Words that rhyme with pibroch

• auk 0
  n 1: black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
• baroque 0
  adj 1: having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells [syn: baroque, churrigueresque, churrigueresco] 2: of or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately ornamented style of architecture, art, and music popular in Europe between 1600 and 1750 [syn: baroque, Baroque] n 1: the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe [syn: Baroque, Baroque era, Baroque period] 2: elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century [syn: baroque, baroqueness]
• baulk 0
  n 1: the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk" [syn: balk, baulk] 2: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap] 3: one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof [syn: rafter, balk, baulk] v 1: refuse to comply [syn: resist, balk, baulk, jib]
• bedrock 0
  n 1: solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil 2: principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics" [syn: fundamentals, basics, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrock]
• boardwalk 0
  n 1: a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside
• cakewalk 0
  n 1: a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake 2: an easy accomplishment; "winning the tournament was a cakewalk for him"; "invading Iraq won't be a cakewalk" v 1: perform the cakewalk dance
• calk 0
  n 1: a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping [syn: calk, calkin] v 1: provide with calks; "calk horse shoes" 2: seal with caulking; "caulk the window" [syn: caulk, calk] 3: injure with a calk
• catwalk 0
  n 1: narrow platform extending out into an auditorium; "models displayed clothes on a catwalk at the fashion show" 2: narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge)
• caulk 0
  n 1: a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight [syn: caulk, caulking] v 1: seal with caulking; "caulk the window" [syn: caulk, calk]
• chalk 0
  n 1: a soft whitish calcite 2: a pure flat white with little reflectance 3: an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn: methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash] 4: a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces v 1: write, draw, or trace with chalk
• cornstalk 0
  n 1: the stalk of a corn plant [syn: cornstalk, corn stalk]
• crosswalk 0
  n 1: a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other [syn: crossing, crosswalk, crossover]
• defrock 0
  v 1: divest of the frock; of church officials [syn: defrock, unfrock]
• gawk 0
  n 1: an awkward stupid person [syn: lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk] v 1: look with amazement; look stupidly [syn: goggle, gape, gawp, gawk]
• goshawk 0
  n 1: large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry [syn: goshawk, Accipiter gentilis]
• hawk 0
  n 1: diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail 2: an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations [syn: hawk, war hawk] [ant: dove, peacenik] 3: a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar [syn: mortarboard, hawk] v 1: sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch] 2: hunt with hawks; "the tribes like to hawk in the desert" 3: clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his throat before he started to speak" [syn: clear the throat, hawk]
• jaywalk 0
  v 1: cross the road at a red light
• leafstalk 0
  n 1: the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf [syn: petiole, leafstalk]
• loch 0
  n 1: a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked) 2: Scottish word for a lake
• lough 0
  n 1: a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland 2: Irish word for a lake
• nighthawk 0
  n 1: a person who likes to be active late at night [syn: night owl, nighthawk, nightbird] 2: mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker [syn: nighthawk, bullbat, mosquito hawk]
• shamrock 0
  n 1: creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage [syn: white clover, dutch clover, shamrock, Trifolium repens] 2: Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers [syn: common wood sorrel, cuckoo bread, shamrock, Oxalis acetosella] 3: clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock [syn: hop clover, shamrock, lesser yellow trefoil, Trifolium dubium]
• sidewalk 0
  n 1: walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway [syn: sidewalk, pavement]
• sleepwalk 0
  v 1: walk in one's sleep [syn: sleepwalk, somnambulate]
• squawk 0
  n 1: the noise of squawking; "she awoke to the squawk of chickens"; "the squawk of car horns" 2: informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" [syn: gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk] v 1: utter a harsh abrupt scream [syn: squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech] 2: complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler]
• stalk 0
  n 1: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds [syn: chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble] 2: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ [syn: stalk, stem] 3: a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush [syn: stalk, stalking, still hunt] 4: the act of following prey stealthily [syn: stalk, stalking] 5: a stiff or threatening gait [syn: stalk, angry walk] v 1: walk stiffly 2: follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her" [syn: haunt, stalk] 3: go through (an area) in search of prey; "stalk the woods for deer"
• talk 0
  n 1: an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here" [syn: talk, talking] 2: discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'); "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger" 3: the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history" 4: a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications" [syn: lecture, public lecture, talk] 5: idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately" [syn: talk, talk of the town] v 1: exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" [syn: talk, speak] 2: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise] 3: use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" [syn: speak, talk] 4: reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details" [syn: spill, talk] 5: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [syn: spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out] [ant: keep one's mouth shut, keep quiet, shut one's mouth] 6: deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?" [syn: lecture, talk]
• unfrock 0
  v 1: divest of the frock; of church officials [syn: defrock, unfrock]
• walk 0
  n 1: the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" [syn: walk, walking] 2: (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" [syn: base on balls, walk, pass] 3: manner of walking; "he had a funny walk" [syn: walk, manner of walking] 4: the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch" 5: a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk" [syn: walk, walkway, paseo] 6: a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground 7: careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life" [syn: walk of life, walk] v 1: use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" [ant: ride] 2: accompany or escort; "I'll walk you to your car" 3: obtain a base on balls 4: traverse or cover by walking; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day" 5: give a base on balls to 6: live or behave in a specified manner; "walk in sadness" 7: be or act in association with; "We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God" 8: walk at a pace; "The horses walked across the meadow" 9: make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day" 10: take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday" [syn: walk, take the air]
• bloch 0
  n 1: United States composer (born in Switzerland) who composed symphonies and chamber music and choral music and a piano sonata and an opera (1880-1959) [syn: Bloch, Ernest Bloch]
• koch 0
  n 1: German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910) [syn: Koch, Robert Koch]
• beanstalk 0
  n 1: stem of a bean plant
• mohawk 0
  n 1: a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State 2: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Mohawk 3: haircut in which the head is shaved except for a band of hair down the middle of the scalp [syn: mohawk, mohawk haircut]
• sheepwalk 0
  n 1: farm devoted to raising sheep [syn: sheepwalk, sheeprun]
• clough 0
• disfrock 0
• brough 0
• broch 0
• rimrock 0
• falk 0
• hawke 0
• yeosock 0
• norwalk 0
• outwalk 0
• seahawk 0
• kinloch 0
• torgoch 0
• brogh 0

See also pibroch definition