Words that rhyme with probe

  • acerb
    adj 1: sour or bitter in taste [syn: acerb, acerbic, astringent] 2: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique" [syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic]
  • adverb
    n 1: the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses 2: a word that modifies something other than a noun
  • blurb
    n 1: a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book" [syn: endorsement, indorsement, blurb]
  • curb
    n 1: an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) [syn: curb, curbing, kerb] 2: a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse [syn: curb, curb bit] 3: a stock exchange in New York [syn: American Stock Exchange, AMEX, Curb] 4: the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" [syn: bridle, check, curb] v 1: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" [syn: control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate] 2: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" [syn: suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb] 3: keep to the curb; "curb your dogs" 4: place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school" [syn: restrict, curtail, curb, cut back]
  • disturb
    v 1: move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" [syn: disturb, upset, trouble] 2: change the arrangement or position of [syn: agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up] 3: tamper with; "Don't touch my CDs!" [syn: touch, disturb] 4: destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading" [syn: interrupt, disturb] 5: damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"
  • globe
    n 1: the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world" [syn: Earth, earth, world, globe] 2: an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire" [syn: ball, globe, orb] 3: a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented
  • herb
    n 1: a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests [syn: herb, herbaceous plant] 2: aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
  • job
    n 1: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn: occupation, business, job, line of work, line] 2: a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores" [syn: job, task, chore] 3: a workplace; as in the expression "on the job"; 4: an object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right" 5: the responsibility to do something; "it is their job to print the truth" 6: the performance of a piece of work; "she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job" 7: a damaging piece of work; "dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair" 8: a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog" [syn: problem, job] 9: a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him 10: any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing 11: (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit 12: a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply [syn: Job, Book of Job] 13: a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis" [syn: caper, job] v 1: profit privately from public office and official business 2: arranged for contracted work to be done by others [syn: subcontract, farm out, job] 3: work occasionally; "As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks" 4: invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating" [syn: speculate, job]
  • kerb
    n 1: an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) [syn: curb, curbing, kerb]
  • lobe
    n 1: (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part; "ear lobe" 2: (botany) a part into which a leaf is divided 3: the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern 4: a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure
  • perturb
    v 1: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" [syn: perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder] 2: disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion" 3: cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet" 4: throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt" [syn: perturb, derange, throw out of kilter]
  • proverb
    n 1: a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people [syn: proverb, adage, saw, byword]
  • robe
    n 1: any loose flowing garment 2: outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions [syn: gown, robe] v 1: clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes [syn: vest, robe] 2: cover as if with clothing; "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees" [syn: clothe, cloak, drape, robe]
  • strobe
    n 1: scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary [syn: stroboscope, strobe, strobe light]
  • suburb
    n 1: a residential district located on the outskirts of a city [syn: suburb, suburbia, suburban area]
  • superb
    adj 1: of surpassing excellence; "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor" [syn: brilliant, superb] 2: surpassingly good; "a superb meal"
  • verb
    n 1: the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence 2: a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence
  • loeb
    n 1: United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924) [syn: Loeb, Jacques Loeb]
  • latrobe
    n 1: United States architect (born in England) whose works include the chambers of the United States Congress and the Supreme Court; considered the first professional architect in the United States (1764-1820) [syn: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry Latrobe]
  • serb
    n 1: a member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries [syn: Serbian, Serb]
  • reverb
  • aube
  • bobe
  • cobe
  • jobe
  • mobe
  • uncurb

See also probe definition and probe synonyms