Words that rhyme with rebeck

n 1: a beckoning gesture

v 1: decorate; "deck the halls with holly" [syn: deck, bedight, bedeck]

n 1: a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check" [syn: check, bank check, cheque] 2: an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress" [syn: assay, check] 3: the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check" [syn: check, chit, tab] 4: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" [syn: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage] 5: additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory" [syn: confirmation, verification, check, substantiation] 6: the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure" [syn: check, checkout, check-out procedure] 7: a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name" [syn: check mark, check, tick] 8: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap] 9: a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something [syn: check, chip] 10: a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard); "she wore a skirt with checks" 11: the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" [syn: bridle, check, curb] 12: obstructing an opponent in ice hockey 13: (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king v 1: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn: check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into] 2: make an examination or investigation; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class" 3: 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] 4: 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] 5: stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution; "She checked for an instant and missed a step" 6: put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units" [syn: check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick] 7: slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development" [syn: check, retard, delay] 8: be verified or confirmed; pass inspection; "These stories don't check!" [syn: check, check out] 9: 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] 10: block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey 11: develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" [syn: discipline, train, check, condition] 12: consign for shipment on a vehicle; "check your luggage before boarding" 13: hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping; "Check your coat at the door" 14: abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey 15: stop in a chase especially when scent is lost; "The dog checked" 16: mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on [syn: check, checker, chequer] 17: decline to initiate betting 18: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back] 19: place into check; "He checked my kings" 20: write out a check on a bank account 21: 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] 22: verify by consulting a source or authority; "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts" 23: arrest the motion (of something) abruptly; "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve" 24: make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint" [syn: check, chink] 25: become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated" [syn: crack, check, break]

n 1: a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check" [syn: check, bank check, cheque] v 1: withdraw money by writing a check [syn: cheque, check out]

n 1: any of various platforms built into a vessel 2: street name for a packet of illegal drugs 3: a pack of 52 playing cards [syn: pack of cards, deck of cards, deck] 4: a porch that resembles the deck on a ship v 1: be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" [syn: deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify] 2: decorate; "deck the halls with holly" [syn: deck, bedight, bedeck] 3: knock down with force; "He decked his opponent" [syn: deck, coldcock, dump, knock down, floor]

n 1: the chief executive department of the United States government [syn: White House, EXEC]

n 1: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap] 2: a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" [syn: spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation] v 1: make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" [syn: spot, fleck, blob, blot]

n 1: the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck" [syn: neck, cervix] 2: a narrow elongated projecting strip of land 3: a cut of meat from the neck of an animal 4: a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form; "the banjo had a long neck"; "the bottle had a wide neck" 5: an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck [syn: neck, neck opening] v 1: kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car" [syn: neck, make out]

n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" [syn: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad] 2: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons 3: a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches v 1: hit lightly with a picking motion [syn: peck, pick, beak] 2: eat by pecking at, like a bird [syn: peck, pick up] 3: kiss lightly [syn: smack, peck] 4: eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food" [syn: pick at, peck at, peck] 5: bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long" [syn: nag, peck, hen-peck]

adj 1: serving as an imitation or substitute; "pinchbeck heroism" n 1: an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold

adj 1: (of champagne) moderately dry [syn: sec, unsweet] n 1: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: second, sec, s] 2: ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right- angled triangle [syn: secant, sec] 3: an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors [syn: Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC]

n 1: a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work [syn: specification, spec]

n 1: a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky" [syn: speck, pinpoint] 2: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything [syn: atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck] 3: a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" [syn: touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon] v 1: produce specks in or on; "speck the cloth"

n 1: a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences [syn: technical school, tech]

n 1: a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers) 2: any long and difficult trip v 1: journey on foot, especially in the mountains; "We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas" 2: make a long and difficult journey; "They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis"

n 1: something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation; "the house was a wreck when they bought it"; "thanks to that quack I am a human wreck" 2: an accident that destroys a ship at sea [syn: shipwreck, wreck] 3: a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane" [syn: crash, wreck] 4: a ship that has been destroyed at sea v 1: smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car" [syn: bust up, wreck, wrack]

adj 1: of or relating to Czechoslovakia or its people or their language; "The Czech border"; "Czechoslovak nationalists"; "The Czechoslovakian population" [syn: Czech, Czechoslovakian] n 1: a native of inhabitant of the Czech Republic 2: a native or inhabitant of the former republic of Czechoslovakia [syn: Czechoslovakian, Czechoslovak, Czech] 3: the Slavic language of Czechs

n 1: the last (12th) month of the year [syn: December, Dec] 2: (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere [syn: declination, celestial latitude, dec]

n 1: merchandise that is shoddy or inferior [syn: schlock, shlock, dreck]

n 1: a German Roman Catholic theologian who was an indefatigable opponent of Martin Luther (1486-1543) [syn: Eck, Johann Eck, Johann Maier Eck, Johann Maier]

n 1: the basic unit of money in Albania

n 1: a police officer who investigates crimes [syn: detective, investigator, tec, police detective]

n 1: the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River [syn: Quebec, Quebec City] 2: the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British

n 1: United States writer noted for his novels about agricultural workers (1902-1968) [syn: Steinbeck, John Steinbeck, John Ernst Steinbeck]

n 1: a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas [syn: Uzbek, Uzbeg, Uzbak, Usbek, Usbeg] 2: a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: Uzbekistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbek] 3: the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek [syn: Uzbek, Uzbeg, Uzbak, Usbek, Usbeg]