Words that rhyme with sergent

n 1: an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents" 2: a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations 3: a substance that exerts some force or effect 4: a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission [syn: agent, factor, broker] 5: any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau [syn: agent, federal agent] 6: the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause [syn: agentive role, agent]

adj 1: powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument" [syn: cogent, telling, weighty]

adj 1: tending to come together from different directions [ant: divergent, diverging]

adj 1: having cleansing power [syn: detergent, detersive] n 1: a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering 2: a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension

adj 1: diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent opinion" 2: tending to move apart in different directions [syn: divergent, diverging] [ant: convergent]

adj 1: occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action; "emergent repair of an aorta" 2: coming into existence; "an emergent republic" [syn: emergent, emerging]

adj 1: coming at short intervals or habitually; "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints" [ant: infrequent] 2: frequently encountered; "a frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb `lay' for the intransitive `lie'"; v 1: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of [syn: patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor] [ant: boycott] 2: be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She haunts the ballet" [syn: frequent, haunt]

adj 1: lacking worth or importance; "his work seems trivial and inconsequential"; "the quite inconsequent fellow was managed like a puppet" [syn: inconsequent, inconsequential]

adj 1: in opposition to a civil authority or government [syn: insurgent, seditious, subversive] n 1: a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) [syn: insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel] 2: a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment [syn: guerrilla, guerilla, irregular, insurgent]

n 1: a businessperson engaged in retail trade [syn: merchant, merchandiser]

n 1: someone who sells newspapers [syn: newsagent, newsdealer, newsvendor, newsstand operator]

adj 1: excessively indulgent

n 1: an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes [syn: pageant, pageantry] 2: a rich and spectacular ceremony [syn: pageant, pageantry]

adj 1: loud and resounding; "plangent bells"; "the plangent minority"

adj 1: strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber" [syn: pungent, acrid] 2: capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire" [syn: barbed, biting, nipping, pungent, mordacious]

adj 1: radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset" [syn: beaming, beamy, effulgent, radiant, refulgent]

adj 1: acting or functioning as a regent or ruler; "prince- regent" n 1: members of a governing board [syn: regent, trustee] 2: someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch

adj 1: rising again as to new life and vigor; "resurgent nationalism" [syn: resurgent, renascent]

adj 1: in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts" [syn: consecutive, sequent, sequential, serial, successive] 2: following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" [syn: attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent]

n 1: any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal 2: a lawman with the rank of sergeant [syn: police sergeant, sergeant] 3: an English barrister of the highest rank [syn: serjeant-at- law, serjeant, sergeant-at-law, sergeant]

adj 1: demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures" [syn: rigorous, stringent, tight]

adj 1: following in time or order; "subsequent developments" [ant: antecedent]

n 1: a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point 2: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle [syn: tangent, tan]

adj 1: having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism" [syn: searching, trenchant] 2: characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument" [syn: hard-hitting, trenchant] 3: clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong" [syn: clear-cut, distinct, trenchant]

adj 1: lacking intelligence; "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers" [syn: unintelligent, stupid] [ant: intelligent]

adj 1: compelling immediate action; "too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"; "bridges in urgent need of repair" [syn: pressing, urgent]

n 1: an English barrister of the highest rank [syn: serjeant- at-law, serjeant, sergeant-at-law, sergeant]