Words that rhyme with quarte

n 1: the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area" v 1: terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer" 2: cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus" 3: terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion

n 1: an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo [syn: airport, airdrome, aerodrome, drome]

n 1: the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art" [syn: art, fine art] 2: the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" [syn: art, artistic creation, artistic production] 3: a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art" [syn: art, artistry, prowess] 4: photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book" [syn: artwork, art, graphics, nontextual matter]

v 1: keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" [syn: consort, associate, affiliate, assort] 2: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" [syn: classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate]

adv 1: at right angles to the center line of a ship 2: at an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face" [syn: obliquely, aslant, athwart]

n 1: the basic unit of money in Thailand [syn: baht, tical]

n 1: a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal 2: wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries" [syn: handcart, pushcart, cart, go-cart] v 1: draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets" [syn: haul, hale, cart, drag] 2: transport something in a cart

n 1: a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French" [syn: menu, bill of fare, card, carte du jour, carte]

v 1: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about]

n 1: a visual display of information 2: a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea v 1: make a chart of; "chart the territory" 2: plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein" 3: represent by means of a graph; "chart the data" [syn: graph, chart]

v 1: behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave" [syn: behave, comport] [ant: misbehave, misconduct, misdemean] 2: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry]

n 1: the husband or wife of a reigning monarch 2: a family of similar musical instrument playing together [syn: choir, consort] v 1: keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" [syn: consort, associate, affiliate, assort] 2: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" [syn: harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree] 3: keep company; "the heifers run with the bulls to produce offspring" [syn: run, consort]

v 1: twist and press out of shape [syn: contort, deform, distort, wring]

n 1: an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business [syn: court, tribunal, judicature] 2: a room in which a lawcourt sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom" [syn: court, courtroom] 3: the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state [syn: court, royal court] 4: a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance" 5: Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947) [syn: Court, Margaret Court] 6: the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince [syn: court, royal court] 7: a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area [syn: motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, tourist court, court] 8: a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws [syn: court, lawcourt, court of law, court of justice] 9: the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; "the king will visit the duke's court" 10: an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court" [syn: court, courtyard] 11: respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor" [syn: court, homage] v 1: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" [syn: woo, court, romance, solicit] 2: seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia" [syn: woo, court] 3: engage in social activities leading to marriage; "We were courting for over ten years"

n 1: a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot 2: a tapered tuck made in dressmaking 3: a sudden quick movement [syn: flit, dart] v 1: move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches" [syn: flit, flutter, fleet, dart] 2: run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" [syn: dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot] 3: move with sudden speed; "His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke"

v 1: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry] 2: hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there" [syn: extradite, deliver, deport] 3: expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions" [syn: expatriate, deport, exile] [ant: repatriate]

v 1: make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story [syn: falsify, distort, garble, warp] 2: form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" [syn: twist, twine, distort] [ant: untwist] 3: twist and press out of shape [syn: contort, deform, distort, wring] 4: affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life" [syn: tinge, color, colour, distort] 5: alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy" [syn: deform, distort, strain]

n 1: a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus [syn: fart, farting, flatus, wind, breaking wind] v 1: expel intestinal gases through the anus [syn: fart, break wind]

n 1: a fortified military post where troops are stationed [syn: garrison, fort] 2: a fortified defensive structure [syn: fortress, fort] v 1: gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense [syn: fort, fort up] 2: enclose by or as if by a fortification [syn: fortify, fort] 3: station (troops) in a fort

n 1: United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961) [syn: Hart, Moss Hart] 2: United States lyricist who collaborated with Richard Rodgers (1895-1943) [syn: Hart, Lorenz Hart, Lorenz Milton Hart] 3: a male deer, especially an adult male red deer [syn: hart, stag]

n 1: the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom" [syn: heart, bosom] 2: the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly" [syn: heart, pump, ticker] 3: the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball" [syn: heart, mettle, nerve, spunk] 4: an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" [syn: center, centre, middle, heart, eye] 5: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty- gritty] 6: an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart" [syn: heart, spirit] 7: a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines; "he drew a heart and called it a valentine" 8: a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal); "a five-pound beef heart will serve six" 9: a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home" [syn: affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia] 10: a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it; "he led the queen of hearts"; "hearts were trumps"

n 1: commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country [syn: import, importation] [ant: export, exportation] 2: an imported person brought from a foreign country; "the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are descendants of indentured importees" [syn: import, importee] 3: the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous" [syn: meaning, significance, signification, import] 4: a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication" [syn: significance, import, implication] 5: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence" [syn: consequence, import, moment] [ant: inconsequence] v 1: bring in from abroad [ant: export] 2: transfer (electronic data) into a database or document [ant: export] 3: indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" [syn: spell, import]

n 1: an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up [syn: marketplace, market place, mart, market]

