Words that rhyme with sinn

adj 1: belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive; "for your own use"; "do your own thing"; "she makes her own clothes"; "`ain' is Scottish" [syn: own(a), ain]

adj 1: similar in quality or character; "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector" [syn: akin(p), kindred] 2: related by blood [syn: akin(p), blood-related, cognate, consanguine, consanguineous, consanguineal, kin(p)]

n 1: something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life" [syn: bane, curse, scourge, nemesis]

n 1: Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992) [syn: Begin, Menachem Begin] v 1: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" [syn: get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence] [ant: end, terminate] 2: have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000" [syn: begin, start] [ant: cease, end, finish, stop, terminate] 3: set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" [syn: begin, lead off, start, commence] [ant: end, terminate] 4: begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began 5: be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or start, come first in a series; "The number `one' begins the sequence"; "A terrible murder begins the novel"; "The convocation ceremony officially begins the semester" 6: have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month" 7: have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony" [syn: begin, start] 8: begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade" [syn: begin, start] 9: achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in the negative; "This economic measure doesn't even begin to deal with the problem of inflation"; "You cannot even begin to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war" 10: begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"

n 1: a container; usually has a lid 2: the quantity contained in a bin [syn: bin, binful] 3: an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself [syn: bank identification number, BIN, ABA transit number] v 1: store in bins

n 1: an inflammatory swelling or sore

n 1: that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord [syn: brain, encephalon] 2: mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" [syn: brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit] 3: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head" [syn: mind, head, brain, psyche, nous] 4: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein" [syn: genius, mastermind, brain, brainiac, Einstein] 5: the brain of certain animals used as meat v 1: hit on the head 2: kill by smashing someone's skull

n 1: a stick that people can lean on to help them walk 2: a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane 3: a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment v 1: beat with a cane [syn: cane, flog, lambaste, lambast]

n 1: strong feelings of embarrassment [syn: chagrin, humiliation, mortification] v 1: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn: humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase]

n 1: a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances" [syn: chain, concatenation] 2: (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) [syn: chain, chemical chain] 3: a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament 4: (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership 5: anything that acts as a restraint 6: a unit of length 7: British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979) [syn: Chain, Ernst Boris Chain, Sir Ernst Boris Chain] 8: a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range" [syn: range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains] 9: a linked or connected series of objects; "a chain of daisies" 10: a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls"; [syn: chain, string, strand] v 1: connect or arrange into a chain by linking 2: fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together" [ant: unchain]

n 1: the protruding part of the lower jaw [syn: chin, mentum] 2: Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India [syn: Kuki, Chin, Kuki-Chin] v 1: raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar [syn: chin, chin up]

n 1: United States writer (1871-1900) [syn: Crane, Stephen Crane] 2: United States poet (1899-1932) [syn: Crane, Hart Crane, Harold Hart Crane] 3: a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix [syn: Grus, Crane] 4: lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis 5: large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world v 1: stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by" [syn: crane, stretch out]

v 1: do something that one considers to be below one's dignity [syn: condescend, deign, descend]

n 1: a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: blare, blaring, cacophony, clamor, din] 2: the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult] v 1: make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall" [syn: boom, din] 2: instill (into a person) by constant repetition; "he dinned the lessons into his students"

n 1: emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it [syn: drain, drainage] 2: tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material 3: a pipe through which liquid is carried away [syn: drain, drainpipe, waste pipe] 4: a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emigration" v 1: flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat" [syn: drain, run out] 2: deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy" 3: empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank" 4: make weak; "Life in the camp drained him" [syn: enfeeble, debilitate, drain]

adv 1: in a willing manner; "this was gladly agreed to"; "I would fain do it" [syn: gladly, lief, fain] adj 1: having made preparations; "prepared to take risks" [syn: disposed(p), fain, inclined(p), prepared]

v 1: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" [syn: feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble] 2: make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" [syn: simulate, assume, sham, feign]

n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe] 2: one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile [syn: tail fin, tailfin, fin] 3: one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain [syn: louver, louvre, fin] 4: a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) [syn: flipper, fin] 5: a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish 6: organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals v 1: equip (a car) with fins 2: propel oneself through the water in a finning motion 3: show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks were finning near the surface" [syn: fin, break water]

