Words that rhyme with masseter
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altimeter
n 1: an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation -
amanita
n 1: genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions [syn: Amanita, genus Amanita] -
ammeter
n 1: a meter that measures the flow of electrical current in amperes -
anteater
n 1: toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites [syn: pangolin, scaly anteater, anteater] 2: any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites [syn: anteater, New World anteater] 3: nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata [syn: aardvark, ant bear, anteater, Orycteropus afer] 4: small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct [syn: numbat, banded anteater, anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus] 5: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea [syn: echidna, spiny anteater, anteater] 6: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia [syn: echidna, spiny anteater, anteater] -
balata
n 1: when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls [syn: balata, gutta balata] 2: a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber [syn: balata, balata tree, beefwood, bully tree, Manilkara bidentata] -
beater
n 1: a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter 2: an implement for beating -
beefeater
n 1: officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch [syn: yeoman, yeoman of the guard, beefeater] -
beta
adj 1: second in order of importance; "the candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory" 2: preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product; "a beta version"; "beta software" n 1: the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet 2: beets [syn: Beta, genus Beta] -
capacitor
n 1: an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge [syn: capacitor, capacitance, condenser, electrical condenser] -
catheter
n 1: a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open -
centilitre
n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter [syn: centiliter, centilitre, cl] -
centimetre
n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter [syn: centimeter, centimetre, cm] -
cheater
n 1: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true [syn: deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker] -
cheetah
n 1: long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game [syn: cheetah, chetah, Acinonyx jubatus] -
coadjutor
n 1: an assistant to a bishop -
comforter
n 1: commiserates with someone who has had misfortune [syn: sympathizer, sympathiser, comforter] 2: a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears" [syn: reliever, allayer, comforter] 3: bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together [syn: quilt, comforter, comfort, puff] 4: device used for an infant to suck or bite on [syn: comforter, pacifier, baby's dummy, teething ring] -
compositor
n 1: one who sets written material into type [syn: compositor, typesetter, setter, typographer] -
conservator
n 1: the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) [syn: curator, conservator] 2: someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person -
conspirator
n 1: a member of a conspiracy [syn: conspirator, coconspirator, plotter, machinator] -
contributor
n 1: someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money [syn: subscriber, contributor] 2: a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book -
counterfeiter
n 1: someone who makes copies illegally [syn: forger, counterfeiter] -
decametre
n 1: a metric unit of length equal to ten meters [syn: decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm] -
decilitre
n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter [syn: deciliter, decilitre, dl] -
decimetre
n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter [syn: decimeter, decimetre, dm] -
depositor
n 1: a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution -
dieter
n 1: a person who diets -
distributor
n 1: someone who markets merchandise [syn: distributor, distributer] 2: a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion [syn: allocator, distributor] 3: a company that markets merchandise; "his company is a large distributor of software products" 4: electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence [syn: distributor, distributer, electrical distributor] -
eater
n 1: someone who consumes food for nourishment [syn: eater, feeder] 2: any green goods that are good to eat; "these apples are good eaters" -
excreta
n 1: waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body [syn: body waste, excretion, excreta, excrement, excretory product] -
executor
n 1: a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will -
expositor
n 1: a person who explains [syn: expositor, expounder] -
fetor
n 1: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis] -
greeter
n 1: a person who greets; "the newcomers were met by smiling greeters" [syn: greeter, saluter, welcomer] -
heater
n 1: device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room [syn: heater, warmer] 2: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" [syn: fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet] -
hectolitre
n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters [syn: hectoliter, hectolitre, hl] -
hectometre
n 1: a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters [syn: hectometer, hectometre, hm] -
heritor
n 1: a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another [syn: heir, inheritor, heritor] -
idolater
n 1: a person who worships idols [syn: idolater, idolizer, idoliser, idol worshiper] -
inheritor
n 1: a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another [syn: heir, inheritor, heritor] -
inquisitor
n 1: a questioner who is excessively harsh [syn: inquisitor, interrogator] 2: an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition -
interlocutor
n 1: the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk [syn: interlocutor, middleman] 2: a person who takes part in a conversation [syn: interlocutor, conversational partner] -
interpreter
n 1: someone who mediates between speakers of different languages [syn: interpreter, translator] 2: someone who uses art to represent something; "his paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature"; "she was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles" 3: an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government" [syn: spokesperson, interpreter, representative, voice] 4: (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time [syn: interpreter, interpretive program] -
janitor
n 1: someone employed to clean and maintain a building -
kilolitre
n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters [syn: kiloliter, kilolitre, cubic meter, cubic metre] -
kilometre
n 1: a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) [syn: kilometer, kilometre, km, klick] -
litre
n 1: a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) [syn: liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre] -
margarita
n 1: a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice -
meter
