Words that rhyme with plitt

v 1: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" [syn: acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate] [ant: convict] 2: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry]

v 1: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" [syn: admit, acknowledge] [ant: deny] 2: allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air" [syn: admit, allow in, let in, intromit] [ant: refuse, reject, turn away, turn down] 3: allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" [syn: admit, let in, include] [ant: exclude, keep out, shut, shut out] 4: admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" [syn: accept, admit, take, take on] 5: afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations" [syn: admit, allow] 6: give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard" 7: have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" [syn: accommodate, hold, admit] 8: serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"

v 1: accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!" [syn: befit, suit, beseem]

n 1: 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] 2: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap] 3: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" [syn: moment, mo, minute, second, bit] 4: an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" [syn: piece, bit] 5: piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit" 6: a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte" 7: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" [syn: morsel, bit, bite] 8: a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation" [syn: snatch, bit] 9: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" [syn: act, routine, number, turn, bit] 10: the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers 11: the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit"

n 1: a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect; "she was incensed that this chit of a girl should dare to make a fool of her in front of the class"; "she's a saucy chit" 2: the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check" [syn: check, chit, tab]

v 1: perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" [syn: perpetrate, commit, pull] 2: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" [syn: give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote] 3: cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" [syn: commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge] 4: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" [syn: entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit] 5: make an investment; "Put money into bonds" [syn: invest, put, commit, place] [ant: disinvest, divest] 6: engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness" [syn: commit, practice]

v 1: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" [syn: discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off] [ant: bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold] 2: give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" [syn: leave office, quit, step down, resign] [ant: take office] 3: go away or leave [syn: depart, take leave, quit] [ant: stay] 4: turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever" [syn: foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish] 5: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" [syn: drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge] [ant: enter, participate]

v 1: commit once again, as of a crime 2: commit again; "It was recommitted into her custody" 3: send back to a committee; "The bill was recommitted three times in the House"

n 1: outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts) v 1: fit out again

n 1: the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with; "they set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for strengthening family life" 2: (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) [syn: remission, remitment, remit] v 1: send (money) in payment; "remit $25" 2: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off] 3: release from (claims, debts, or taxes); "The taxes were remitted" 4: refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision [syn: remit, remand, send back] 5: forgive; "God will remit their sins" 6: make slack as by lessening tension or firmness [syn: slacken, remit] 7: diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted"

v 1: submit (information) again to a program or automatic system [syn: feed back, resubmit]

v 1: be seated [syn: sit, sit down] [ant: lie, stand, stand up] 2: be around, often idly or without specific purpose; "The object sat in the corner"; "We sat around chatting for another hour" [syn: sit, sit around] 3: take a seat [syn: sit down, sit] [ant: arise, get up, rise, stand up, uprise] 4: be in session; "When does the court of law sit?" 5: assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" [syn: model, pose, sit, posture] 6: sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare" [syn: ride, sit] 7: be located or situated somewhere; "The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue" 8: work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do" [syn: baby-sit, sit] 9: show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" [syn: seat, sit, sit down] 10: serve in a specific professional capacity; "the priest sat for confession"; "she sat on the jury"

n 1: a short theatrical episode

n 1: a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea [syn: spit, tongue] 2: a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches [syn: saliva, spit, spittle] 3: a skewer for holding meat over a fire 4: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: spit, spitting, expectoration] v 1: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" [syn: spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue] 2: utter with anger or contempt [syn: spit, spit out] 3: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" [syn: sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter- patter] 4: drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" [syn: skewer, spit]

n 1: a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally

v 1: refer for judgment or consideration; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court" [syn: submit, subject] 2: put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" [syn: submit, state, put forward, posit] 3: yield to the control of another 4: hand over formally [syn: present, submit] 5: refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" [syn: relegate, pass on, submit] 6: yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" [syn: submit, bow, defer, accede, give in] 7: accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut" [syn: take, submit] 8: make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF" [syn: put in, submit] 9: make over as a return; "They had to render the estate" [syn: render, submit] 10: accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate" [syn: resign, reconcile, submit]

v 1: transfer to another; "communicate a disease" [syn: convey, transmit, communicate] 2: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel] 3: broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" [syn: air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit] 4: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" [syn: transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise]

adj 1: below the required standards for a purpose; "an unfit parent"; "unfit for human consumption" [ant: fit] 2: not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service" [ant: fit] 3: physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth" [syn: bad, unfit, unsound] v 1: make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you" [syn: disqualify, unfit, indispose] [ant: dispose, qualify]

n 1: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge]

n 1: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter [syn: wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness] 2: mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" [syn: brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit] 3: a witty amusing person who makes jokes [syn: wag, wit, card]

n 1: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer [syn: writ, judicial writ]

n 1: a native or inhabitant of Great Britain [syn: Britisher, Briton, Brit] 2: the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish [syn: brit, britt] 3: minute crustaceans forming food for right whales [syn: brit, britt]

n 1: the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish [syn: brit, britt] 2: minute crustaceans forming food for right whales [syn: brit, britt]

n 1: a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855) [syn: Pitt, George Pitt, George Dibdin Pitt, George Dibdin-Pitt] 2: English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806) [syn: Pitt, William Pitt, Second Earl of Chatham, Pitt the Younger] 3: English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778) [syn: Pitt, William Pitt, First Earl of Chatham, Pitt the Elder]

n 1: German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918) [syn: Schmidt, Helmut Schmidt, Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt]

n 1: French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826) [syn: Laffite, Lafitte, Jean Laffite, Jean Lafitte]

v 1: admit anew; "The refugee was readmitted into his home country" 2: admit again or anew; "After paying a penalty, the player was readmitted"