Words that rhyme with ost

n 1: speaking of yourself in superlatives [syn: boast, boasting, self-praise, jactitation] v 1: show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade] 2: wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat" [syn: sport, feature, boast]

v 1: speak to someone [syn: address, accost, come up to] 2: approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park" [syn: hook, solicit, accost]

n 1: the shore of a sea or ocean [syn: seashore, coast, seacoast, sea-coast] 2: a slope down which sleds may coast; "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course" 3: the area within view; "the coast is clear" 4: the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope" [syn: slide, glide, coast] v 1: move effortlessly; by force of gravity

n 1: a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer v 1: convert to compost; "compost organic debris"

v 1: make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car window" [syn: defrost, deice, de-ice]

adj 1: treated with some kind of application; "a mustache dosed with bear grease"

adj 1: giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought" [syn: captive, absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrapped] 2: written formally in a large clear script, as a deed or other legal document

n 1: ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) [syn: frost, hoar, hoarfrost, rime] 2: weather cold enough to cause freezing [syn: freeze, frost] 3: the formation of frost or ice on a surface [syn: frost, icing] 4: United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963) [syn: Frost, Robert Frost, Robert Lee Frost] v 1: decorate with frosting; "frost a cake" [syn: frost, ice] 2: provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance; "frost the glass"; "she frosts her hair" 3: cover with frost; "ice crystals frosted the glass" 4: damage by frost; "The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown"

n 1: a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" [syn: ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre] 2: a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else [syn: ghostwriter, ghost] 3: the visible disembodied soul of a dead person 4: a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face" [syn: touch, trace, ghost] v 1: move like a ghost; "The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard" 2: haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her" [syn: haunt, obsess, ghost] 3: write for someone else; "How many books have you ghostwritten so far?" [syn: ghost, ghostwrite]

n 1: a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there 2: a vast multitude [syn: horde, host, legion] 3: an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association [ant: parasite] 4: a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers) [syn: master of ceremonies, emcee, host] 5: archaic terms for army [syn: host, legion] 6: any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event; "Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games" 7: (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor 8: the owner or manager of an inn [syn: host, innkeeper, boniface] 9: a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion 10: (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network [syn: server, host] v 1: be the host of or for; "We hosted 4 couples last night"

n 1: money collected under a tariff [syn: customs, customs duty, custom, impost] 2: the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs [syn: springer, impost]

adj 1: no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered; "a lost child"; "lost friends"; "his lost book"; "lost opportunities" [ant: found] 2: having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity; "I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway"; "the anesthetic left her completely disoriented" [syn: confused, disoriented, lost] 3: spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed; "lost souls"; "a lost generation"; "a lost ship"; "the lost platoon" [ant: saved] 4: not gained or won; "a lost battle"; "a lost prize" [ant: won] 5: incapable of being recovered or regained; "his lost honor" 6: not caught with the senses or the mind; "words lost in the din" [syn: lost, missed] 7: deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown" [syn: bemused, deep in thought(p), lost(p), preoccupied] 8: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" [syn: baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea] 9: unable to function; without help [syn: helpless, lost] n 1: people who are destined to die soon; "the agony of the doomed was in his voice" [syn: doomed, lost]

adv 1: used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake" [syn: most, to the highest degree] [ant: least, to the lowest degree] 2: very; "a most welcome relief" 3: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh] adj 1: (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number; "who has the most apples?"; "most people like eggs"; "most fishes have fins" [ant: fewest(a)] 2: the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree; "made the most money he could"; "what attracts the most attention?"; "made the most of a bad deal" [ant: least(a)]

n 1: ground that is permanently frozen

n 1: the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station" [syn: post, station] 2: military installation at which a body of troops is stationed; "this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"; "there is an officer's club on the post" [syn: military post, post] 3: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation] 4: an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" 5: United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935) [syn: Post, Wiley Post] 6: United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960) [syn: Post, Emily Post, Emily Price Post] 7: United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914) [syn: Post, C. W. Post, Charles William Post] 8: any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post" [syn: mail, post] 9: a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track); "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake" [syn: post, stake] 10: the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'" [syn: mail, mail service, postal service, post] 11: the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post" v 1: affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a warning" 2: publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board" 3: assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu" 4: assign to a station [syn: station, post, send, place] 5: display, as of records in sports games 6: enter on a public list 7: transfer (entries) from one account book to another [syn: post, carry] 8: ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait 9: mark with a stake; "stake out the path" [syn: stake, post] 10: place so as to be noticed; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump" [syn: post, put up] 11: cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" [syn: mail, post, send] 12: mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman" [syn: post, brand]

n 1: a high-ranking university administrator

n 1: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" [syn: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter] 2: (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge v 1: make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted" 2: answer back [syn: retort, come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin]

adj 1: (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven [syn: roast, roasted] n 1: a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion [syn: roast, joint] 2: negative criticism [syn: knock, roast] v 1: cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey" 2: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun]

n 1: slices of bread that have been toasted 2: a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention; "he was the toast of the town" 3: a person in desperate straits; someone doomed; "I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work"; "one mistake and you're toast" [syn: goner, toast] 4: a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event [syn: pledge, toast] v 1: make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes" [syn: crispen, toast, crisp] 2: propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year" [syn: toast, drink, pledge, salute, wassail]

n 1: a policy of the Soviet government allowing freer discussion of social problems

n 1: a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei [syn: teleost fish, teleost, teleostan]

n 1: tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: costmary, alecost, bible leaf, mint geranium, balsam herb, Tanacetum balsamita, Chrysanthemum balsamita]