Words that rhyme with pri

n 1: a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences [syn: Bachelor of Arts, BA, Artium Baccalaurens, AB] 2: the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August) [syn: Ab, Av] 3: the muscles of the abdomen [syn: abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab] 4: the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens [syn: AB, type AB, group AB]

n 1: one that is absent or not in residence

n 1: one to whom something is addressed

n 1: someone (such as a child) who has been adopted

v 1: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" [syn: agree, hold, concur, concord] [ant: differ, disagree, dissent, take issue] 2: consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone" 3: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree] [ant: disaccord, disagree, discord] 4: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" [syn: harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree] 5: show grammatical agreement; "Subjects and verbs must always agree in English" 6: be agreeable or suitable; "White wine doesn't agree with me" 7: achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose; "No two of my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman"

adv 1: on or toward the lee; "put the helm alee"

n 1: a friendly nation 2: an associate who provides cooperation or assistance; "he's a good ally in fight" [syn: ally, friend] [ant: enemy, foe] v 1: become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"

n 1: someone who has had a limb removed by amputation

v 1: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" [syn: use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ] 2: be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone" [syn: apply, hold, go for] 3: ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job" 4: apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!" [syn: put on, apply] 5: be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data" [syn: lend oneself, apply] [ant: defy, refuse, resist] 6: give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" [syn: give, apply] 7: avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" [syn: practice, apply, use] 8: ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone"; [syn: enforce, implement, apply] [ant: exempt, free, relieve] 9: refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied this racial slur to me!" 10: apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework"

n 1: an official who is appointed 2: a person who is appointed to a job or position [syn: appointee, appointment]

n 1: a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees" [syn: attendant, attender, attendee, meeter]

adv 1: away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations" [syn: awry, amiss] 2: turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry" [syn: askew, awry, skew-whiff] adj 1: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" [syn: askew, awry(p), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff] 2: not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine" [syn: amiss(p), awry(p), haywire, wrong(p)]

n 1: (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death [syn: banshee, banshie]

n 1: a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element [syn: beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4] v 1: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" 2: be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house" 3: occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" 4: have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?" [syn: exist, be] 5: happen, occur, take place; "I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house"; "There were two hundred people at his funeral"; "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen" 6: be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" [syn: equal, be] [ant: differ] 7: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" [syn: constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be] 8: work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher" [syn: be, follow] 9: represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet" [syn: embody, be, personify] 10: spend or use time; "I may be an hour" 11: have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" [syn: be, live] 12: to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form; "let her be" 13: be priced at; "These shoes cost $100" [syn: cost, be]

n 1: any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species 2: a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions

v 1: be in contradiction with [syn: contradict, belie, negate] 2: represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions" [syn: misrepresent, belie]

n 1: a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot

n 1: the social class between the lower and upper classes [syn: middle class, bourgeoisie]

n 1: soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert

n 1: an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" [syn: bargain, buy, steal] v 1: obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store" [syn: buy, purchase] [ant: sell] 2: make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought" [syn: bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms] 3: be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train" 4: acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work" 5: accept as true; "I can't buy this story"

adv 1: so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past" [syn: by, past] 2: in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day" [syn: aside, by, away]

n 1: you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round" [syn: bye, pass] 2: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, so long]

adj 1: being ten more than one hundred ninety [syn: two hundred, 200, cc] n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter [syn: milliliter, millilitre, mil, ml, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, cc]

n 1: the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health [syn: qi, chi, ch'i, ki] 2: the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet [syn: chi, khi]

adv 1: collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package C.O.D." [syn: C.O.D., COD, cash on delivery] adj 1: payable by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call"; "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel" [syn: collect, cod] n 1: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) [syn: pod, cod, seedcase] 2: lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached [syn: cod, codfish] 3: major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters [syn: cod, codfish] v 1: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across] 2: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride]

v 1: act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" [syn: comply, follow, abide by]

n 1: a person on whom something is bestowed; "six honorary were conferred; the conferees were..." 2: a member of a conference

n 1: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" [syn: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation] 2: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" [syn: cry, yell] 3: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: war cry, rallying cry, battle cry, cry, watchword] 4: a fit of weeping; "had a good cry" 5: the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night" v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall] 2: shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs" [syn: cry, weep] [ant: express joy, express mirth, laugh] 3: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn: exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout] 4: proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square" [syn: cry, blazon out] 5: demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention" 6: utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying" 7: bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy cried himself to sleep"

