Words that rhyme with plaskett

n 1: a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy') [syn: affricate, affricate consonant, affricative]

n 1: a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin

n 1: a container that is usually woven and has handles [syn: basket, handbasket] 2: the quantity contained in a basket [syn: basket, basketful] 3: horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball [syn: basket, basketball hoop, hoop] 4: a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop [syn: basket, field goal]

n 1: small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda 2: any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term) [syn: cookie, cooky, biscuit]

adj 1: broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn: across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide] n 1: bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep" [syn: blanket, cover] 2: anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow" [syn: blanket, mantle] 3: a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor v 1: cover as if with a blanket; "snow blanketed the fields" 2: form a blanket-like cover (over)

n 1: a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain 2: an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion [syn: stomach, tummy, tum, breadbasket] 3: a basket for serving bread

n 1: a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef

n 1: box in which a corpse is buried or cremated [syn: coffin, casket] 2: small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables [syn: casket, jewel casket] v 1: enclose in a casket

n 1: a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts [syn: certificate, certification, credential, credentials] 2: a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends; "he held several valuable securities" [syn: security, certificate] v 1: present someone with a certificate 2: authorize by certificate

adj 1: separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists" [ant: uncut] 2: fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet" [ant: rough, uncut] 3: with parts removed; "the drastically cut film" [syn: cut, shortened] 4: made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair" [syn: trimmed, cut] [ant: uncut, untrimmed] 5: (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; "the smell of newly mown hay" [syn: mown, cut] [ant: uncut, unmown] 6: (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit; "the cut pages of the book" [ant: uncut] 7: (of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut horse" [syn: cut, emasculated, gelded] 8: (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the slashed prices attracted buyers" [syn: cut, slashed] 9: mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup" [syn: cut, thinned, weakened] n 1: a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings" 2: (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt" 3: a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation [syn: cut, gash] 4: a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the rest" 5: a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut" [syn: cut, gash, slash, slice] 6: a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass [syn: cut, cut of meat] 7: a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all" [syn: stinger, cut] 8: a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album" [syn: cut, track] 9: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause" [syn: deletion, excision, cut] 10: the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut" 11: a canal made by erosion or excavation 12: a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional" [syn: snub, cut, cold shoulder] 13: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball" [syn: baseball swing, swing, cut] 14: (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player" [syn: cut, undercut] 15: the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual" [syn: cut, cutting] 16: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" [syn: cut, cutting] 17: the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess" [syn: cut, cutting] 18: the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" [syn: cut, cutting, cutting off] 19: the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget" 20: an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class" v 1: separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" 2: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" [syn: reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down] 3: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" [syn: swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut] 4: make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line" 5: discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team" 6: form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face" 7: style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress" [syn: cut, tailor] 8: hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a Ping-Pong ball" 9: make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me" [syn: write out, issue, make out, cut] 10: cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape" [syn: edit, cut, edit out] 11: intentionally fail to attend; "cut class" [syn: cut, skip] 12: be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" [syn: hack, cut] 13: give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure" 14: move (one's fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin" 15: pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner" 16: pass through or across; "The boat cut the water" 17: make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another" 18: stop filming; "cut a movie scene" 19: make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her major titles again" 20: record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record" 21: create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" [syn: cut, burn] 22: form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls" 23: perform or carry out; "cut a caper" 24: function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well" 25: allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily" 26: divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time" 27: cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights" [syn: switch off, cut, turn off, turn out] [ant: switch on, turn on] 28: reap or harvest; "cut grain" 29: fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia" 30: penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead" 31: refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" [syn: ignore, disregard, snub, cut] 32: shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair" 33: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" [syn: cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise] 34: dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease" 35: have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings" 36: cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation" [syn: cut, cut off] 37: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" [syn: abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce] [ant: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate] 38: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" [syn: dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut] 39: have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth" 40: grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting" 41: cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse" [syn: geld, cut]

