Words that rhyme with missouri

  • actuary
    n 1: someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums) [syn: statistician, actuary]
  • aerie
    n 1: the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) [syn: aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry] 2: any habitation at a high altitude [syn: aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry]
  • apery
    n 1: the act of mimicking; imitative behavior [syn: apery, mimicry]
  • bowery
    adj 1: like a bower; leafy and shady; "a bowery lane" n 1: a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts
  • brewery
    n 1: a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
  • contemporary
    adj 1: characteristic of the present; "contemporary trends in design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine" [syn: contemporary, modern-day] 2: belonging to the present time; "contemporary leaders" [syn: contemporary, present-day(a)] 3: occurring in the same period of time; "a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation"; "the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart" [syn: contemporaneous, contemporary] n 1: a person of nearly the same age as another [syn: contemporary, coeval]
  • coppery
    adj 1: of something having the color of copper [syn: coppery, copper colored]
  • curie
    n 1: a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second [syn: curie, Ci] 2: French physicist; husband of Marie Curie (1859-1906) [syn: Curie, Pierre Curie] 3: French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934) [syn: Curie, Marie Curie, Madame Curie, Marya Sklodowska]
  • debris
    n 1: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up [syn: debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus]
  • decree
    n 1: a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" [syn: decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript] v 1: issue a decree; "The King only can decree" 2: decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed" [syn: rule, decree]
  • degree
    n 1: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" [syn: degree, grade, level] 2: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" [syn: degree, level, stage, point] 3: an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude" [syn: academic degree, degree] 4: a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle" [syn: degree, arcdegree] 5: the highest power of a term or variable 6: a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature" 7: the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"
  • deportee
    n 1: a person who is expelled from home or country by authority [syn: exile, deportee]
  • detainee
    n 1: some held in custody [syn: detainee, political detainee]
  • devotee
    n 1: an ardent follower and admirer [syn: fan, buff, devotee, lover]
  • diary
    n 1: a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations [syn: diary, journal] 2: a personal journal (as a physical object)
  • disagree
    v 1: be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" [syn: disagree, differ, dissent, take issue] [ant: agree, concord, concur, hold] 2: be different from one another [syn: disagree, disaccord, discord] [ant: agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally]
  • dowry
    n 1: money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage [syn: dowry, dowery, dower, portion]
  • draftee
    n 1: someone who is drafted into military service [syn: draftee, conscript, inductee] [ant: military volunteer, voluntary, volunteer]
  • drapery
    n 1: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) [syn: curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall] 2: cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds
  • dupery
    n 1: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage [syn: fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on]
  • emcee
    n 1: a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers) [syn: master of ceremonies, emcee, host] v 1: act as a master of ceremonies [syn: emcee, compere]
  • enquiry
    n 1: an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" [syn: question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation] [ant: answer] 2: a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received" [syn: inquiry, enquiry, research] 3: a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest [syn: inquiry, enquiry]
  • expiry
    n 1: a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license" [syn: termination, expiration, expiry] 2: the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren" [syn: death, decease, expiry] [ant: birth, nascence, nascency, nativity]
  • extemporary
    adj 1: with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed]
  • eyrie
    n 1: the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) [syn: aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry] 2: any habitation at a high altitude [syn: aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry]
  • fee
    n 1: a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services 2: an interest in land capable of being inherited v 1: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" [syn: tip, fee, bung]
  • fiery
    adj 1: characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" [syn: ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid] 2: like or suggestive of fire; "a fiery desert wind"; "an igneous desert atmosphere" [syn: fiery, igneous] 3: very intense; "a fiery temper"; "flaming passions" [syn: fiery, flaming]
  • flea
    n 1: any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
  • flee
    v 1: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn: flee, fly, take flight]
  • floury
    adj 1: resembling flour in fine powdery texture; "a floury clay"
  • flowery
    adj 1: of or relating to or suggestive of flowers; "a flowery hat"; "flowery wine" 2: marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; "a flowery speech"; "ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton [syn: flowery, ornate]
  • foresee
    v 1: realize beforehand [syn: anticipate, previse, foreknow, foresee] 2: picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President" [syn: envision, foresee] 3: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn: anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter]
  • friary
    n 1: a monastery of friars
  • frippery
    n 1: something of little value or significance [syn: bagatelle, fluff, frippery, frivolity]
  • fury
    n 1: a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage" [syn: fury, rage, madness] 2: state of violent mental agitation [syn: craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria] 3: the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence" [syn: ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness] 4: (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals [syn: Fury, Eumenides, Erinyes]
  • inquiry
    n 1: a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received" [syn: inquiry, enquiry, research] 2: an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" [syn: question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation] [ant: answer] 3: a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest [syn: inquiry, enquiry]
