Words that rhyme with ordeal

  • anneal
    v 1: bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass" [syn: anneal, temper, normalize]
  • appeal
    n 1: earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm" [syn: entreaty, prayer, appeal] 2: attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her" [syn: appeal, appealingness, charm] 3: (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial; "their appeal was denied in the superior court" 4: request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children" [syn: solicitation, appeal, collection, ingathering] v 1: take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately" 2: request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble" [syn: appeal, invoke] 3: be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people" [syn: attract, appeal] [ant: repel, repulse] 4: challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict" 5: cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law" [syn: invoke, appeal]
  • automobile
    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] v 1: travel in an automobile
  • castile
    n 1: a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479 [syn: Castile, Castilla]
  • conceal
    v 1: prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" [syn: hide, conceal] [ant: show] 2: hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well" [syn: conceal, hold back, hold in]
  • congeal
    v 1: become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme" [syn: jell, set, congeal]
  • corneal
    adj 1: of or related to the cornea
  • creel
    n 1: a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish
  • deal
    n 1: a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal" [syn: deal, trade, business deal] 2: an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals" [syn: bargain, deal] 3: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" [syn: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad] 4: a plank of softwood (fir or pine board) 5: wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) [syn: softwood, deal] 6: the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand" [syn: hand, deal] 7: the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car" 8: the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise" 9: the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions" v 1: act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" [syn: cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address] 2: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" [syn: consider, take, deal, look at] 3: take action with respect to (someone or something); "How are we going to deal with this problem?"; "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students" 4: come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn: cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage] 5: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" [syn: distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out] 6: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" [syn: deal, sell, trade] 7: 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] 8: behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees" 9: distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?" 10: direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this" [syn: conduct, carry on, deal] 11: give out as one's portion or share [syn: share, divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal] 12: give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades" 13: sell; "deal hashish"
  • eel
    n 1: the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled 2: voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
  • feel
    n 1: an intuitive awareness; "he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it"; 2: 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] 3: a property perceived by touch [syn: tactile property, feel] 4: manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure; "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel" v 1: undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" [syn: feel, experience] 2: come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining" [syn: find, feel] 3: perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car" [syn: feel, sense] 4: be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state; "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike"; "She felt sad after her loss" 5: have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude; "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves" 6: undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"; "her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her" 7: be felt or perceived in a certain way; "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft" 8: grope or feel in search of something; "He felt for his wallet" 9: examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater" [syn: feel, finger] 10: examine (a body part) by palpation; "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse" [syn: palpate, feel] 11: find by testing or cautious exploration; "He felt his way around the dark room" 12: produce a certain impression; "It feels nice to be home again" 13: pass one's hands over the sexual organs of; "He felt the girl in the movie theater"
  • genteel
    adj 1: marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society" [syn: civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite]
  • heal
    v 1: heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending" [syn: mend, heal] 2: get healthy again; "The wound is healing slowly" 3: 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]
  • heel
    n 1: the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation 2: the back part of the human foot 3: someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" [syn: cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heel] 4: one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread 5: the lower end of a ship's mast 6: (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft v 1: tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard" [syn: list, heel] 2: follow at the heels of a person 3: perform with the heels; "heel that dance" 4: strike with the heel of the club; "heel a golf ball" 5: put a new heel on; "heel shoes" [syn: heel, reheel]
  • ideal
    adj 1: conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal 2: constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception; "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content" 3: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas [syn: ideal, idealistic] n 1: the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain 2: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal [syn: ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch]
  • keel
    n 1: a projection or ridge that suggests a keel 2: the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly 3: one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability v 1: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" [syn: stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen]
  • kneel
    n 1: supporting yourself on your knees [syn: kneel, kneeling] v 1: rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"
  • meal
    n 1: the food served and eaten at one time [syn: meal, repast] 2: any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times 3: coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse
  • misdeal
    n 1: an incorrect deal v 1: deal cards wrongly
  • peal
    n 1: a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) [syn: peal, pealing, roll, rolling] v 1: ring recurrently; "bells were pealing" 2: sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang" [syn: ring, peal]
  • peel
    n 1: British politician (1788-1850) [syn: Peel, Robert Peel, Sir Robert Peel] 2: the rind of a fruit or vegetable [syn: peel, skin] v 1: strip the skin off; "pare apples" [syn: skin, peel, pare] 2: come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off" [syn: peel off, peel, flake off, flake] 3: get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" [syn: undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel] [ant: apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, get dressed, habilitate, raiment, tog]
  • puerile
    adj 1: of or characteristic of a child; "puerile breathing" 2: displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" [syn: adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile]
  • real
