Words that rhyme with sharpen

• an 0
  n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in Nursing, AN]
• aspen 0
  n 1: any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
• capon 0
  n 1: flesh of a castrated male chicken 2: castrated male chicken
• carton 0
  n 1: the quantity contained in a carton [syn: carton, cartonful] 2: a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top
• cheapen 0
  v 1: lower the grade of something; reduce its worth [syn: degrade, cheapen]
• crampon 0
  n 1: a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects [syn: crampon, crampoon] 2: an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing [syn: crampon, crampoon, climbing iron, climber]
• dampen 0
  v 1: smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" [syn: stifle, dampen] [ant: excite, stimulate] 2: make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" [syn: moisten, wash, dampen] 3: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn: muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down] 4: reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves) 5: make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message" [syn: dampen, deaden, damp] 6: check; keep in check (a fire) 7: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" [syn: dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break]
• darken 0
  v 1: become dark or darker; "The sky darkened" [ant: lighten, lighten up] 2: tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name" 3: make dark or darker; "darken a room" [ant: brighten, lighten, lighten up]
• deepen 0
  v 1: make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" [syn: intensify, compound, heighten, deepen] 2: become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" [syn: intensify, deepen] 3: make deeper; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it" 4: become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password" [syn: deepen, change]
• happen 0
  v 1: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place] 2: happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana) [syn: happen, befall, bechance] 3: chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!" 4: come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized" [syn: happen, materialize, materialise] [ant: dematerialise, dematerialize] 5: 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]
• hempen 0
  adj 1: having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute [syn: hempen, fibrous]
• open 0
  adj 1: affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open" [syn: open, unfastened] [ant: closed, shut, unopen] 2: affording free passage or access; "open drains"; "the road is open to traffic"; "open ranks" [ant: closed] 3: with no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast frontier"; "open to the weather"; "an open wound" [syn: exposed, open] 4: open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor" 5: used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened" [syn: open, opened] [ant: closed, shut] 6: not having been filled; "the job is still open" 7: accessible to all; "open season"; "an open economy" 8: not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack" [syn: assailable, undefendable, undefended, open] 9: (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave" [syn: loose, open] 10: having no protecting cover or enclosure; "an open boat"; "an open fire"; "open sports cars" 11: (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints [ant: closed] 12: not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought; "an open question"; "our position on this bill is still undecided"; "our lawsuit is still undetermined" [syn: open, undecided, undetermined, unresolved] 13: not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table" [syn: open, opened] 14: without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition; "the clarity and resonance of an open tone"; "her natural and open response" 15: ready or willing to receive favorably; "receptive to the proposals" [syn: receptive, open] [ant: unreceptive] 16: open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots" [syn: overt, open] [ant: covert] 17: not requiring union membership; "an open shop employs nonunion workers" 18: possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation" [syn: capable, open, subject] 19: affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"; "open waters"; "the open countryside" [syn: clear, open] 20: openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk" [syn: candid, open, heart-to-heart] 21: ready for business; "the stores are open" n 1: a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open" [syn: open, clear] 2: where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open" [syn: outdoors, out-of-doors, open air, open] 3: a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play 4: information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface" [syn: open, surface] v 1: cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door" [syn: open, open up] [ant: close, shut] 2: start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business" [syn: open, open up] [ant: close, close down, close up, fold, shut down] 3: become open; "The door opened" [syn: open, open up] [ant: close, shut] 4: begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech" [ant: close] 5: spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" [syn: unfold, spread, spread out, open] [ant: fold, fold up, turn up] 6: make available; "This opens up new possibilities" [syn: open, open up] 7: become available; "an opportunity opened up" [syn: open, open up] 8: have an opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms open into the hall" 9: make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening" 10: afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace" [syn: afford, open, give] 11: display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer [ant: close]
• reopen 0
  v 1: open again or anew; "They reopened the theater"
• ripen 0
  v 1: cause to ripen or develop fully; "The sun ripens the fruit"; "Age matures a good wine" [syn: ripen, mature] 2: grow ripe; "The plums ripen in July"
• tampon 0
  n 1: plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood) v 1: plug with a tampon
• tarpon 0
  n 1: large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida [syn: tarpon, Tarpon atlanticus]
• weapon 0
  n 1: any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" [syn: weapon, arm, weapon system] 2: a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons" [syn: weapon, artillery]
• steepen 0
  v 1: become steeper; "The mountain side has steepened" 2: make steeper; "The landslides have steepened the mountain sides"
• lumpen 0
  adj 1: mentally sluggish [syn: lumpish, lumpen, unthinking]
• tympan 0
  n 1: a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end [syn: drum, membranophone, tympan]
• crippen 0
• ripon 0
• rippon 0
• parpen 0

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