Words that rhyme with nekhbet

v 1: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" [syn: beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth]

v 1: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke] 2: assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards" [syn: beset, set upon] 3: decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) [syn: encrust, incrust, beset]

n 1: the money risked on a gamble [syn: stake, stakes, bet, wager] 2: the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet" [syn: bet, wager] v 1: maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!" [syn: bet, wager] 2: stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" [syn: bet, wager, play] 3: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [syn: count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon]

n 1: a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign 2: margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof

n 1: a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer

n 1: a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; "floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price" [syn: diskette, floppy, floppy disk]

n 1: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad] 2: two performers or singers who perform together [syn: duet, duette, duo] 3: a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome" [syn: couple, twosome, duo, duet] 4: a musical composition for two performers [syn: duet, duette, duo] 5: (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble) [syn: pas de deux, duet]

v 1: dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories" [syn: forget, bury] [ant: remember, think of] 2: be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" [syn: forget, block, blank out, draw a blank] [ant: call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think] 3: forget to do something; "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!" [ant: bear in mind, mind] 4: leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors" [syn: forget, leave]

n 1: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither] 2: a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion [syn: worn spot, fret] 3: an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls" [syn: fret, Greek fret, Greek key, key pattern] 4: a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch v 1: worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" [syn: fuss, niggle, fret] 2: be agitated or irritated; "don't fret over these small details" 3: provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar" 4: become or make sore by or as if by rubbing [syn: chafe, gall, fret] 5: cause annoyance in 6: gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" [syn: eat into, fret, rankle, grate] 7: carve a pattern into 8: decorate with an interlaced design 9: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" [syn: choke, gag, fret] 10: cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch] 11: remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces" [syn: erode, eat away, fret] 12: wear away or erode [syn: fret, eat away]

n 1: a newspaper or official journal v 1: publish in a gazette

n 1: a stately court dance in the 17th century 2: a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata or suite

n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn: eight, 8, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, ogdoad, octonary, octet] 2: eight performers or singers who perform together [syn: octet, octette] 3: a set of eight similar things considered as a unit [syn: octet, octette] 4: eight people considered as a unit [syn: octet, octette, eightsome] 5: a musical composition written for eight performers [syn: octet, octette]

n 1: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" [syn: beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset] [ant: end, ending, middle] 2: a compensating equivalent [syn: counterbalance, offset] 3: a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips [syn: stolon, runner, offset] 4: a natural consequence of development [syn: outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset] 5: a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper [syn: offset, offset printing] 6: structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly [syn: set-back, setoff, offset] v 1: compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals" [syn: offset, countervail] 2: make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" [syn: cancel, offset, set off] 3: cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface 4: create an offset in; "offset a wall" 5: produce by offset printing; "offset the conference proceedings"

n 1: measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube [syn: pipet, pipette]

adj 1: set in advance; "a preset plan of action"; "at a predetermined time" [syn: preset, predetermined]

n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe] 2: four performers or singers who perform together [syn: quartet, quartette] 3: a set of four similar things considered as a unit [syn: quartet, quartette, quadruplet, quadruple] 4: four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." [syn: quartet, quartette, foursome] 5: a musical composition for four performers [syn: quartet, quartette]

n 1: a musical composition for five performers [syn: quintet, quintette] 2: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe] 3: five performers or singers who perform together [syn: quintet, quintette] 4: a set of five similar things considered as a unit [syn: quintet, quintette, quintuplet, quintuple] 5: five people considered as a unit [syn: quintet, quintette, fivesome]

n 1: sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" [syn: sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness] v 1: feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about [syn: repent, regret, rue] 2: feel sad about the loss or absence of 3: decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the party" 4: express with regret; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"

n 1: device for resetting instruments or controls v 1: set anew; "They re-set the date on the clock" 2: set to zero; "reset instruments and dials" 3: adjust again after an initial failure [syn: readjust, reset]

n 1: an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor 2: rhizoctinia disease of potatoes [syn: little potato, rosette, russet scab, stem canker] 3: a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground) 4: circular window filled with tracery [syn: rose window, rosette]

n 1: a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure [syn: roulette, line roulette] 2: a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations [syn: roulette, toothed wheel] 3: a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in

n 1: a musical composition written for six performers [syn: sextet, sextette, sestet] 2: the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: six, 6, VI, sixer, sise, Captain Hicks, half a dozen, sextet, sestet, sextuplet, hexad] 3: six performers or singers who perform together [syn: sextet, sextette, sestet] 4: a set of six similar things considered as a unit [syn: sextet, sextette, sestet] 5: six people considered as a unit [syn: sextet, sextette, sixsome]

n 1: an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow) 2: a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color v 1: project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette 2: represent by a silhouette

n 1: a small carved or molded figure [syn: figurine, statuette]

v 1: printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion 2: printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative)

n 1: salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow" [syn: perspiration, sweat, sudor] 2: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither] 3: condensation of moisture on a cold surface; "the cold glasses were streaked with sweat" 4: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" [syn: effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat] v 1: excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat" [syn: sweat, sudate, perspire]

n 1: something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan" [syn: menace, threat] 2: a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were under threat of arrest" 3: declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit" 4: a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood" [syn: terror, scourge, threat]

n 1: a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace) [syn: calumet, peace pipe, pipe of peace]

n 1: an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas [syn: Tibet, Thibet, Xizang, Sitsang]

n 1: the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet