Words that rhyme with module
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animalcule
n 1: microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium [syn: animalcule, animalculum] -
bascule
n 1: a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw) -
capsule
n 1: a small container 2: a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside 3: a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses 4: a shortened version of a written work [syn: condensation, abridgement, abridgment, capsule] 5: a structure that encloses a body part 6: a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space [syn: space capsule, capsule] 7: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute [syn: ejection seat, ejector seat, capsule] v 1: enclose in a capsule [syn: capsule, capsulate, capsulize, capsulise] 2: put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news" [syn: encapsulate, capsule, capsulize, capsulise] -
cudgel
n 1: a club that is used as a weapon v 1: strike with a cudgel [syn: cudgel, fustigate] -
evangel
n 1: the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings [syn: Gospel, Gospels, evangel] -
fascicule
n 1: an installment of a printed work [syn: fascicle, fascicule] -
gallinule
n 1: any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens [syn: gallinule, marsh hen, water hen, swamphen] -
globule
n 1: a small globe or ball -
granule
n 1: a tiny grain -
graticule
n 1: a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument [syn: reticle, reticule, graticule] -
lobule
n 1: a small lobe or subdivision of a lobe -
majuscule
adj 1: of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries [ant: minuscular, minuscule] 2: uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script" [syn: capital, great, majuscule] n 1: one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters" [syn: capital, capital letter, uppercase, upper-case letter, majuscule] [ant: lower-case letter, lowercase, minuscule, small letter] -
microtubule
n 1: a microscopically small tubule -
minuscule
adj 1: of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries [syn: minuscule, minuscular] [ant: majuscule] 2: lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters" [syn: little, minuscule, small] 3: very small; "a minuscule kitchen"; "a minuscule amount of rain fell" [syn: minuscule, miniscule] n 1: the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case [syn: small letter, lowercase, lower-case letter, minuscule] [ant: capital, capital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercase] 2: a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts -
molecule
n 1: (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound 2: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything [syn: atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck] -
nodule
n 1: a small node 2: small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant [syn: nodule, tubercle] 3: (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment) -
ovule
n 1: a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization 2: a small or immature ovum -
papule
n 1: a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox) -
pustule
n 1: a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus -
reschedule
v 1: assign a new time and place for an event; "We had to reschedule the doctor's appointment" -
residual
adj 1: relating to or indicating a remainder; "residual quantity" [syn: residual, residuary] n 1: something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" [syn: remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest] 2: (often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing; "he could retire on his residuals" -
reticule
n 1: a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries 2: a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument [syn: reticle, reticule, graticule] -
ridicule
n 1: language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate 2: the act of deriding or treating with contempt [syn: derision, ridicule] v 1: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun] -
schedule
n 1: a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to [syn: agenda, docket, schedule] 2: an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur v 1: plan for an activity or event; "I've scheduled a concert next week" 2: make a schedule; plan the time and place for events; "I scheduled an exam for this afternoon" -
stipule
n 1: a small leafy outgrowth at the base of a leaf or its stalk; usually occurring in pairs and soon shed -
tubule
n 1: a small tube -
vestibule
n 1: a large entrance or reception room or area [syn: anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule] 2: any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as of the ear or vagina) -
vestigial
adj 1: not fully developed in mature animals; "rudimentary wings" [syn: vestigial, rudimentary] -
vigil
n 1: a period of sleeplessness 2: the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) [syn: vigil, watch] 3: a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe [syn: watch, vigil] -
virgil
n 1: a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC) [syn: Virgil, Vergil, Publius Vergilius Maro] -
saccule
n 1: a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth) [syn: saccule, sacculus] -
spicule
n 1: small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals [syn: spicule, spiculum] -
rigel
n 1: the brightest star in Orion [syn: Rigel, Beta Orionis] -
vergil
n 1: a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC) [syn: Virgil, Vergil, Publius Vergilius Maro] -
cellule
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glandule
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monticule
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lodicule
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pilule
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strigil
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nigel
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barbule
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opuscule
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