n 1: a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second [syn: curie, Ci] 2: French physicist; husband of Marie Curie (1859-1906) [syn: Curie, Pierre Curie] 3: French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934) [syn: Curie, Marie Curie, Madame Curie, Marya Sklodowska]

n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: Delaware, Diamond State, First State, DE]

n 1: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up [syn: debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus]

n 1: a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" [syn: decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript] v 1: issue a decree; "The King only can decree" 2: decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed" [syn: rule, decree]

v 1: express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" [syn: condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate]

n 1: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" [syn: degree, grade, level] 2: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" [syn: degree, level, stage, point] 3: an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude" [syn: academic degree, degree] 4: a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle" [syn: degree, arcdegree] 5: the highest power of a term or variable 6: a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature" 7: the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"

n 1: a person who is expelled from home or country by authority [syn: exile, deportee]

n 1: some held in custody [syn: detainee, political detainee]

n 1: an ardent follower and admirer [syn: fan, buff, devotee, lover]

v 1: be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" [syn: disagree, differ, dissent, take issue] [ant: agree, concord, concur, hold] 2: be different from one another [syn: disagree, disaccord, discord] [ant: agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally]

n 1: someone who is drafted into military service [syn: draftee, conscript, inductee] [ant: military volunteer, voluntary, volunteer]

adj 1: free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry" [ant: wet] 2: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" [syn: dry, ironic, ironical, wry] 3: lacking moisture or volatile components; "dry paint" [ant: wet] 4: opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state" [ant: wet] 5: not producing milk; "a dry cow" [ant: lactating, wet] 6: (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux" [ant: sweet] 7: without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose" [ant: phlegmy] 8: not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes" 9: lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown [syn: dry, juiceless] 10: used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight" 11: unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas" 12: having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner" 13: (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat" 14: having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin" 15: lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique" 16: practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal" [syn: dry, teetotal] n 1: a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages [syn: dry, prohibitionist] v 1: remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" [syn: dry, dry out] [ant: wet] 2: become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" [syn: dry, dry out]

n 1: a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers) [syn: master of ceremonies, emcee, host] v 1: act as a master of ceremonies [syn: emcee, compere]

n 1: any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) [syn: recruit, enlistee]

n 1: someone who escapes

n 1: liveliness of mind or spirit

n 1: a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services 2: an interest in land capable of being inherited v 1: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" [syn: tip, fee, bung]

n 1: any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap

v 1: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn: flee, fly, take flight]

adj 1: (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked n 1: two-winged insects characterized by active flight 2: flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent [syn: tent-fly, rainfly, fly sheet, fly, tent flap] 3: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth [syn: fly, fly front] 4: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air [syn: fly, fly ball] 5: fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect v 1: travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" [syn: fly, wing] 2: move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place" 3: operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba" [syn: fly, aviate, pilot] 4: transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America" 5: cause to fly or float; "fly a kite" 6: be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying" 7: change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage" 8: pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him" [syn: fly, fell, vanish] 9: travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?" 10: display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N." 11: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn: flee, fly, take flight] 12: travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic" 13: hit a fly 14: decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" [syn: vanish, fly, vaporize]

n 1: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance [syn: dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse]

v 1: realize beforehand [syn: anticipate, previse, foreknow, foresee] 2: picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President" [syn: envision, foresee] 3: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn: anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter]

adv 1: without restraint; "cows in India are running loose" [syn: loose, free] adj 1: able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice" [ant: unfree] 2: unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion; "free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron" [ant: bound] 3: costing nothing; "complimentary tickets"; "free admission" [syn: complimentary, costless, free, gratis(p), gratuitous] 4: not occupied or in use; "a free locker"; "a free lane" 5: not fixed in position; "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran" [syn: detached, free] 6: not held in servitude; "after the Civil War he was a free man" [ant: unfree] 7: not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands" [syn: spare, free] 8: completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning" [syn: barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocent] 9: not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem" [syn: free, loose, liberal] n 1: people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave" [syn: free, free people] v 1: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose] [ant: confine, detain] 2: relieve from; "Rid the house of pests" [syn: rid, free, disembarrass] 3: remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble" [syn: dislodge, free] [ant: deposit, lodge, stick, wedge] 4: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam" [syn: exempt, relieve, free] [ant: apply, enforce, implement] 5: make (information) available for publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners" [syn: free, release] 6: free from obligations or duties [syn: free, discharge] 7: free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor" [syn: free, disengage] [ant: block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude] 8: let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility" [syn: absolve, justify, free] [ant: blame, fault] 9: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" [syn: release, relinquish, resign, free, give up] 10: release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition [syn: release, free, liberate] 11: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account" [syn: unblock, unfreeze, free, release] [ant: block, freeze, immobilise, immobilize]

