Words that rhyme with measure

• admeasure 0
  v 1: determine the quantity of someone's share
• aggressor 0
  n 1: someone who attacks [syn: attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter] 2: a confident assertive person who acts as instigator
• assessor 0
  n 1: an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it [syn: tax assessor, assessor]
• brazier 0
  n 1: large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times [syn: brazier, brasier]
• compressor 0
  n 1: a mechanical device that compresses gasses
• confessor 0
  n 1: a priest who hears confession and gives absolution 2: someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves)
• countermeasure 0
  n 1: an action taken to offset another action
• displeasure 0
  n 1: the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something
• leisure 0
  n 1: time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him little leisure" [syn: leisure, leisure time] 2: freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity; "he lacked the leisure for golf"
• pleasure 0
  n 1: a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure" [syn: pleasure, pleasance] [ant: pain, painfulness] 2: something or someone that provides a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight" [syn: joy, delight, pleasure] 3: a formal expression; "he serves at the pleasure of the President" 4: an activity that affords enjoyment; "he puts duty before pleasure" 5: sexual gratification; "he took his pleasure of her"
• pressure 0
  n 1: the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure" [syn: pressure, pressure level, force per unit area] 2: a force that compels; "the public brought pressure to bear on the government" 3: the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" [syn: press, pressure, pressing] 4: the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters" [syn: imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure] 5: the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin; "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal" [syn: pressure, pressure sensation] 6: an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress 7: the pressure exerted by the atmosphere [syn: atmospheric pressure, air pressure, pressure] v 1: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" [syn: coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force] 2: exert pressure on someone through threats [syn: blackmail, blackjack, pressure]
• treasure 0
  n 1: accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies" [syn: treasure, hoarded wealth] 2: art highly prized for its beauty or perfection [syn: gem, treasure] 3: any possession that is highly valued by its owner; "the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures" 4: a collection of precious things; "the trunk held all her meager treasures" v 1: hold dear; "I prize these old photographs" [syn: prize, value, treasure, appreciate] 2: be fond of; be attached to [syn: care for, cherish, hold dear, treasure]
• mismeasure 0
• outmeasure 0
• remeasure 0
• overmeasure 0
• antecessor 0

See also measure definition and measure synonyms