n 1: a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks" [syn: addition, increase, gain] 2: the advantageous quality of being beneficial [syn: profit, gain] 3: the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input [syn: amplification, gain] 4: the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating [ant: loss, red, red ink] v 1: obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden" [syn: derive, gain] 2: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" [syn: acquire, win, gain] [ant: lose] 3: derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience" [syn: profit, gain, benefit] 4: reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" [syn: reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain] 5: 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] 6: rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today" [syn: advance, gain] 7: increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed" [syn: gain, gather] 8: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" [syn: gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in] 9: increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising" [syn: gain, put on] [ant: lose weight, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim down, thin]

n 1: strong liquor flavored with juniper berries 2: a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose [syn: snare, gin, noose] 3: a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers [syn: cotton gin, gin] 4: a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points [syn: gin, gin rummy, knock rummy] v 1: separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin 2: trap with a snare; "gin game"

n 1: a relatively small granular particle of a substance; "a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar" 2: foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses [syn: grain, food grain, cereal] 3: the side of leather from which the hair has been removed 4: a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat [syn: grain, metric grain] 5: 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams 6: 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams 7: dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn [syn: grain, caryopsis] 8: a cereal grass; "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas" 9: the smallest possible unit of anything; "there was a grain of truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense" 10: the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric; "saw the board across the grain" 11: the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance); "breadfruit has the same texture as bread"; "sand of a fine grain"; "fish with a delicate flavor and texture"; "a stone of coarse grain" [syn: texture, grain] v 1: thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt" [syn: ingrain, grain] 2: paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood 3: form into grains [syn: granulate, grain] 4: become granular [syn: granulate, grain]

n 1: a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement [syn: smile, smiling, grin, grinning] v 1: to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl

adv 1: in this place or thing or document; "I shall discuss the question herein"

adv 1: to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door" [syn: in, inwards, inward] adj 1: holding office; "the in party" 2: directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket" 3: currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in" n 1: a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot [syn: inch, in] 2: a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite [syn: indium, In, atomic number 49] 3: a state in midwestern United States [syn: Indiana, Hoosier State, IN]

n 1: a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers [syn: hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge, auberge]

adj 1: related by blood [syn: akin(p), blood-related, cognate, consanguine, consanguineous, consanguineal, kin(p)] n 1: a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family" [syn: kin, kinsperson, family] 2: group of people related by blood or marriage [syn: kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe]

n 1: a narrow way or road 2: a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic

adj 1: most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch" [syn: chief(a), main(a), primary(a), principal(a), master(a)] 2: (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb" [syn: independent, main(a)] [ant: dependent, subordinate] 3: of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main strength" n 1: any very large body of (salt) water [syn: main, briny] 2: a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage

n 1: long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck 2: growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being [syn: mane, head of hair]

n 1: a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; "he ran a 4 minute mile" [syn: minute, min] 2: any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province [syn: Min, Min dialect, Fukien, Fukkianese, Hokkianese, Amoy, Taiwanese] 3: an Egyptian god of procreation

n 1: a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" [syn: pain, hurting] 2: emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness" [syn: pain, painfulness] [ant: pleasance, pleasure] 3: a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" [syn: pain, pain sensation, painful sensation] 4: a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain" [syn: pain, pain in the neck, nuisance] 5: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" [syn: annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass] v 1: cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed [syn: trouble, ail, pain] 2: cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" [syn: pain, anguish, hurt]

n 1: sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors [syn: pane, pane of glass, window glass] 2: a panel or section of panels in a wall or door [syn: paneling, panelling, pane] 3: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, superman, window pane, Zen]

n 1: a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment 2: when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat [syn: fall, pin] 3: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. [syn: peg, pin] 4: a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts [syn: personal identification number, PIN, PIN number] 5: informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" [syn: pin, peg, stick] 6: axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns [syn: pivot, pin] 7: cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown [syn: pin, pin tumbler] 8: flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green [syn: pin, flag] 9: a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things 10: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock] 11: a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target [syn: bowling pin, pin] v 1: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" [syn: trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise] 2: attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; "pin the needle to the shirt". "pin the blame on the innocent man" [ant: unpin] 3: pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly" 4: immobilize a piece

adv 1: unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn" [syn: obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly, plain] adj 1: clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" [syn: apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable] 2: not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building" [ant: fancy] 3: lacking patterns especially in color [syn: plain, unpatterned] [ant: patterned] 4: not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing" [syn: plain, sheer, unmingled, unmixed] 5: free from any effort to soften to disguise; "the plain and unvarnished truth"; "the unvarnished candor of old people and children" [syn: plain, unvarnished] 6: lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete" [syn: plain, bare, spare, unembellished, unornamented] 7: lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face" [syn: homely, plain] n 1: extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth" [syn: plain, field, champaign] 2: a basic knitting stitch [syn: knit, knit stitch, plain, plain stitch] v 1: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" [syn: complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch] [ant: cheer, cheer up, chirk up]

