Words that rhyme with monsignor

• allure 0
  n 1: the power to entice or attract through personal charm [syn: allure, allurement, temptingness] v 1: dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food" [syn: tempt, allure]
• asthenia 0
  n 1: an abnormal loss of strength [syn: asthenia, astheny]
• demure 0
  adj 1: affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way [syn: coy, demure, overmodest]
• endure 0
  v 1: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up] 2: face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements" [syn: weather, endure, brave, brave out] 3: continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" [syn: survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out] 4: undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" [syn: suffer, endure] [ant: enjoy] 5: last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" [syn: wear, hold out, endure] 6: persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days" [syn: last, endure] 7: continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" [syn: prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure]
• epicure 0
  n 1: a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) [syn: epicure, gourmet, gastronome, bon vivant, epicurean, foodie]
• gardenia 0
  n 1: any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers
• gravure 0
  n 1: a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print [syn: intaglio printing, intaglio, gravure] 2: a printing plate used in the process of gravure 3: an intaglio print produced by gravure [syn: gravure, photogravure, heliogravure] 4: the act of intaglio printing
• immature 0
  adj 1: characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior" [ant: mature] 2: (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people" [syn: young, immature] [ant: old] 3: not fully developed or mature; not ripe; "unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes"; "green wood" [syn: green, unripe, unripened, immature] [ant: mature, ripe] 4: not yet mature [ant: mature] 5: (of birds) not yet having developed feathers; "a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill" [syn: unfledged, immature] [ant: fledged, mature]
• immure 0
  v 1: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand]
• impure 0
  adj 1: combined with extraneous elements [ant: pure] 2: (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene; "impure thoughts" [ant: pure] 3: having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws; "unclean meat"; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3 [syn: unclean, impure] [ant: clean]
• insecure 0
  adj 1: not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way; "the hinge is insecure" [ant: secure] 2: lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future" [syn: insecure, unsafe] [ant: secure] 3: lacking self-confidence or assurance; "an insecure person lacking mental stability" [ant: secure, unafraid, untroubled] 4: not safe from attack [syn: insecure, unsafe]
• inure 0
  v 1: cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold" [syn: inure, harden, indurate]
• lasagne 0
  n 1: baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables [syn: lasagna, lasagne] 2: very wide flat strips of pasta [syn: lasagna, lasagne]
• liqueur 0
  n 1: strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal [syn: liqueur, cordial]
• mania 0
  n 1: an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action [syn: mania, passion, cacoethes] 2: a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently [syn: mania, manic disorder]
• manicure 0
  n 1: professional care for the hands and fingernails v 1: trim carefully and neatly; "manicure fingernails" 2: care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.
• manure 0
  n 1: any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material v 1: spread manure, as for fertilization [syn: manure, muck]
• mature 0
  adj 1: characteristic of maturity; "mature for her age" [ant: immature] 2: fully considered and perfected; "mature plans" [syn: mature, matured] 3: having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell" [ant: immature] 4: fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines" [syn: ripe, mature] [ant: green, immature, unripe, unripened] 5: (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination [syn: fledged, mature] [ant: immature, unfledged] v 1: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" [syn: mature, maturate, grow] 2: develop and work out fully in one's mind; "I need to mature my thoughts" 3: become due for repayment; "These bonds mature in 2005" 4: cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine" [syn: ripen, mature] 5: grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day-- what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" [syn: senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate] 6: cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules" [syn: suppurate, mature]
• myasthenia 0
  n 1: a chronic progressive disease characterized by chronic fatigue and muscular weakness (especially in the face and neck); caused by a deficiency of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junctions [syn: myasthenia gravis, myasthenia] 2: any muscular weakness
• neurasthenia 0
  n 1: nervous breakdown (not in technical use)
• obscure 0
  adj 1: not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke [syn: obscure, vague] 2: marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure" [syn: dark, obscure] 3: difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat" [syn: hidden, obscure] 4: not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war" [syn: obscure, unknown, unsung] 5: not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw" [syn: obscure, unnoticeable] 6: remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village" [syn: apart(p), isolated, obscure] v 1: make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley" [syn: obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist] 2: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" [syn: confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate] 3: make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" [syn: obscure, bedim, overcloud] 4: reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa 5: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn: obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide]
• pedicure 0
  n 1: professional care for the feet and toenails v 1: care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.