adv 1: in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed" [syn: partially, partly, part] [ant: all, altogether, completely, entirely, totally, whole, wholly] n 1: something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" [syn: part, portion, component part, component, constituent] 2: something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" [syn: part, portion] 3: a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" [syn: part, piece] 4: that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation; "it requires vigilance on our part"; "they resisted every effort on his part" 5: the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" [syn: region, part] 6: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" [syn: function, office, part, role] 7: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" [syn: character, role, theatrical role, part, persona] 8: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" [syn: share, portion, part, percentage] 9: one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" [syn: part, section, division] 10: a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions; "his part was right in the middle" [syn: part, parting] 11: the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part" [syn: part, voice] 12: the part played by a person in bringing about a result; "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work" [syn: contribution, part, share] v 1: go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party" [syn: separate, part, split] 2: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" [syn: separate, part, split up, split, break, break up] 3: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off] 4: come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" [syn: separate, divide, part] 5: force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" [syn: separate, disunite, divide, part]

n 1: liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned 2: the top of the head [syn: pate, poll, crown]

adj 1: located on the left side of a ship or aircraft [syn: port, larboard] n 1: a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country 2: sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal [syn: port, port wine] 3: an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through [syn: port, embrasure, porthole] 4: the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose [syn: larboard, port] [ant: starboard] 5: (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals) [syn: interface, port] v 1: put or turn on the left side, of a ship; "port the helm" 2: bring to port; "the captain ported the ship at night" 3: land at or reach a port; "The ship finally ported" 4: turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship; "The big ship was slowly porting" 5: carry, bear, convey, or bring; "The small canoe could be ported easily" 6: carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons; "port a rifle" 7: drink port; "We were porting all in the club after dinner" 8: modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform

n 1: the intended meaning of a communication [syn: intent, purport, spirit] 2: the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation" [syn: drift, purport] v 1: have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion" 2: propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" [syn: aim, purpose, purport, propose]

n 1: a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale" [syn: report, study, written report] 2: the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" [syn: report, account] 3: a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" [syn: report, news report, story, account, write up] 4: a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing); "they heard a violent report followed by silence" 5: a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment; "his father signed his report card" [syn: report card, report] 6: an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition" [syn: composition, paper, report, theme] 7: the general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report" [syn: reputation, report] v 1: to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental" [syn: report, describe, account] 2: announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding; "Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"; "The team reported significant advances in their research" 3: announce one's presence; "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock" 4: make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal" 5: be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism; "Snow reported on China in the 1950's"; "The cub reporter covered New York City" [syn: report, cover] 6: complain about; make a charge against; "I reported her to the supervisor"

n 1: a hotel located in a resort area [syn: resort, resort hotel, holiday resort] 2: a frequently visited place [syn: haunt, hangout, resort, repair, stamping ground] 3: something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying" [syn: recourse, refuge, resort] 4: act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort" [syn: recourse, resort, refuge] v 1: have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat" [syn: fall back, resort, recur] 2: move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods" [syn: repair, resort]

adv 1: quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" [syn: abruptly, suddenly, short, dead] 2: without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold; "he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash" 3: clean across; "the car's axle snapped short" 4: at some point or distance before a goal is reached; "he fell short of our expectations" 5: so as to interrupt; "She took him up short before he could continue" 6: at a disadvantage; "I was caught short" [syn: short, unawares] 7: in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it" [syn: curtly, short, shortly] adj 1: primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months" [ant: long] 2: (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss" [ant: long] 3: low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man" [syn: short, little] [ant: tall] 4: not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience" [syn: inadequate, poor, short] 5: (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; "a short memory" [syn: unretentive, forgetful, short] [ant: long, recollective, retentive, tenacious] 6: not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices; "a short sale"; "short in cotton" [ant: long] 7: of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration; "the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short" [ant: long] 8: less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight" [syn: light, scant(p), short] 9: lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking" [syn: short, shortsighted, unforesightful, myopic] 10: tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening; "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"; "a short flaky pie crust" 11: marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" [syn: brusque, brusk, curt, short(p)] n 1: the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed 2: accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference [syn: short circuit, short] 3: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base [syn: shortstop, short] v 1: cheat someone by not returning him enough money [syn: short-change, short] 2: create a short circuit in [syn: short-circuit, short]

adj 1: showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness [ant: stupid] 2: elegant and stylish; "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut" [syn: chic, smart, voguish] 3: characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average" [syn: bright, smart] 4: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!" [syn: fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise] 5: painfully severe; "he gave the dog a smart blow" 6: quick and brisk; "I gave him a smart salute"; "we walked at a smart pace" 7: capable of independent and apparently intelligent action; "smart weapons" n 1: a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore [syn: smart, smarting, smartness] v 1: be the source of pain [syn: ache, smart, hurt]

n 1: a disrespectful laugh [syn: snicker, snort, snigger] 2: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird] v 1: indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose; "she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom" 2: make a snorting sound by exhaling hard; "The critic snorted contemptuously" 3: inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue" [syn: huff, snort] 4: inhale through the nose [syn: take a hit, snort]

n 1: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" [syn: kind, sort, form, variety] 2: an approximate definition or example; "she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing" 3: a person of a particular character or nature; "what sort of person is he?"; "he's a good sort" 4: an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting" [syn: sort, sorting] v 1: examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" [syn: screen, screen out, sieve, sort] 2: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" [syn: classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate]

