Words that rhyme with malaguena

n 1: a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" [syn: assassin, assassinator, bravo] 2: a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders

v 1: cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" [syn: fasten, fix, secure] [ant: unfasten] 2: become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back" [ant: unfasten] 3: attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other" 4: make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire" [syn: tighten, fasten]

n 1: baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables [syn: lasagna, lasagne] 2: very wide flat strips of pasta [syn: lasagna, lasagne]

n 1: an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action [syn: mania, passion, cacoethes] 2: a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently [syn: mania, manic disorder]

n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests

n 1: a man of rank in the ancient regime [syn: feudal lord, seigneur, seignior]

n 1: the term during which some position is held [syn: tenure, term of office, incumbency] 2: the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands [syn: tenure, land tenure] v 1: give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book"

n 1: the wool of the vicuna 2: a soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna 3: small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat [syn: vicuna, Vicugna vicugna]

n 1: the capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy to the east of the Apennines 2: large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork [syn: bologna, Bologna sausage]

n 1: a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman; "Dona Marguerita"

n 1: Italian painter and engraver noted for his frescoes (1431-1506) [syn: Mantegna, Andrea Mantegna]

n 1: a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya [syn: Kenya, Republic of Kenya]