Words that rhyme with ribbon
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auburn
adj 1: (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown; "auburn hair" -
bourbon
n 1: a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South) 2: whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels 3: a member of the European royal family that ruled France 4: a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily [syn: Bourbon, Bourbon dynasty] -
bun
n 1: small rounded bread either plain or sweet [syn: bun, roll] -
bung
n 1: a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask [syn: bung, spile] v 1: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" [syn: tip, fee, bung] 2: close with a cork or stopper -
carbon
n 1: an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds [syn: carbon, C, atomic number 6] 2: a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper [syn: carbon paper, carbon] 3: a copy made with carbon paper [syn: carbon, carbon copy] -
chicken
adj 1: easily frightened [syn: chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow- bellied] n 1: the flesh of a chicken used for food [syn: chicken, poulet, volaille] 2: a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl [syn: chicken, Gallus gallus] 3: a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy [syn: wimp, chicken, crybaby] 4: a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops -
fluorocarbon
n 1: a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols -
gibbon
n 1: English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794) [syn: Gibbon, Edward Gibbon] 2: smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies [syn: gibbon, Hylobates lar] -
hydrocarbon
n 1: an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen -
radiocarbon
n 1: a radioactive isotope of carbon [syn: radiocarbon, carbon 14] -
stubborn
adj 1: tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield [syn: stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate] [ant: docile] 2: not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains" [syn: refractory, stubborn] -
suburban
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs; "suburban population" -
turban
n 1: a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head 2: a small round woman's hat [syn: pillbox, toque, turban] -
urban
adj 1: relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area; "urban sociology"; "urban development" 2: located in or characteristic of a city or city life; "urban property owners"; "urban affairs"; "urban manners" [ant: rural] -
brisbane
n 1: capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia -
britain
n 1: a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom [syn: United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain] -
briton
adj 1: characteristic of or associated with the Britons; "the Briton inhabitants of England" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Great Britain [syn: Britisher, Briton, Brit] 2: an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions -
cuban
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Cuba or the people of Cuba; "Cuban rum" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Cuba -
theban
adj 1: of or relating to the Egyptian city of Thebes or its people or culture 2: of or relating to the Greek city of Thebes or its people or culture n 1: an Egyptian inhabitant of ancient Thebes 2: a Greek inhabitant of ancient Thebes -
laban
n 1: Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958) [syn: Laban, Rudolph Laban] -
reuben
n 1: (Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel 2: a hot sandwich with corned beef and Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on rye bread -
durban
n 1: a port city in eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; resort and industrial center -
steuben
n 1: American Revolutionary leader (born in Prussia) who trained the troops under George Washington (1730-1794) [syn: Steuben, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben] -
melbourne
n 1: a resort town in east central Florida 2: the capital of Victoria state and 2nd largest Australian city; a financial and commercial center -
been
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bitten
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bunn
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ruben
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alban
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eben
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graben
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plybon
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fitzgibbon
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mcgibbon
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mckibben
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mckibbin
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mckibbon
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woburn
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tyburn
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shelburne
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