Words that rhyme with rehire

  • acquire
    v 1: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" [syn: get, acquire] 2: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables" [syn: assume, acquire, adopt, take on, take] 3: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" [syn: grow, develop, produce, get, acquire] 4: locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar 5: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" [syn: acquire, win, gain] [ant: lose] 6: gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate" [syn: learn, larn, acquire] 7: gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" [syn: develop, acquire, evolve]
  • admire
    v 1: feel admiration for [syn: admire, look up to] [ant: look down on] 2: look at with admiration
  • afire
    adj 1: lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire" [syn: ablaze(p), afire(p), aflame(p), aflare(p), alight(p), on fire(p)]
  • aspire
    v 1: have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal [syn: draw a bead on, aspire, aim, shoot for]
  • attire
    n 1: clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" [syn: attire, garb, dress] v 1: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out] [ant: dress down, underdress]
  • bemire
    v 1: make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" [syn: dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire] [ant: clean, make clean]
  • byre
    n 1: a barn for cows [syn: cowbarn, cowshed, cow barn, cowhouse, byre]
  • choir
    n 1: a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony 2: a family of similar musical instrument playing together [syn: choir, consort] 3: the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave v 1: sing in a choir [syn: choir, chorus]
  • conspire
    v 1: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" [syn: conspire, cabal, complot, conjure, machinate] 2: act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose; "The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall" [syn: conspire, collude]
  • expire
    v 1: lose validity; "My passports expired last month" [syn: run out, expire] 2: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" [syn: die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it] [ant: be born] 3: expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight" [syn: exhale, expire, breathe out] [ant: breathe in, inhale, inspire]
  • hire
    n 1: a newly hired employee; "the new hires need special training" 2: the act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a week's car hire" v 1: engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?" [syn: hire, engage, employ] [ant: can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate] 2: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services [syn: rent, hire, charter, lease] 3: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" [syn: lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take]
  • inquire
    v 1: inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" [syn: ask, inquire, enquire] 2: have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" [syn: wonder, inquire, enquire] 3: conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady" [syn: investigate, inquire, enquire]
  • inspire
    v 1: heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" [syn: inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt] 2: supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work" 3: serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives" [syn: prompt, inspire, instigate] 4: spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up] 5: fill with revolutionary ideas [syn: revolutionize, revolutionise, inspire] 6: draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" [syn: inhale, inspire, breathe in] [ant: breathe out, exhale, expire]
  • ire
    n 1: a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance [syn: anger, choler, ire] 2: belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: wrath, anger, ire, ira]
  • lyre
    n 1: a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
  • perspire
    v 1: excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat" [syn: sweat, sudate, perspire]
  • quire
    n 1: a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets
  • require
    v 1: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" [syn: necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand] [ant: eliminate, obviate, rid of] 2: consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons" [syn: ask, require, expect] 3: make someone do something [syn: command, require] 4: have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner" [syn: want, need, require]
  • retire
    v 1: go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68" 2: withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess" [syn: retire, withdraw] 3: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back] [ant: advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress] 4: withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds 5: break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" [syn: adjourn, withdraw, retire] 6: make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal" 7: dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She finally retired that old coat" 8: lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died" [syn: retire, withdraw] 9: cause to be out on a fielding play [syn: put out, retire] 10: cause to get out; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base" [syn: retire, strike out] 11: prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn" [syn: go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire] [ant: arise, get up, rise, turn out, uprise]
  • shire
    n 1: a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county 2: British breed of large heavy draft horse [syn: shire, shire horse]
  • skier
    n 1: someone who skis
  • spire
    n 1: a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top [syn: steeple, spire]
  • squire
    n 1: young nobleman attendant on a knight 2: an English country landowner 3: a man who attends or escorts a woman [syn: squire, gallant] v 1: attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire
  • tyre
    n 1: a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks [syn: Sur, Tyre] 2: hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air" [syn: tire, tyre]
  • wire
    n 1: ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc 2: a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance [syn: wire, conducting wire] 3: the finishing line on a racetrack 4: a message transmitted by telegraph [syn: telegram, wire] v 1: provide with electrical circuits; "wire the addition to the house" 2: send cables, wires, or telegrams [syn: cable, telegraph, wire] 3: fasten with wire; "The columns were wired to the beams for support" [ant: unwire] 4: string on a wire; "wire beads" 5: equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance" [syn: electrify, wire]
  • reacquire
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  • dwire
  • eir
  • wyre
  • alkire
  • frymire
  • maguire
  • martyre
  • mcguire
  • mcquire
  • safire