adj 1: having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with fine flat seams" [syn: flat, level, plane] n 1: an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" [syn: airplane, aeroplane, plane] 2: (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane" [syn: plane, sheet] 3: a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane" 4: a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood [syn: plane, planer, planing machine] 5: a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work" [syn: plane, carpenter's plane, woodworking plane] v 1: cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood" [syn: plane, shave] 2: travel on the surface of water [syn: plane, skim] 3: make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane; "plane the top of the door"

n 1: water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere [syn: rain, rainfall] 2: drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds [syn: rain, rainwater] 3: anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults" [syn: rain, pelting] v 1: precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding" [syn: rain, rain down]

n 1: a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful; "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism" 2: the period during which a monarch is sovereign; "during the reign of Henry VIII" 3: royal authority; the dominion of a monarch [syn: reign, sovereignty] v 1: have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time" 2: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" [syn: predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail]

n 1: one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse 2: any means of control; "he took up the reins of government" v 1: control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse" [syn: harness, rein in, draw rein, rein] 2: stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins; "They reined in in front of the post office" [syn: rein, rein in] 3: stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined in his horses in front of the post office" [syn: rein, rein in] 4: keep in check; "rule one's temper" [syn: rule, harness, rein]

n 1: a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel [syn: Seine, Seine River] 2: a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom v 1: fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine

n 1: the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle 2: a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg [syn: shin, shin bone] 3: the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet 4: the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle [syn: tibia, shinbone, shin bone, shin] v 1: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter]

n 1: estrangement from god [syn: sin, sinfulness, wickedness] 2: an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will [syn: sin, sinning] 3: ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle [syn: sine, sin] 4: (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna 5: the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet 6: violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin" [syn: sin, hell] v 1: commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law [syn: sin, transgress, trespass] 2: commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" [syn: drop the ball, sin, blunder, boob, goof]

n 1: coils of worsted yarn

n 1: a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" [syn: skin, tegument, cutis] 2: an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane" 3: body covering of a living animal [syn: hide, pelt, skin] 4: a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin" 5: the rind of a fruit or vegetable [syn: peel, skin] 6: a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal v 1: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter] 2: bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell" [syn: skin, scrape] 3: remove the bark of a tree [syn: bark, skin] 4: strip the skin off; "pare apples" [syn: skin, peel, pare]

adj 1: killed; `slain' is formal or literary as in "slain warriors"; "a picture of St. George and the slain dragon" n 1: people who have been slain (as in battle)

n 1: a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile) 2: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" [syn: spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl] 3: a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin" 4: rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral [syn: tailspin, spin] 5: a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story" v 1: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" [syn: spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate] 2: stream in jets, of liquids; "The creek spun its course through the woods" 3: cause to spin; "spin a coin" [syn: whirl, birl, spin, twirl] 4: make up a story; "spin a yarn" 5: form a web by making a thread; "spiders spin a fine web" 6: work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk" 7: twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation; "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing" 8: prolong or extend; "spin out a visit" [syn: spin, spin out]

n 1: a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments v 1: twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days" [syn: twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick]

n 1: a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain" [syn: stain, discoloration, discolouration] 2: (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible 3: the state of being covered with unclean things [syn: dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge] 4: a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis [syn: mark, stigma, brand, stain] 5: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn: blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain] v 1: color with a liquid dye or tint; "Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages" 2: produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth" 3: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man" [syn: tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile] 4: color for microscopic study; "The laboratory worker dyed the specimen"

n 1: (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces 2: difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson [syn: stress, strain] 3: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" [syn: tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase] 4: (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him" [syn: strain, mental strain, nervous strain] 5: a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep" [syn: breed, strain, stock] 6: (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms" [syn: form, variant, strain, var.] 7: injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain 8: the general meaning or substance of an utterance; "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument" [syn: tenor, strain] 9: an effortful attempt to attain a goal [syn: striving, nisus, pains, strain] 10: an intense or violent exertion [syn: strain, straining] 11: the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates" [syn: song, strain] v 1: to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear" [syn: strive, reach, strain] 2: test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!" [syn: try, strain, stress] 3: use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much" [syn: strain, extend] 4: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" [syn: sift, sieve, strain] 5: cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up" [syn: tense, strain, tense up] [ant: loosen up, make relaxed, relax, unlax, unstrain, unwind] 6: become stretched or tense or taut; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached" [syn: strain, tense] 7: remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities" [syn: filter, filtrate, strain, separate out, filter out] 8: rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby" [syn: puree, strain] 9: alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy" [syn: deform, distort, strain]

