Words that rhyme with moments

n 1: compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store" [syn: atonement, expiation, satisfaction] 2: the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) [syn: expiation, atonement, propitiation]

n 1: anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip" [syn: bonus, fillip] 2: an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output [syn: bonus, incentive]

adj 1: physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken" [ant: unbroken] 2: not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly; "broken lines of defense"; "a broken cable transmission"; "broken sleep"; "tear off the stub above the broken line"; "a broken note"; "broken sobs" [ant: unbroken] 3: subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit" [syn: broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low] 4: (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts" [syn: broken, unkept] [ant: kept, unbroken] 5: tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in" [syn: broken, broken in] 6: topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground" [syn: broken, rugged] 7: imperfectly spoken or written; "broken English" 8: thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset" [syn: broken, confused, disordered, upset] 9: weakened and infirm; "broken health resulting from alcoholism" 10: destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family" [syn: broken, wiped out(p), impoverished] 11: out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken'); "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; "the coke machine is busted" [syn: broken, busted] 12: discontinuous; "broken clouds"; "broken sunshine" 13: lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia"

n 1: one who is the object of choice; who is given preference; "she was Mama's chosen" 2: the name for Korea as a Japanese province (1910-1945) 3: an exclusive group of people; "one of the elect who have power inside the government" [syn: chosen, elect]

n 1: an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" [syn: component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient] 2: something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" [syn: part, portion, component part, component, constituent] 3: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" [syn: component, constituent, element]

n 1: an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences" [syn: condolence, commiseration]

n 1: the pleasure felt when having a good time 2: act of receiving pleasure from something [syn: enjoyment, delectation] 3: (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given the use of his boat" [syn: use, enjoyment]

n 1: the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life" [syn: focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering] 2: maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus" 3: maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion" 4: a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection" [syn: focus, focal point, nidus] 5: special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed" [syn: stress, focus] 6: a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges [syn: focus, focal point] 7: a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section v 1: direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet] 2: cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image" [ant: blur] 3: bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions [syn: concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus] 4: become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused" [syn: focus, focalize, focalise] [ant: blur, dim, slur] 5: put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" [syn: focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen] [ant: blear, blur]

v 1: try to stir up public opinion [syn: agitate, foment, stir up] 2: bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should be fomented"

adj 1: turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold; "the frozen North"; "frozen pipes"; "children skating on a frozen brook" [ant: unfrozen] 2: absolutely still; "frozen with horror"; "they stood rooted in astonishment" [syn: frozen(p), rooted(p), stock-still] 3: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry] 4: not thawed 5: (used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; "frozen foods" [syn: flash-frozen, quick-frozen, frozen] 6: not convertible to cash; "frozen assets" 7: incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; "living on fixed incomes" [syn: fixed, frozen]

adj 1: characteristic of humanity; "human nature" 2: relating to a person; "the experiment was conducted on 6 monkeys and 2 human subjects" 3: having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings; "human beings"; "the human body"; "human kindness"; "human frailty" [ant: nonhuman] n 1: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage [syn: homo, man, human being, human]

n 1: a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" [syn: motion, movement, move, motility] 2: the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" [syn: motion, movement, move] 3: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something [syn: movement, motion] 4: a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front" [syn: movement, social movement, front] 5: a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; "the second movement is slow and melodic" 6: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort] 7: an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement" [syn: apparent motion, motion, apparent movement, movement] 8: a euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement" [syn: bowel movement, movement, bm] 9: a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right" [syn: drift, trend, movement] 10: the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock); "it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement" 11: the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel"

n 1: an announcement containing information about an event; "you didn't give me enough notice"; "an obituary notice"; "a notice of sale 2: the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police" [syn: notice, observation, observance] 3: a request for payment; "the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting" [syn: notification, notice] 4: advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract; "we received a notice to vacate the premises"; "he gave notice two months before he moved" 5: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" [syn: poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card] 6: polite or favorable attention; "his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice" 7: a short critical review; "the play received good notices" v 1: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" [syn: detect, observe, find, discover, notice] 2: notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words" [syn: notice, mark, note] [ant: ignore] 3: make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague" [syn: comment, notice, remark, point out] 4: express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing" [syn: notice, acknowledge]

