Words that rhyme with puckery

n 1: a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs [syn: pharmacist, druggist, chemist, apothecary, pill pusher, pill roller]

adj 1: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: bleary, blurred, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, muzzy]

n 1: the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" [syn: cooking, cookery, preparation]

n 1: tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively [syn: crockery, dishware]

n 1: (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice v 1: season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking 2: treat by incorporating fat; "curry tanned leather" 3: give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses" [syn: dress, groom, curry]

n 1: a cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice [syn: daiquiri, rum cocktail]

n 1: a rapid active commotion [syn: bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir] 2: a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that); "he had to close the window against the flurries"; "there was a flurry of chicken feathers" [syn: flurry, snow flurry] v 1: move in an agitated or confused manner 2: cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" [syn: confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off]

n 1: ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion [syn: grotesqueness, grotesquery, grotesquerie]

n 1: a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door" [syn: hurry, haste] 2: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" [syn: haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation] 3: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" [syn: haste, hurry, rush, rushing] v 1: move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" [syn: travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip] 2: act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" [syn: rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate] 3: urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!" [syn: rush, hurry] [ant: delay, detain, hold up]

n 1: showing your contempt by derision [syn: jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing] 2: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way [syn: parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on] 3: humorous or satirical mimicry [syn: parody, mockery, takeoff]

n 1: nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America [syn: peccary, musk hog]

n 1: medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings [syn: quackery, empiricism] 2: the dishonesty of a charlatan [syn: charlatanism, quackery]

n 1: a garden featuring rocks; usually alpine plants [syn: rock garden, rockery]

n 1: a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)

n 1: rushing about hastily in an undignified way [syn: scamper, scramble, scurry] v 1: to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground" [syn: scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle]

n 1: a suspension of insoluble particles (as plaster of Paris or lime or clay etc.) usually in water

n 1: a county in southeastern England on the Thames 2: a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats

adj 1: having hair on the cheeks and chin [syn: bearded, barbate, bewhiskered, whiskered, whiskery]

n 1: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" [syn: concern, worry, headache, vexation] 2: a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles" [syn: worry, trouble] v 1: be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job" 2: be concerned with; "I worry about my grades" [syn: worry, care] 3: disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me" [syn: worry, vex] [ant: assure, reassure] 4: be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" [syn: concern, interest, occupy, worry] 5: lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone" 6: touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads"

n 1: British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957) [syn: Murray, Gilbert Murray, George Gilbert Aime Murphy] 2: Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) [syn: Murray, James Murray, James Augustus Murray, James Augustus Henry Murray, Sir James Murray, Sir James Augustus Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry Murray] 3: a southeast Australian river; flows westward and then south into the Indian Ocean at Adelaide [syn: Murray, Murray River]

n 1: English writer (born in India) (1811-1863) [syn: Thackeray, William Makepeace Thackeray]

n 1: ornamental objects of no great value [syn: folderal, falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, nonsense, trumpery]

n 1: (Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla

n 1: (Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song 2: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music [syn: dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation]

n 1: a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold [syn: fishery, piscary]

n 1: perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads [syn: chicory, succory, chicory plant, Cichorium intybus]