Words that rhyme with oughta

n 1: the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries

n 1: a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam; "the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos" 2: a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring; "the country is an economic backwater"

n 1: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away [syn: breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty]

n 1: a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age" [syn: daughter, girl] [ant: boy, son]

n 1: water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed

n 1: a businessperson who transports goods abroad (for sale)

n 1: any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum)

n 1: the front half of a side of meat

n 1: water that is not salty [syn: fresh water, freshwater] [ant: brine, saltwater, seawater]

n 1: a female grandchild

v 1: provide with headquarters; "the compnay is headquartered in New Jersey"

n 1: the source of a river; "the headwaters of the Nile"

n 1: someone whose business involves importing goods from outside (especially from a foreign country)

n 1: homicide without malice aforethought

n 1: a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range [syn: mortar, howitzer, trench mortar] 2: used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall 3: a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle v 1: plaster with mortar; "mortar the wall"

n 1: a person employed to carry luggage and supplies 2: someone who guards an entrance [syn: doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary] 3: United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) [syn: Porter, Katherine Anne Porter] 4: United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) [syn: Porter, Cole Porter, Cole Albert Porter] 5: United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) [syn: Porter, William Sydney Porter, O. Henry] 6: a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) [syn: porter, Pullman porter] 7: a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley [syn: porter, porter's beer] v 1: carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists"

n 1: one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: one- fourth, fourth, one-quarter, quarter, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quartern] 2: a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter" 3: (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter" 4: a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour; "it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock" 5: one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas" 6: a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter" 7: one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter" 8: a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) 9: a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) 10: a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine" 11: an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter" 12: the rear part of a ship [syn: stern, after part, quarter, poop, tail] 13: piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp 14: clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter" v 1: provide housing for (military personnel) [syn: quarter, billet, canton] 2: pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" [syn: draw, quarter, draw and quarter] 3: divide into quarters; "quarter an apple" 4: divide by four; divide into quarters

n 1: drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds [syn: rain, rainwater]

n 1: a meeting for boat races

n 1: a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories [syn: reporter, newsman, newsperson]

n 1: water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater" [syn: seawater, saltwater, brine] [ant: fresh water, freshwater]

n 1: water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all saltwater" [syn: seawater, saltwater, brine] [ant: fresh water, freshwater]

n 1: long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves

n 1: the killing of animals (as for food) 2: a sound defeat [syn: thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping] 3: the savage and excessive killing of many people [syn: slaughter, massacre, mass murder, carnage, butchery] v 1: kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter" [syn: butcher, slaughter] 2: kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda" [syn: massacre, slaughter, mow down]

n 1: a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms

n 1: a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office) 2: a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes

n 1: a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots 2: a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers) 3: a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event [syn: lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picket] 4: someone who is the first to observe something [syn: finder, discoverer, spotter]

n 1: a daughter of your spouse by a former marriage

n 1: marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ

n 1: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" [syn: supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend] 2: someone who supports or champions something [syn: patron, sponsor, supporter] 3: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" [syn: assistant, helper, help, supporter] 4: a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) [syn: garter, supporter] 5: a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise [syn: athletic supporter, supporter, suspensor, jockstrap, jock]

n 1: low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams 2: the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia [syn: Tidewater, Tidewater region]

n 1: rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in Austria

adj 1: beneath the surface of the water; "submerged rocks" [syn: submerged, submersed, underwater] 2: growing or remaining under water; "viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat"; "submerged leaves" [syn: subaqueous, subaquatic, submerged, submersed, underwater]

n 1: binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent [syn: water, H2O] 2: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" [syn: body of water, water] 3: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) 4: a facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water" [syn: water system, water supply, water] 5: liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water" [syn: urine, piss, pee, piddle, weewee, water] 6: a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water" v 1: supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields" [syn: water, irrigate] 2: provide with water; "We watered the buffalo" 3: secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered" 4: fill with tears; "His eyes were watering"

n 1: someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound 2: something outstandingly difficult; "the problem was a real snorter" 3: something that is extraordinary or remarkable or prominent; "a snorter of a sermon"; "the storm wasn't long but it was a snorter"

n 1: a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups; "al-Fatah carried out numerous acts of international terrorism in western Europe and the Middle East in the 1970s" [syn: al-Fatah, Fatah, al-Asifa]

n 1: Mexican revolutionary who led a revolt for agrarian reforms (1879-1919) [syn: Zapata, Emiliano Zapata]

n 1: (Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families [syn: Mahabharata, Mahabharatam, Mahabharatum]

n 1: a long truck for carrying motor vehicles [syn: transporter, car transporter] 2: a crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships 3: a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) [syn: conveyer belt, conveyor belt, conveyer, conveyor, transporter]

n 1: Belgian architect and leader in art nouveau architecture (1861-1947) [syn: Horta, Victor Horta]

n 1: melted snow or ice

n 1: frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls [syn: white water, whitewater]

n 1: scientific instrument consisting of an electronic circuit that permits only voltage pulses of predetermined height to pass [syn: kicksorter, pulse height analyzer]