Words that rhyme with noir

v 1: find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats" [syn: abhor, loathe, abominate, execrate]

v 1: be compatible or in accordance with; "You must adhere to the rules" 2: follow through or carry out a plan without deviation; "They adhered to their plan" 3: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" [syn: cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere] 4: be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles" [syn: adhere, stick] 5: be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war" [syn: stand by, stick by, stick, adhere] 6: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" [syn: adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to]

v 1: feel admiration for [syn: admire, look up to] [ant: look down on] 2: look at with admiration

v 1: love intensely; "he just adored his wife"

n 1: a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well" [syn: matter, affair, thing] 2: a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship [syn: affair, affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement, amour] 3: a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions" [syn: affair, occasion, social occasion, function, social function]

adj 1: lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire" [syn: ablaze(p), afire(p), aflame(p), aflare(p), alight(p), on fire(p)]

n 1: a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of; "air pollution"; "a smell of chemicals in the air"; "open a window and let in some air"; "I need some fresh air" 2: the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air" 3: a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance" [syn: air, aura, atmosphere] 4: a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" [syn: breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air] 5: the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" [syn: atmosphere, air] 6: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) 7: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" [syn: tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase] 8: medium for radio and television broadcasting; "the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"; "the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people" [syn: air, airwave] 9: travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" [syn: air travel, aviation, air] v 1: expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers" [syn: air out, air, aerate] 2: be broadcast; "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M." 3: broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" [syn: air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit] 4: make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" [syn: publicize, publicise, air, bare] 5: expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; "Air linen" 6: expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" [syn: vent, ventilate, air out, air]

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]

adv 1: at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; "Alice doesn't live here anymore"; "the children promised not to quarrel any more" [syn: anymore, any longer]

v 1: give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" [syn: look, appear, seem] 2: come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" [ant: disappear, go away, vanish] 3: be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet" [syn: appear, come out] 4: seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad" [syn: appear, seem] 5: come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago" [syn: appear, come along] [ant: disappear, vanish] 6: appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.; "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage" 7: present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"

n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn: are, ar]

adv 1: towards the shore from the water; "we invited them ashore"

v 1: have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal [syn: draw a bead on, aspire, aim, shoot for]

v 1: make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" [syn: guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure] 2: inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!" [syn: assure, tell] 3: assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe" 4: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure] 5: cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe" [syn: reassure, assure] [ant: vex, worry] 6: make a promise or commitment [syn: promise, assure]

n 1: an agent who conducts an auction v 1: sell at an auction [syn: auction, auction off, auctioneer]

adj 1: severely simple; "a stark interior" [syn: austere, severe, stark, stern] 2: of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face" [syn: austere, stern] 3: practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence" [syn: ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan]

adj 1: (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit" [syn: aware(p), cognizant, cognisant] [ant: incognizant, unaware] 2: bearing in mind; attentive to; "ever mindful of her health"; "mindful of his responsibilities"; "mindful of these criticisms, I shall attempt to justify my action" [syn: mindful, aware] [ant: forgetful, mindless, unmindful]

n 1: a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers [syn: bandoleer, bandolier]

n 1: a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar" [syn: barroom, bar, saloon, ginmill, taproom] 2: a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar" 3: a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape" 4: musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song" [syn: measure, bar] 5: an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar" 6: the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" [syn: prevention, bar] 7: (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter; "unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter" 8: a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river" 9: the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey" [syn: legal profession, bar, legal community] 10: a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave" [syn: stripe, streak, bar] 11: a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate" [syn: cake, bar] 12: a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War [syn: Browning automatic rifle, BAR] 13: a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises 14: a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars" 15: (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried; "spectators were not allowed past the bar" v 1: prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" [syn: bar, debar, exclude] 2: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar] 3: expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country" [syn: banish, relegate, bar] 4: secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door" [ant: unbar]

