Words that rhyme with restaurant

  • debutante
    n 1: a young woman making her debut into society [syn: debutante, deb]
  • adulterant
    adj 1: making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; "the adulterating effect of extraneous materials" [syn: adulterating, adulterant] [ant: purifying] n 1: any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance; "it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use" [syn: adulterant, adulterator]
  • aunt
    n 1: the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle [syn: aunt, auntie, aunty] [ant: uncle]
  • belligerent
    adj 1: characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone" [syn: aggressive, belligerent] 2: engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations" [syn: belligerent, militant, war-ridden, warring] n 1: someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper]
  • bouffant
    adj 1: being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing; "a bouffant skirt" [syn: bouffant, puffy] n 1: a woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance
  • chant
    n 1: a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone v 1: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: chant, intone, intonate, cantillate] 2: utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" [syn: tone, chant, intone]
  • commandant
    n 1: an officer in command of a military unit [syn: commanding officer, commandant, commander]
  • confidant
    n 1: someone to whom private matters are confided [syn: confidant, intimate]
  • cormorant
    n 1: large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish [syn: cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo]
  • courante
    n 1: a court dance of the 16th century; consisted of short advances and retreats
  • deferent
    adj 1: showing deference [syn: deferent, deferential, regardful]
  • denaturant
    n 1: any substance that serves as a denaturing agent
  • deodorant
    n 1: a toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors [syn: deodorant, deodourant]
  • detente
    n 1: the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)
  • different
    adj 1: unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one" [ant: same] 2: distinctly separate from the first; "that's another (or different) issue altogether" 3: differing from all others; not ordinary; "advertising that strives continually to be different"; "this new music is certainly different but I don't really like it" 4: marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different" [syn: unlike, dissimilar, different] [ant: like, similar] 5: distinct or separate; "each interviewed different members of the community"
  • disenchant
    v 1: free from enchantment [syn: disenchant, disillusion] [ant: delight, enchant, enrapture, enthral, enthrall, ravish, transport]
  • efferent
    adj 1: of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses" [syn: efferent, motorial] [ant: afferent] n 1: a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands [syn: motor nerve, efferent nerve, efferent]
  • eggplant
    n 1: egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow [syn: eggplant, aubergine, mad apple] 2: hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable [syn: eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena]
  • enchant
    v 1: hold spellbound [syn: enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight] [ant: disenchant, disillusion] 2: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" [syn: capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant] 3: cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something [syn: hex, bewitch, glamour, witch, enchant, jinx]
  • entente
    n 1: an informal alliance between countries [syn: entente, entente cordiale] 2: a friendly understanding between political powers [syn: entente, entente cordiale]
  • expectorant
    n 1: a medicine promoting expectoration [syn: expectorant, expectorator]
  • exuberant
    adj 1: joyously unrestrained [syn: ebullient, exuberant, high-spirited] 2: unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed" [syn: excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweening] 3: produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming" [syn: exuberant, lush, luxuriant, profuse, riotous]
  • fete
    n 1: an elaborate party (often outdoors) [syn: fete, feast, fiesta] 2: an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival" [syn: festival, fete] v 1: have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating" [syn: celebrate, fete]
  • font
    n 1: a specific size and style of type within a type family [syn: font, fount, typeface, face, case] 2: bowl for baptismal water [syn: baptismal font, baptistry, baptistery, font]
  • fount
    n 1: a specific size and style of type within a type family [syn: font, fount, typeface, face, case] 2: a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water [syn: fountain, fount]
  • grant
    n 1: any monetary aid 2: the act of providing a subsidy [syn: grant, subsidization, subsidisation] 3: (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance [syn: grant, assignment] 4: Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) [syn: Grant, Duncan Grant, Duncan James Corrow Grant] 5: United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986) [syn: Grant, Cary Grant] 6: 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) [syn: Grant, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses Simpson Grant, Hiram Ulysses Grant, President Grant] 7: a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park" [syn: concession, grant] 8: a right or privilege that has been granted v 1: let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" [syn: allow, grant] [ant: deny, refuse] 2: give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers" [syn: award, grant] 3: be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" [syn: concede, yield, grant] 4: allow to have; "grant a privilege" [syn: accord, allot, grant] 5: bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights" [syn: grant, give] 6: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another [syn: concede, yield, cede, grant] 7: transfer by deed; "grant land" [syn: grant, deed over]
  • houseplant
    n 1: any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes
  • ignorant
    adj 1: uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions" [syn: ignorant, nescient, unlearned, unlettered] 2: uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field; "she is ignorant of quantum mechanics"; "he is musically illiterate" [syn: ignorant, illiterate] 3: unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge; "he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"; "an unknowledgeable assistant"; "his rudeness was unwitting" [syn: ignorant, unknowledgeable, unknowing, unwitting]
  • implant
    n 1: a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue v 1: fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" [syn: implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant] 2: become attached to and embedded in the uterus; "The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications" 3: put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds" [syn: plant, implant]
  • irreverent
