Words that rhyme with markhor

  • albacore
    n 1: relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna 2: large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters [syn: albacore, long-fin tunny, Thunnus alalunga]
  • core
    n 1: a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program" [syn: core, nucleus, core group] 2: the center of an object; "the ball has a titanium core" 3: the central part of the Earth 4: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty- gritty] 5: a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill 6: an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality [syn: Congress of Racial Equality, CORE] 7: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work [syn: effect, essence, burden, core, gist] 8: (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories; "each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit" [syn: core, magnetic core] 9: the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place 10: a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil v 1: remove the core or center from; "core an apple"
  • corps
    n 1: an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support [syn: corps, army corps] 2: a body of people associated together; "diplomatic corps"
  • decor
    n 1: decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior [syn: interior decoration, decor]
  • deplore
    v 1: express strong disapproval of; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners" 2: regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" [syn: deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan]
  • drawer
    n 1: a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out 2: the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else 3: an artist skilled at drawing [syn: draftsman, drawer]
  • encore
    n 1: an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand v 1: request an encore, from a performer
  • explore
    v 1: inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness" [syn: research, search, explore] 2: travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in biology" 3: examine minutely 4: examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes
  • floor
    n 1: the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent" [syn: floor, flooring] 2: a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?" [syn: floor, level, storey, story] 3: a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor" [syn: floor, base] 4: the ground on which people and animals move about; "the fire spared the forest floor" 5: the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water 6: the lower inside surface of any hollow structure; "the floor of the pelvis"; "the floor of the cave" 7: the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat" 8: the parliamentary right to address an assembly; "the chairman granted him the floor" 9: the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business; "there was a motion from the floor" 10: a large room in a exchange where the trading is done; "he is a floor trader" [syn: floor, trading floor] v 1: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: shock, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take aback] 2: knock down with force; "He decked his opponent" [syn: deck, coldcock, dump, knock down, floor]
  • fourscore
    adj 1: being ten more than seventy [syn: eighty, 80, lxxx, fourscore] n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight [syn: eighty, 80, LXXX, fourscore]
  • galore
    adj 1: in great numbers; "daffodils galore" 2: existing in abundance; "abounding confidence"; "whiskey galore" [syn: abounding, galore(ip)]
  • guarantor
    n 1: one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another [syn: guarantor, surety, warrantor, warranter]
  • heretofore
    adv 1: used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn: so far, thus far, up to now, hitherto, heretofore, as yet, yet, til now, until now]
  • ignore
    v 1: refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" [syn: ignore, disregard, snub, cut] 2: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" [syn: dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore] 3: fail to notice [ant: mark, note, notice] 4: give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors" [syn: neglect, ignore, disregard] 5: be ignorant of or in the dark about [ant: cognise, cognize, know]
  • implore
    v 1: call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" [syn: beg, implore, pray]
  • inshore
    adv 1: toward the shore; "we swam two miles inshore" adj 1: (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "sheltered from seaward winds" [syn: inshore, onshore, seaward, shoreward] [ant: offshore, seaward] 2: close to a shore; "inshore fisheries"
  • kwashiorkor
    n 1: severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein
  • macaw
    n 1: long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots
  • oar
    n 1: an implement used to propel or steer a boat
  • offshore
    adv 1: away from shore; away from land; "cruising three miles offshore" [ant: onshore] adj 1: (of winds) coming from the land; "offshore winds" [syn: offshore, seaward] [ant: inshore, onshore, seaward, shoreward] 2: at some distance from the shore; "offshore oil reserves"; "an offshore island"
  • or
    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]
  • ore
    n 1: a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined 2: a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona
  • outscore
    v 1: score more points than one's opponents [syn: outpoint, outscore]
  • rapport
    n 1: a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people [syn: rapport, resonance]
  • restore
    v 1: return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition" [syn: restore, reconstruct] 2: return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me" [syn: regenerate, restore, rejuvenate] 3: give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner" [syn: restore, restitute] 4: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" [syn: repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on] [ant: break, bust] 5: bring back into original existence, use, function, or position; "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne" [syn: restore, reinstate, reestablish]
  • senor
    n 1: a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English `Mr' or `sir'
  • snore
    n 1: the rattling noise produced when snoring 2: the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound [syn: snore, snoring, stertor] v 1: breathe noisily during one's sleep; "she complained that her husband snores" [syn: snore, saw wood, saw logs]
  • spore
    n 1: a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion; "a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes"
  • store
    n 1: a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" [syn: shop, store] 2: a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" [syn: store, stock, fund] 3: an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached" [syn: memory, computer memory, storage, computer storage, store, memory board] 4: a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks" [syn: storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage, store] v 1: keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat" [syn: store, hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away] 2: find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some"
  • threescore
    adj 1: being ten more than fifty [syn: sixty, 60, lx, threescore] n 1: a set with 3 times 20 members
  • underscore
    n 1: a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter) [syn: underscore, underline] v 1: give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words" [syn: underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise] 2: draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to [syn: underline, underscore]
  • moore
    n 1: United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969) [syn: Moore, Douglas Moore] 2: English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935) [syn: Moore, Dudley Moore, Dudley Stuart John Moore] 3: English philosopher (1873-1958) [syn: Moore, G. E. Moore, George Edward Moore] 4: Irish poet who wrote nostalgic and patriotic verse (1779-1852) [syn: Moore, Thomas Moore] 5: United States poet noted for irony and wit (1887-1872) [syn: Moore, Marianne Moore, Marianne Craig Moore] 6: British sculptor whose works are monumental organic forms (1898-1986) [syn: Moore, Henry Moore, Henry Spencer Moore]
  • hardcore
    adj 1: intensely loyal; "his hard-core supporters" [syn: hard- core, hardcore] 2: extremely explicit; "hard-core pornography" [syn: hard- core, hardcore]
  • postwar
    adj 1: belonging to the period after a war; "postwar resettlement"; "postwar inflation" [ant: prewar]
  • prewar
    adj 1: existing or belonging to a time before a war; "prewar levels of industrial production" [ant: postwar]
  • agincourt
    n 1: a battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415
  • goncourt
    n 1: French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870) [syn: Goncourt, Jules de Goncourt, Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt] 2: French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the Prix Goncourt (1822-1896) [syn: Goncourt, Edmond de Goncourt, Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt]
  • ichor
    n 1: (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods 2: a fluid product of inflammation [syn: pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering]
  • outpour
  • swore
  • coar
  • cohr
  • cor
  • corr
  • lenore
  • angkor
  • softcore

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