adj 1: exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly" [ant: rugged] 2: marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch" 3: easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft" [syn: delicate, fragile, frail] 4: easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin" [syn: delicate, soft] 5: developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense" [syn: finespun, delicate] 6: difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject" [syn: delicate, ticklish, touchy] 7: of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"

n 1: seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint

n 1: dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet 2: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field" [syn: excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay] 3: a trip taken by an official at public expense v 1: go on a pleasure trip [syn: junketeer, junket] 2: provide a feast or banquet for [syn: feast, banquet, junket] 3: partake in a feast or banquet [syn: feast, banquet, junket]

n 1: a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace

n 1: the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; "without competition there would be no market"; "they were driven from the marketplace" [syn: market, marketplace, market place] 2: the customers for a particular product or service; "before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it" 3: a marketplace where groceries are sold; "the grocery store included a meat market" [syn: grocery store, grocery, food market, market] 4: the securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always frustrates the small investor" [syn: market, securities industry] 5: an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up [syn: marketplace, market place, mart, market] v 1: engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of; "The company is marketing its new line of beauty products" 2: buy household supplies; "We go marketing every Saturday" 3: deal in a market 4: make commercial; "Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life" [syn: commercialize, commercialise, market]

n 1: a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure

n 1: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together [syn: package, bundle, packet, parcel] 2: (computer science) a message or message fragment 3: a small package or bundle 4: a boat for carrying mail [syn: mailboat, mail boat, packet, packet boat]

n 1: a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event [syn: lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picket] 2: a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack 3: a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work 4: a vehicle performing sentinel duty 5: a wooden strip forming part of a fence [syn: picket, pale] 6: a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake [syn: picket, piquet] v 1: serve as pickets or post pickets; "picket a business to protest the layoffs" 2: fasten with a picket; "picket the goat"

n 1: a piece of cloth sewn under an opening

n 1: a loud and disturbing noise 2: an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit [syn: racket, fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise] 3: the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me" [syn: noise, dissonance, racket] 4: a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games [syn: racket, racquet] v 1: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" [syn: revel, racket, make whoopie, make merry, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail] 2: make loud and annoying noises 3: hit (a ball) with a racket

n 1: a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games [syn: racket, racquet]

n 1: any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine [syn: rocket, projectile] 2: a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion [syn: rocket, rocket engine] 3: erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender [syn: rocket, roquette, garden rocket, rocket salad, arugula, Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa] 4: propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon [syn: rocket, skyrocket] 5: sends a firework display high into the sky [syn: skyrocket, rocket] v 1: shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; "prices skyrocketed" [syn: rocket, skyrocket] 2: propel with a rocket

n 1: a bony hollow into which a structure fits 2: receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted 3: a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted

n 1: roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through 2: thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain [syn: sprocket, sprocket wheel] 3: tooth on the rim of gear wheel [syn: cog, sprocket]

n 1: a dense growth of bushes [syn: brush, brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket]

n 1: a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment) 2: a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc. [syn: tag, ticket] 3: a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation) 4: a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices [syn: slate, ticket] 5: the appropriate or desirable thing; "this car could be just the ticket for a small family" [syn: ticket, just the ticket] v 1: issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty; "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!" [syn: ticket, fine] 2: provide with a ticket for passage or admission; "Ticketed passengers can board now"

n 1: cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn: bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket]

n 1: panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall [syn: wainscot, dado] 2: wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room [syn: wainscot, wainscoting, wainscotting]

n 1: a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish [syn: wastepaper basket, waste-paper basket, wastebasket, waste basket, circular file]

n 1: container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing) [syn: workbasket, workbox, workbag]

n 1: a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: Connecticut, Nutmeg State, Constitution State, CT] 2: a river in the northeastern United States; flows south from northern New Hampshire along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont and through Massachusetts and Connecticut where it empties into Long Island Sound [syn: Connecticut, Connecticut River] 3: one of the British colonies that formed the United States