Words that rhyme with patese

adv 1: to or from every one of two or more (considered individually); "they received $10 each" [syn: each, to each one, for each one, from each one, apiece]

n 1: a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse" [syn: caprice, impulse, whim]

n 1: (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end v 1: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" [syn: discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off] [ant: bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold] 2: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" [syn: end, stop, finish, terminate, cease] [ant: begin, start]

adj 1: of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet] n 1: a red the color of ripe cherries [syn: cerise, cherry, cherry red]

n 1: an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" [syn: fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend] 2: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" [syn: wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line] 3: a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade [syn: kris, creese, crease] v 1: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane" [syn: wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp] 2: make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow" [syn: furrow, wrinkle, crease] 3: scrape gently; "graze the skin" [syn: graze, crease, rake] 4: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle" [syn: rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle]

n 1: the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren" [syn: death, decease, expiry] [ant: birth, nascence, nascency, nativity] v 1: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" [syn: die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it] [ant: be born]

n 1: a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales" [syn: decrease, lessening, drop-off] [ant: increase] 2: a process of becoming smaller or shorter [syn: decrease, decrement] [ant: growth, increase, increment] 3: the amount by which something decreases [syn: decrease, decrement] [ant: increase, increment] 4: the act of decreasing or reducing something [syn: decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down] [ant: increase, step-up] v 1: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [syn: decrease, diminish, lessen, fall] [ant: increase] 2: make smaller; "He decreased his staff" [syn: decrease, lessen, minify] [ant: increase]

adv 1: with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy" [syn: easily, easy] 2: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights" [syn: slowly, slow, easy, tardily] [ant: apace, chop-chop, quickly, rapidly, speedily] 3: in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard) [syn: easy, soft] adj 1: posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma" [ant: difficult, hard] 2: not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace" [syn: easy, easygoing, leisurely] 3: free from worry or anxiety; "knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy"; "an easy good-natured manner"; "by the time the chsild faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words" [ant: uneasy] 4: affording pleasure; "easy good looks" 5: having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" [syn: easy, gentle, soft] 6: readily exploited or tricked; "an easy victim"; "an easy mark" 7: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well- situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community" [syn: comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do] 8: marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope" [syn: easy, gentle] 9: affording comfort; "soft light that was easy on the eyes" 10: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" [syn: easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton] 11: less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; "commodities are easy this quarter" 12: obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally; "easy money"

adj 1: (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; "a dress of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics" [syn: brushed, fleecy, napped]

adj 1: containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds" [syn: greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous] 2: smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags" [syn: greasy, oily]

n 1: the state prevailing during the absence of war [ant: state of war, war] 2: harmonious relations; freedom from disputes; "the roommates lived in peace together" 3: the absence of mental stress or anxiety [syn: peace, peacefulness, peace of mind, repose, serenity, heartsease, ataraxis] 4: the general security of public places; "he was arrested for disturbing the peace" [syn: peace, public security] 5: a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th" [syn: peace, peace treaty, pacification]

n 1: a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence" 2: an item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china"; 3: a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" [syn: part, piece] 4: a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" [syn: musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music] 5: an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" [syn: piece, bit] 6: an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests" 7: a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" [syn: firearm, piece, small-arm] 8: a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread" [syn: piece, slice] 9: a distance; "it is down the road a piece" 10: a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece" [syn: objet d'art, art object, piece] 11: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather" [syn: while, piece, spell, patch] 12: a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue" [syn: slice, piece] 13: game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage" [syn: man, piece] v 1: to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt" [syn: patch, piece] 2: create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" [syn: assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together] [ant: break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart] 3: join during spinning; "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings" 4: eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" [syn: nibble, pick, piece] 5: repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" [syn: piece, patch]

n 1: the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him" [syn: police, police force, constabulary, law] v 1: maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol [syn: patrol, police]

adj 1: causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" [syn: nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile] 2: feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit [syn: nauseated, nauseous, queasy, sick, sickish] 3: causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind" [syn: anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet]

n 1: merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra" 2: the act of liberating someone or something [syn: liberation, release, freeing] 3: a process that liberates or discharges something; "there was a sudden release of oxygen"; "the release of iodine from the thyroid gland" 4: an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation [syn: handout, press release, release] 5: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) [syn: dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking] 6: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" [syn: passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release] 7: a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation [syn: acquittance, release] 8: a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism [syn: release, button] 9: activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger" [syn: release, outlet, vent] 10: the act of allowing a fluid to escape [syn: spill, spillage, release] 11: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn: release, waiver, discharge] 12: (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone [syn: release, tone ending] v 1: release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" [syn: let go of, let go, release, relinquish] [ant: hold, take hold] 2: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose] [ant: confine, detain] 3: let (something) fall or spill from a container; "turn the flour onto a plate" [syn: turn, release] 4: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" [syn: publish, bring out, put out, issue, release] 5: eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" [syn: exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release] 6: generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream" [syn: secrete, release] 7: make (information) available for publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners" [syn: free, release] 8: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" [syn: release, relinquish, resign, free, give up] 9: release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition [syn: release, free, liberate] 10: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account" [syn: unblock, unfreeze, free, release] [ant: block, freeze, immobilise, immobilize]

adj 1: of cloth; thin and loosely woven; "the coat has a sleazy lining" 2: of very poor quality; flimsy [syn: bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny] 3: morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal" [syn: seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, squalid]

adj 1: having a tone of a reed instrument [syn: reedy, wheezy] 2: relating to breathing with a whistling sound [syn: asthmatic, wheezing, wheezy]

adj 1: being ten more than ninety [syn: hundred, one hundred, 100, c] n 1: a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature [syn: degree centigrade, degree Celsius, C] 2: the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second [syn: speed of light, light speed, c] 3: a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy [syn: vitamin C, C, ascorbic acid] 4: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) [syn: deoxycytidine monophosphate, C] 5: a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine [syn: cytosine, C] 6: an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds [syn: carbon, C, atomic number 6] 7: ten 10s [syn: hundred, 100, C, century, one C] 8: a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second [syn: coulomb, C, ampere-second] 9: a general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system 10: (music) the keynote of the scale of C major 11: the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: C, c] 12: street names for cocaine [syn: coke, blow, nose candy, snow, C]

n 1: a landlocked federal republic in central Europe [syn: Switzerland, Swiss Confederation, Suisse, Schweiz, Svizzera]

n 1: the capital and principal port of Tunisia [syn: Tunis, capital of Tunisia]

n 1: the capital and largest city of Georgia on the Kura river [syn: Tbilisi, Tiflis, capital of Georgia]

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Vietnam or its people or its language ; "the Vietnamese countryside"; the Vietnamese tones"; "Vietnamese boat people" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Vietnam [syn: Vietnamese, Annamese] 2: the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam [syn: Vietnamese, Annamese, Annamite]

n 1: aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century