Words that rhyme with nocturne
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adjourn
v 1: close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned" [syn: adjourn, recess, break up] 2: break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" [syn: adjourn, withdraw, retire] -
astern
adv 1: stern foremost or backward; "the steamer went astern at half speed" 2: at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about" [syn: aft, abaft, astern] [ant: fore, forward] 3: (of a ship or an airplane) behind; "we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide" -
bittern
n 1: relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes -
burn
n 1: pain that feels hot as if it were on fire [syn: burn, burning] 2: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun [syn: tan, suntan, sunburn, burn] 3: an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation 4: a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) [syn: burn, burn mark] 5: damage inflicted by fire v 1: destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" [syn: burn, fire, burn down] 2: shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning" [syn: burn, glow] 3: undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" [syn: burn, combust] 4: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" [syn: bite, sting, burn] 5: cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels" [syn: burn, combust] 6: feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies" 7: cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil" [syn: burn, incinerate] 8: burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem" 9: spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn" 10: feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning" 11: burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart" [syn: cauterize, cauterise, burn] 12: get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun [syn: sunburn, burn] 13: create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" [syn: cut, burn] 14: use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise" [syn: burn off, burn, burn up] 15: burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress" -
churn
n 1: a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk [syn: churn, butter churn] v 1: stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter 2: be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm" [syn: churn, boil, moil, roil] -
cittern
n 1: a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings [syn: cittern, cithern, cither, citole, gittern] -
concern
n 1: something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" 2: an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" [syn: concern, care, fear] 3: a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate" [ant: unconcern] 4: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" [syn: concern, worry, headache, vexation] 5: a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern" [syn: business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation] v 1: be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with] 2: be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" [syn: concern, interest, occupy, worry] -
downturn
n 1: a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn" [syn: downturn, downswing] -
extern
n 1: a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there [syn: extern, medical extern] -
intern
n 1: an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term) [syn: intern, interne, houseman, medical intern] v 1: deprive of freedom; "During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West" 2: work as an intern; "The young doctor is interning at the Medical Center this year" -
lectern
n 1: desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer [syn: lectern, reading desk] -
overturn
n 1: the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed" [syn: upset, overturn, turnover] 2: an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath" [syn: overturn, upset] v 1: turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" [syn: overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over] 2: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" [syn: overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over] 3: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" [syn: overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse] 4: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" [syn: overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring down] 5: cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate] 6: change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe" [syn: revolutionize, revolutionise, overturn] -
pastern
n 1: the part between the fetlock and the hoof [syn: pastern, fetter bone] -
return
n 1: document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability; "his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return" [syn: tax return, income tax return, return] 2: a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party" [syn: return, homecoming] 3: the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction [syn: return, coming back] 4: getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing" [syn: restitution, return, restoration, regaining] 5: the act of going back to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp" 6: the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" [syn: return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff] 7: happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring" [syn: recurrence, return] 8: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" [syn: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter] 9: the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed [syn: return key, return] 10: a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got" [syn: return, paying back, getting even] 11: a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return" 12: (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble 13: the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited" [syn: reappearance, return] v 1: go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before; "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean" 2: give back; "render money" [syn: render, return] 3: go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules" [syn: revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back] 4: go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his" [syn: hark back, return, come back, recall] 5: bring back to the point of departure [syn: return, take back, bring back] 6: return in kind; "return a compliment"; "return her love" 7: make a return; "return a kickback" 8: answer back [syn: retort, come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin] 9: be restored; "Her old vigor returned" [syn: come back, return] 10: pay back; "Please refund me my money" [syn: refund, return, repay, give back] 11: pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" [syn: render, deliver, return] 12: elect again [syn: reelect, return] 13: be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" [syn: fall, return, pass, devolve] 14: return to a previous position; in mathematics; "The point returned to the interior of the figure" 15: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" [syn: render, yield, return, give, generate] 16: submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body" -
sauternes
n 1: semisweet golden-colored table or dessert wine from around Bordeaux in France; similar wine from California [syn: Sauterne, Sauternes] -
slattern
n 1: a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets [syn: streetwalker, street girl, hooker, hustler, floozy, floozie, slattern] 2: a dirty untidy woman [syn: slattern, slut, slovenly woman, trollop] -
taciturn
adj 1: habitually reserved and uncommunicative [ant: voluble] -
upturn
n 1: an upward movement or trend as in business activity -
bern
n 1: the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland [syn: Bern, Berne, capital of Switzerland] -
gittern
n 1: a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings [syn: cittern, cithern, cither, citole, gittern] -
nocturn
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comintern
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