Words that rhyme with reread

  • accede
    v 1: yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" [syn: submit, bow, defer, accede, give in] 2: take on duties or office; "accede to the throne" [syn: accede, enter] 3: to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore" [syn: assent, accede, acquiesce] [ant: dissent]
  • agreed
    adj 1: united by being of the same opinion; "agreed in their distrust of authority" [syn: agreed, in agreement(p)]
  • bead
    n 1: a small ball with a hole through the middle 2: a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead" [syn: drop, bead, pearl] 3: a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture [syn: beading, bead, beadwork, astragal] v 1: form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example 2: decorate by sewing beads onto; "bead the wedding gown" 3: string together like beads
  • bedspread
    n 1: decorative cover for a bed [syn: bedspread, bedcover, bed cover, bed covering, counterpane, spread]
  • bleed
    v 1: lose blood from one's body [syn: shed blood, bleed, hemorrhage] 2: draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment" [syn: bleed, leech, phlebotomize, phlebotomise] 3: get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!" 4: be diffused; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run" [syn: run, bleed] 5: drain of liquid or steam; "bleed the radiators"; "the mechanic bled the engine"
  • breed
    n 1: a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep" [syn: breed, strain, stock] 2: a special type; "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs" v 1: call forth [syn: engender, breed, spawn] 2: copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare" [syn: breed, cover] 3: cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs" 4: have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce" [syn: breed, multiply]
  • cede
    v 1: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another [syn: concede, yield, cede, grant] 2: relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" [syn: surrender, cede, deliver, give up]
  • concede
    v 1: admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money" [syn: concede, profess, confess] 2: be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" [syn: concede, yield, grant] 3: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another [syn: concede, yield, cede, grant] 4: acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"
  • cornbread
    n 1: bread made primarily of cornmeal
  • creed
    n 1: any system of principles or beliefs [syn: creed, credo] 2: the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group [syn: religious doctrine, church doctrine, gospel, creed]
  • crossbred
    adj 1: bred from parents of different varieties or species [ant: purebred]
  • crossbreed
    n 1: (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey" [syn: hybrid, crossbreed, cross] v 1: breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" [syn: crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed]
  • decreed
    adj 1: fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time") [syn: appointed, decreed, ordained, prescribed]
  • deed
    n 1: a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment" [syn: deed, deed of conveyance, title] 2: something that people do or cause to happen [syn: act, deed, human action, human activity]
  • exceed
    v 1: be greater in scope or size than some standard; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" [syn: exceed, transcend, surpass] 2: be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top] 3: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform]
  • feed
    n 1: food for domestic livestock [syn: feed, provender] v 1: provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts" 2: give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" [syn: feed, give] [ant: famish, starve] 3: feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity" 4: introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor" [syn: feed, feed in] 5: support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity" 6: take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" [syn: feed, eat] 7: serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six" 8: move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" [syn: run, flow, feed, course] 9: profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity" [syn: prey, feed] 10: gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view" [syn: feed, feast] 11: provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants" [syn: fertilize, fertilise, feed]
  • flaxseed
    n 1: the seed of flax used as a source of oil [syn: linseed, flaxseed]
  • fried
    adj 1: cooked by frying in fat [syn: fried, deep-fried]
  • gingerbread
    n 1: cake flavored with ginger
  • greed
    n 1: excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves 2: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: avarice, greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia]
  • heed
    n 1: paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" [syn: attentiveness, heed, regard, paying attention] [ant: heedlessness, inattentiveness] v 1: pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men" [syn: heed, mind, listen]
  • impede
    v 1: be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project" [syn: impede, hinder] 2: block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn: obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up] [ant: disengage, free]
  • inbred
    adj 1: produced by inbreeding [ant: outbred] 2: normally existing at birth; "mankind's connatural sense of the good" [syn: connatural, inborn, inbred]
  • indeed
    adv 1: in truth (often tends to intensify); "they said the car would break down and indeed it did"; "it is very cold indeed"; "was indeed grateful"; "indeed, the rain may still come"; "he did so do it!" [syn: indeed, so] 2: (used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc.; "Wants to marry the butler? Indeed!"
