Words that rhyme with nonpareil

  • bilateral
    adj 1: having identical parts on each side of an axis [syn: bilateral, isobilateral, bilaterally symmetrical, bilaterally symmetric] 2: affecting or undertaken by two parties; "a bilateral agreement between the United States and Japan" 3: having two sides or parts [syn: bilateral, two-sided]
  • cockerel
    n 1: a young domestic cock; not older than one year
  • collateral
    adj 1: descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts" [syn: collateral, indirect] [ant: direct, lineal] 2: serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" [syn: collateral, confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying] 3: accompany, concomitant; "collateral target damage from a bombing run" 4: situated or running side by side; "collateral ridges of mountains" n 1: a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
  • contrail
    n 1: an artificial cloud created by an aircraft; caused either by condensation due to the reduction in air pressure above the wing surface or by water vapor in the engine exhaust [syn: contrail, condensation trail]
  • derail
    v 1: cause to run off the tracks; "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste" 2: run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks" [syn: derail, jump]
  • doctoral
    adj 1: of or relating to a doctor or doctorate; "doctoral dissertation"; "doctorial candidates" [syn: doctoral, doctorial]
  • doggerel
    n 1: a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind" [syn: doggerel, doggerel verse, jingle]
  • dotterel
    n 1: rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia [syn: dotterel, dotrel, Charadrius morinellus, Eudromias morinellus]
  • electoral
    adj 1: of or relating to elections; "electoral process" 2: relating to or composed of electors; "electoral college"
  • equilateral
    adj 1: having all sides or faces equal n 1: a figure whose sides are all equal
  • federal
    adj 1: national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property" 2: of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government" 3: being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War; "Union soldiers"; "Federal forces"; "a Federal infantryman" [syn: Union, Federal] 4: characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations" [ant: unitary] n 1: a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War [syn: Federal, Federal soldier, Union soldier] 2: any federal law-enforcement officer [syn: Federal, Fed, federal official]
  • guardrail
    n 1: a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety [syn: safety rail, guardrail]
  • guttural
    adj 1: like the sounds of frogs and crows; "a guttural voice"; "acres of guttural frogs" [syn: croaky, guttural] 2: relating to or articulated in the throat; "the glottal stop and uvular `r' and `ch' in German `Bach' are guttural sounds" n 1: a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat [syn: guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonant]
  • handrail
    n 1: a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling [syn: bannister, banister, balustrade, balusters, handrail]
  • illiberal
    adj 1: narrow-minded about cherished opinions [syn: illiberal, intolerant]
  • impel
    v 1: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate [syn: impel, force] 2: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" [syn: propel, impel]
  • jell
    v 1: become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme" [syn: jell, set, congeal]
  • knell
    n 1: the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something v 1: ring as in announcing death 2: make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church" [syn: ring, knell]
  • lapel
    n 1: lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar
  • lateral
    adj 1: situated at or extending to the side; "the lateral branches of a tree"; "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson [syn: lateral, sidelong] 2: lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body; "lateral lemniscus" n 1: a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer [syn: lateral pass, lateral]
  • liberal
    adj 1: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions" [syn: broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant] 2: having political or social views favoring reform and progress 3: tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition [ant: conservative] 4: given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather" [syn: big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded] 5: not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem" [syn: free, loose, liberal] n 1: a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties [syn: liberal, liberalist, progressive] [ant: conservative, conservativist] 2: a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets
  • literal
    adj 1: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma" [syn: actual, genuine, literal, real] 2: without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal depiction of the scene before him" 3: limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; "a literal translation" [ant: figurative, nonliteral] 4: avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis); "it's the literal truth" n 1: a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind [syn: misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error, literal]
  • littoral
    adj 1: of or relating to a coastal or shore region n 1: the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean [syn: littoral, litoral, littoral zone, sands]
  • mackerel
    n 1: flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish 2: any of various fishes of the family Scombridae
  • mademoiselle
    n 1: small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico [syn: silver perch, mademoiselle, Bairdiella chrysoura]
  • misspell
    v 1: spell incorrectly
  • monorail
    n 1: a railway having a single track
  • morel
    n 1: any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap
  • motel
    n 1: a motor hotel
  • multilateral
    adj 1: having many parts or sides [syn: multilateral, many- sided] [ant: one-sided, unilateral]
  • pastel
    adj 1: lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the naive music" 2: delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink" n 1: any of various pale or light colors
  • pastoral
