Words that rhyme with prove

  • approve
    v 1: give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies" [syn: approve, O.K., okay, sanction] [ant: disapprove, reject] 2: judge to be right or commendable; think well of [ant: disapprove]
  • countermove
    n 1: an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. [syn: counterattack, countermove]
  • disapprove
    v 1: consider bad or wrong [ant: approve] 2: deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods" [syn: disapprove, reject] [ant: O.K., approve, okay, sanction]
  • disprove
    v 1: prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories" [syn: disprove, confute] [ant: demonstrate, establish, prove, shew, show]
  • groove
    n 1: a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) [syn: groove, channel] 2: a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut" [syn: rut, groove] 3: (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part [syn: groove, vallecula] v 1: make a groove in, or provide with a groove; "groove a vinyl record" 2: hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil" [syn: furrow, rut, groove]
  • improve
    v 1: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" [syn: better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant: aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, worsen] 2: get better; "The weather improved toward evening" [syn: better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant: decline, worsen]
  • louvre
    n 1: an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris [syn: Louvre, Louvre Museum] 2: one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain [syn: louver, louvre, fin]
  • love
    n 1: a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love" [ant: hate, hatred] 2: any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting"; [syn: love, passion] 3: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment [syn: beloved, dear, dearest, honey, love] 4: a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction; "their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"; "she was his first love" [syn: love, sexual love, erotic love] 5: a score of zero in tennis or squash; "it was 40 love" 6: sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life" [syn: sexual love, lovemaking, making love, love, love life] v 1: have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him" [ant: detest, hate] 2: get pleasure from; "I love cooking" [syn: love, enjoy] 3: be enamored or in love with; "She loves her husband deeply" 4: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk]
  • move
    n 1: the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer" 2: the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire" [syn: move, relocation] 3: a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" [syn: motion, movement, move, motility] 4: the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" [syn: motion, movement, move] 5: (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game v 1: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" [syn: travel, go, move, locomote] [ant: stay in place] 2: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" [syn: move, displace] 3: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" [ant: stand still] 4: change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another" [ant: stay, stay put, stick, stick around] 5: follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels" [syn: go, proceed, move] 6: be in a state of action; "she is always moving" [syn: be active, move] [ant: rest] 7: go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" 8: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" [syn: act, move] [ant: forbear, refrain] 9: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" [syn: affect, impress, move, strike] 10: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" [syn: motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite] 11: arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all" 12: dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers" 13: progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting" [syn: move, go, run] 14: live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in certain circles only" 15: have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?" [syn: move, go] 16: propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting [syn: move, make a motion]
  • remove
    n 1: degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy"; v 1: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" [syn: remove, take, take away, withdraw] 2: remove from a position or an office 3: dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood" [syn: get rid of, remove] 4: cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom" [syn: take out, move out, remove] 5: shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court" [syn: remove, transfer] 6: go away or leave; "He absented himself" [syn: absent, remove] 7: kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove] 8: get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins" [syn: remove, take away]
  • reprove
    v 1: take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior" [syn: admonish, reprove]
  • behoove
    v 1: be appropriate or necessary; "It behooves us to reflect on this matter" [syn: behoove, behove]
  • you've
  • microgroove
  • who've
  • duve
  • juve
  • interfluve

See also prove definition and prove synonyms