  • infrared
    adj 1: having or employing wavelengths longer than light but shorter than radio waves; lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end; "infrared radiation"; "infrared photography" n 1: the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range; "they could sense radiation in the infrared" [syn: infrared, infrared frequency] 2: electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves [syn: infrared, infrared light, infrared radiation, infrared emission]
  • interbreed
    v 1: breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" [syn: crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed]
  • intercede
    v 1: act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement" [syn: intercede, mediate, intermediate, liaise, arbitrate]
  • keyed
    adj 1: fitted with or secured by a key; "a keyed instrument"; "the locks have not yet been keyed" [ant: keyless] 2: set to a key or tone
  • knead
    v 1: make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft" [syn: knead, work] 2: manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes; "She rubbed down her child with a sponge" [syn: massage, rub down, knead]
  • lead
    n 1: an advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn" 2: a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey; "the children were playing with lead soldiers" [syn: lead, Pb, atomic number 82] 3: evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" [syn: lead, track, trail] 4: a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead'); "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead" 5: the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) 6: the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead- in to a very serious matter" [syn: lead, lead-in, lede] 7: (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning [ant: deficit] 8: an actor who plays a principal role [syn: star, principal, lead] 9: (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; "he took a long lead off first" 10: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint] 11: a news story of major importance [syn: lead, lead story] 12: the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine [syn: spark advance, lead] 13: restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal [syn: leash, tether, lead] 14: thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing [syn: lead, leading] 15: mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil [syn: lead, pencil lead] 16: a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" [syn: jumper cable, jumper lead, lead, booster cable] 17: the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy" v 1: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" [syn: lead, take, direct, conduct, guide] 2: have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" [syn: leave, result, lead] 3: tend to or result in; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests" 4: travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John" [syn: lead, head] 5: cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks" 6: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" [syn: run, go, pass, lead, extend] 7: be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?" [syn: head, lead] 8: be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year" [syn: lead, top] 9: be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" [syn: contribute, lead, conduce] 10: lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" [syn: conduct, lead, direct] 11: lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South" [syn: go, lead] 12: move ahead (of others) in time or space [syn: precede, lead] [ant: follow] 13: cause something to pass or lead somewhere; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" [syn: run, lead] 14: preside over; "John moderated the discussion" [syn: moderate, chair, lead]
  • mead
    n 1: United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978) [syn: Mead, Margaret Mead] 2: United States philosopher of pragmatism (1863-1931) [syn: Mead, George Herbert Mead] 3: made of fermented honey and water
  • misdeed
    n 1: improper or wicked or immoral behavior [syn: misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed]
  • mislead
    v 1: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" [syn: mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray] 2: give false or misleading information to [syn: misinform, mislead]
  • misread
    v 1: read or interpret wrongly; "He misread the data" 2: interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!" [syn: misread, misinterpret]
  • need
    n 1: a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs" [syn: need, demand] 2: anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants" [syn: need, want] 3: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives" [syn: motivation, motive, need] 4: a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless" [syn: indigence, need, penury, pauperism, pauperization] 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: have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner" [syn: want, need, require] 3: have or feel a need for; "always needing friends and money"
  • outspread
    adj 1: fully extended in width; "outspread wings"; "with arms spread wide" [syn: outspread, spread]
  • overfeed
    v 1: feed excessively
  • overspread
    v 1: spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water" [syn: spread, overspread]
  • packthread
    n 1: a strong three-ply twine used to sew or tie packages
  • plead
    v 1: appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop" 2: offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity" 3: enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty" 4: make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts
  • precede
    v 1: be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" [syn: predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate] [ant: follow, postdate] 2: come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" [syn: precede, predate] 3: be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands" [syn: precede, come before] [ant: come after, follow, succeed] 4: move ahead (of others) in time or space [syn: precede, lead] [ant: follow] 5: furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" [syn: precede, preface, premise, introduce]
  • proceed
    v 1: continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" [syn: continue, go on, carry on, proceed] 2: move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now" [syn: proceed, go forward, continue] 3: 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] 4: follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?" [syn: proceed, go] 5: continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" [syn: continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep] [ant: discontinue]
  • proofread
    v 1: read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts" [syn: proofread, proof]
  • purebred
    adj 1: bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain [ant: crossbred] n 1: a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses [syn: thoroughbred, purebred, pureblood]
  • read
    n 1: something that is read; "the article was a very good read" v 1: interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?" 2: have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?" [syn: read, say] 3: look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon" 4: obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer" [syn: read, scan] 5: interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball" 6: interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!" [syn: take, read] 7: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" [syn: learn, study, read, take] 8: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" [syn: read, register, show, record] 9: audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role; "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year" 10: to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!" 11: make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?" [syn: understand, read, interpret, translate]
  • recede
    v 1: 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] 2: retreat [syn: fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede] [ant: advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win] 3: become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"