    adj 1: of or relating to a pastor; "pastoral work"; "a pastoral letter" 2: relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy" [syn: bucolic, pastoral] 3: (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility" [syn: arcadian, bucolic, pastoral] n 1: a musical composition that evokes rural life [syn: pastorale, pastoral, idyll, idyl] 2: a letter from a pastor to the congregation 3: a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
  • pectoral
    adj 1: of or relating to the chest or thorax; "pectoral organ" [syn: pectoral, thoracic] n 1: either of two large muscles of the chest [syn: pectoral, pectoral muscle, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis, pecs] 2: an adornment worn on the chest or breast [syn: pectoral, pectoral medallion]
  • personnel
    n 1: group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens" [syn: force, personnel] 2: the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management [syn: personnel department, personnel office, personnel, staff office]
  • pickerel
    n 1: flesh of young or small pike 2: any of several North American species of small pike
  • postdoctoral
    adj 1: of or relating to study or research that is done after work for the doctoral degree has been completed n 1: a grant that funds postdoctoral study or research [syn: postdoctoral, postdoc, post doc]
  • propel
    v 1: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" [syn: propel, impel] 2: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" [syn: motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite]
  • puerperal
    adj 1: relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just given birth
  • quadrilateral
    adj 1: having four sides [syn: quadrilateral, four-sided] n 1: a four-sided polygon [syn: quadrilateral, quadrangle, tetragon]
  • quell
    v 1: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" [syn: squelch, quell, quench] 2: overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" [syn: quell, stay, appease]
  • ravel
    n 1: French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937) [syn: Ravel, Maurice Ravel] 2: a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking" [syn: run, ladder, ravel] v 1: disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?" [syn: ravel, unravel, ravel out] [ant: knot, ravel, tangle] 2: tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" [syn: ravel, tangle, knot] [ant: ravel, ravel out, unknot, unpick, unravel, unscramble, untangle]
  • rebel
    n 1: `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms [syn: Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback] 2: a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) [syn: insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel] 3: someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action [syn: maverick, rebel] v 1: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn: rebel, arise, rise, rise up] 2: break with established customs [syn: rebel, renegade]
  • resell
    v 1: sell (something) again after having bought it
  • retell
    v 1: render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story" [syn: recite, retell] 2: make into fiction; "The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel" [syn: fictionalize, fictionalise, retell] 3: to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request" [syn: repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell]
  • sell
    n 1: the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell" v 1: exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" [ant: buy, purchase] 2: be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes" 3: persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers" 4: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" [syn: deal, sell, trade] 5: give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career" 6: be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in certain circles" 7: be responsible for the sale of; "All her publicity sold the products" 8: deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" [syn: betray, sell]
  • shell
    n 1: ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun 2: the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals 3: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles [syn: carapace, shell, cuticle, shield] 4: the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts 5: the exterior covering of a bird's egg [syn: shell, eggshell] 6: a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice" 7: a very light narrow racing boat [syn: shell, racing shell] 8: the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case" [syn: shell, case, casing] 9: a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) [syn: plate, scale, shell] 10: the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod v 1: use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day" [syn: blast, shell] 2: create by using explosives; "blast a passage through the mountain" [syn: blast, shell] 3: fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled" 4: hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning" 5: look for and collect shells by the seashore 6: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" [syn: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish] 7: remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels" 8: remove the husks from; "husk corn" [syn: husk, shell]
  • smell
    n 1: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" [syn: smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception] 2: any property detected by the olfactory system [syn: olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent] 3: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" [syn: spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell] 4: the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents [syn: smell, sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modality] 5: the act of perceiving the odor of something [syn: smell, smelling] v 1: inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense 2: emit an odor; "The soup smells good" 3: smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells" 4: have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism" [syn: smack, reek, smell] 5: become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption" [syn: smell, smell out, sense]
  • spell
