Words that rhyme with scutter

adj 1: excited in anticipation [syn: aflutter, nervous]

n 1: the owner of contiguous property

adv 1: comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.; "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job" 2: from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." [syn: better, best] adj 1: (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history" [ant: worse] 2: (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better" [ant: worse, worsened] 3: (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond" [syn: better(p), best(p)] 4: more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour" n 1: something superior in quality or condition or effect; "a change for the better" 2: someone who bets [syn: bettor, better, wagerer, punter] 3: a superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters" 4: the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two" v 1: surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" [syn: better, break] 2: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" [syn: better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant: aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, worsen] 3: get better; "The weather improved toward evening" [syn: better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant: decline, worsen]

n 1: an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use 2: a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head v 1: spread butter on; "butter bread"

n 1: a confused multitude of things [syn: clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother] 2: unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen v 1: fill a space in a disorderly way [syn: clutter, clutter up] [ant: clear, unclutter]

n 1: someone who cuts or carves stone [syn: stonecutter, cutter] 2: someone who carves the meat [syn: cutter, carver] 3: someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments) 4: a boat for communication between ship and shore [syn: tender, ship's boat, pinnace, cutter] 5: a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop 6: a cutting implement; a tool for cutting [syn: cutter, cutlery, cutting tool]

n 1: the act of moving back and forth [syn: waver, flutter, flicker] 2: abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block 3: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle] 4: the motion made by flapping up and down [syn: flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering] v 1: move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches" [syn: flit, flutter, fleet, dart] 2: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" [syn: flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver] 3: flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements; "The seagulls fluttered overhead" 4: beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated" [syn: palpitate, flutter] 5: wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" [syn: bat, flutter]

n 1: a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater [syn: gutter, trough] 2: misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet" [syn: gutter, sewer, toilet] 3: a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.) 4: a tool for gutting fish v 1: burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker; "The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground" 2: flow in small streams; "Tears guttered down her face" 3: wear or cut gutters into; "The heavy rain guttered the soil" 4: provide with gutters; "gutter the buildings"

n 1: a substance that retards or stops an activity [ant: activator]

n 1: a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech [syn: mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation] 2: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone [syn: grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering] v 1: talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice [syn: mumble, mutter, maunder, mussitate] 2: make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" [syn: murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl]

n 1: a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad [syn: nutter, wacko, whacko]

n 1: man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon [syn: satellite, artificial satellite, orbiter]

n 1: a golfer who is putting 2: the iron normally used on the putting green [syn: putter, putting iron] v 1: work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden" [syn: potter, putter] 2: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" [syn: putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around] 3: move around aimlessly [syn: putter, potter, potter around, putter around]

n 1: a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument [syn: rebutter, disprover, refuter, confuter] 2: (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder [syn: rebutter, rebuttal]

n 1: someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks [syn: saboteur, wrecker, diversionist] 2: a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader [syn: fifth columnist, saboteur]

n 1: a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure 2: a hinged blind for a window v 1: close with shutters; "We shuttered the window to keep the house cool"

n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn: spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputtering] 2: an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) [syn: sputter, splutter] v 1: utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage [syn: sputter, splutter] 2: spit up in an explosive manner [syn: splutter, sputter, spit out]

n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn: spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputtering] 2: an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) [syn: sputter, splutter] v 1: make an explosive sound; "sputtering engines" 2: cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed; "The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust" 3: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter] 4: utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage [syn: sputter, splutter] 5: spit up in an explosive manner [syn: splutter, sputter, spit out]

n 1: someone who cuts or carves stone [syn: stonecutter, cutter]

n 1: a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds [syn: stammer, stutter] v 1: speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" [syn: bumble, stutter, stammer, falter]

adj 1: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" [syn: arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulterated] 2: complete; "came to a dead stop"; "utter seriousness" [syn: dead(a), utter] v 1: articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" [syn: express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to] 2: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" [syn: utter, emit, let out, let loose] 3: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise] 4: put into circulation; "utter counterfeit currency"

n 1: cuts down trees and chops wood as a job

n 1: (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter [syn: surrebutter, surrebuttal]