  • reed
    n 1: tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites 2: United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow (1887-1920) [syn: Reed, John Reed] 3: United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902) [syn: Reed, Walter Reed] 4: a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it; "the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece" [syn: reed, vibrating reed] 5: a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed [syn: beating-reed instrument, reed instrument, reed]
  • reseed
    v 1: seed again or anew 2: maintain by seeding without human intervention; "Some plants reseed themselves indefinitely"
  • retread
    n 1: a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads [syn: retread, recap] v 1: use again in altered form; "retread an old plot" [syn: rework, make over, retread] 2: give new treads to (a tire) [syn: retread, remold, remould]
  • screed
    n 1: a long monotonous harangue 2: a long piece of writing 3: an accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete
  • secede
    v 1: withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away" [syn: secede, splinter, break away]
  • seed
    n 1: a small hard fruit 2: a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa 3: one of the outstanding players in a tournament [syn: seeded player, seed] 4: anything that provides inspiration for later work [syn: source, seed, germ] 5: the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract [syn: semen, seed, seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come] v 1: go to seed; shed seeds; "The dandelions went to seed" 2: help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money 3: bear seeds 4: place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds" [syn: sow, seed] 5: distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds 6: sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain; "seed clouds" 7: inoculate with microorganisms 8: remove the seeds from; "seed grapes"
  • shortbread
    n 1: very rich thick butter cookie [syn: shortbread, shortbread cookie]
  • speed
    n 1: distance travelled per unit time [syn: speed, velocity] 2: a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed" [syn: speed, swiftness, fastness] 3: changing location rapidly [syn: speed, speeding, hurrying] 4: the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system [syn: focal ratio, f number, stop number, speed] 5: a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression [syn: amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed] v 1: move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it] [ant: dawdle, linger] 2: move faster; "The car accelerated" [syn: accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken] [ant: decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up] 3: move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" [syn: travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip] 4: travel at an excessive or illegal velocity; "I got a ticket for speeding" 5: cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car" [syn: accelerate, speed, speed up] [ant: decelerate, slow down]
  • stampede
    n 1: a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits" 2: a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle) v 1: cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals" 2: cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively; "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating" 3: act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software" 4: run away in a stampede
  • steed
    n 1: (literary) a spirited horse for state or war
  • succeed
    v 1: attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" [syn: succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods] [ant: fail, go wrong, miscarry] 2: be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" [syn: succeed, come after, follow] [ant: come before, precede]
  • supersede
    v 1: take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school" [syn: supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede]
  • sweetbread
    n 1: edible glands of an animal [syn: sweetbread, sweetbreads]
  • thoroughbred
    adj 1: having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal [syn: pedigree(a), pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred] n 1: a well-bred person 2: a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares 3: a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses [syn: thoroughbred, purebred, pureblood]
  • treed
    adj 1: forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal" [syn: at bay(p), cornered, trapped, treed]
  • tweed
    n 1: thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland 2: (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth [syn: flannel, gabardine, tweed, white]
  • unread
    adj 1: not informed through reading; "he seems to have been wholly unread in political theory"- V.L.Parrington
  • weed
    n 1: any plant that crowds out cultivated plants [ant: cultivated plant] 2: a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning [syn: weed, mourning band] 3: street names for marijuana [syn: pot, grass, green goddess, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, locoweed, Mary Jane] v 1: clear of weeds; "weed the garden"
  • widespread
    adj 1: widely circulated or diffused; "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war" 2: distributed over a considerable extent; "far-flung trading operations"; "the West's far-flung mountain ranges"; "widespread nuclear fallout" [syn: far-flung, widespread]
  • wingspread
    n 1: distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended 2: linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil [syn: wingspan, wingspread]
  • interbred
    adj 1: bred of closely related parents
  • bede
    n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735) [syn: Bede, Saint Bede, St. Bede, Baeda, Saint Baeda, St. Baeda, Beda, Saint Beda, St. Beda, the Venerable Bede]
  • meade
    n 1: English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (1907-1995) [syn: Meade, James Edward Meade] 2: United States general in charge of the Union troops at the Battle of Gettysburg (1815-1872) [syn: Meade, George Gordon Meade]
  • reid
    n 1: Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796) [syn: Reid, Thomas Reid]
  • snead
    n 1: United States golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002) [syn: Snead, Sam Snead, Samuel Jackson Snead]
  • swede
    n 1: a native or inhabitant of Sweden 2: a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root [syn: rutabaga, turnip cabbage, swede, Swedish turnip, rutabaga plant, Brassica napus napobrassica] 3: the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food [syn: rutabaga, swede, swedish turnip, yellow turnip]
  • lipide
    n 1: an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) [syn: lipid, lipide, lipoid]
  • flatbread
    n 1: any of various breads made from usually unleavened dough
  • ethelred
    n 1: king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016) [syn: Ethelred, Ethelred II, Ethelred the Unready] 2: king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871) [syn: Ethelred, Ethelred I]
  • underbred
    adj 1: (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace [syn: ill- bred, bounderish, lowbred, rude, underbred, yokelish] 2: of inferior or mixed breed; "an underbred dog"
  • siegfried
    n 1: (German mythology) mythical German warrior hero of the Nibelungenlied who takes possession of the accursed treasure of the Nibelungs by slaying the dragon that guards it and awakens Brynhild and is eventually killed; Sigurd is the Norse counterpart
  • copyread
    v 1: edit and correct (written or printed material) [syn: copyread, subedit, copyedit]
  • sowbread
    n 1: common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers [syn: sowbread, Cyclamen hederifolium, Cyclamen neopolitanum]
  • disagreed
  • filigreed
  • freed
  • guaranteed
  • he'd
  • inbreed
  • kneed
  • outbreed
  • she'd
  • skied
  • unthread
  • we'd
  • beede
  • brede
  • dede
  • diede
  • eade
  • ede
  • fede
  • frede
  • freid

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