Words that rhyme with mosier

n 1: approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision" [syn: closing, closure] 2: a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body [syn: closure, cloture, gag rule, gag law] 3: a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric [syn: closure, law of closure] 4: something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure" [syn: settlement, resolution, closure] 5: an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [syn: blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage] 6: the act of blocking [syn: blockage, closure, occlusion] 7: termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center" [syn: closure, closedown, closing, shutdown] v 1: terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion" [syn: closure, cloture]

n 1: steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" [syn: composure, calm, calmness, equanimity] [ant: discomposure]

n 1: the speech act of making something evident [syn: disclosure, revelation, revealing]

n 1: anxious embarrassment [syn: discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment] 2: a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure [ant: calm, calmness, composure, equanimity]

n 1: a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose 2: the act of enclosing something inside something else [syn: enclosure, enclosing, envelopment, inclosure] 3: a naturally enclosed space [syn: enclosure, natural enclosure] 4: something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter [syn: enclosure, inclosure]

n 1: vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain; "exposure to the weather" or "they died from exposure"; 2: the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience; "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography" 3: the disclosure of something secret; "they feared exposure of their campaign plans" 4: aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces; "the studio had a northern exposure" 5: the state of being vulnerable or exposed; "his vulnerability to litigation"; "his exposure to ridicule" [syn: vulnerability, exposure] 6: the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate; "he used the wrong exposure" 7: a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material [syn: photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic] 8: the act of exposing film to light 9: presentation to view in an open or public manner; "the exposure of his anger was shocking" 10: abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open)

n 1: the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default

n 1: flexible twig of a willow tree 2: any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture

n 1: the act of exposing film to too much light or for too long a time 2: the act of exposing someone excessively to an influencing experience; "an overexposure to violence on television"

n 1: the act of exposing film to too little light or for too short a time 2: inadequate publicity

n 1: something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter [syn: enclosure, inclosure] 2: the act of enclosing something inside something else [syn: enclosure, enclosing, envelopment, inclosure]

n 1: a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office [syn: crosier, crozier]