    adv 1: used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn" [syn: very, really, real, rattling] adj 1: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow [syn: real, existent] [ant: unreal] 2: no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; "the real reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman"; "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money" [ant: unreal] 3: not to be taken lightly; "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real" 4: capable of being treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor" [syn: real, tangible] 5: 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] 6: of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages" [ant: nominal] 7: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare [syn: substantial, real, material] [ant: insubstantial, unreal, unsubstantial] 8: (of property) fixed or immovable; "real property consists of land and buildings" 9: coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson [syn: veridical, real] n 1: any rational or irrational number [syn: real number, real] 2: the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos 3: an old small silver Spanish coin
  • reel
    n 1: a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector 2: music composed for dancing a reel 3: winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod 4: a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound [syn: bobbin, spool, reel] 5: a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps [syn: reel, Scottish reel] 6: an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines [syn: Virginia reel, reel] v 1: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" [syn: stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen] 2: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" [syn: spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate] 3: wind onto or off a reel
  • repeal
    n 1: the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation [syn: abrogation, repeal, annulment] v 1: 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]
  • reveal
    v 1: make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her" [syn: uncover, bring out, unveil, reveal] 2: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" [syn: unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out] 3: disclose directly or through prophets; "God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind"
  • seal
    n 1: fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters [syn: sealing wax, seal] 2: a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents [syn: seal, stamp] 3: the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal; "a coat of seal" [syn: seal, sealskin] 4: a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare; "SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land" [syn: Navy SEAL, SEAL] 5: a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it); "the warrant bore the sheriff's seal" 6: an indication of approved or superior status [syn: cachet, seal, seal of approval] 7: a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture 8: fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure 9: any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions v 1: make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows" [syn: seal, seal off] 2: close with or as if with a seal; "She sealed the letter with hot wax" [ant: unseal] 3: decide irrevocably; "sealing dooms" 4: affix a seal to; "seal the letter" 5: cover with varnish [syn: varnish, seal] 6: hunt seals
  • spiel
    n 1: plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson) [syn: spiel, patter, line of gab] v 1: replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully" [syn: play, spiel] 2: speak at great length (about something)
  • squeal
    n 1: a high-pitched howl v 1: utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs [syn: squeal, oink] 2: confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure [syn: confess, squeal, fink]
  • steal
    n 1: an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" [syn: bargain, buy, steal] 2: a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch) v 1: take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" 2: move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness" [syn: steal, slip] 3: steal a base
  • steel
    n 1: an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range 2: a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard [syn: sword, blade, brand, steel] 3: knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod v 1: get ready for something difficult or unpleasant [syn: steel, nerve] 2: cover, plate, or edge with steel
  • stele
    n 1: the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant 2: an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings [syn: stele, stela]
  • surreal
    adj 1: characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions; "a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"--J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature" [syn: phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, surreal, surrealistic] 2: resembling a dream; "night invested the lake with a dreamlike quality"; "as irrational and surreal as a dream" [syn: dreamlike, surreal]
  • teal
    adj 1: of a bluish shade of green [syn: bluish green, blue- green, cyan, teal] n 1: a blue-green color or pigment; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green" [syn: bluish green, blue green, teal] 2: any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America
  • unreal
    adj 1: lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news" [ant: existent, real] 2: not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary; "this conversation is getting more and more unreal"; "the fantastically unreal world of government bureaucracy"; "the unreal world of advertising art" [ant: real(a)] 3: contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" [syn: artificial, unreal] [ant: natural] 4: lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon" [syn: insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal] [ant: material, real, substantial]
  • unseal
    v 1: break the seal of; "He unsealed the letter" [ant: seal]
  • veal
    n 1: meat from a calf [syn: veal, veau]
  • wheel
    n 1: a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) 2: a handwheel that is used for steering [syn: steering wheel, wheel] 3: forces that provide energy and direction; "the wheels of government began to turn" 4: a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel 5: game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in [syn: roulette wheel, wheel] 6: an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims [syn: rack, wheel] 7: a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals [syn: bicycle, bike, wheel, cycle] v 1: change directions as if revolving on a pivot; "They wheeled their horses around and left" [syn: wheel, wheel around] 2: wheel somebody or something [syn: wheel, wheel around] 3: move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds" [syn: wheel, roll] 4: ride a bicycle [syn: bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal, wheel]
  • zeal
    n 1: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal" [syn: ardor, ardour, elan, zeal] 2: excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end; "he had an absolute zeal for litigation" 3: prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions"; "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle" [syn: readiness, eagerness, zeal, forwardness]
  • weil
    n 1: French philosopher (1909-1943) [syn: Weil, Simone Weil] 2: United States mathematician (born in France) (1906-1998) [syn: Weil, Andre Weil]
  • brasil
    n 1: the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter [syn: Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil, Brasil]
  • leal
    adj 1: faithful and true; "leal to the core of her intrepid Scottish heart"- Harry Lauder
  • lille
    n 1: an industrial city in northern France near the Belgian border; was the medieval capital of Flanders
  • riel
    n 1: the basic unit of money in Cambodia; equal to 100 sen
  • seel
    v 1: sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons
  • steele
    n 1: English writer (1672-1729) [syn: Steele, Sir Richrd Steele]
  • emile
    n 1: the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • reseal
    v 1: seal again; "reseal the bottle after using the medicine"
  • neel
    n 1: French physicist noted for research on magnetism (born in 1904) [syn: Neel, Louis Eugene Felix Neel]
  • abele
    n 1: a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces [syn: white poplar, white aspen, abele, aspen poplar, silver-leaved poplar, Populus alba]
  • bastille
    n 1: a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution 2: a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner)
  • he'll
  • she'll
  • we'll
  • enrile
  • beal
  • beale
  • beall
  • beel
  • beil
  • biehl
  • biel
  • bleil
  • briel
  • cele
  • ciel
  • creal
  • deahl
  • deale
  • deel
  • diehl
  • diel
  • feil
  • fiel
  • foell
  • freel
  • friel
  • giel
  • gilles
  • jheel
  • keal
  • keele
  • keil
  • kheel
  • kiehl
  • kiel
  • meehl
  • mele
  • miele
  • peele
  • adriel
  • azbill
  • brazeal
  • braziel
  • camille
  • cecile
  • chmiel
  • corniel
  • daneel
  • emil

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