adj 1: thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise" [syn: spare, trim] 2: more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" [syn: excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus] 3: not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands" [syn: spare, free] 4: kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts" 5: lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" [syn: bare(a), scanty, spare] 6: lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete" [syn: plain, bare, spare, unembellished, unornamented] n 1: an extra component of a machine or other apparatus [syn: spare part, spare] 2: an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle [syn: fifth wheel, spare] 3: a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls v 1: refrain from harming [syn: spare, save] 2: save or relieve from an experience or action; "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally" 3: give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" [syn: spare, give up, part with, dispense with] 4: use frugally or carefully

n 1: an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition [syn: sport, athletics] 2: the occupation of athletes who compete for pay 3: (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine [syn: sport, summercater] 4: a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances; "a good sport"; "a poor sport" 5: someone who engages in sports [syn: sport, sportsman, sportswoman] 6: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration [syn: mutant, mutation, variation, sport] 7: verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport" [syn: fun, play, sport] v 1: wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat" [syn: sport, feature, boast] 2: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about]

n 1: the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start" 2: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" [syn: beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset] [ant: end, ending, middle] 3: a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen" [syn: start, starting] 4: a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start" [syn: startle, jump, start] 5: the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" [syn: beginning, start, commencement] [ant: finish, finishing] 6: a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game [syn: start, starting line, scratch, scratch line] 7: a signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start" [syn: starting signal, start] 8: the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race); "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch" [syn: start, head start] v 1: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" [syn: get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence] [ant: end, terminate] 2: set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" [syn: begin, lead off, start, commence] [ant: end, terminate] 3: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off] 4: have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000" [syn: begin, start] [ant: cease, end, finish, stop, terminate] 5: bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation" [syn: originate, initiate, start] 6: get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack" [syn: start, start up, embark on, commence] 7: move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room" [syn: startle, jump, start] 8: get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer" [syn: start, start up] [ant: stop] 9: begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!" [syn: start, go, get going] [ant: halt, stop] 10: begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job" [syn: start, take up] 11: play in the starting lineup 12: have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony" [syn: begin, start] 13: begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade" [syn: begin, start] 14: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out]

n 1: the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; "his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times" 2: aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support" 3: something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest; "the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans" 4: a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support" [syn: support, reinforcement, reenforcement] 5: documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones" [syn: documentation, support] 6: the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" [syn: support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance] 7: supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support" 8: the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support" [syn: support, supporting] 9: a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts [syn: accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup, support] 10: any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" 11: financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment" [syn: support, financial support, funding, backing, financial backing] v 1: give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" [syn: support, back up] 2: support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college" 3: be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" [syn: back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support] 4: be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" [syn: hold, support, sustain, hold up] 5: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" [syn: confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm] [ant: contradict, negate] 6: adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion" [syn: subscribe, support] 7: support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" [syn: corroborate, underpin, bear out, support] 8: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike" [syn: defend, support, fend for] 9: play a subordinate role to (another performer); "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act" 10: be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" [syn: patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going] 11: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up]

adj 1: naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic" [syn: dark-skinned, dusky, swart, swarthy]

adj 1: tasting sour like a lemon [syn: lemony, lemonlike, sourish, tangy, tart] 2: harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark" [syn: sharp, sharp-worded, tart] n 1: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street] 2: a small open pie with a fruit filling 3: a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust

n 1: a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat [syn: thwart, cross thwart] v 1: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn: thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk]

n 1: (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought [syn: tort, civil wrong]

n 1: rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in Austria

n 1: something that serves as a means of transportation [syn: conveyance, transport] 2: an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes 3: the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials [syn: transportation, shipping, transport] 4: a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens [syn: ecstasy, rapture, transport, exaltation, raptus] 5: a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder [syn: tape drive, tape transport, transport] 6: the act of moving something from one location to another [syn: transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance] v 1: move something or somebody around; usually over long distances 2: move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river" [syn: transport, carry] 3: hold spellbound [syn: enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight] [ant: disenchant, disillusion] 4: transport commercially [syn: transport, send, ship] 5: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" [syn: transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise]

n 1: any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals) 2: an imperfection in someone or something that is suggestive of a wart (especially in smallness or unattractiveness) 3: (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus [syn: wart, verruca]

n 1: a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: Connecticut, Nutmeg State, Constitution State, CT] 2: a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross- sectional scans along a single axis [syn: computerized tomography, computed tomography, CT, computerized axial tomography, computed axial tomography, CAT]

n 1: United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828) [syn: Stuart, Gilbert Stuart, Gilbert Charles Stuart] 2: a member of the royal family that ruled Scotland and England 3: the royal family that ruled Scotland from 1371-1714 and ruled England from 1603 to 1649 and again from 1660 to 1714

v 1: transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another

n 1: a member of an Indo-European people widely scattered throughout the northwest of the Indian subcontinent and consisting of Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs

n 1: the basic unit of money in Myanmar

n 1: a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight; "since he was a baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones, Bart." [syn: baronet, Bart]

n 1: United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902) [syn: Harte, Bret Harte]

n 1: stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water