Words that rhyme with marabout

  • bamboo
    n 1: the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles 2: woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture
  • boo
    n 1: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird] v 1: show displeasure, as after a performance or speech [syn: boo, hiss] [ant: acclaim, applaud, clap, spat]
  • boot
    n 1: footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg 2: British term for the luggage compartment in a car 3: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick] 4: protective casing for something that resembles a leg 5: an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg [syn: boot, the boot, iron boot, iron heel] 6: a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed 7: the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent" [syn: kick, boot, kicking] v 1: kick; give a boot to 2: cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer" [syn: boot, reboot, bring up]
  • bugaboo
    n 1: an imaginary monster used to frighten children [syn: bogeyman, bugbear, bugaboo, boogeyman, booger] 2: a source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them"
  • caribou
    n 1: Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America [syn: caribou, reindeer, Greenland caribou, Rangifer tarandus]
  • jackboot
    n 1: (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot [syn: Hessian boot, hessian, jackboot, Wellington, Wellington boot]
  • marabou
    n 1: large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments [syn: marabou, marabout, marabou stork, Leptoptilus crumeniferus] 2: the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments
  • reboot
    v 1: cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer" [syn: boot, reboot, bring up]
  • taboo
    adj 1: excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" [syn: forbidden, out(p), prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten] 2: forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands [syn: taboo, tabu] n 1: a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature [syn: taboo, tabu] 2: an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion [syn: taboo, tabu] v 1: declare as sacred and forbidden
  • zebu
    n 1: domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia
  • babu
    n 1: used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr' [syn: babu, baboo]
  • tabu
    adj 1: forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands [syn: taboo, tabu] 2: excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" [syn: forbidden, out(p), prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten] n 1: a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature [syn: taboo, tabu] 2: an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion [syn: taboo, tabu]
  • jigaboo
    n 1: (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga" [syn: nigger, nigga, spade, coon, jigaboo, nigra]
  • peekaboo
    n 1: a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo! [syn: peekaboo, bopeep]
  • baboo
    n 1: used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr' [syn: babu, baboo]
  • freeboot
  • beu
  • abou
  • boote
  • boutte
  • bhoot
  • bhut
  • gumboot

See also marabout definition and marabout synonyms