n 1: English painter and art critic (1866-1934) [syn: Fry, Roger Fry, Roger Eliot Fry] 2: English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907) [syn: Fry, Christopher Fry] 3: 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] v 1: be excessively hot; "If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried" 2: cook on a hot surface using fat; "fry the pancakes" 3: kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial killer was electrocuted" [syn: electrocute, fry]

n 1: a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated [syn: g, gee, g-force] v 1: turn to the right side; "the horse geed" 2: give a command to a horse to turn to the right side

n 1: clarified butter used in Indian cookery

n 1: a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard

n 1: a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications [syn: guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty] 2: an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true; "there is no guarantee that they are not lying" 3: a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults [syn: guarantee, guaranty] v 1: give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products" [syn: guarantee, vouch] 2: make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" [syn: guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure] 3: promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners" [syn: undertake, guarantee] 4: stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information" [syn: guarantee, warrant]

n 1: a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults [syn: guarantee, guaranty]

adj 1: marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; "you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do"; "the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist; "a gutsy red wine" [syn: gutsy, plucky] [ant: gutless]

n 1: 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] 2: an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day 3: a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) [syn: guy, guy cable, guy wire, guy rope] v 1: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun] 2: steady or support with a guy wire or cable; "The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing"

n 1: a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas) [syn: helium, He, atomic number 2] 2: the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

n 1: a state in the Rocky Mountains [syn: Idaho, Gem State, ID] 2: a card or badge used to identify the bearer; "you had to show your ID in order to get in" [syn: ID, I.D.] 3: (psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity

n 1: a person inducted into an organization or social group; "Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth were 1936 inductees in the National Baseball Hall of Fame" 2: someone who is drafted into military service [syn: draftee, conscript, inductee] [ant: military volunteer, voluntary, volunteer]

n 1: a person who is interned; "the internees were enemy aliens and suspected terrorists"

n 1: a person who is interviewed

n 1: a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)

n 1: large brownish-green New Zealand parrot [syn: kea, Nestor notabilis]

adj 1: serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" [syn: cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal] n 1: metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated 2: something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is economic integration" 3: pitch of the voice; "he spoke in a low key" 4: any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music [syn: key, tonality] [ant: atonalism, atonality] 5: a kilogram of a narcotic drug; "they were carrying two keys of heroin" 6: a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple [syn: samara, key fruit, key] 7: United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star- Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) [syn: Key, Francis Scott Key] 8: a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida [syn: key, cay, Florida key] 9: (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint" [syn: key, paint] 10: a list of answers to a test; "some students had stolen the key to the final exam" 11: a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations 12: a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access; "a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it" 13: mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) [syn: winder, key] 14: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault [syn: keystone, key, headstone] 15: a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed v 1: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn: identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name] 2: provide with a key; "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building" 3: vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key; "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot" 4: regulate the musical pitch of 5: harmonize with or adjust to; "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude"

n 1: hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella [syn: knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genu] 2: joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee [syn: stifle, knee] 3: the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee

n 1: a unit of length of thread or yarn 2: a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock [syn: pasture, pastureland, grazing land, lea, ley]

adj 1: towards the side away from the wind [syn: downwind, lee(a)] n 1: United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957) [syn: Lee, Spike Lee, Shelton Jackson Lee] 2: United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970) [syn: Lee, Gypsy Rose Lee, Rose Louise Hovick] 3: United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973) [syn: Lee, Bruce Lee, Lee Yuen Kam] 4: United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926) [syn: Lee, Tsung Dao Lee] 5: leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794) [syn: Lee, Richard Henry Lee] 6: soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818) [syn: Lee, Henry Lee, Lighthorse Harry Lee] 7: American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870) [syn: Lee, Robert E. Lee, Robert Edward Lee] 8: the side of something that is sheltered from the wind [syn: lee, lee side, leeward] [ant: windward]

n 1: a tenant who holds a lease [syn: leaseholder, lessee]

n 1: someone to whom a license is granted

adj 1: being one more than sixty [syn: sixty-one, 61, lxi]