  • japery
    n 1: acting like a clown or buffoon [syn: buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank]
  • jury
    n 1: a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law 2: a committee appointed to judge a competition [syn: jury, panel]
  • kauri
    n 1: resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum [syn: kauri, kauri copal, kauri resin, kauri gum] 2: tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood [syn: kauri, kaury, Agathis australis] 3: white close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis
  • lessee
    n 1: a tenant who holds a lease [syn: leaseholder, lessee]
  • miry
    adj 1: (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous" [syn: boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged]
  • mortuary
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of death 2: of or relating to a funeral n 1: a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation [syn: morgue, mortuary, dead room]
  • napery
    n 1: linens for the dining table [syn: table linen, napery]
  • obituary
    n 1: a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography [syn: obituary, obit, necrology]
  • papery
    adj 1: thin and paperlike; "papery leaves"; "wasps that make nests of papery material" 2: of or like paper [syn: chartaceous, papery, paperlike]
  • peppery
    adj 1: having the piquant burning taste of peppers; "corn chips with peppery salsa"
  • popery
    n 1: offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: popery, papism]
  • priory
    n 1: religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress
  • residuary
    adj 1: entitled to the residue of an estate (after payment of debts and specific gifts); "the residuary part of the estate"; "the residuary beneficiary" 2: relating to or indicating a remainder; "residual quantity" [syn: residual, residuary]
  • sanctuary
    n 1: a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept 2: a shelter from danger or hardship [syn: refuge, sanctuary, asylum] 3: area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing [syn: chancel, sanctuary, bema]
  • showery
    adj 1: (of weather) wet by periods of rain; "showery weather"; "rainy days" [syn: showery, rainy]
  • slippery
    adj 1: causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain" [syn: slippery, slippy] [ant: nonslippery] 2: not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee [syn: slippery, tricky]
  • statuary
    adj 1: of or relating to or suitable for statues n 1: statues collectively
  • sumptuary
    adj 1: regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior; "sumptuary laws discouraging construction of large houses on small plots"; "sumptuary laws forbidding gambling"
  • temporary
    adj 1: not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing" [syn: impermanent, temporary] [ant: lasting, permanent] 2: lacking continuity or regularity; "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis" [syn: irregular, temporary] n 1: a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis [syn: temp, temporary, temporary worker]
  • trumpery
    n 1: nonsensical talk or writing [syn: folderol, rubbish, tripe, trumpery, trash, wish-wash, applesauce, codswallop] 2: ornamental objects of no great value [syn: folderal, falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, nonsense, trumpery]
  • vendee
    n 1: a person who buys [syn: buyer, purchaser, emptor, vendee]
  • venturi
    n 1: United States architect (born in 1925) [syn: Venturi, Robert Venturi, Robert Charles Venturi] 2: a tube with a constriction; used to control fluid flow (as in the air inlet of a carburetor)
  • voluptuary
    adj 1: displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness" [syn: epicurean, luxurious, luxuriant, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous] n 1: a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses [syn: voluptuary, sybarite]
  • wee
    adj 1: (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny, weensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy] 2: very early; "the wee hours of the morning" n 1: a short time; "bide a wee" v 1: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water]
  • whoopee
    n 1: noisy and boisterous revelry
  • wiry
    adj 1: lean and sinewy [syn: stringy, wiry] 2: of or relating to wire 3: of hair that resembles wire in stiffness; "wiry red hair"
  • briery
    adj 1: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny]
  • cd
    adj 1: being one hundred more than three hundred [syn: four hundred, 400, cd] n 1: a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores [syn: cadmium, Cd, atomic number 48] 2: the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin [syn: candle, candela, cd, standard candle] 3: a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest [syn: certificate of deposit, CD] 4: a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser [syn: compact disk, compact disc, CD]
  • cowrie
    n 1: any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells [syn: cowrie, cowry]
  • cree
    n 1: a member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada 2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Cree
  • jewry
    n 1: Jews collectively
  • lp
    n 1: a long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm [syn: LP, L-P]
  • maori
    n 1: an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand 2: the Oceanic language spoken by the Maori in New Zealand
  • mc
    n 1: one million periods per second [syn: megahertz, MHz, megacycle per second, megacycle, Mc]
  • pawnee
    n 1: a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma 2: the Caddoan language spoken by the Pawnee
  • tv
    n 1: broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs [syn: television, telecasting, TV, video] 2: an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen; "the British call a tv set a telly" [syn: television receiver, television, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box, boob tube, telly, goggle box]
  • yangtze
    n 1: the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai [syn: Chang Jiang, Changjiang, Chang, Yangtze, Yangtze River, Yangtze Kiang]
  • urey
    n 1: United States chemist who discovered deuterium (1893-1981) [syn: Urey, Harold Urey, Harold Clayton Urey]
  • houri
    n 1: a voluptuously beautiful young woman [syn: nymph, houri] 2: (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise
  • usufructuary
    adj 1: of or relating to the nature of a usufruct n 1: someone who holds property by usufruct
  • cira
    n 1: a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein [syn: Continuity Irish Republican Army, CIRA, Continuity Army Council]
  • lowry
    n 1: English painter (1887-1976) [syn: Lowry, L. S. Lowry, Laurence Stephen Lowry] 2: English novelist (1909-1957) [syn: Lowry, Malcolm Lowry, Clarence Malcolm Lowry]
  • electuary
  • foppery
  • we
  • yippee
  • zedoary
  • spiry
  • lowrie
  • towery
  • arcuri
  • polypary
  • buri
  • burri
  • duri
  • durie
  • dury
  • fleury
  • furey
  • lurie
  • puri
  • yuri
  • centuri
  • kouri

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