Words that rhyme with plaut

n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo]

adj 1: deeply agitated especially from emotion; "distraught with grief" [syn: distraught, overwrought]

adj 1: marked by distress; "a fraught mother-daughter relationship" 2: filled with or attended with; "words fraught with meaning"; "an incident fraught with danger"; "a silence pregnant with suspense" [syn: fraught(p), pregnant]

adv 1: negation of a word or group of words; "he does not speak French"; "she is not going"; "they are not friends"; "not many"; "not much"; "not at all" [syn: not, non]

n 1: a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number [syn: zero, 0, nought, cipher, cypher]

adj 1: deeply agitated especially from emotion; "distraught with grief" [syn: distraught, overwrought]

n 1: a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start" [syn: plot, secret plan, game] 2: a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" [syn: plot, plot of land, plot of ground, patch] 3: the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal" 4: a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object v 1: plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government" 2: make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed [syn: diagram, plot] 3: make a plat of; "Plat the town" [syn: plat, plot] 4: devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet); "the writer is plotting a new novel"

n 1: metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid 2: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne] 3: the quantity contained in a pot [syn: pot, potful] 4: a container in which plants are cultivated [syn: pot, flowerpot] 5: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" [syn: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad] 6: the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker) [syn: pot, jackpot, kitty] 7: slang for a paunch [syn: pot, potbelly, bay window, corporation, tummy] 8: a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets [syn: potentiometer, pot] 9: street names for marijuana [syn: pot, grass, green goddess, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, locoweed, Mary Jane] v 1: plant in a pot; "He potted the palm"

n 1: a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor [syn: putrefaction, rot] 2: (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action [syn: decomposition, rot, rotting, putrefaction] 3: unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) [syn: bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash] v 1: break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn: decompose, rot, molder, moulder] 2: become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world" [syn: waste, rot]

adj 1: varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent" [syn: changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot] n 1: the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate" [syn: shooting, shot] 2: a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear" [syn: shot, pellet] 3: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" [syn: stroke, shot] 4: a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion" [syn: shot, crack] 5: a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter" [syn: shot, shooter] 6: a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film [syn: scene, shot] 7: the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot" [syn: injection, shot] 8: a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" [syn: nip, shot] 9: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe] 10: an estimate based on little or no information [syn: guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning] 11: an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends" [syn: snapshot, snap, shot] 12: sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot" 13: an explosive charge used in blasting 14: a blow hard enough to cause injury; "he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"; "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin" 15: an attempt to score in a game 16: informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" [syn: shot, stab] 17: the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination [syn: blastoff, shot]

n 1: a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable; "he developed a version of slot grammar" 2: a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot" 3: a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program has a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot" [syn: time slot, slot] 4: a position in a hierarchy or organization; "Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks"; "she beat some tough competition for the number one slot" 5: the trail of an animal (especially a deer); "he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees" 6: (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board; "the PC had three slots for additional memory" [syn: slot, expansion slot] 7: a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours and hours just playing the slots" [syn: slot, one-armed bandit] v 1: assign a time slot; "slot a television program"

n 1: a person regarded as arrogant and annoying [syn: snob, prig, snot, snoot] 2: nasal mucus

n 1: a chronic drinker [syn: drunkard, drunk, rummy, sot, inebriate, wino]

adj 1: that is looked for; "the long sought relatives" 2: being searched for; "the most sought-after item was the silver candelabrum" [syn: sought, sought-after(a)]

n 1: a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet" [syn: topographic point, place, spot] 2: a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising 3: an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie" [syn: point, spot] 4: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn: smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur] 5: a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" [syn: spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation] 6: a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the program" 7: a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot" 8: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation] 9: a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism" [syn: touch, spot] 10: a small piece or quantity of something; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"; "a bit of lint"; "I gave him a bit of my mind" [syn: spot, bit] 11: a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) [syn: spot, pip] 12: a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer [syn: spotlight, spot] 13: a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight-spot" 14: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn: blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain] v 1: catch sight of [syn: descry, spot, espy, spy] 2: detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph" [syn: spot, recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart] 3: mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" [syn: blemish, spot] 4: make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" [syn: spot, fleck, blob, blot] 5: become spotted; "This dress spots quickly" 6: mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify"

adj 1: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy] 2: having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground [syn: squat, underslung] n 1: exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles [syn: knee bend, squat, squatting] 2: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: jack, doodly-squat, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit, diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, squat, shit] 3: the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels [syn: squat, squatting] v 1: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down] 2: be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low" 3: occupy (a dwelling) illegally

n 1: a sharp blow v 1: hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"

adj 1: pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope" [syn: taut, tight] 2: subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"

n 1: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" [syn: idea, thought] 2: the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" [syn: thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation] 3: the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian thought" 4: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" [syn: opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought]

n 1: a small amount (especially of a drink); "a tot of rum" 2: a young child [syn: toddler, yearling, tot, bambino] v 1: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" [syn: total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up]

n 1: a slow pace of running [syn: jog, trot, lope] 2: radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution [syn: Trotskyite, Trotskyist, Trot] 3: a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly) [syn: pony, trot, crib] 4: a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together v 1: run at a moderately swift pace [syn: trot, jog, clip] 2: ride at a trot 3: cause to trot; "She trotted the horse home"

n 1: a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm [syn: watt, W] 2: Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819) [syn: Watt, James Watt]

adj 1: shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort); "a shaped handgrip"; "the molded steel plates"; "the wrought silver bracelet" [syn: shaped, molded, wrought]

n 1: an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing [syn: yacht, racing yacht] v 1: travel in a yacht

n 1: a native or inhabitant of Scotland [syn: Scot, Scotsman, Scotchman]

n 1: award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999) [syn: Scott, George C. Scott] 2: English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912) [syn: Scott, Robert Scott, Robert Falcon Scott] 3: United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866) [syn: Scott, Winfield Scott] 4: British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832) [syn: Scott, Walter Scott, Sir Walter Scott] 5: United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858) [syn: Scott, Dred Scott]

n 1: Egyptian statesman who (as president of Egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with Menachem Begin (then prime minister of Israel) (1918-1981) [syn: Sadat, Anwar Sadat, Anwar el-Sadat]