Words that rhyme with marquisette

v 1: assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing

n 1: liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed [syn: anisette, anisette de Bordeaux]

v 1: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke] 2: assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards" [syn: beset, set upon] 3: decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) [syn: encrust, incrust, beset]

n 1: a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

n 1: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither] 2: a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion [syn: worn spot, fret] 3: an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls" [syn: fret, Greek fret, Greek key, key pattern] 4: a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch v 1: worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" [syn: fuss, niggle, fret] 2: be agitated or irritated; "don't fret over these small details" 3: provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar" 4: become or make sore by or as if by rubbing [syn: chafe, gall, fret] 5: cause annoyance in 6: gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" [syn: eat into, fret, rankle, grate] 7: carve a pattern into 8: decorate with an interlaced design 9: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" [syn: choke, gag, fret] 10: cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch] 11: remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces" [syn: erode, eat away, fret] 12: wear away or erode [syn: fret, eat away]

n 1: a newspaper or official journal v 1: publish in a gazette

n 1: small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails

n 1: a stately court dance in the 17th century 2: a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata or suite

adj 1: remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [syn: net, nett] [ant: gross] 2: conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: final, last, net] n 1: a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange [syn: internet, net, cyberspace] 2: a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects 3: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) [syn: net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings] 4: a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey) 5: game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton 6: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals [syn: net, network, mesh, meshing, meshwork] v 1: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" [syn: net, sack, sack up, clear] 2: yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million" [syn: net, clear] 3: construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn: web, net] 4: catch with a net; "net a fish" [syn: net, nett]

adj 1: remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [syn: net, nett] [ant: gross] v 1: catch with a net; "net a fish" [syn: net, nett]

n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn: eight, 8, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, ogdoad, octonary, octet] 2: eight performers or singers who perform together [syn: octet, octette] 3: a set of eight similar things considered as a unit [syn: octet, octette] 4: eight people considered as a unit [syn: octet, octette, eightsome] 5: a musical composition written for eight performers [syn: octet, octette]

n 1: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" [syn: beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset] [ant: end, ending, middle] 2: a compensating equivalent [syn: counterbalance, offset] 3: a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips [syn: stolon, runner, offset] 4: a natural consequence of development [syn: outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset] 5: a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper [syn: offset, offset printing] 6: structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly [syn: set-back, setoff, offset] v 1: compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals" [syn: offset, countervail] 2: make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" [syn: cancel, offset, set off] 3: cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface 4: create an offset in; "offset a wall" 5: produce by offset printing; "offset the conference proceedings"

adj 1: preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" [syn: favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent] n 1: a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement 2: a special loved one [syn: darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky] 3: a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight) 4: using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) [syn: positron emission tomography, PET] v 1: stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb" 2: stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking

n 1: measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube [syn: pipet, pipette]

adj 1: set in advance; "a preset plan of action"; "at a predetermined time" [syn: preset, predetermined]

n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe] 2: four performers or singers who perform together [syn: quartet, quartette] 3: a set of four similar things considered as a unit [syn: quartet, quartette, quadruplet, quadruple] 4: four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." [syn: quartet, quartette, foursome] 5: a musical composition for four performers [syn: quartet, quartette]

n 1: a musical composition for five performers [syn: quintet, quintette] 2: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe] 3: five performers or singers who perform together [syn: quintet, quintette] 4: a set of five similar things considered as a unit [syn: quintet, quintette, quintuplet, quintuple] 5: five people considered as a unit [syn: quintet, quintette, fivesome]

n 1: sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" [syn: sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness] v 1: feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about [syn: repent, regret, rue] 2: feel sad about the loss or absence of 3: decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the party" 4: express with regret; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"

n 1: device for resetting instruments or controls v 1: set anew; "They re-set the date on the clock" 2: set to zero; "reset instruments and dials" 3: adjust again after an initial failure [syn: readjust, reset]

v 1: place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue

n 1: an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor 2: rhizoctinia disease of potatoes [syn: little potato, rosette, russet scab, stem canker] 3: a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground) 4: circular window filled with tracery [syn: rose window, rosette]

n 1: a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure [syn: roulette, line roulette] 2: a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations [syn: roulette, toothed wheel] 3: a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in