adj 1: completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model" [syn: bare, au naturel(p), naked, nude] 2: lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" [syn: bare(a), scanty, spare] 3: not having a protective covering; "unsheathed cables"; "a bare blade" [syn: unsheathed, bare] [ant: sheathed] 4: lacking its natural or customary covering; "a bare hill"; "bare feet" [ant: covered] 5: just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory" [syn: bare(a), marginal] 6: apart from anything else; without additions or modifications; "only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the simple passage of time was enough"; "the simple truth" [syn: bare(a), mere(a), simple(a)] 7: lacking a surface finish such as paint; "bare wood"; "unfinished furniture" [syn: bare, unfinished] 8: providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape" [syn: bare, barren, bleak, desolate, stark] 9: having everything extraneous removed including contents; "the bare walls"; "the cupboard was bare" [syn: bare, stripped] 10: lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete" [syn: plain, bare, spare, unembellished, unornamented] v 1: lay bare; "bare your breasts"; "bare your feelings" 2: make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" [syn: publicize, publicise, air, bare] 3: lay bare; "denude a forest" [syn: denude, bare, denudate, strip]

n 1: a shop where a variety of goods are sold [syn: bazaar, bazar] 2: a street of small shops (especially in Orient) [syn: bazaar, bazar] 3: a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar" [syn: bazaar, fair]

n 1: massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws 2: an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price [ant: bull] v 1: have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature" 2: cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have] 3: 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] 4: move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders" 5: bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers" [syn: bear, turn out] 6: take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" [syn: bear, take over, accept, assume] 7: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn: hold, bear, carry, contain] 8: bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" [syn: yield, pay, bear] 9: have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar" [syn: wear, bear] 10: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry] 11: have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade" [syn: bear, hold] 12: support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: hold, carry, bear] 13: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" [syn: have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect]

n 1: a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

adv 1: earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier" [syn: earlier, before] 2: at or in the front; "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before" [syn: ahead, in front, before]

n 1: densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn [syn: summer cypress, burning bush, fire bush, fire-bush, belvedere, Bassia scoparia, Kochia scoparia] 2: a gazebo sited to command a fine view

v 1: be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to; "Beware of telephone salesmen" [syn: beware, mind]

n 1: a coffin along with its stand; "we followed the bier to the graveyard" 2: a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial

n 1: a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars

n 1: the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents 2: sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers" [syn: whir, whirr, whirring, birr] v 1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" [syn: whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr]

adj 1: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off- the-wall, outlandish, outre]

n 1: a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: blare, blaring, cacophony, clamor, din] v 1: make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone" [syn: blast, blare] 2: make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" [syn: honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot]

n 1: a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz" [syn: blur, fuzz] v 1: become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep" [syn: film over, glaze over, blur] 2: to make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills" [ant: focus] 3: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" [syn: confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate] 4: make a smudge on; soil by smudging [syn: smear, blur, smudge, smutch] 5: make dim or indistinct; "The fog blurs my vision" [syn: blur, blear] [ant: focalise, focalize, focus, sharpen] 6: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" [syn: blur, dim, slur] [ant: focalise, focalize, focus]

n 1: Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States [syn: wild boar, boar, Sus scrofa] 2: an uncastrated male hog

n 1: a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery 2: the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target

n 1: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement [syn: peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike]

n 1: a person who evokes boredom [syn: bore, dullard] 2: a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) [syn: tidal bore, bore, eagre, aegir, eager] 3: diameter of a tube or gun barrel [syn: bore, gauge, caliber, calibre] 4: a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes [syn: bore, bore-hole, drill hole] v 1: cause to be bored [syn: bore, tire] [ant: interest] 2: make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall" [syn: bore, drill]

n 1: a general officer ranking below a major general [syn: brigadier, brigadier general]

n 1: a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet]

n 1: someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation [syn: pirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover] v 1: live like a buccaneer

n 1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: bur, burr] 2: small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: bur, burr] v 1: remove the burrs from [syn: bur, burr]

n 1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: bur, burr] 2: rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting 3: United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836) [syn: Burr, Aaron Burr] 4: rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece 5: small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: bur, burr] v 1: remove the burrs from [syn: bur, burr]