n 1: large and often sumptuous tent [syn: pavilion, marquee] 2: permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. [syn: marquee, marquise]

n 1: humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937) [syn: Marquis, Don Marquis, Donald Robert Perry Marquis] 2: nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count [syn: marquis, marquess]

n 1: a state in New England [syn: Maine, Pine Tree State, ME]

adj 1: (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman; "Hillary Clinton nee Rodham"

n 1: a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace [syn: cuddle, nestle, snuggle] v 1: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags" [syn: cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close] 2: lie in a sheltered position; "The little cottage nestles in the forest" 3: position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow" [syn: nestle, snuggle]

n 1: a politician who is running for public office [syn: campaigner, candidate, nominee]

n 1: someone released on probation or on parole [syn: probationer, parolee]

n 1: seed of a pea plant used for food 2: the fruit or seed of a pea plant 3: a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds [syn: pea, pea plant]

n 1: liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water" [syn: urine, piss, pee, piddle, weewee, water] 2: informal terms for urination; "he took a pee" [syn: peeing, pee, pissing, piss] v 1: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water]

n 1: the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846... 2: someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information [syn: private detective, PI, private eye, private investigator, operative, shamus, sherlock] 3: the scientist in charge of an experiment or research project [syn: principal investigator, PI] 4: the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet 5: an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs [syn: protease inhibitor, PI]

n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn: assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley] 2: a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources [syn: medley, potpourri, pastiche] 3: a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume

n 1: wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline

n 1: a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum [syn: rhenium, Re, atomic number 75] 2: ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods [syn: Ra, Re] 3: the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization [syn: re, ray]

n 1: (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play [syn: referee, ref] 2: someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication [syn: reviewer, referee, reader] 3: an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case v 1: be a referee or umpire in a sports competition [syn: referee, umpire] 2: evaluate professionally a colleague's work [syn: referee, peer review]

v 1: have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" [syn: trust, swear, rely, bank] [ant: distrust, mistrust, suspect]

n 1: adroitness and cleverness in reply

n 1: a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics" [syn: answer, reply, response] 2: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply" [syn: reply, response] v 1: react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation" [syn: answer, reply, respond]

n 1: someone who has retired from active working [syn: retiree, retired person]

v 1: hear or try a court case anew [syn: rehear, retry]

n 1: the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents [syn: Sri Lanka rupee, rupee] 2: the basic unit of money in Seychelles; equal to 100 cents [syn: Seychelles rupee, rupee] 3: the basic unit of money in Nepal; equal to 100 paisa [syn: Nepalese rupee, rupee] 4: the basic unit of money in Mauritius; equal to 100 cents [syn: Mauritian rupee, rupee] 5: the basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisa [syn: Pakistani rupee, rupee] 6: the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise [syn: Indian rupee, rupee]

n 1: the seed of the cereal grass 2: hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement [syn: rye, Secale cereale] 3: whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt [syn: rye, rye whiskey, rye whisky]

n 1: a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff [syn: talus, scree]

n 1: a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land 2: anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume [syn: ocean, sea] 3: turbulent water with swells of considerable size; "heavy seas"

n 1: the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located v 1: perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see" 2: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" [syn: understand, realize, realise, see] 3: perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results" [syn: witness, find, see] 4: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" [syn: visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image] 5: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" [syn: see, consider, reckon, view, regard] 6: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" [syn: learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see] 7: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: watch, view, see, catch, take in] 8: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" [syn: meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see] 9: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" [syn: determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn] 10: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure] 11: go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist" 12: go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day" 13: go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" [syn: visit, see] 14: take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" [syn: attend, take care, look, see] 15: receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon" 16: date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!" [syn: go steady, go out, date, see] 17: see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see" 18: deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?" 19: observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it" 20: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" [syn: examine, see] 21: go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: experience, see, go through] 22: accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" [syn: see, escort] 23: match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players" 24: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" [syn: interpret, construe, see]

adj 1: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: diffident, shy, timid, unsure] [ant: confident] 2: short; "eleven is one shy of a dozen" 3: wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; "shy of strangers" n 1: a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman" v 1: start suddenly, as from fright 2: throw quickly

n 1: an utterance made by exhaling audibly [syn: sigh, suspiration] 2: a sound like a person sighing; "she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees" v 1: heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly" [syn: sigh, suspire] 2: utter with a sigh

v 1: visit famous or interesting sights