• premature 0
  adj 1: born after a gestation period of less than the normal time; "a premature infant" [ant: full-term] 2: too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment" [syn: previous(p), premature] 3: uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end" [syn: premature, untimely]
• procure 0
  v 1: get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" [syn: procure, secure] 2: arrange for sexual partners for others [syn: pander, pimp, procure]
• schizophrenia 0
  n 1: any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact [syn: schizophrenia, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis, dementia praecox]
• secure 0
  adj 1: free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; "he was secure that nothing will be held against him" [syn: secure, unafraid, untroubled] [ant: insecure] 2: free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field" [ant: insecure, unsafe] 3: not likely to fail or give way; "the lock was secure"; "a secure foundation"; "a secure hold on her wrist" [ant: insecure] 4: immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection" [syn: impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackable] 5: financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" [syn: dependable, good, safe, secure] v 1: get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" [syn: procure, secure] 2: cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" [syn: fasten, fix, secure] [ant: unfasten] 3: assure payment of 4: make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" [syn: guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure] 5: fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak" [syn: plug, stop up, secure] 6: furnish with battens; "batten ships" [syn: batten, batten down, secure]
• seigneur 0
  n 1: a man of rank in the ancient regime [syn: feudal lord, seigneur, seignior]
• senior 0
  adj 1: older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service; "senior officer" [ant: junior] 2: used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college; "the senior prom" [syn: senior(a), fourth-year] 3: advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen" [syn: aged, elderly, older, senior] n 1: an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation 2: a person who is older than you are [syn: elder, senior]
• senor 0
  n 1: a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English `Mr' or `sir'
• sinecure 0
  n 1: a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached 2: an office that involves minimal duties
• tenure 0
  n 1: the term during which some position is held [syn: tenure, term of office, incumbency] 2: the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands [syn: tenure, land tenure] v 1: give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book"
• vicuna 0
  n 1: the wool of the vicuna 2: a soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna 3: small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat [syn: vicuna, Vicugna vicugna]
• bologna 0
  n 1: the capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy to the east of the Apennines 2: large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork [syn: bologna, Bologna sausage]
• taenia 0
  n 1: a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband [syn: taenia, tenia, fillet] 2: tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host
• armenia 0
  n 1: a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors [syn: Armenia, Republic of Armenia, Hayastan]
• eugenia 0
  n 1: tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood [syn: Eugenia, genus Eugenia]
• slovenia 0
  n 1: a mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence in 1991 [syn: Slovenia, Republic of Slovenia, Slovenija]
• leucopenia 0
  n 1: an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count [syn: leukopenia, leucopenia]
• sarracenia 0
  n 1: pitcher plants [syn: Sarracenia, genus Sarracenia]
• sr 0
  n 1: a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite [syn: strontium, Sr, atomic number 38] 2: the unit of solid angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: steradian, sr]
• dona 0
  n 1: a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman; "Dona Marguerita"
• senhor 0
  n 1: a Portuguese title of respect; equivalent to English `Mr'
• actinia 0
  n 1: a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools [syn: Actinia, genus Actinia] 2: any sea anemone or related animal [syn: actinia, actinian, actiniarian]
• mantegna 0
  n 1: Italian painter and engraver noted for his frescoes (1431-1506) [syn: Mantegna, Andrea Mantegna]
• kenya 0
  n 1: a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya [syn: Kenya, Republic of Kenya]
• encaenia 0
• bastogne 0
• sonia 0
• enure 0
• montagna 0
• xenia 0
• ruthenia 0
• peria 0
• britannia 0
• vanya 0
• msgr 0
• malaguena 0

See also monsignor definition