n 1: a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" [syn: car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar] 2: a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails" [syn: car, railcar, railway car, railroad car] 3: the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant [syn: car, gondola] 4: where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top floor" [syn: car, elevator car] 5: a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain" [syn: cable car, car]

n 1: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention" [syn: care, attention, aid, tending] 2: judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care" [syn: caution, precaution, care, forethought] 3: an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" [syn: concern, care, fear] 4: a cause for feeling concern; "his major care was the illness of his wife" 5: attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard" [syn: care, charge, tutelage, guardianship] 6: activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care" [syn: care, maintenance, upkeep] v 1: feel concern or interest; "I really care about my work"; "I don't care" 2: provide care for; "The nurse was caring for the wounded" [syn: care, give care] 3: prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?" [syn: wish, care, like] 4: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" [syn: manage, deal, care, handle] 5: be concerned with; "I worry about my grades" [syn: worry, care]

n 1: the particular occupation for which you are trained [syn: career, calling, vocation] 2: the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law" [syn: career, life history] v 1: move headlong at high speed; "The cars careered down the road"; "The mob careered through the streets"

n 1: an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money [syn: teller, cashier, bank clerk] 2: a person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant) v 1: discard or do away with; "cashier the literal sense of this word" 2: discharge with dishonor, as in the army

adj 1: given to haughty disregard of others [syn: cavalier, high-handed] n 1: a gallant or courtly gentleman [syn: cavalier, chevalier] 2: a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War [syn: Cavalier, Royalist]

n 1: a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down" 2: the position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics" [syn: professorship, chair] 3: the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson" [syn: president, chairman, chairwoman, chair, chairperson] 4: an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair" [syn: electric chair, chair, death chair, hot seat] 5: a particular seat in an orchestra; "he is second chair violin" v 1: act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years" [syn: chair, chairman] 2: preside over; "John moderated the discussion" [syn: moderate, chair, lead]

n 1: branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling [syn: chandelier, pendant, pendent]

n 1: a charred substance 2: a human female employed to do housework; "the char will clean the carpet"; "I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write" [syn: charwoman, char, cleaning woman, cleaning lady, woman] 3: any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus [syn: char, charr] v 1: burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything" [syn: char, coal] 2: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling" [syn: char, blacken, sear, scorch]

n 1: a man paid to drive a privately owned car v 1: drive someone in a vehicle [syn: drive around, chauffeur]

n 1: a cry or shout of approval 2: the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room" [syn: cheerfulness, cheer, sunniness, sunshine] [ant: uncheerfulness] v 1: give encouragement to [syn: cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden] [ant: dishearten, put off] 2: show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered the birthday boy" 3: cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee" [syn: cheer, cheer up, jolly along, jolly up] 4: become cheerful [syn: cheer, cheer up, chirk up] [ant: complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off] 5: spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up]

n 1: French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972) [syn: Chevalier, Maurice Chevalier] 2: a gallant or courtly gentleman [syn: cavalier, chevalier]

n 1: a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores" [syn: job, task, chore]

