Words that rhyme with pistillate
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aglet
n 1: metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon [syn: aglet, aiglet] 2: ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform [syn: aglet, aiglet, aiguilette] -
amulet
n 1: a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease [syn: amulet, talisman] -
anklet
n 1: a shoe for a child or woman that has a strap around the ankle 2: a sock that reaches just above the ankle [syn: anklet, anklets, bobbysock, bobbysocks] 3: an ornament worn around the ankle [syn: anklet, ankle bracelet] -
annulet
n 1: (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a circle; "a hollow roundel" [syn: annulet, roundel] 2: molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column [syn: annulet, bandelet, bandelette, bandlet, square and rabbet] 3: a small ring -
appellate
adj 1: of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals); "appellate court" [syn: appellate, appellant] -
armlet
n 1: a band worn around the arm for decoration [syn: armlet, arm band] -
articulate
adj 1: expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings" [ant: inarticulate, unarticulate] 2: consisting of segments held together by joints [syn: articulated, articulate] [ant: unarticulated] v 1: provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood" [syn: joint, articulate] 2: put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" [syn: give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate] 3: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" [syn: pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say] 4: unite by forming a joint or joints; "the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones" 5: express or state clearly [syn: articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocalise] -
assibilate
v 1: insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound) 2: change into a sibilant; "In the syllable /si/, the /s/ sibilates in Japanese" -
at
n 1: a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium [syn: astatine, At, atomic number 85] 2: 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos -
auklet
n 1: any of several small auks of the northern Pacific coasts -
autopilot
n 1: a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness; "she went about her chores on automatic pilot"; "too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot"; "she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot" [syn: automatic pilot, autopilot] 2: a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course [syn: autopilot, automatic pilot, robot pilot] -
ballot
n 1: a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting 2: a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person" [syn: vote, ballot, voting, balloting] v 1: vote by ballot; "The voters were balloting in this state" -
bat
n 1: nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate [syn: bat, chiropteran] 2: (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats" [syn: bat, at-bat] 3: a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash [syn: squash racket, squash racquet, bat] 4: the club used in playing cricket; "a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting" [syn: cricket bat, bat] 5: a club used for hitting a ball in various games v 1: strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball" 2: wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" [syn: bat, flutter] 3: have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez" 4: use a bat; "Who's batting?" 5: beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" [syn: cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick] -
billet
n 1: a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there" [syn: note, short letter, line, billet] 2: lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home) 3: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation] v 1: provide housing for (military personnel) [syn: quarter, billet, canton] -
booklet
n 1: a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet] -
bracelet
n 1: a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist [syn: watchband, watchstrap, wristband, watch bracelet, bracelet] 2: jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration [syn: bracelet, bangle] -
brat
n 1: a very troublesome child [syn: terror, brat, little terror, holy terror] 2: a small pork sausage [syn: bratwurst, brat] -
bullet
n 1: a projectile that is fired from a gun [syn: bullet, slug] 2: a high-speed passenger train [syn: bullet train, bullet] 3: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" [syn: fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet] -
capsulate
adj 1: used of seeds or spores that are enclosed in a capsule [syn: capsulate, capsulated] v 1: enclose in a capsule [syn: capsule, capsulate, capsulize, capsulise] -
cat
n 1: feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats [syn: cat, true cat] 2: an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll" [syn: guy, cat, hombre, bozo] 3: a spiteful woman gossip; "what a cat she is!" 4: the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" [syn: kat, khat, qat, quat, cat, Arabian tea, African tea] 5: a whip with nine knotted cords; "British sailors feared the cat" [syn: cat-o'-nine-tails, cat] 6: a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work [syn: Caterpillar, cat] 7: any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild [syn: big cat, cat] 8: a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross- sectional scans along a single axis [syn: computerized tomography, computed tomography, CT, computerized axial tomography, computed axial tomography, CAT] v 1: beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails 2: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up] [ant: keep down] -
chaplet
n 1: flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes [syn: wreath, garland, coronal, chaplet, lei] -
chat
n 1: an informal conversation [syn: chat, confab, confabulation, schmooze, schmoose] 2: birds having a chattering call [syn: New World chat, chat] 3: songbirds having a chattering call [syn: Old World chat, chat] v 1: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn: chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit] -
chocolate
n 1: a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot [syn: cocoa, chocolate, hot chocolate, drinking chocolate] 2: a food made from roasted ground cacao beans 3: a medium brown to dark-brown color [syn: chocolate, coffee, deep brown, umber, burnt umber] -
