Words that rhyme with paz

adj 1: of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops" [syn: ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops(p)] n 1: the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one" [syn: one, 1, I, ace, single, unity] 2: one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face 3: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz] 4: proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II [syn: angiotensin converting enzyme, angiotensin-converting enzyme, ACE] 5: a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey [syn: Allied Command Europe, ACE] 6: a serve that the receiver is unable to reach v 1: succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" [syn: breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through, nail] 2: score an ace against; "He aced his opponents" 3: play (a hole) in one stroke 4: serve an ace against (someone)

adv 1: with rapid movements; "he works quickly" [syn: quickly, rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apace] [ant: easy, slow, slowly, tardily]

n 1: South African term for `boss'

adj 1: having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet" [syn: bass, deep] n 1: the lowest part of the musical range 2: the lowest part in polyphonic music [syn: bass, bass part] 3: an adult male singer with the lowest voice [syn: bass, basso] 4: the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae [syn: sea bass, bass] 5: any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus) [syn: freshwater bass, bass] 6: the lowest adult male singing voice [syn: bass, bass voice, basso] 7: the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments 8: nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes

n 1: a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee" 2: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad] 3: a set of two similar things considered as a unit [syn: pair, brace] 4: either of two punctuation marks ({ or ) used to enclose textual material 5: a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it 6: elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) [syn: brace, suspender, gallus] 7: an appliance that corrects dental irregularities [syn: brace, braces, orthodontic braces] 8: a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring [syn: brace, bitstock] 9: a structural member used to stiffen a framework [syn: brace, bracing] v 1: prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult [syn: brace, poise] 2: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel" [syn: brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise] 3: support by bracing 4: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn: stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up] [ant: calm, de-energise, de-energize, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize]

n 1: events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash" 2: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice" [syn: cause, reason, grounds] 3: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort] 4: any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results [syn: causal agent, cause, causal agency] 5: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord" [syn: lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa] v 1: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" [syn: cause, do, make] 2: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make]

v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn: corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect] 2: lower in value by increasing the base-metal content [syn: debase, alloy] 3: corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" [syn: load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase]

v 1: mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue" [syn: deface, disfigure, blemish]

n 1: a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison" [syn: shame, disgrace, ignominy] v 1: bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" [syn: dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame] [ant: honor, honour, reward] 2: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture" [syn: take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down] 3: damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians" [syn: discredit, disgrace]

v 1: cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" 2: take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor" [syn: preempt, displace] 3: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate] [ant: employ, engage, hire] 4: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" [syn: move, displace]

v 1: remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps" [syn: obliterate, efface] 2: make inconspicuous; "efface oneself" 3: remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!" [syn: erase, rub out, score out, efface, wipe off]

n 1: the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) [syn: embrace, embracing, embracement] 2: the state of taking in or encircling; "an island in the embrace of the sea" 3: a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family" [syn: embrace, bosom] v 1: include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group" [syn: embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover] 2: squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him" [syn: embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze] 3: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith" [syn: espouse, embrace, adopt, sweep up]

v 1: enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud" [syn: encase, incase, case]

v 1: remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915" [syn: erase, wipe out] 2: remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!" [syn: erase, rub out, score out, efface, wipe off] 3: wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information; "Who erased the files form my hard disk?" [syn: erase, delete] [ant: record, tape]

n 1: noisy quarrel [syn: affray, altercation, fracas]

n 1: (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence; "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin lived in a state of grace" [syn: grace, saving grace, state of grace] 2: elegance and beauty of movement or expression; "a beautiful figure which she used in subtle movements of unparalleled grace" [syn: grace, gracility] 3: a sense of propriety and consideration for others; "a place where the company of others must be accepted with good grace" [syn: seemliness, grace] [ant: unseemliness] 4: a disposition to kindness and compassion; "the victor's grace in treating the vanquished" [syn: grace, good will, goodwill] 5: (Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors 6: a short prayer of thanks before a meal; "their youngest son said grace" [syn: grace, blessing, thanksgiving] 7: (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God; "God's grace is manifested in the salvation of sinners"; "there but for the grace of God go I" [syn: grace, grace of God, free grace] v 1: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" [syn: decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify] 2: be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" [syn: deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify]

v 1: spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" [syn: intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace] [ant: untwine] 2: hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck" [syn: lock, interlock, interlace]

n 1: a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color; "Mars has two satellites" [syn: Mars, Red Planet] 2: (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares

v 1: place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses" [syn: misplace, mislay, lose] 2: place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position; "misplaced modifiers"

v 1: analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)

n 1: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular] 2: a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard

n 1: a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate; "blue turquoise is valued as a gemstone" 2: a shade of blue tinged with green [syn: greenish blue, aqua, aquamarine, turquoise, cobalt blue, peacock blue]

n 1: an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers

n 1: a creamy potato soup flavored with leeks and onions; usually served cold

n 1: an ancient country and wine producing region in the east of the Balkan Peninsula to the north of the Aegean Sea; colonized by ancient Greeks; later a Roman province; now divided between Bulgaria and Greece and Turkey

v 1: enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud" [syn: encase, incase, case]