Words that rhyme with pasteur
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agent
n 1: an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents" 2: a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations 3: a substance that exerts some force or effect 4: a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission [syn: agent, factor, broker] 5: any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau [syn: agent, federal agent] 6: the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause [syn: agentive role, agent] -
amateur
adj 1: engaged in as a pastime; "an amateur painter"; "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"; "recreational golfers"; "reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating"; "unpaid extras in the documentary" [syn: amateur, recreational, unpaid] 2: lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting" [syn: amateurish, amateur, inexpert, unskilled] n 1: someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime 2: an athlete who does not play for pay [ant: pro, professional] -
aster
n 1: any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers 2: star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis -
astir
adj 1: out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning" [syn: astir(p), up(p)] 2: on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident" [syn: about(p), astir(p)] -
auteur
n 1: a filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works -
bestir
v 1: become active; "He finally bestirred himself" [syn: bestir, rouse] -
deter
v 1: try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth" [syn: deter, discourage] 2: turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people" [syn: dissuade, deter] [ant: persuade] -
disinter
v 1: dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies [syn: disinter, exhume] -
doer
n 1: a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker" [syn: actor, doer, worker] -
grandeur
n 1: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products" [syn: magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness] 2: the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct [syn: nobility, nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur] -
hauteur
n 1: overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors [syn: arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness] -
inter
v 1: place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday" [syn: bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest] -
litterateur
n 1: a writer of literary works [syn: essayist, litterateur] -
poor
adj 1: deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life" [syn: hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched] 2: having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret" [ant: rich] 3: characterized by or indicating poverty; "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town" [ant: rich] 4: lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances; "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value" [ant: rich] 5: not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience" [syn: inadequate, poor, short] 6: unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor" n 1: people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group); "the urban poor need assistance" [syn: poor people, poor] [ant: rich, rich people] -
provocateur
n 1: a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts [syn: agent provocateur, provocateur] -
raconteur
n 1: a person skilled in telling anecdotes [syn: anecdotist, raconteur] -
rapporteur
n 1: a recorder appointed by a committee to prepare reports of the meetings -
restaurateur
n 1: the proprietor of a restaurant [syn: restaurateur, restauranter] -
saboteur
n 1: someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks [syn: saboteur, wrecker, diversionist] 2: a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader [syn: fifth columnist, saboteur] -
voyeur
n 1: a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others [syn: voyeur, Peeping Tom, peeper] -
darfur
n 1: an impoverished region of western Sudan; "Darfur was a semi-independent sultanate until 1917 and is ethnically distinct from central Sudan" -
astor
n 1: British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964) [syn: Astor, Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor] 2: United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848) [syn: Astor, John Jacob Astor] -
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poore
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coeur
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fuer
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koor
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kapoor
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majeure
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mccluer
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mcclure
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mclure
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noir
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