circlet
n 1: a small circle 2: decorated metal band worn around the head -
combat
n 1: an engagement fought between two military forces [syn: combat, armed combat] 2: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" [syn: fight, fighting, combat, scrap] v 1: battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget" [syn: battle, combat] -
constellate
v 1: scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights" [syn: dot, stud, constellate] 2: come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer" [syn: cluster, constellate, flock, clump] 3: form a constellation or cluster -
consulate
n 1: diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul -
correlate
adj 1: mutually related [syn: correlative, correlate, correlated] n 1: either of two or more related or complementary variables [syn: correlate, correlative] v 1: to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation; "Do these facts correlate?" 2: bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information" -
corselet
n 1: a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece [syn: corselet, corslet] -
couplet
n 1: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad] 2: a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed -
coverlet
n 1: a decorative bedspread (usually quilted) -
cutlet
n 1: thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled [syn: cutlet, scallop, scollop, escallop] -
decollate
v 1: cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution" [syn: decapitate, behead, decollate] -
denticulate
adj 1: having a very finely toothed margin -
depilate
v 1: remove body hair; "epilate her legs" [syn: epilate, depilate] -
desolate
adj 1: providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape" [syn: bare, barren, bleak, desolate, stark] 2: crushed by grief; "depressed and desolate of soul"; "a low desolate wail" v 1: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" [syn: abandon, forsake, desolate, desert] 2: reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside" [syn: depopulate, desolate] 3: cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" [syn: lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge] -
disconsolate
adj 1: sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled; "inconsolable when her son died" [syn: inconsolable, disconsolate, unconsolable] [ant: consolable] 2: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary] -
distillate
n 1: a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling [syn: distillate, distillation] -
doublet
n 1: a man's close-fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissance -
driblet
n 1: a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling [syn: drop, drib, driblet] -
droplet
n 1: a tiny drop -
eaglet
n 1: a young eagle -
ejaculate
n 1: the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract [syn: semen, seed, seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come] v 1: utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas" [syn: blurt out, blurt, blunder out, blunder, ejaculate] 2: eject semen -
epilate
v 1: remove body hair; "epilate her legs" [syn: epilate, depilate] -
escalate
v 1: increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing" [syn: escalate, intensify, step up] [ant: de-escalate, step down, weaken] -
extrapolate
v 1: draw from specific cases for more general cases [syn: generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer] 2: estimate the value of [syn: interpolate, extrapolate] 3: gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating -
eyelet
n 1: a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar [syn: eyelet, eyehole] 2: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines [syn: cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet] -
fat
adj 1: having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was" [ant: lean, thin] 2: having a relatively large diameter; "a fat rope" 3: containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue" [syn: fatty, fat] [ant: fat-free, fatless, nonfat] 4: lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job" [syn: fat, juicy] 5: marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" [syn: fat, fertile, productive, rich] n 1: a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat" 2: a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold" [syn: adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissue] 3: excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others" [syn: fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupois] [ant: leanness, spareness, thinness] v 1: make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" [syn: fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up] -
fillet
n 1: a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef [syn: fillet, filet] 2: a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish [syn: fillet, filet, fish fillet, fish filet] 3: a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus [syn: lemniscus, fillet] 4: a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband [syn: taenia, tenia, fillet] 5: fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members [syn: fillet, stopping] v 1: decorate with a lace of geometric designs [syn: fillet, filet] 2: cut into filets; "filet the fish" [syn: fillet, filet] -
flagellate
adj 1: having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum) [syn: flagellate, flagellated, whiplike, lash- like] n 1: a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals [syn: flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore] v 1: whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" [syn: flagellate, scourge] -
flageolet
n 1: a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried [syn: flageolet, haricot] 2: a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes [syn: flageolet, treble recorder, shepherd's pipe] -
flat
