Words that rhyme with scud

• blood 0
  n 1: the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions" 2: temperament or disposition; "a person of hot blood" 3: a dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: rake, rakehell, profligate, rip, blood, roue] 4: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock] 5: people viewed as members of a group; "we need more young blood in this organization" v 1: smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
• bud 0
  n 1: a partially opened flower 2: a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals v 1: develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!" 2: start to grow or develop; "a budding friendship"
• crud 0
  n 1: heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing 2: any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant [syn: filth, crud, skank] 3: an ill-defined bodily ailment; "he said he had the crud and needed a doctor"
• cud 0
  n 1: food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again [syn: cud, rechewed food] 2: a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad]
• disbud 0
  v 1: thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers 2: destroy undeveloped horn buds (of cattle)
• dud 0
  adj 1: failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine" n 1: someone who is unsuccessful [syn: flop, dud, washout] 2: an explosion that fails to occur [syn: misfire, dud] 3: an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned" [syn: turkey, bomb, dud]
• flood 0
  n 1: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations" [syn: flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion] 2: an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" [syn: flood, inundation, deluge, torrent] 3: light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography [syn: flood, floodlight, flood lamp, photoflood] 4: a large flow [syn: flood, overflow, outpouring] 5: the act of flooding; filling to overflowing [syn: flood, flowage] 6: the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide); "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare [syn: flood tide, flood, rising tide] [ant: ebbtide] v 1: fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind" [syn: deluge, flood, inundate, swamp] 2: cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes" 3: supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient" [syn: flood, oversupply, glut] 4: become filled to overflowing; "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains"
• good 0
  adv 1: (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-seasoned dish"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good" [syn: well, good] [ant: badly, ill, poorly] 2: completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly'); "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good" [syn: thoroughly, soundly, good] adj 1: having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" [ant: bad] 2: having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here" [syn: full, good] 3: morally admirable [ant: evil] 4: deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" [syn: estimable, good, honorable, respectable] 5: promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her" [syn: beneficial, good] 6: agreeable or pleasing; "we all had a good time"; "good manners" 7: of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man" [syn: good, just, upright] 8: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" [syn: adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful] 9: thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning" 10: with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn: dear, good, near] 11: financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" [syn: dependable, good, safe, secure] 12: most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes" [syn: good, right, ripe] 13: resulting favorably; "it's a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well" [syn: good, well(p)] 14: exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)" [syn: effective, good, in effect(p), in force(p)] 15: capable of pleasing; "good looks" 16: appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book" [syn: good, serious] 17: in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body" [syn: good, sound] 18: tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air" [syn: good, salutary] 19: not forged; "a good dollar bill" [syn: good, honest] 20: not left to spoil; "the meat is still good" [syn: good, undecomposed, unspoiled, unspoilt] 21: generally admired; "good taste" n 1: benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?" 2: moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people" [syn: good, goodness] [ant: evil, evilness] 3: that which is pleasing or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization" [syn: good, goodness] [ant: bad, badness] 4: articles of commerce [syn: commodity, trade good, good]
• hood 0
  n 1: an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer] 2: a protective covering that is part of a plant [syn: hood, cap] 3: (slang) a neighborhood 4: a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera [syn: hood, lens hood] 5: (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head 6: metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes [syn: hood, exhaust hood] 7: the folding roof of a carriage 8: a headdress that protects the head and face 9: protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine" [syn: hood, bonnet, cowl, cowling] 10: (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal v 1: cover with a hood; "The bandits were hooded"
• lifeblood 0
  n 1: the blood considered as the seat of vitality 2: an essential or life-giving force; "water is the lifeblood of India"
• mud 0
  n 1: water soaked soil; soft wet earth [syn: mud, clay] 2: slanderous remarks or charges v 1: soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden" [syn: mire, muck, mud, muck up] 2: plaster with mud
• pureblood 0
  adj 1: having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal [syn: pedigree(a), pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred] n 1: a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses [syn: thoroughbred, purebred, pureblood]
• redbud 0
  n 1: small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers; found in damp sheltered underwood [syn: redbud, Cercis canadensis]
• rosebud 0
  n 1: the bud of a rose 2: (a literary reference to) a pretty young girl
• spud 0
  n 1: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland [syn: potato, white potato, Irish potato, murphy, spud, tater] 2: a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds [syn: spud, stump spud] v 1: initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The well was spudded in April" 2: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" [syn: shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout]
• stud 0
  n 1: a man who is virile and sexually active [syn: stud, he- man, macho-man] 2: ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) [syn: stud, rivet] 3: an upright in house framing [syn: scantling, stud] 4: adult male horse kept for breeding [syn: stud, studhorse] 5: poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt [syn: stud, stud poker] v 1: scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights" [syn: dot, stud, constellate] 2: provide with or construct with studs; "stud the wall"
• thud 0
  n 1: a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects) [syn: thump, thumping, clump, clunk, thud] v 1: make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front door" [syn: thud, thump] 2: strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall" 3: make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants [syn: crump, thud, scrunch]
• rudd 0
  n 1: European freshwater fish resembling the roach [syn: rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus]
• talmud 0
  n 1: the collection of ancient rabbinic writings on Jewish law and tradition (the Mishna and the Gemara) that constitute the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism
• hud 0
  n 1: the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965 [syn: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Housing and Urban Development, HUD]
• oxblood 0
• budd 0
• budde 0
• cudd 0
• dudd 0
• flud 0
• fludd 0
• judd 0
• mudd 0
• nudd 0
• rud 0
• sudd 0
• ehud 0
• lebudde 0
• trueblood 0
• lindblad 0

See also scud definition and scud synonyms