Words that rhyme with reuss

adj 1: difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography" [syn: abstruse, deep, recondite]

n 1: cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse" [syn: maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse] 2: a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team" [syn: abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification] 3: improper or excessive use; "alcohol abuse"; "the abuse of public funds" [syn: misuse, abuse] v 1: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat] 2: change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers" [syn: pervert, misuse, abuse] 3: use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" [syn: abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout] 4: use wrongly or improperly or excessively; "Her husband often abuses alcohol"; "while she was pregnant, she abused drugs"

v 1: advance evidence for [syn: adduce, abduce, cite]

n 1: the area for food preparation on a ship [syn: galley, ship's galley, caboose, cookhouse] 2: a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train [syn: cabin car, caboose]

v 1: reason by deduction; establish by deduction [syn: deduce, infer, deduct, derive] 2: conclude by reasoning; in logic [syn: deduce, infer]

n 1: a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game 2: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number [syn: two, 2, II, deuce] 3: a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say" [syn: devil, deuce, dickens] 4: one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots [syn: deuce, two]

adj 1: spread out; not concentrated in one place; "a large diffuse organization" 2: (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected [syn: soft, diffuse, diffused] [ant: concentrated, hard] 3: lacking conciseness; "a diffuse historical novel" v 1: move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" [syn: diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out] 2: spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks" [syn: permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle] 3: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around]

n 1: the state of something that has been unused and neglected; "the house was in a terrible state of neglect" [syn: neglect, disuse]

n 1: web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks 2: a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [syn: fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zany] 3: flesh of a goose (domestic or wild) v 1: pinch in the buttocks; "he goosed the unsuspecting girl" 2: prod into action 3: give a spurt of fuel to; "goose the car"

n 1: the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking 2: energetic vitality; "her creative juices were flowing" 3: electric current; "when the wiring was finished they turned on the juice" 4: any of several liquids of the body; "digestive juices" [syn: juice, succus]

adv 1: without restraint; "cows in India are running loose" [syn: loose, free] adj 1: not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel" [ant: compact] 2: (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball" 3: not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose" [ant: tight] 4: not officially recognized or controlled; "an informal agreement"; "a loose organization of the local farmers" [syn: informal, loose] 5: not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem" [syn: free, loose, liberal] 6: emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels" [syn: lax, loose] 7: not affixed; "the stamp came loose" [syn: unaffixed, loose] [ant: affixed] 8: not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope" [syn: loose, slack] 9: (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave" [syn: loose, open] 10: lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue" [syn: idle, loose] 11: not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails" 12: having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood" [syn: at large(p), escaped, loose, on the loose(p)] 13: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" [syn: easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton] v 1: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose] [ant: confine, detain] 2: turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity" [syn: unleash, let loose, loose] 3: make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope" [syn: loosen, loose] [ant: stiffen] 4: become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed" [syn: loosen, relax, loose] [ant: stiffen]

n 1: large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America [syn: elk, European elk, moose, Alces alces]

n 1: a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream 2: a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin 3: toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling [syn: mousse, hair mousse, hair gel] v 1: apply a styling gel to; "she mousses her hair" [syn: mousse, gel]

n 1: a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose [syn: snare, gin, noose] 2: a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled [syn: noose, running noose, slip noose] v 1: make a noose in or of 2: secure with a noose

v 1: induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally" [syn: seduce, score, make] 2: lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor"

n 1: conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate [syn: sluice, sluiceway, penstock] v 1: pour as if from a sluice; "An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef" [syn: sluice, sluice down] 2: irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth" [syn: sluice, flush] 3: transport in or send down a sluice; "sluice logs" 4: draw through a sluice; "sluice water"

adj 1: marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce] n 1: light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork 2: any coniferous tree of the genus Picea v 1: make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child" [syn: spruce up, spruce, titivate, tittivate, smarten up, slick up, spiff up] 2: dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party" [syn: spruce up, spruce, slick up, smarten up]

n 1: a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms [syn: armistice, cease-fire, truce]

n 1: the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" [syn: use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise] 2: what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" [syn: function, purpose, role, use] 3: a particular service; "he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses" 4: (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" [syn: consumption, economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and services] 5: (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it" [syn: habit, use] 6: exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous" [syn: manipulation, use] 7: (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given the use of his boat" [syn: use, enjoyment] v 1: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" [syn: use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ] 2: take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely" [syn: use, habituate] 3: use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions" [syn: use, expend] 4: seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage; "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"; "The president's wife used her good connections" 5: avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" [syn: practice, apply, use] 6: habitually do something (use only in the past tense); "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"; "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"; "They used to vacation in the Bahamas"

n 1: Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931) [syn: Bruce, David Bruce, Sir David Bruce] 2: king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329) [syn: Bruce, Robert the Bruce, Robert I]

n 1: leader; "Mussolini was called Il Duce"

n 1: United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967) [syn: Luce, Henry Luce, Henry Robinson Luce] 2: United States playwright and public official (1902-1987) [syn: Luce, Clare Booth Luce]

n 1: (Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter 2: type genus of the family Zeidae [syn: Zeus, genus Zeus]