Words that rhyme with riflescope

n 1: a South African movie theater 2: a kind of early movie projector

n 1: a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes

n 1: an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of time

n 1: brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall [syn: header, coping, cope] 2: a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions v 1: come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn: cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage]

n 1: measuring instrument that detects electric charge; two gold leaves diverge owing to repulsion of charges with like sign

n 1: a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery

n 1: an optical projector that gives images of both transparent and opaque objects

n 1: an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation [syn: fluoroscope, roentgenoscope]

n 1: rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction [syn: gyroscope, gyro]

n 1: a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets 2: a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place

n 1: hygrometer that shows variations in the relative humidity of the atmosphere

n 1: a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes 2: an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors

n 1: a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen [syn: kinescope, picture tube, television tube]

n 1: a medical instrument for examining the larynx

n 1: magnifier of the image of small objects; "the invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell"

n 1: medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye

n 1: electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities [syn: oscilloscope, scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO]

n 1: an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field

n 1: an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis [syn: spectroscope, prism spectroscope]

n 1: an optical device for viewing stereoscopic photographs

n 1: a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body

n 1: scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary [syn: stroboscope, strobe, strobe light]

n 1: a magnifier of images of distant objects [syn: telescope, scope] v 1: crush together or collapse; "In the accident, the cars telescoped"; "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack" 2: make smaller or shorter; "the novel was telescoped into a short play"

n 1: medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane) [syn: otoscope, auriscope, auroscope]

n 1: a type of endoscope for visually examining the stomach

n 1: medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane) [syn: otoscope, auriscope, auroscope]

n 1: an endoscope for examining the rectum

n 1: medical instrument consisting of a mirror mounted at an angle on a rod; used to examine the nasal passages (through the nasopharynx)

n 1: a slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgery

n 1: an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light [syn: polarimeter, polariscope]

n 1: a measuring instrument for measuring freezing and melting points