Words that rhyme with prather

n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn: are, ar]

n 1: a person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is not a good swimmer" [syn: swimmer, natator, bather] 2: a person who takes a bath

n 1: foolish gibberish [syn: blather, blatherskite] v 1: to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" [syn: babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither]

n 1: the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay" [syn: cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remains]

v 1: wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's not haggle over a few dollars" [syn: haggle, higgle, chaffer, huckster] 2: 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]

n 1: an elderly man [syn: old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer, old geezer, antique] 2: an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set 3: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn: foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss]

n 1: sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching [syn: gather, gathering] 2: the act of gathering something [syn: gather, gathering] v 1: assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" [syn: gather, garner, collect, pull together] [ant: distribute, spread] 2: collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" [syn: meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather] 3: collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" [syn: accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass] 4: conclude from evidence; "I gather you have not done your homework" 5: draw together into folds or puckers [syn: gather, pucker, tuck] 6: get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members" [syn: assemble, gather, get together] 7: draw and bring closer; "she gathered her shawl around her shoulders" 8: look for (food) in nature; "Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall" 9: increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed" [syn: gain, gather]

n 1: the froth produced by soaps or detergents [syn: soapsuds, suds, lather] 2: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither] 3: a workman who puts up laths 4: the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse) v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce] 2: form a lather; "The shaving cream lathered" 3: exude sweat or lather; "this unfit horse lathers easily" 4: rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning [syn: soap, lather]

adv 1: on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones" [syn: rather, instead] 2: to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy" [syn: rather, kind of, kinda, sort of] 3: more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up" [syn: preferably, sooner, rather] 4: to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich" [syn: quite, rather]

n 1: someone who saves something from danger or violence [syn: rescuer, recoverer, saver] 2: someone who saves (especially money)

n 1: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang] v 1: have flavor; taste of something [syn: taste, savor, savour] 2: give taste to [syn: savor, savour] 3: taste appreciatively; "savor the soup" [syn: savor, savour] 4: derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" [syn: enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour]

n 1: an adult male who shaves 2: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" [syn: child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling] 3: a razor powered by an electric motor [syn: shaver, electric shaver, electric razor]

v 1: spread thickly; "I can't eat bagels without slathering them with cream cheese"

n 1: a person engaged in slave trade [syn: slaver, slave dealer, slave trader] 2: someone who holds slaves [syn: slaveholder, slave owner, slaver] v 1: let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn: drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber, dribble]

n 1: someone who basks in the sunshine in order to get a suntan

n 1: a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters 2: a small thin crisp cake or cookie 3: thin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist)

n 1: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn: release, waiver, discharge]

n 1: a participant in a rave dancing party 2: someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner [syn: ranter, raver]

n 1: an employee who is a member of a staff of workers (especially a member of the staff that works for the President of the United States) [syn: staff member, staffer]

n 1: United States writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947) [syn: Cather, Willa Cather, Willa Sibert Cather]