n 1: a roll of tobacco for smoking

adv 1: completely; "read the book clear to the end"; "slept clear through the night"; "there were open fields clear to the horizon" [syn: clear, all the way] 2: in an easily perceptible manner; "could be seen clearly under the microscope"; "She cried loud and clear" [syn: clearly, clear] adj 1: readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature" [ant: unclear] 2: free from confusion or doubt; "a complex problem requiring a clear head"; "not clear about what is expected of us" 3: affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"; "open waters"; "the open countryside" [syn: clear, open] 4: allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean" [ant: opaque] 5: free from contact or proximity or connection; "we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef" 6: characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt); "a clear conscience"; "regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes" 7: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell" [syn: clean, clear, light, unclouded] 8: (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law; "I have clear title to this property" [syn: clear, unmortgaged] 9: clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible; "as clear as a whistle"; "clear footprints in the snow"; "the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather"; "a spire clean-cut against the sky"; "a clear-cut pattern" [syn: clear, clean-cut, clear-cut] 10: accurately stated or described; "a set of well-defined values" [syn: well-defined, clear] [ant: ill-defined, unclear] 11: free from clouds or mist or haze; "on a clear day" [ant: cloudy] 12: free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner" [syn: clean, clear] 13: free from flaw or blemish or impurity; "a clear perfect diamond"; "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman" 14: clear of charges or deductions; "a clear profit" 15: easily deciphered [syn: clear, decipherable, readable] 16: freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated" [syn: absolved, clear, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated] 17: characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving; "clear mind"; "a percipient author" [syn: clear, percipient] n 1: the state of being free of suspicion; "investigation showed that he was in the clear" 2: a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open" [syn: open, clear] v 1: rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk" [syn: unclutter, clear] [ant: clutter, clutter up] 2: make a way or path by removing objects; "Clear a path through the dense forest" 3: become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" [syn: clear up, clear, light up, brighten] [ant: cloud, overcast] 4: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" [syn: authorize, authorise, pass, clear] 5: remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road" 6: go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House" [syn: pass, clear] 7: be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; "The check will clear within 2 business days" [ant: bounce] 8: go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon" 9: pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops" [syn: clear, top] 10: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [syn: clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate] 11: free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock" 12: clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk" 13: yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million" [syn: net, clear] 14: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" [syn: net, sack, sack up, clear] 15: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" [syn: gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in] 16: sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars" 17: pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs" 18: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" [syn: acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate] [ant: convict] 19: settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt" [syn: clear, solve] 20: make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering" 21: rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer" 22: remove (people) from a building; "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat" 23: remove the occupants of; "Clear the building" 24: free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat" [syn: clear, clear up]

v 1: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" [syn: cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere] 2: cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole; "Religion can cohere social groups" 3: have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results; "the principles by which societies cohere"

v 1: take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami" [syn: commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate]

n 1: qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare" [syn: comparison, compare, equivalence, comparability] v 1: examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie" 2: be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes" 3: consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed" [syn: compare, liken, equate] 4: to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb

v 1: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" [syn: agree, hold, concur, concord] [ant: differ, disagree, dissent, take issue] 2: happen simultaneously; "The two events coincided" [syn: concur, coincide]

v 1: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" [syn: confer, confabulate, confab, consult] 2: present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" [syn: confer, bestow]

n 1: an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts [syn: connoisseur, cognoscente]

n 1: a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program" [syn: core, nucleus, core group] 2: the center of an object; "the ball has a titanium core" 3: the central part of the Earth 4: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty- gritty] 5: a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill 6: an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality [syn: Congress of Racial Equality, CORE] 7: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work [syn: effect, essence, burden, core, gist] 8: (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories; "each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit" [syn: core, magnetic core] 9: the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place 10: a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil v 1: remove the core or center from; "core an apple"

n 1: an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support [syn: corps, army corps] 2: a body of people associated together; "diplomatic corps"

n 1: high fashion designing and dressmaking

n 1: an inferior dog or one of mixed breed [syn: cur, mongrel, mutt] 2: a cowardly and despicable person

n 1: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain [syn: remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic] v 1: provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to" [syn: bring around, cure, heal] 2: prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; "cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay" 3: make (substances) hard and improve their usability; "cure resin"; "cure cement"; "cure soap" 4: be or become preserved; "the apricots cure in the sun"

n 1: a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917) [syn: czar, tsar, tzar] 2: a person having great power

n 1: a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare" [syn: dare, daring] v 1: take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?" [syn: make bold, dare, presume] 2: to be courageous enough to try or do something; "I don't dare call him", "she dares to dress differently from the others" 3: challenge; "I dare you!" [syn: defy, dare]

