Words that rhyme with minutes

• business 0
  n 1: a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern" [syn: business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation] 2: the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" [syn: commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business] 3: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn: occupation, business, job, line of work, line] 4: a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business" 5: an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the evening" 6: the volume of commercial activity; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today" 7: business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree" [syn: business, business sector] 8: customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele" [syn: clientele, patronage, business] 9: incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious" [syn: business, stage business, byplay]
• diminish 0
  v 1: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [syn: decrease, diminish, lessen, fall] [ant: increase] 2: lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues" [syn: diminish, belittle]
• finish 0
  n 1: a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly" [syn: coating, finish, finishing] 2: the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" [syn: stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close] 3: a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad [syn: polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish] 4: the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view" [syn: finish, destination, goal] 5: designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish" 6: the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict); "booze will be the finish of him"; "it was a fight to the finish" 7: event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" [syn: ending, conclusion, finish] [ant: beginning] 8: (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed); "the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish" 9: the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause" [syn: finish, finishing] [ant: beginning, commencement, start] v 1: come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours" [syn: complete, finish] 2: finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again" [syn: finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish] 3: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" [syn: end, stop, finish, terminate, cease] [ant: begin, start] 4: provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"; "this shirt is not finished properly" 5: finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes" [syn: eat up, finish, polish off] 6: cause to finish a relationship with somebody; "That finished me with Mary"
• fitness 0
  n 1: the quality of being suitable; "they had to prove their fitness for the position" [syn: fitness, fittingness] [ant: unfitness] 2: good physical condition; being in shape or in condition [syn: fitness, physical fitness] [ant: softness, unfitness] 3: fitness to traverse the seas [syn: seaworthiness, fitness] 4: the quality of being qualified
• grimace 0
  n 1: a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect" [syn: grimace, face] v 1: contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" [syn: grimace, make a face, pull a face]
• limit 0
  n 1: the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" [syn: limit, bound, boundary] 2: final or latest limiting point [syn: terminus ad quem, terminal point, limit] 3: as far as something can go 4: the boundary of a specific area [syn: limit, demarcation, demarcation line] 5: the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity [syn: limit, limit point, point of accumulation] 6: the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight" [syn: limit, limitation] v 1: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle] 2: restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" [syn: limit, circumscribe, confine] 3: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" [syn: specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit]
• linnet 0
  n 1: small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico [syn: house finch, linnet, Carpodacus mexicanus] 2: small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead [syn: linnet, lintwhite, Carduelis cannabina]
• menace 0
  n 1: something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan" [syn: menace, threat] 2: a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace" v 1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" [syn: endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril] 2: express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick" 3: act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person"
• peanuts 0
  n 1: an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount; "her salary is peanuts compared to his"
• penance 0
  n 1: remorse for your past conduct [syn: repentance, penitence, penance] 2: a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution 3: voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing [syn: penance, self-mortification, self- abasement]
• pivot 0
  n 1: the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver [syn: pivot, pivot man] 2: axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns [syn: pivot, pin] 3: the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot" v 1: turn on a pivot [syn: pivot, swivel]
• riddance 0
  n 1: the act of removing or getting rid of something [syn: elimination, riddance] 2: the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school" [syn: ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance]
• senate 0
  n 1: assembly possessing high legislative powers 2: the upper house of the United States Congress [syn: United States Senate, U.S. Senate, US Senate, Senate]
• spinach 0
  n 1: southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves [syn: spinach, spinach plant, prickly-seeded spinach, Spinacia oleracea] 2: dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads
• spirit 0
  n 1: the vital principle or animating force within living things 2: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" [syn: spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell] 3: a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character 4: any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings [syn: spirit, disembodied spirit] 5: the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose" [syn: emotional state, spirit] 6: the intended meaning of a communication [syn: intent, purport, spirit] 7: animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" [syn: liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness] 8: an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart" [syn: heart, spirit] v 1: infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up" [syn: spirit, spirit up, inspirit]
• spirits 0
  n 1: an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented [syn: liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink]
• ticket 0
  n 1: a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment) 2: a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc. [syn: tag, ticket] 3: a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation) 4: a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices [syn: slate, ticket] 5: the appropriate or desirable thing; "this car could be just the ticket for a small family" [syn: ticket, just the ticket] v 1: issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty; "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!" [syn: ticket, fine] 2: provide with a ticket for passage or admission; "Ticketed passengers can board now"
• visit 0
  n 1: the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit" 2: a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice; "he scheduled a visit to the dentist" 3: the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection) 4: the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist" 5: a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest) [syn: sojourn, visit] v 1: go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" [syn: visit, see] 2: go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever visit Paris?" [syn: travel to, visit] 3: pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" [syn: visit, call in, call] 4: come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory" [syn: visit, inspect] 5: impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students" [syn: inflict, bring down, visit, impose] 6: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit] 7: stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month" 8: assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly"
• witness 0
  n 1: someone who sees an event and reports what happened [syn: witness, witnesser, informant] 2: a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star" [syn: spectator, witness, viewer, watcher, looker] 3: testimony by word or deed to your religious faith 4: (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature [syn: witness, attestant, attestor, attestator] 5: (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law v 1: be a witness to; "She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court" 2: perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results" [syn: witness, find, see]
• guinness 0
  n 1: English stage and screen actor noted for versatility (1914-2000) [syn: Guinness, Alec Guinness, Sir Alec Guinness] 2: a kind of bitter stout
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