adv 1: with flat sails; "sail flat against the wind" 2: in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay" [syn: directly, flat, straight] [ant: indirectly] adj 1: having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with fine flat seams" [syn: flat, level, plane] 2: having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness; "flat computer monitors" 3: not modified or restricted by reservations; "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal" [syn: categoric, categorical, flat, unconditional] 4: stretched out and lying at full length along the ground; "found himself lying flat on the floor" [syn: flat, prostrate] 5: lacking contrast or shading between tones [ant: contrasty] 6: (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "B flat" [ant: natural, sharp] 7: flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) [syn: compressed, flat] 8: lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" [syn: bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid] 9: lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke" [syn: bland, flat] 10: having lost effervescence; "flat beer"; "a flat cola" 11: sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch; "the owl's faint monotonous hooting" [syn: flat, monotone, monotonic, monotonous] 12: horizontally level; "a flat roof" 13: lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth; "a film with two-dimensional characters"; "a flat two-dimensional painting" [syn: two-dimensional, 2-dimensional, flat] 14: not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" [syn: flat, mat, matt, matte, matted] 15: commercially inactive; "flat sales for the month"; "prices remained flat"; "a flat market" n 1: a level tract of land; "the salt flats of Utah" 2: a shallow box in which seedlings are started 3: a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named 4: freight car without permanent sides or roof [syn: flatcar, flatbed, flat] 5: a deflated pneumatic tire [syn: flat, flat tire] 6: scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting 7: a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house [syn: apartment, flat] -
flatlet
n 1: a tiny flat -
frontlet
n 1: an adornment worn on the forehead [syn: frontlet, frontal] -
gat
n 1: a gangster's pistol [syn: gat, rod] -
gauntlet
n 1: to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet" [syn: gauntlet, gantlet] 2: a glove of armored leather; protects the hand [syn: gauntlet, gantlet, metal glove] 3: a glove with long sleeve [syn: gauntlet, gantlet] 4: a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim [syn: gauntlet, gantlet] -
gimlet
n 1: a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice 2: hand tool for boring holes [syn: auger, gimlet, screw auger, wimble] -
gnat
n 1: any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies 2: (British usage) mosquito -
goblet
n 1: a drinking glass with a base and stem 2: a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup [syn: chalice, goblet] -
hamlet
n 1: a community of people smaller than a village [syn: hamlet, crossroads] 2: the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father 3: a settlement smaller than a town [syn: village, hamlet] -
harlot
n 1: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street] -
hat
n 1: headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim [syn: hat, chapeau, lid] 2: an informal term for a person's role; "he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly" v 1: put on or wear a hat; "He was unsuitably hatted" 2: furnish with a hat -
helot
n 1: (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord [syn: serf, helot, villein] -
immaculate
adj 1: completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick- and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps" [syn: immaculate, speckless, spick-and-span, spic-and- span, spic, spick, spotless] 2: free from stain or blemish [syn: immaculate, undefiled] 3: without fault or error; "faultless logic"; "speaks impeccable French"; "timing and technique were immaculate"; "an immaculate record" [syn: faultless, immaculate, impeccable] -
inarticulate
adj 1: without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry" [syn: inarticulate, unarticulate] [ant: articulate] -
inlet
n 1: an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) [syn: inlet, recess] 2: an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container [syn: intake, inlet] -
interpolate
v 1: estimate the value of [syn: interpolate, extrapolate] 2: insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby [syn: interpolate, alter, falsify] -
inviolate
adj 1: (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken; "she was intact, virginal" [syn: intact, inviolate] 2: must be kept sacred [syn: inviolable, inviolate, sacrosanct] -
islet
n 1: a small island [syn: isle, islet] -
isolate
v 1: place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates" [syn: isolate, insulate] 2: obtain in pure form; "The chemist managed to isolate the compound" 3: set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" [syn: sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate] 4: separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them -
kinglet
n 1: small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice -
lancelet
n 1: small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates [syn: lancelet, amphioxus] -
lat
n 1: a broad flat muscle on either side of the back [syn: latissimus dorsi, lat] -
leaflet
n 1: a thin triangular flap of a heart valve [syn: cusp, leaflet] 2: part of a compound leaf 3: a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet] -
mallet
n 1: a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball 2: a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. [syn: mallet, hammer] 3: a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing [syn: mallet, beetle] -
mat
adj 1: not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" [syn: flat, mat, matt, matte, matted] n 1: a thick flat pad used as a floor covering 2: mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture [syn: mat, matting] 3: sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports [syn: mat, gym mat] 4: a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven; "a mat of weeds and grass" 5: a master's degree in teaching [syn: Master of Arts in Teaching, MAT] 6: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss [syn: flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt, matte] 7: a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it v 1: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" [syn: entangle, tangle, mat, snarl] [ant: disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl] 2: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte up, matte, mat] -
matt
adj 1: not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" [syn: flat, mat, matt, matte, matted] n 1: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss [syn: flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt, matte] -
