Words that rhyme with perl

n 1: the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer 2: a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree 3: soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design [syn: slub, knot, burl] v 1: remove the burls from cloth

n 1: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement [syn: peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike] 2: a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend [syn: niggard, skinflint, scrooge, churl] 3: a bad-tempered person [syn: grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatch]

n 1: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) [syn: coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll] 2: American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933) [syn: Curl, Robert Curl, Robert F. Curl, Robert Floyd Curl Jr.] 3: a strand or cluster of hair [syn: lock, curl, ringlet, whorl] v 1: form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling" [syn: curl, curve, kink] 2: shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in" [syn: curl up, curl, draw in] 3: wind around something in coils or loops [syn: coil, loop, curl] [ant: uncoil] 4: twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please" [syn: curl, wave] 5: play the Scottish game of curling

n 1: a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

n 1: a young woman; "a young lady of 18" [syn: girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille] 2: a youthful female person; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle" [syn: female child, girl, little girl] [ant: boy, male child] 3: a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age" [syn: daughter, girl] [ant: boy, son] 4: a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; "his girlfriend kicked him out" [syn: girlfriend, girl, lady friend] 5: a friendly informal reference to a grown woman; "Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls"

n 1: a violent throw [syn: hurl, cast] v 1: throw forcefully [syn: hurl, hurtle, cast] 2: make a thrusting forward movement [syn: lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust] 3: utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone" [syn: hurl, throw]

n 1: a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel 2: a shade of white the color of bleached bones [syn: bone, ivory, pearl, off-white] 3: a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead" [syn: drop, bead, pearl] v 1: gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean

n 1: the shape of something rotating rapidly [syn: whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution] v 1: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" [syn: twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl] 2: flow in a circular current, of liquids [syn: eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl]

n 1: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight [syn: kink, twist, twirl] 2: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" [syn: spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl] v 1: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" [syn: twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl] 2: cause to spin; "spin a coin" [syn: whirl, birl, spin, twirl]

v 1: unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state; "unfurl a banner" [syn: unfurl, unroll] [ant: roll up, wrap up]

n 1: confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits" [syn: whirl, commotion] 2: the shape of something rotating rapidly [syn: whirl, swirl, vortex, convolution] 3: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer] 4: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" [syn: spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl] v 1: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" [syn: twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl] 2: cause to spin; "spin a coin" [syn: whirl, birl, spin, twirl] 3: flow in a circular current, of liquids [syn: eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl] 4: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" [syn: spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate] 5: fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air" [syn: whirl, tumble, whirl around]

n 1: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) [syn: coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll] 2: a strand or cluster of hair [syn: lock, curl, ringlet, whorl] 3: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope" [syn: coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix]

v 1: cause a floating log to rotate by treading [syn: birl, birle]

n 1: common black European thrush [syn: blackbird, merl, merle, ouzel, ousel, European blackbird, Turdus merula]

n 1: common black European thrush [syn: blackbird, merl, merle, ouzel, ousel, European blackbird, Turdus merula]

v 1: cause a floating log to rotate by treading [syn: birl, birle] 2: cause to spin; "spin a coin" [syn: whirl, birl, spin, twirl]