Words that rhyme with out

  • about
    adv 1: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" [syn: approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so] 2: all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her" [syn: about, around] 3: in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight" [syn: about, around] 4: used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around" [syn: about, around] 5: in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "suddenly she turned around" [syn: about, around] 6: in rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play" 7: (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: on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident" [syn: about(p), astir(p)]
  • bout
    n 1: (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive [syn: turn, bout, round] 2: a period of illness; "a bout of fever"; "a bout of depression" 3: a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers) 4: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" [syn: bust, tear, binge, bout]
  • clout
    n 1: a target used in archery 2: special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull" [syn: pull, clout] 3: a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood [syn: clout nail, clout] 4: (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose" [syn: punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug] v 1: strike hard, especially with the fist; "He clouted his attacker"
  • devout
    adj 1: deeply religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken [syn: devout, god-fearing] 2: earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences" [syn: dear, devout, earnest, heartfelt]
  • blackout
    n 1: a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting 2: darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft) [syn: blackout, brownout, dimout] 3: the failure of electric power for a general region 4: a momentary loss of consciousness 5: partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening" [syn: amnesia, memory loss, blackout]
  • doubt
    n 1: the state of being unsure of something [syn: doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness] [ant: certainty] 2: uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise" [syn: doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness, question] v 1: consider unlikely or have doubts about; "I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage" 2: lack confidence in or have doubts about; "I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother"
  • drought
    n 1: a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season" [syn: drought, drouth] 2: a prolonged shortage; "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought" [syn: drought, drouth]
  • flout
    v 1: treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules" [syn: scoff, flout] 2: laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" [syn: jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe]
  • cookout
    n 1: an informal meal cooked and eaten outdoors
  • dugout
    n 1: either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game 2: a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log [syn: dugout canoe, dugout, pirogue] 3: a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground [syn: bunker, dugout]
  • fallout
    n 1: the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion [syn: fallout, radioactive dust] 2: any adverse and unwanted secondary effect; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal" [syn: side effect, fallout]
  • dropout
    n 1: someone who quits school before graduation 2: someone who withdraws from a social group or environment
  • shout
    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] v 1: utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout" [ant: whisper] 2: 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] 3: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn: exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout] 4: use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" [syn: abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout]
  • stout
    adj 1: dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts" [syn: stalwart, stout] 2: euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout" [syn: portly, stout] 3: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes" [syn: hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy] n 1: a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops 2: a garment size for a large or heavy person
  • hideout
    n 1: a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws [syn: hideout, hideaway, den]
  • scout
    n 1: a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event [syn: lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picket] 2: a Boy Scout or Girl Scout 3: someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports) [syn: scout, talent scout] 4: someone who can find paths through unexplored territory [syn: scout, pathfinder, guide] v 1: explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody [syn: scout, reconnoiter, reconnoitre]
  • pout
    n 1: a disdainful grimace [syn: pout, moue, wry face] 2: marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas [syn: eelpout, pout] 3: catfish common in eastern United States [syn: horned pout, hornpout, pout, Ameiurus Melas] v 1: be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted" [syn: sulk, pout, brood] 2: make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted" [syn: pout, mop, mow]
  • trout
    n 1: flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes 2: any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons
  • spout
    n 1: an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain v 1: gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth" [syn: spurt, spirt, gush, spout] 2: talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner [syn: rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave]
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  • gout
    n 1: a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints [syn: gout, gouty arthritis, urarthritis]
  • sprout
    n 1: any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud 2: a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed) v 1: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" [syn: shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout] 2: put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year" [syn: sprout, stock]
  • throughout
    adv 1: from first to last; "the play was excellent end-to-end" [syn: throughout, end-to-end] 2: used to refer to cited works [syn: passim, throughout]
  • lout
    n 1: an awkward stupid person [syn: lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk]
  • snout
    n 1: a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose [syn: snout, neb] 2: informal terms for the nose [syn: beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz] 3: beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils [syn: snout, rostrum]
  • grout
    n 1: a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork v 1: bind with grout; "grout the bathtub"
  • kraut
    n 1: offensive term for a person of German descent [syn: Kraut, Krauthead, Boche, Jerry, Hun]
  • rout
    n 1: a disorderly crowd of people [syn: mob, rabble, rout] 2: an overwhelming defeat v 1: cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves" [syn: rout, rout out, expel] 2: dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles" [syn: rout, root, rootle] 3: make a groove in [syn: rout, gouge] 4: defeat disastrously [syn: spread-eagle, spreadeagle, rout]
  • tout
    n 1: someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit [syn: tout, ticket tout] 2: someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way [syn: tout, touter] 3: one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack) [syn: tipster, tout] v 1: advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention" 2: show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]
  • knout
    n 1: a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners
  • roundabout
    adj 1: marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct; "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"; "a roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend" [syn: circuitous, roundabout] 2: deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" [syn: devious, circuitous, roundabout] n 1: a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary" [syn: traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout] 2: a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement [syn: carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, roundabout, whirligig]
  • turnout
    n 1: the group that gathers together for a particular occasion; "a large turnout for the meeting" 2: a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park [syn: turnout, widening] 3: a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass [syn: siding, railroad siding, turnout, sidetrack] 4: what is produced in a given time period [syn: output, outturn, turnout] 5: a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant" [syn: outfit, getup, rig, turnout] 6: attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election); "the turnout for the rally" 7: (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
  • redoubt
    n 1: (military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses 2: an entrenched stronghold or refuge
  • route
    n 1: an established line of travel or access [syn: path, route, itinerary] 2: an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation [syn: road, route] v 1: send documents or materials to appropriate destinations 2: send via a specific route 3: divert in a specified direction; "divert the low voltage to the engine cylinders"
  • lookout
    n 1: a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event [syn: lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picket] 2: an elevated post affording a wide view [syn: lookout, observation post] 3: a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings [syn: lookout, observation tower, lookout station, observatory] 4: the act of looking out [syn: lookout, outlook]
  • time-out
    n 1: a brief suspension of play; "each team has two time-outs left"
  • stakeout
    n 1: surveillance of some place or some person by the police (as in anticipation of a crime)
  • inside-out
    adj 1: with the inside surface on the outside [syn: wrong-side- out(p), inside-out(p)]
  • takeout
    adj 1: of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises; "takeout pizza"; "the takeout counter"; "`take- away' is chiefly British" [syn: takeout, take-away] n 1: prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises; "in England they call takeout food `takeaway'" [syn: takeout, takeout food, takeaway] 2: (bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit
  • workout
    n 1: the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit" [syn: exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout]
  • sellout
    n 1: an act of betrayal
  • crout
  • rouseabout
  • eastabout
  • rightabout
  • westabout
  • doutt
  • fout
  • hout
  • krout
  • prout
  • sell-out
  • timeout
  • take-out
  • ow-out
  • nowt
  • thereout
  • hide-out
  • look-out
  • shoot-out
  • watch-out
  • rub-out
  • yourout
  • tiebout

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