matte
adj 1: not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" [syn: flat, mat, matt, matte, matted] n 1: a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted 2: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss [syn: flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt, matte] v 1: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte up, matte, mat] -
mullet
n 1: highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet [syn: mullet, grey mullet, gray mullet] 2: freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide [syn: mullet, grey mullet, gray mullet] 3: bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chin -
mutilate
v 1: destroy or injure severely; "The madman mutilates art work" [syn: mutilate, mangle, cut up] 2: alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language" [syn: mangle, mutilate, murder] 3: destroy or injure severely; "mutilated bodies" [syn: mutilate, mar] -
nutlet
n 1: a small nut -
omelette
n 1: beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly [syn: omelet, omelette] -
palette
n 1: the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art [syn: palette, pallet] 2: board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used [syn: palette, pallet] 3: one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor [syn: pallette, palette] -
pallet
n 1: the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art [syn: palette, pallet] 2: a portable platform for storing or moving goods that are stacked on it 3: a hand tool with a flat blade used by potters for mixing and shaping clay 4: a mattress filled with straw or a pad made of quilts; used as a bed 5: board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used [syn: palette, pallet] -
pamphlet
n 1: a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet] 2: a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet [syn: tract, pamphlet] -
particulate
adj 1: composed of distinct particles [ant: nonparticulate] n 1: a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant) [syn: particulate, particulate matter] -
pat
adv 1: completely or perfectly; "he has the lesson pat"; "had the system down pat" adj 1: having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial" [syn: glib, pat, slick] 2: exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply" n 1: the sound made by a gentle blow [syn: pat, rap, tap] 2: a light touch or stroke [syn: tap, pat, dab] v 1: pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin [syn: chuck, pat] 2: hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder" [syn: dab, pat] -
percolate
n 1: the product of percolation v 1: permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground" [syn: leach, percolate] 2: spread gradually; "Light percolated into our house in the morning" 3: prepare in a percolator; "percolate coffee" 4: cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent 5: pass through; "Water permeates sand easily" [syn: percolate, sink in, permeate, filter] 6: gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" [syn: perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor] -
piglet
n 1: a young pig [syn: piglet, piggy, shoat, shote] -
pilot
n 1: someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight [syn: pilot, airplane pilot] 2: a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor 3: a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors [syn: pilot program, pilot film, pilot] 4: something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies; "this painting is a copy of the original" [syn: original, archetype, pilot] 5: small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner [syn: pilot burner, pilot light, pilot] 6: an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track [syn: fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot] v 1: operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba" [syn: fly, aviate, pilot] 2: act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?" [syn: navigate, pilot] -
platelet
n 1: tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting [syn: platelet, blood platelet, thrombocyte] -
postulate
n 1: (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning [syn: postulate, posit] v 1: maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future" [syn: contend, postulate] 2: take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature" [syn: postulate, posit] 3: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" [syn: necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand] [ant: eliminate, obviate, rid of] -
prelate
n 1: a senior clergyman and dignitary [syn: archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate] -
pullet
n 1: flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying [syn: fryer, frier, pullet] 2: young hen usually less than a year old -
quadruplet
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe] 2: one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy [syn: quadruplet, quad] 3: a set of four similar things considered as a unit [syn: quartet, quartette, quadruplet, quadruple] -
rat
n 1: any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse 2: someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike [syn: scab, strikebreaker, blackleg, rat] 3: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git] 4: one who reveals confidential information in return for money [syn: informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber] 5: a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure v 1: desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage 2: employ scabs or strike breakers in 3: take the place of work of someone on strike [syn: fink, scab, rat, blackleg] 4: give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat 5: catch rats, especially with dogs 6: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag] -
reticulate
adj 1: resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of a leaf"; "a reticulated highway system" [syn: reticulate, reticular] [ant: nonreticulate] v 1: form a net or a network 2: distribute by a network, as of water or electricity 3: divide so as to form a network -
ringlet
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 small ring 4: any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae [syn: ringlet, ringlet butterfly] -
rivulet
n 1: a small stream [syn: rivulet, rill, run, runnel, streamlet] -
rootlet
n 1: small root or division of a root
See also pistillate definition and pistillate synonyms
