Words that rhyme with modestine

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its people; "Argentinian tango" [syn: Argentine, Argentinian] n 1: any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes

n 1: a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium [syn: astatine, At, atomic number 85]

n 1: a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen [syn: beanie, beany]

n 1: an atoll in the Marshall Islands; formerly used by the United States as a site for testing nuclear weapons 2: a woman's very brief bathing suit [syn: bikini, two- piece]

n 1: two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast [syn: brigantine, hermaphrodite brig]

n 1: a pomade to make the hair manageable and lustrous

n 1: a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers 2: sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc. 3: a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen [syn: canteen, mobile canteen] 4: a recreation room in an institution 5: restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat

n 1: an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver [syn: provitamin A, carotene, carotin] 2: yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants

n 1: a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth [syn: dentine, dentin] 2: bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth [syn: dentine, dentin]

adj 1: consisting of diamonds or resembling diamonds

n 1: Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips [syn: sweetbrier, sweetbriar, brier, briar, eglantine, Rosa eglanteria]

adj 1: being one more than seventeen [syn: eighteen, 18, xviii] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one [syn: eighteen, 18, XVIII]

n 1: pasta in flat strips wider than linguine [syn: fettuccine, fettuccini]

adj 1: being one more than fourteen [syn: fifteen, 15, xv] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one [syn: fifteen, 15, XV]

adj 1: being one more than thirteen [syn: fourteen, 14, xiv] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one [syn: fourteen, 14, XIV]

n 1: boned poultry stuffed then cooked and covered with aspic; served cold

n 1: a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin [syn: gelatin, gelatine]

n 1: (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals [syn: genie, jinni, jinnee, djinni, djinny, djinn]

n 1: closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill [syn: closure by compartment, guillotine] 2: instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people v 1: kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; "The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country"

adj 1: rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail [syn: lateen, lateen-rigged] n 1: a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean [syn: lateen, lateen sail]

adj 1: unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" [syn: debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast] n 1: a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained [syn: libertine, debauchee, rounder]

n 1: pasta in long slender flat strips [syn: linguine, linguini]

n 1: a conjugated protein having a lipid component; the principal means for transporting lipids in the blood

n 1: a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth

n 1: an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide

adj 1: being one more than eighteen [syn: nineteen, 19, xix] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one [syn: nineteen, 19, XIX]

n 1: any of several substances found in the nuclei of all living cells; consists of a protein bound to a nucleic acid

n 1: unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey

adj 1: of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12; "a preteen party"; "preteen clothing" [syn: preteen, preadolescent] n 1: a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age); "little league is intended for the preteens" [syn: preteen, preteenager]

adj 1: completely free from dirt or contamination; "pristine mountain snow" 2: immaculately clean and unused; "handed her his pristine white handkerchief"

n 1: any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes; "a diet high in protein"

n 1: enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease 2: isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease v 1: place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"

adj 1: found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant [syn: everyday, mundane, quotidian, routine, unremarkable, workaday] n 1: an unvarying or habitual method or procedure [syn: routine, modus operandi] 2: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" [syn: act, routine, number, turn, bit] 3: a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program [syn: routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure, function]

n 1: a cracker sprinkled with salt before baking

n 1: a cotton fabric with a satiny finish

adj 1: being one more than sixteen [syn: seventeen, 17, xvii] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one [syn: seventeen, 17, XVII]

adj 1: being one more than fifteen [syn: sixteen, 16, xvi] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one [syn: sixteen, 16, XVI]

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]

adj 1: being one more than twelve [syn: thirteen, 13, xiii] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one [syn: thirteen, 13, XIII, baker's dozen, long dozen]

n 1: a form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of a participant his share is distributed to the remaining members [syn: tontine, tontine insurance] 2: an annuity scheme wherein participants share certain benefits and on the death of any participant his benefits are redistributed among the remaining participants; can run for a fixed period of time or until the death of all but one participant

adj 1: innumerable but many [syn: umpteen, umteen]

n 1: a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet

n 1: marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small [syn: zucchini, courgette] 2: small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green [syn: zucchini, courgette]

n 1: United States labor leader who was the first president of the AFL-CIO (1894-1980) [syn: Meany, George Meany] 2: a person of mean disposition [syn: meanie, meany, unkind person]

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]

adj 1: reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel" [syn: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining] n 1: (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew [syn: kike, hymie, sheeny, yid]

n 1: a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson [syn: dominus, dominie, domine, dominee]

n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430) [syn: Augustine, Saint Augustine, St. Augustine, Augustine of Hippo]

adj 1: of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it; "Byzantine monks"; "Byzantine rites" 2: of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium 3: highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months" [syn: Byzantine, convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled, tortuous] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire

n 1: an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocreatine; supplies energy for muscle contraction [syn: creatine, creatin]

n 1: the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the city of Florence; "Florentine art" n 1: a native or resident of Florence, Italy

n 1: caught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster [syn: Norwegian lobster, langoustine, scampo]

n 1: the first stage of the prophase of meiosis

n 1: East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit [syn: mangosteen, mangosteen tree, Garcinia mangostana] 2: two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples

n 1: the second stage of the prophase of meiosis

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Yemen or its inhabitants; "Yemeni mountains" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Yemen

n 1: Italian composer of operas (1801-1835) [syn: Bellini, Vincenzo Bellini]

n 1: Italian sculptor (1500-1571) [syn: Cellini, Benvenuto Cellini]

n 1: Indian grammarian whose grammatical rules for Sanskrit are the first known example of descriptive linguistics (circa 400 BC)

n 1: Italian composer remembered for his operas (1792-1868) [syn: Rossini, Giloacchino Antonio Rossini]

n 1: Italian composer of church music and operas (1760-1842) [syn: Cherubini, Luigi Cherubini, Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Cherubini]

n 1: Italian fascist dictator (1883-1945) [syn: Mussolini, Benito Mussolini, Il Duce]

n 1: a crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin); discovered in bladder stones

adj 1: of or relating to Saint Benedict or his works 2: of or relating to the Benedictines n 1: a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict 2: a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks

n 1: soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract [syn: ribbon worm, nemertean, nemertine, proboscis worm]

n 1: United States conductor and composer (1918-1990) [syn: Bernstein, Leonard Bernstein]

n 1: a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component