    n 1: a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation [syn: enchantment, spell, trance] 2: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn: go, spell, tour, turn] 3: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather" [syn: while, piece, spell, patch] 4: a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese" [syn: spell, magic spell, magical spell, charm] v 1: orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you spell this word?" "We had to spell out our names for the police officer" [syn: spell, spell out] 2: indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" [syn: spell, import] 3: write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the word wrong in this letter" [syn: spell, write] 4: relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn; "She spelled her husband at the wheel" 5: place under a spell [ant: unspell] 6: take turns working; "the workers spell every four hours"
  • swell
    adj 1: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing] n 1: the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea [syn: swell, crestless wave] 2: a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor) 3: a crescendo followed by a decrescendo 4: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [syn: dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse] v 1: increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo" 2: become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son" [syn: swell, puff up] 3: expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling" [syn: swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce] 4: come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things); "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it" [syn: well up, swell] 5: come up, as of a liquid; "Tears well in her eyes"; "the currents well up" [syn: well, swell] 6: cause to become swollen; "The water swells the wood"
  • tell
    n 1: a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap) [syn: Tell, William Tell] v 1: express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" [syn: state, say, tell] 2: let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late" 3: narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" [syn: tell, narrate, recount, recite] 4: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed" [syn: order, tell, enjoin, say] 5: discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy" 6: inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!" [syn: assure, tell] 7: give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague" [syn: tell, evidence] 8: mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" [syn: distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart]
  • trilateral
    adj 1: involving three parties; "trilateral talks" 2: having three sides; "a trilateral figure" [syn: trilateral, triangular, three-sided] n 1: a three-sided polygon [syn: triangle, trigon, trilateral]
  • unilateral
    adj 1: involving only one part or side; "unilateral paralysis"; "a unilateral decision" [syn: unilateral, one-sided] [ant: many-sided, multilateral] 2: tracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only
  • well
    adv 1: (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-seasoned dish"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good" [syn: well, good] [ant: badly, ill, poorly] 2: thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form; "The problem is well understood"; "she was well informed"; "shake well before using"; "in order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked"; "well-done beef", "well-satisfied customers"; "well-educated" 3: indicating high probability; in all likelihood; "I might well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us" [syn: well, easily] 4: (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully; "a book well worth reading"; "was well aware of the difficulties ahead"; "suspected only too well what might be going on" 5: to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree; "the project was well underway"; "the fetus has well developed organs"; "his father was well pleased with his grades" 6: favorably; with approval; "their neighbors spoke well of them"; "he thought well of the book" [ant: badly, ill] 7: to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up substantially" [syn: well, considerably, substantially] 8: with great or especially intimate knowledge; "we knew them well" [syn: well, intimately] 9: with prudence or propriety; "You would do well to say nothing more"; "could not well refuse" 10: with skill or in a pleasing manner; "she dances well"; "he writes well" [ant: badly] 11: in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle" [syn: well, advantageously] [ant: badly, disadvantageously] 12: in financial comfort; "They live well"; "she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died" [syn: well, comfortably] 13: without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor; "took the joke well"; "took the tragic news well" [ant: badly] adj 1: in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I feel well" [ant: ill, sick] 2: resulting favorably; "it's a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well" [syn: good, well(p)] 3: wise or advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be well to start early" n 1: a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine 2: a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid 3: an abundant source; "she was a well of information" [syn: well, wellspring, fountainhead] 4: an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway) 5: an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps v 1: come up, as of a liquid; "Tears well in her eyes"; "the currents well up" [syn: well, swell]
  • yell
    n 1: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" [syn: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation] 2: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" [syn: cry, yell] v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall] 2: utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine" [syn: yell, scream]
  • l
    adj 1: being ten more than forty [syn: fifty, 50, l] n 1: a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) [syn: liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre] 2: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five [syn: fifty, 50, L] 3: a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter [syn: lambert, L] 4: the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: L, l]
  • israel
    n 1: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine [syn: Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion] 2: an ancient kingdom of the Hebrew tribes at the southeastern end of the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Saul around 1025 BC and destroyed by the Assyrians in 721 BC
  • dipteral
  • protectoral
  • adele
  • del
  • mel
  • pell
  • cottrell
  • intel
  • cantrail
  • crossrail
  • landrail
  • sectoral
  • septilateral

See also nonpareil definition and nonpareil synonyms