Words that rhyme with schanz

adj 1: being ahead of time or need; "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report" [syn: advance(a), beforehand(p)] 2: situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies" [syn: advance(a), advanced(a), in advance(p)] n 1: a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops" [syn: progress, progression, advance] 2: a change for the better; progress in development [syn: improvement, betterment, advance] 3: a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" [syn: overture, advance, approach, feeler] 4: the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) [syn: progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion] [ant: retreat] 5: an amount paid before it is earned [syn: advance, cash advance] 6: increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market" [syn: advance, rise] v 1: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" [syn: advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on] [ant: draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw] 2: bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument" [syn: advance, throw out] 3: increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit" [syn: boost, advance, supercharge] 4: contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" [syn: promote, advance, boost, further, encourage] 5: cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?" [syn: advance, bring forward] [ant: back] 6: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" [syn: gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground] [ant: drop off, fall back, fall behind, lose, recede] 7: develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" [syn: progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up] [ant: regress, retrograde, retrogress] 8: develop further; "We are advancing technology every day" 9: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" [syn: promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate] [ant: break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate] 10: pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?" 11: move forward; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward" [syn: advance, set ahead] 12: rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today" [syn: advance, gain]

adv 1: with suspicion or disapproval; "he looked askance at the offer" 2: with a side or oblique glance; "did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes" adj 1: (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances" [syn: askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong]

adj 1: occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence" [syn: casual, chance(a)] n 1: a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance" [syn: opportunity, chance] 2: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance" [syn: luck, fortune, chance, hazard] 3: a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive" 4: a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible; "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5" [syn: probability, chance] 5: the possibility of future success; "his prospects as a writer are excellent" [syn: prospect, chance] v 1: be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street" 2: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn: gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance] 3: come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" [syn: find, happen, chance, bump, encounter]

n 1: a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity 2: the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context" [syn: context, circumstance, setting] 3: information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take" [syn: circumstance, condition, consideration] 4: formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and circumstance"

n 1: an artistic form of nonverbal communication 2: a party of people assembled for dancing 3: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music [syn: dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation] 4: a party for social dancing v 1: move in a graceful and rhythmical way; "The young girl danced into the room" 2: move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio" [syn: dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe] 3: skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways; "Dancing flames"; "The children danced with joy"

v 1: increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension" [syn: enhance, heighten, raise] 2: make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"

n 1: a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains" [syn: sweep, expanse] 2: the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" [syn: area, expanse, surface area] 3: a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

n 1: the commercial activity of providing funds and capital 2: the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets 3: the management of money and credit and banking and investments v 1: obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?" 2: sell or provide on credit

adj 1: working for yourself [syn: freelance, free-lance, self-employed] [ant: salaried] 2: serving for wages in a foreign army; "mercenary killers" [syn: mercenary(a), free-lance(a), freelance(a)] n 1: a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them [syn: freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free lance, independent, self-employed person] v 1: work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer

n 1: a quick look [syn: glance, glimpse, coup d'oeil] v 1: throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting" [syn: glance, peek, glint] 2: hit at an angle

n 1: a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon [syn: spear, lance, shaft] 2: an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish [syn: spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance] 3: a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions [syn: lancet, lance] v 1: move quickly, as if by cutting one's way; "Planes lanced towards the shore" 2: pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight 3: open by piercing with a lancet; "lance a boil"

adv 1: through chance, "To sleep, perchance to dream.." [syn: perchance, by chance] 2: by chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time" [syn: possibly, perchance, perhaps, maybe, mayhap, peradventure]

n 1: a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: strut, prance, swagger] v 1: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" [syn: tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock] 2: spring forward on the hind legs; "The young horse was prancing in the meadow" 3: cause (a horse) to bound spring forward 4: ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward

v 1: renew the financing of

adj 1: relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance languages" [syn: Romance, Latin] n 1: a relationship between two lovers [syn: love affair, romance] 2: an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure) [syn: romanticism, romance] 3: the group of languages derived from Latin [syn: Romance, Romance language, Latinian language] 4: a story dealing with love [syn: love story, romance] 5: a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life v 1: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" [syn: woo, court, romance, solicit] 2: have a love affair with 3: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" [syn: chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash] 4: tell romantic or exaggerated lies; "This author romanced his trip to an exotic country"

n 1: standing posture 2: a rationalized mental attitude [syn: position, stance, posture]

n 1: a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation [syn: enchantment, spell, trance] 2: a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep v 1: 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]

n 1: a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe [syn: France, French Republic] 2: French writer of sophisticated novels and short stories (1844-1924) [syn: France, Anatole France, Jacques Anatole Francois Thibault]

n 1: offensive term for an openly homosexual man [syn: fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf]