Words that rhyme with petr

n 1: a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta" [syn: father, male parent, begetter] [ant: female parent, mother]

adv 1: comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.; "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job" 2: from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." [syn: better, best] adj 1: (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history" [ant: worse] 2: (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better" [ant: worse, worsened] 3: (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond" [syn: better(p), best(p)] 4: more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour" n 1: something superior in quality or condition or effect; "a change for the better" 2: someone who bets [syn: bettor, better, wagerer, punter] 3: a superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters" 4: the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two" v 1: surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" [syn: better, break] 2: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" [syn: better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant: aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, worsen] 3: get better; "The weather improved toward evening" [syn: better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant: decline, worsen]

n 1: someone who bets [syn: bettor, better, wagerer, punter]

n 1: someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones

n 1: a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt [syn: debtor, debitor] [ant: creditor]

n 1: a shackle for the ankles or feet [syn: fetter, hobble] v 1: restrain with fetters [syn: fetter, shackle]

n 1: a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor" [syn: letter, missive] 2: the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters" [syn: letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character] 3: owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire 4: a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law" 5: an award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports" [syn: letter, varsity letter] v 1: win an athletic letter 2: set down or print with letters 3: mark letters on or mark with letters

n 1: one who sets written material into type [syn: compositor, typesetter, setter, typographer] 2: a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point

n 1: a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body [syn: sweater, jumper] 2: a person who perspires [syn: perspirer, sweater]

n 1: English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632) [syn: Dekker, Decker, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Decker] 2: (often used in combinations) something constructed with multiple levels; "they rode in a double-decker bus"

n 1: a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one; "they are heavy petters" [syn: petter, fondler]

n 1: a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials" [syn: Basque Homeland and Freedom, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Euskadi ta Askatasuna, ETA] 2: the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet

n 1: the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island [syn: Valletta, Valetta, capital of Malta]

n 1: someone whose career progresses rapidly [syn: go-getter, whizz-kid, whiz-kid, ball of fire]