n 1: a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" [syn: omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy] v 1: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict]

adj 1: affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open" [syn: open, unfastened] [ant: closed, shut, unopen] 2: affording free passage or access; "open drains"; "the road is open to traffic"; "open ranks" [ant: closed] 3: with no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast frontier"; "open to the weather"; "an open wound" [syn: exposed, open] 4: open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor" 5: used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened" [syn: open, opened] [ant: closed, shut] 6: not having been filled; "the job is still open" 7: accessible to all; "open season"; "an open economy" 8: not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack" [syn: assailable, undefendable, undefended, open] 9: (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave" [syn: loose, open] 10: having no protecting cover or enclosure; "an open boat"; "an open fire"; "open sports cars" 11: (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints [ant: closed] 12: not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought; "an open question"; "our position on this bill is still undecided"; "our lawsuit is still undetermined" [syn: open, undecided, undetermined, unresolved] 13: not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table" [syn: open, opened] 14: without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition; "the clarity and resonance of an open tone"; "her natural and open response" 15: ready or willing to receive favorably; "receptive to the proposals" [syn: receptive, open] [ant: unreceptive] 16: open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots" [syn: overt, open] [ant: covert] 17: not requiring union membership; "an open shop employs nonunion workers" 18: possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation" [syn: capable, open, subject] 19: affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"; "open waters"; "the open countryside" [syn: clear, open] 20: openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk" [syn: candid, open, heart-to-heart] 21: ready for business; "the stores are open" n 1: a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open" [syn: open, clear] 2: where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open" [syn: outdoors, out-of-doors, open air, open] 3: a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play 4: information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface" [syn: open, surface] v 1: cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door" [syn: open, open up] [ant: close, shut] 2: start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business" [syn: open, open up] [ant: close, close down, close up, fold, shut down] 3: become open; "The door opened" [syn: open, open up] [ant: close, shut] 4: begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech" [ant: close] 5: spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" [syn: unfold, spread, spread out, open] [ant: fold, fold up, turn up] 6: make available; "This opens up new possibilities" [syn: open, open up] 7: become available; "an opportunity opened up" [syn: open, open up] 8: have an opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms open into the hall" 9: make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening" 10: afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace" [syn: afford, open, give] 11: display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer [ant: close]

adj 1: characterized by active hostility; "opponent (or opposing) armies" [syn: opponent, opposing] n 1: a contestant that you are matched against [syn: opposition, opponent, opposite] 2: someone who offers opposition [syn: adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister] [ant: agonist]

adj 1: having great influence [syn: potent, powerful] 2: having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons" [syn: potent, strong] 3: having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink" [syn: potent, strong, stiff] [ant: impotent] 4: (of a male) capable of copulation [syn: potent, virile] [ant: impotent]

n 1: relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing [syn: rodent, gnawer]

n 1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness] 2: a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry [syn: slowness, deliberation, deliberateness, unhurriedness] 3: lack of normal development of intellectual capacities [syn: retardation, mental retardation, backwardness, slowness, subnormality]

adj 1: insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal); "the fee was nominal"; "a token gesture of resistance"; "a toknenish gesture" [syn: nominal, token(a), tokenish] n 1: an individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'" [syn: token, item] 2: something serving as a sign of something else 3: a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines 4: something of sentimental value [syn: keepsake, souvenir, token, relic]

adj 1: relating to or characteristic of people of Rome; "Roman virtues"; "his Roman bearing in adversity"; "a Roman nose" 2: of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome); "Roman architecture"; "the old Roman wall" [syn: Roman, Romanic] 3: characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions 4: of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church" [syn: Roman, R.C., Romanist, romish, Roman Catholic, popish, papist, papistic, papistical] n 1: a resident of modern Rome 2: an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire 3: a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions [syn: roman, roman type, roman letters, roman print]

n 1: a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58 [syn: Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans, Epistle to the Romans, Romans]