n 1: the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) [syn: meter, metre, m] 2: any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity 3: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn: meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence] 4: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration [syn: meter, metre, time] v 1: measure with a meter; "meter the flow of water" 2: stamp with a meter indicating the postage; "meter the mail" -
metre
n 1: the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) [syn: meter, metre, m] 2: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn: meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence] 3: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration [syn: meter, metre, time] -
millilitre
n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter [syn: milliliter, millilitre, mil, ml, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, cc] -
millimetre
n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter [syn: millimeter, millimetre, mm] -
monitor
n 1: someone who supervises (an examination) [syn: proctor, monitor] 2: someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided [syn: admonisher, monitor, reminder] 3: an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac 4: display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor [syn: monitor, monitoring device] 5: electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions 6: a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble 7: any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles [syn: monitor, monitor lizard, varan] v 1: keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance; "we are monitoring the air quality"; "the police monitor the suspect's moves" [syn: monitor, supervise] 2: check, track, or observe by means of a receiver -
nanometre
n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter [syn: nanometer, nanometre, nm, millimicron, micromillimeter, micromillimetre] -
ohmmeter
n 1: a meter for measuring electrical resistance in ohms -
orator
n 1: a person who delivers a speech or oration [syn: orator, speechmaker, rhetorician, public speaker, speechifier] -
ovipositor
n 1: egg-laying tubular structure at the end of the abdomen in many female insects and some fishes -
peter
n 1: disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope [syn: Peter, Simon Peter, Saint Peter, St. Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle, St. Peter the Apostle] 2: obscene terms for penis [syn: cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz] -
pita
n 1: usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling [syn: pita, pocket bread] -
praetor
n 1: an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic [syn: praetor, pretor] -
primogenitor
n 1: an ancestor in the direct line [syn: progenitor, primogenitor] -
progenitor
n 1: an ancestor in the direct line [syn: progenitor, primogenitor] -
repeater
n 1: a person who repeats; "the audience consisted largely of repeaters who had seen the movie many times" 2: someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) [syn: recidivist, repeater, habitual criminal] 3: a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading [syn: repeating firearm, repeater] 4: (electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again; "repeaters can be used in computer networks to extend cabling distances" -
riveter
n 1: a worker who inserts and hammers rivets [syn: riveter, rivetter] 2: a machine for driving rivets [syn: riveting machine, riveter, rivetter] -
saltpetre
n 1: (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive [syn: potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre, niter, nitre] -
secretor
n 1: any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream [syn: gland, secretory organ, secretor, secreter] -
senator
n 1: a member of a senate -
senorita
n 1: a Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English `Miss' -
servitor
n 1: someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else -
seta
n 1: stalk of a moss capsule 2: a stiff hair or bristle -
solicitor
n 1: a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes [syn: solicitor, canvasser] 2: a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents -
stigmata
n 1: marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ -
taffeta
n 1: a crisp smooth lustrous fabric -
taximeter
n 1: a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride) -
teeter
n 1: a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end [syn: seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board] v 1: move unsteadily, with a rocking motion [syn: teeter, seesaw, totter] -
telemeter
n 1: any scientific instrument for observing events at a distance and transmitting the information back to the observer -
theta
n 1: the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet -
tweeter
n 1: a loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency sounds; "the sound system had both tweeters and woofers" -
visitor
n 1: someone who visits [syn: visitor, visitant] -
voltmeter
n 1: meter that measures the potential difference between two points -
wattmeter
n 1: an instrument for measuring in watts the flow of power in an electrical circuit -
windcheater
n 1: a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term) [syn: parka, windbreaker, windcheater, anorak] -
zeta
n 1: the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet -
liter
n 1: a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) [syn: liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre] -
treater
n 1: someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) [syn: negotiator, negotiant, treater] -
eta
n 1: a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials" [syn: Basque Homeland and Freedom, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Euskadi ta Askatasuna, ETA] 2: the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet -
mahabharata
n 1: (Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families [syn: Mahabharata, Mahabharatam, Mahabharatum] -
demeter
n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres -
sita
n 1: wife of the Hindu god Rama; regarded as an ideal of womanhood -
lolita
n 1: a sexually precocious young girl -
chaeta
n 1: a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm -
partita
n 1: one of the variations contained in a partita 2: (music) an instrumental suite common in the 18th century -
manzanita
n 1: chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America 2: evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning [syn: madrona, madrono, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii] -
sagitta
n 1: a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way 2: any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta -
centimeter
n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter [syn: centimeter, centimetre, cm] -
deciliter
n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter [syn: deciliter, decilitre, dl] -
machmeter
n 1: speedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound -
decaliter
n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters [syn: dekaliter, dekalitre, decaliter, decalitre, dal, dkl] -
dekaliter
n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters [syn: dekaliter, dekalitre, decaliter, decalitre, dal, dkl] -
ureter
n 1: either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder -
two-seater
n 1: an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat [syn: roadster, runabout, two-seater]
See also masseter definition
