angola or its people; "the Angolan Civil War" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Angola

n 1: a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, dog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenie]

n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva [syn: Athena, Athene, Pallas, Pallas Athena, Pallas Athene] 2: a genus of Strigidae [syn: Athene, genus Athene]

n 1: Italian sculptor and architect of the baroque period in Italy; designed many churches and chapels and tombs and fountains (1598-1680) [syn: Bernini, Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini]

n 1: a reformed prostitute

n 1: very large white gannet with black wing tips [syn: solan, solan goose, solant goose, Sula bassana]

n 1: (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord [syn: serf, helot, villein]

n 1: a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips [syn: stolon, runner, offset]

n 1: small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea [syn: pademelon, paddymelon]

n 1: United States economist who wrote about conspicuous consumption (1857-1929) [syn: Veblen, Thorstein Veblen, Thorstein Bunde Veblen] 2: United States mathematician (1880-1960) [syn: Veblen, Oswald Veblen]

n 1: small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit [syn: cherry plum, myrobalan, myrobalan plum, Prunus cerasifera]

adj 1: characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast" [syn: lavish, lucullan, lush, plush, plushy]

n 1: last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring [syn: compline, complin]