Words that rhyme with microampere

n 1: a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere) [syn: ampere, international ampere] 2: the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps" [syn: ampere, amp, A]

n 1: someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation 2: a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling [syn: camper, camping bus, motor home]

n 1: qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare" [syn: comparison, compare, equivalence, comparability] v 1: examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie" 2: be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes" 3: consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed" [syn: compare, liken, equate] 4: to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb

n 1: a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace 2: a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations [syn: damper, muffler] 3: a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"

n 1: a state in which all hope is lost or absent; "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation" [syn: despair, desperation] 2: the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; "they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair" [ant: hope] v 1: abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair-- help is on the way!" [ant: hope]

n 1: in need of repairs

n 1: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) [syn: shackle, bond, hamper, trammel] 2: a basket usually with a cover v 1: prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" [syn: hamper, halter, cramp, strangle] 2: put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements" [syn: handicap, hinder, hamper]

v 1: make worse or less effective; "His vision was impaired" 2: make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" [syn: mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate]

n 1: one thousandth of an ampere [syn: milliampere, mA]

v 1: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn: pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge]

v 1: 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] 2: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" [syn: cook, fix, ready, make, prepare] 3: to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech" 4: arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" [syn: organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate] 5: educate for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior" [syn: prepare, groom, train] 6: create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" [syn: train, develop, prepare, educate] 7: lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord; "prepare the discord in bar 139" 8: undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" [syn: train, prepare]

n 1: the act of putting something in working order again [syn: repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation] 2: a formal way of referring to the condition of something; "the building was in good repair" 3: a frequently visited place [syn: haunt, hangout, resort, repair, stamping ground] v 1: 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] 2: make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident" [syn: compensate, recompense, repair, indemnify] 3: move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods" [syn: repair, resort] 4: set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" [syn: rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend] 5: give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" [syn: animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify]

n 1: rushing about hastily in an undignified way [syn: scamper, scramble, scurry] v 1: to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground" [syn: scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle]

n 1: a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) [syn: tamp, tamper, tamping bar] v 1: play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly; "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts" [syn: tamper, fiddle, monkey] 2: intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!" [syn: meddle, tamper]

n 1: a workman whose job is to form or cut out by applying a mold or die (either by hand or by operating a stamping machine) 2: someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground [syn: stamper, stomper, tramper, trampler] 3: a power tool that stamps; "a metal stamper" [syn: stamping machine, stamper]

n 1: someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground [syn: stamper, stomper, tramper, trampler] 2: a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure) [syn: hiker, tramp, tramper]

n 1: British term for someone who introduces television acts or cabarets etc v 1: act as a master of ceremonies [syn: emcee, compere]

n 1: a unit of current equal to 10 amperes [syn: abampere, abamp]