Words that rhyme with mccamant

n 1: something used to beautify [syn: decoration, ornament, ornamentation] v 1: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" [syn: decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify] 2: be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"

adj 1: closely confined [syn: pent, shut up(p)]

n 1: a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) [syn: percentage, percent, per centum, pct]

n 1: dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) 2: any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color 3: a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating; "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably" [syn: paint, pigment] v 1: acquire pigment; become colored or imbued 2: color or dye with a pigment; "pigment a photograph"

n 1: a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" [syn: omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy]

adj 1: temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration; "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations" [ant: future, past] 2: being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation" [ant: absent] n 1: the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow" [syn: present, nowadays] 2: something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from his wife" 3: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking [syn: present, present tense] v 1: give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington" [syn: show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate] 2: bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" [syn: present, represent, lay out] 3: perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'" [syn: stage, present, represent] 4: hand over formally [syn: present, submit] 5: introduce; "This poses an interesting question" [syn: present, pose] 6: give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation" [syn: award, present] 7: give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?" [syn: give, gift, present] 8: deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" [syn: deliver, present] 9: cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community" [syn: introduce, present, acquaint] 10: represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting" [syn: portray, present] 11: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us" [syn: confront, face, present] 12: formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc. 13: recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute" [syn: salute, present]

v 1: keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" [syn: prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid] 2: stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles" [syn: prevent, keep] [ant: allow, let, permit]

n 1: army unit smaller than a division v 1: subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization; "regiment one's children" 2: form (military personnel) into a regiment 3: assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers"

v 1: bring back into existence; "The candidate reinvented the concept of national health care so that he would get elected" 2: create anew and make over; "He reinvented African music for American listeners"

v 1: give in, as to influence or pressure [syn: yield, relent, soften] [ant: remain firm, stand]

n 1: a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service 2: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn: rip, rent, snag, split, tear] 3: the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions [syn: economic rent, rent] 4: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip" [syn: rent, rip, split] v 1: let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad" [syn: rent, lease] 2: grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners" [syn: lease, let, rent] 3: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" [syn: lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take] 4: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services [syn: rent, hire, charter, lease]

v 1: orient once again, after a disorientation [syn: reorientate, reorient] 2: cause to turn 3: set or arrange in a new or different determinate position; "Orient the house towards the South"

v 1: turn away from sin or do penitence [syn: repent, atone] 2: feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about [syn: repent, regret, rue]

v 1: take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin" [syn: represent, stand for, correspond] 2: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" [syn: typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent] 3: be representative or typical for; "This period is represented by Beethoven" 4: be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute; "I represent the silent majority" 5: serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl" 6: be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue" [syn: exemplify, represent] 7: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" [syn: constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be] 8: be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant" [syn: defend, represent] [ant: prosecute] 9: create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" [syn: represent, interpret] 10: play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master" [syn: act, play, represent] 11: perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'" [syn: stage, present, represent] 12: describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel" 13: point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance; "our parents represented to us the need for more caution" 14: bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" [syn: present, represent, lay out] 15: to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets) [syn: map, represent]

v 1: feel bitter or indignant about; "She resents being paid less than her co-workers" 2: wish ill or allow unwillingly [syn: begrudge, resent] [ant: wish, wish well]

n 1: a distinctive odor that is pleasant [syn: aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent] 2: an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced 3: any property detected by the olfactory system [syn: olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent] v 1: cause to smell or be smelly [syn: odorize, odourise, scent] [ant: deodorise, deodorize, deodourise] 2: catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs" [syn: scent, nose, wind] 3: apply perfume to; "She perfumes herself every day" [syn: perfume, scent]

n 1: one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" [syn: section, segment] 2: one of the parts into which something naturally divides; "a segment of an orange" v 1: divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word" [syn: segment, section] 2: divide or split up; "The cells segmented"

adj 1: caused or enabled to go or be conveyed or transmitted [ant: unsent] n 1: 100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

adj 1: depleted of energy, force, or strength; "impossible to grow tobacco on the exhausted soil"; "the exhausted food sources"; "exhausted oil wells" [syn: exhausted, spent] [ant: unexhausted] 2: drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out" [syn: exhausted, dog-tired, fagged, fatigued, played out, spent, washed-out, worn- out(a), worn out(p)]

n 1: a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans 2: United States painter noted for his woodcuts (1882-1971) [syn: Kent, Rockwell Kent]

n 1: a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis

n 1: a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber [syn: Trent, River Trent, Trent River] 2: a city in northern Italy (northwest of Venice) on the River Adige; the site of the Council of Trent [syn: Trento, Trent]

n 1: the capital of Uzbekistan [syn: Tashkent, Taskent, capital of Uzbek]

n 1: a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence [syn: catkin, ament]