    adj 1: showing lack of due respect or veneration; "irreverent scholars mocking sacred things"; "noisy irreverent tourists" [ant: reverent] 2: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" [syn: impertinent, irreverent, pert, saucy] 3: not revering god [syn: godless, irreverent]
  • itinerant
    adj 1: traveling from place to place to work; "itinerant labor"; "an itinerant judge" n 1: a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment; "itinerant traders" [syn: itinerant, gypsy, gipsy]
  • piedmont
    n 1: the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama 2: a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land 3: the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley [syn: Piedmont, Piemonte]
  • plainchant
    n 1: a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: plainsong, plainchant, Gregorian chant]
  • plant
    n 1: buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles" [syn: plant, works, industrial plant] 2: (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion [syn: plant, flora, plant life] 3: an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience 4: something planted secretly for discovery by another; "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant" v 1: put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden" [syn: plant, set] 2: fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" [syn: implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant] 3: set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" [syn: establish, found, plant, constitute, institute] 4: place into a river; "plant fish" 5: place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive; "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment" 6: put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds" [syn: plant, implant]
  • preponderant
    adj 1: having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism" [syn: overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating]
  • protuberant
    adj 1: curving outward [syn: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulging, bulgy, protuberant]
  • referent
    adj 1: having reference; "judgments referent to the indictment" n 1: something referred to; the object of a reference 2: the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate 3: something that refers; a term that refers to another term
  • refrigerant
    adj 1: causing cooling or freezing; "a refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide" [syn: refrigerant, refrigerating] n 1: any substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator)
  • replant
    v 1: plant again or anew; "They replanted the land"; "He replanted the seedlings"
  • reverberant
    adj 1: having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected; "a reverberant room"; "the reverberant booms of cannon" [ant: nonresonant, unreverberant]
  • reverent
    adj 1: feeling or showing profound respect or veneration; "maintained a reverent silence" [ant: irreverent] 2: showing great reverence for god; "a godly man"; "leading a godly life" [syn: godly, reverent, worshipful]
  • savant
    n 1: someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field [syn: initiate, learned person, pundit, savant]
  • slant
    n 1: a biased way of looking at or presenting something [syn: slant, angle] 2: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch" [syn: pitch, rake, slant] v 1: lie obliquely; "A scar slanted across his face" 2: present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders" [syn: slant, angle, weight] 3: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" [syn: lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle] 4: heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting" [syn: cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch]
  • supplant
    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]
  • transplant
    n 1: (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient [syn: graft, transplant] 2: an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient); "he had a kidney transplant"; "the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent"; "a child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago" [syn: transplant, transplantation, organ transplant] 3: the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location; "the transplant did not flower until the second year"; "too frequent transplanting is not good for families"; "she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation" [syn: transplant, transplantation, transplanting] v 1: lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants" [syn: transplant, transfer] 2: be transplantable; "These delicate plants do not transplant easily" 3: place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient [syn: transplant, graft] 4: transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" [syn: transfer, transpose, transplant]
  • want
    n 1: a state of extreme poverty [syn: privation, want, deprivation, neediness] 2: the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost" [syn: lack, deficiency, want] 3: anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants" [syn: need, want] 4: a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire" [syn: wish, wishing, want] v 1: feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" [syn: desire, want] 2: have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner" [syn: want, need, require] 3: hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you" 4: wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!" 5: be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"
  • wont
    n 1: an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening" [syn: habit, wont]
  • belmont
    n 1: a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes [syn: Belmont Park, Belmont]
  • vermont
    n 1: a state in New England [syn: Vermont, Green Mountain State, VT]
  • hellespont
    n 1: the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey [syn: Dardanelles, Canakkale Bogazi, Hellespont]
  • nantes
    n 1: a port city in western France on the Loire estuary
  • rand
    n 1: the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents 2: United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982) [syn: Rand, Ayn Rand] 3: a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese [syn: Witwatersrand, Rand, Reef]
  • mitterrand
    n 1: French statesman and president of France from 1981 to 1985 (1916-1996) [syn: Mitterrand, Francois Mitterrand, Francois Maurice Marie Mitterrand]
  • comte
    n 1: French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study [syn: Comte, Auguste Comte, Isidore Auguste Marie Francois Comte]
  • beaumont
    n 1: United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853) [syn: Beaumont, William Beaumont] 2: English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher (1584-1616) [syn: Beaumont, Francis Beaumont] 3: a city of southeastern Texas near Houston
  • fremont
    n 1: United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and Northwest (1813-1890) [syn: Fremont, John C. Fremont, John Charles Fremont]
  • aren't
  • can't
  • debutant
  • equiponderant
  • exhilarant
  • figurant
  • glyptodont
  • obscurant
  • plafond
  • shan't
  • perron
  • accelerant
  • conte
  • quant
  • galante
  • pont
  • avant
  • claremont
  • clermont
  • lophodont
  • underplant
  • selenodont
  • explant
  • waxplant
  • symbiont
  • sonorant
  • roborant
  • diplont

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