adj 1: (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time" [syn: fit(p), primed(p), set(p)] 2: fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien; "a face rigid with pain" [syn: fixed, set, rigid] 3: situated in a particular spot or position; "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank" [syn: located, placed, set, situated] 4: set down according to a plan: "a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern" [syn: laid, set] 5: being below the horizon; "the moon is set" 6: determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching" [syn: determined, dictated, set] 7: converted to solid form (as concrete) [syn: hardened, set] n 1: a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" 2: (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite" 3: several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press" [syn: set, exercise set] 4: representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the sets were meticulously authentic" [syn: stage set, set] 5: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn: set, circle, band, lot] 6: a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious" [syn: bent, set] 7: the act of putting something in position; "he gave a final set to his hat" 8: a unit of play in tennis or squash; "they played two sets of tennis after dinner" 9: the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue" [syn: hardening, solidifying, solidification, set, curing] 10: evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris [syn: Set, Seth] 11: the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon; "before the set of sun" 12: (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way; "the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set" [syn: set, readiness] 13: any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals; "the early sets ran on storage batteries" v 1: put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" [syn: put, set, place, pose, position, lay] 2: fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules" [syn: determine, set] 3: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" [syn: specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit] 4: establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record" [syn: set, mark] 5: put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire" 6: fix in a border; "The goldsmith set the diamond" 7: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" [syn: fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set] 8: set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments" 9: locate; "The film is set in Africa" [syn: set, localize, localise, place] 10: disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days" [syn: set, go down, go under] [ant: ascend, come up, rise, uprise] 11: adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music" [syn: arrange, set] 12: put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden" [syn: plant, set] 13: apply or start; "set fire to a building" 14: become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme" [syn: jell, set, congeal] 15: set in type; "My book will be typeset nicely"; "set these words in italics" [syn: typeset, set] 16: put into a position that will restore a normal state; "set a broken bone" 17: insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink) [syn: set, countersink] 18: give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor 19: urge to attack someone; "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits" [syn: sic, set] 20: estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." [syn: place, put, set] 21: equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship" [syn: rig, set, set up] 22: get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery" [syn: set up, lay out, set] 23: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" [syn: adjust, set, correct] 24: bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify" [syn: fructify, set] 25: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn: dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure]

n 1: salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow" [syn: perspiration, sweat, sudor] 2: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither] 3: condensation of moisture on a cold surface; "the cold glasses were streaked with sweat" 4: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" [syn: effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat] v 1: excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat" [syn: sweat, sudate, perspire]

adj 1: afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children" [syn: disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worried] 2: thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset" [syn: broken, confused, disordered, upset] 3: used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win; "the Bills' upset victory over the Houston Oilers" 4: mildly physically distressed; "an upset stomach" 5: having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom; "an overturned car"; "the upset pitcher of milk"; "sat on an upturned bucket" [syn: overturned, upset, upturned] n 1: an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me" [syn: disturbance, perturbation, upset] 2: the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living" [syn: upset, derangement, overthrow] 3: a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time" [syn: disorder, upset] 4: a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging [syn: upset, swage] 5: the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed" [syn: upset, overturn, turnover] 6: an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath" [syn: overturn, upset] v 1: disturb the balance or stability of; "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries" 2: cause to lose one's composure [syn: upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit] 3: move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" [syn: disturb, upset, trouble] 4: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" [syn: overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over] 5: form metals with a swage [syn: swage, upset] 6: defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; "The foreign team upset the local team"

adv 1: up to the present time; "I have yet to see the results"; "details are yet to be worked out" 2: 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] 3: to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons; "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; "a yet sadder tale" [syn: even, yet, still] 4: within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time; "he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves"; "sooner or later you will have to face the facts"; "in time they came to accept the harsh reality" [syn: yet, in time] 5: used after a superlative; "this is the best so far"; "the largest drug bust yet" [syn: so far, yet] 6: despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" [syn: however, nevertheless, withal, still, yet, all the same, even so, nonetheless, notwithstanding]

n 1: a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace) [syn: calumet, peace pipe, pipe of peace]

n 1: a drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid [syn: cimetidine, Tagamet]

n 1: an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas [syn: Tibet, Thibet, Xizang, Sitsang]

n 1: a small bagpipe formerly popular in France [syn: musette, shepherd's pipe]