adv 1: with affection; "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her affectionately" [syn: dearly, affectionately, dear] 2: at a great cost; "he paid dearly for the food"; "this cost him dear" [syn: dearly, dear] adj 1: dearly loved [syn: beloved, darling, dear] 2: with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn: dear, good, near] 3: earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences" [syn: dear, devout, earnest, heartfelt] 4: having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" [syn: costly, dear(p), high-priced, pricey, pricy] n 1: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment [syn: beloved, dear, dearest, honey, love] 2: a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child) [syn: lamb, dear]

adj 1: having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman" [syn: debonair, debonaire, debonnaire, suave] 2: having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist" [syn: chipper, debonair, debonaire, jaunty]

v 1: state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" 2: announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war" [syn: announce, declare] 3: state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent" 4: declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" [syn: declare, adjudge, hold] 5: authorize payments of; "declare dividends" 6: designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand 7: make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; "Do you have anything to declare?" 8: proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast"

n 1: decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior [syn: interior decoration, decor]

n 1: distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers [syn: deer, cervid]

v 1: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off] 2: yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" [syn: submit, bow, defer, accede, give in]

n 1: (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings [syn: demur, demurral, demurrer] v 1: take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday" [syn: demur, except] 2: enter a demurrer

adj 1: affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way [syn: coy, demure, overmodest]

v 1: express strong disapproval of; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners" 2: regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" [syn: deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan]

n 1: a state in which all hope is lost or absent; "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation" [syn: despair, desperation] 2: the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; "they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair" [ant: hope] v 1: abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair-- help is on the way!" [ant: hope]

v 1: try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth" [syn: deter, discourage] 2: turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people" [syn: dissuade, deter] [ant: persuade]

n 1: a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked) [syn: detour, roundabout way] v 1: travel via a detour

adj 1: fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency" [syn: desperate, dire] 2: causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible]

v 1: get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace" [syn: disappear, vanish, go away] [ant: appear] 2: become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke" [syn: vanish, disappear, go away] 3: cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished" [syn: vanish, disappear] [ant: appear, come along] 4: become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance" [syn: melt, disappear, evaporate]

v 1: remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action; "The corrupt lawyer was disbarred"

n 1: in need of repairs

adj 1: stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability n 1: a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions [syn: dogmatist, doctrinaire]

n 1: a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker" [syn: actor, doer, worker]

v 1: rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her" [syn: tyrannize, tyrannise, domineer]

n 1: a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left" 2: the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway" [syn: doorway, door, room access, threshold] 3: anything providing a means of access (or escape); "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"; "education is the door to success" 4: a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road); "the office next door"; "they live two doors up the street from us" 5: a room that is entered via a door; "his office is the third door down the hall on the left"

n 1: money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage [syn: dowry, dowery, dower, portion] 2: a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband v 1: furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered" [syn: endow, dower]

n 1: a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out 2: the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else 3: an artist skilled at drawing [syn: draftsman, drawer]

n 1: the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium 2: good hearing; "he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch" 3: the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear [syn: auricle, pinna, ear] 4: attention to what is said; "he tried to get her ear" 5: fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn [syn: ear, spike, capitulum]

n 1: an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia) [syn: emir, amir, emeer, ameer]

v 1: make attractive or lovable; "This behavior endeared her to me"

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]

n 1: a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems [syn: engineer, applied scientist, technologist] 2: the operator of a railway locomotive [syn: engineer, locomotive engineer, railroad engineer, engine driver] v 1: design as an engineer; "He engineered the water supply project" 2: plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery" [syn: mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate]

v 1: take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" [syn: ensnare, entrap, frame, set up] 2: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel]

v 1: make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" [syn: guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure] 2: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure]

n 1: someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it [syn: entrepreneur, enterpriser]

v 1: to make a mistake or be incorrect [syn: err, mistake, slip] 2: wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course" [syn: stray, err, drift]

v 1: lose validity; "My passports expired last month" [syn: run out, expire] 2: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" [syn: die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it] [ant: be born] 3: expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight" [syn: exhale, expire, breathe out] [ant: breathe in, inhale, inspire]