Words that rhyme with manhandle

  • brindle
    adj 1: having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats [syn: brindled, brindle, brinded, tabby]
  • bundle
    n 1: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together [syn: package, bundle, packet, parcel] 2: a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing [syn: bundle, sheaf] 3: a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house" [syn: pile, bundle, big bucks, megabucks, big money] v 1: make into a bundle; "he bundled up his few possessions" [syn: bundle, bundle up, roll up] 2: gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist" [syn: bunch, bunch up, bundle, cluster, clump] 3: compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box" [syn: pack, bundle, wad, compact] 4: sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed [syn: bundle, practice bundling]
  • candle
    n 1: stick of wax with a wick in the middle [syn: candle, taper, wax light] 2: the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin [syn: candle, candela, cd, standard candle] v 1: examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
  • dandle
    v 1: move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees 2: pet; "the grandfather dandled the small child"
  • dirndl
    n 1: a full skirt with a gathered waistband 2: a dress with a tight bodice and full skirt
  • dwindle
    v 1: become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down" [syn: dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down]
  • enkindle
    v 1: cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds" [syn: kindle, enkindle, conflagrate, inflame] 2: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke]
  • fondle
    v 1: touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi" [syn: caress, fondle]
  • handle
    n 1: the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" [syn: handle, grip, handgrip, hold] v 1: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" [syn: manage, deal, care, handle] 2: interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" [syn: treat, handle, do by] 3: act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" [syn: cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address] 4: touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise" [syn: handle, palm] 5: handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well" [syn: wield, handle, manage] 6: show and train; "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott"
  • kindle
    v 1: catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles" [syn: kindle, inflame] 2: cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds" [syn: kindle, enkindle, conflagrate, inflame] 3: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke]
  • mishandle
    v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up] 2: manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged" [syn: mismanage, mishandle, misconduct]
  • panhandle
    n 1: a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area; "Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia" 2: the handle of a pan v 1: beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money
  • poundal
    n 1: a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound; equal to 0.1382 newtons [syn: poundal, pdl]
  • rekindle
    v 1: kindle anew, as of a fire 2: arouse again; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love"
  • roundel
    n 1: English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third 2: round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit 3: (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a circle; "a hollow roundel" [syn: annulet, roundel]
  • rundle
    n 1: one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder [syn: rundle, spoke, rung]
  • sandal
    n 1: a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot
  • scandal
    n 1: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people [syn: scandal, dirt, malicious gossip] 2: a disgraceful event [syn: scandal, outrage]
  • spindle
    n 1: (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle; "chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis" 2: a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc. 3: any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts [syn: spindle, mandrel, mandril, arbor] 4: a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning 5: any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object; "the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order" [syn: spike, spindle]
  • swindle
    n 1: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud" [syn: swindle, cheat, rig] v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" [syn: victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con]
  • trundle
    n 1: a low bed to be slid under a higher bed [syn: trundle bed, trundle, truckle bed, truckle] 2: small wheel or roller v 1: move heavily; "the streetcar trundled down the avenue"
  • vandal
    n 1: someone who willfully destroys or defaces property 2: a member of the Germanic people who overran Gaul and Spain and North Africa and sacked Rome in 455
  • handel
    n 1: a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany) remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759) [syn: Handel, George Frideric Handel, George Frederick Handel, Georg Friedrich Handel] 2: the music of Handel
  • kendall
    n 1: United States biochemist who discovered cortisone (1886-1972) [syn: Kendall, Edward Kendall, Edward Calvin Kendall]
  • mendel
    n 1: Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884) [syn: Mendel, Gregor Mendel, Johann Mendel]
  • lendl
    n 1: United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships; in 1992 he became a United States citizen (born in 1960) [syn: Lendl, Ivan Lendl]
  • tindal
    n 1: English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536) [syn: Tyndale, William Tyndale, Tindale, William Tindale, Tindal, William Tindal]
  • tyndale
    n 1: English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536) [syn: Tyndale, William Tyndale, Tindale, William Tindale, Tindal, William Tindal]
  • grendel
  • sendal
  • wendell
  • brendel
  • prebendal
  • rendell
  • hindle
  • unbundle
  • andal
  • andel
  • brandel
  • brandl
  • brandle
  • vanhandel
  • crandall
  • crandell
  • fandel
  • randall
  • kandel
  • blundell
  • rehandle
  • arundel

See also manhandle definition