n 1: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked" [syn: boyfriend, fellow, beau, swain, young man]

n 1: a feudal lord or baron 2: a man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England (especially one who gave military service in exchange for land)

adv 1: (formal) in or into that thing or place; "they can read therein what our plans are" [syn: therein, in this, in that]

adv 1: without viscosity; "the blood was flowing thin" [syn: thinly, thin] [ant: thick, thickly] adj 1: of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" [ant: thick] 2: lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare [syn: thin, lean] [ant: fat] 3: very narrow; "a thin line across the page" [syn: slender, thin] 4: not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse" [syn: sparse, thin] 5: relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil" [ant: thick] 6: (of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry" [ant: full] 7: lacking spirit or sincere effort; "a thin smile" 8: lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame" [syn: flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin] v 1: lose thickness; become thin or thinner [ant: inspissate, thicken] 2: make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution" [ant: inspissate, thicken] 3: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" [syn: dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut] 4: take off weight [syn: reduce, melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down] [ant: gain, put on]

n 1: a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide [syn: tin, Sn, atomic number 50] 2: a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking 3: metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour [syn: canister, cannister, tin] 4: airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. [syn: can, tin, tin can] v 1: plate with tin 2: preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty" [syn: can, tin, put up] 3: prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface

n 1: public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction" [syn: train, railroad train] 2: a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding; "a string of islands"; "train of mourners"; "a train of thought" [syn: string, train] 3: a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file; "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety" [syn: caravan, train, wagon train] 4: a series of consequences wrought by an event; "it led to a train of disasters" 5: piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor; "the bride's train was carried by her two young nephews" 6: wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain" [syn: gearing, gear, geartrain, power train, train] v 1: create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" [syn: train, develop, prepare, educate] 2: undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" [syn: train, prepare] 3: develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" [syn: discipline, train, check, condition] 4: educate for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior" [syn: prepare, groom, train] 5: teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry" [syn: educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise] 6: point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" [syn: aim, take, train, take aim, direct] 7: teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She is coaching the crew" [syn: coach, train] 8: exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition; "She is training for the Olympics" 9: cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it; "train the vine" 10: travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg" [syn: train, rail] 11: drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground; "The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long scarf behind her" [syn: trail, train]

n 1: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad]

adj 1: being two identical [syn: duplicate, matching, twin(a), twinned] n 1: either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy 2: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini [syn: Gemini, Twin] 3: a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho [syn: Twin, Twin Falls] 4: a duplicate copy [syn: counterpart, similitude, twin] v 1: duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" [syn: twin, duplicate, parallel] 2: bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" [syn: match, mate, couple, pair, twin] 3: grow as twins; "twin crystals" 4: give birth to twins

adj 1: characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes" [syn: conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self- conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vain] 2: unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt" [syn: bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain]

n 1: mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind [syn: weathervane, weather vane, vane, wind vane] 2: a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it 3: flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water [syn: blade, vane] 4: the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft [syn: vane, web]

n 1: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood" [syn: vein, vena, venous blood vessel] 2: a distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for several minutes" 3: any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ [syn: vein, nervure] 4: a layer of ore between layers of rock [syn: vein, mineral vein] 5: one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect [syn: vein, nervure] v 1: make a veinlike pattern

n 1: bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow [syn: violin, fiddle]

n 1: a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) [syn: ebb, ebbing, wane] v 1: grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned" [syn: decline, go down, wane] 2: become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned" [ant: climb, mount, rise, wax] 3: decrease in phase; "the moon is waning" [ant: full, wax]

n 1: a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win" 2: something won (especially money) [syn: winnings, win, profits] [ant: losings, losses] v 1: be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game" [ant: lose] 2: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" [syn: acquire, win, gain] [ant: lose] 3: 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] 4: attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" [syn: succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods] [ant: fail, go wrong, miscarry]

adv 1: on the inside; "inside, the car is a mess" [syn: inside, within] [ant: outside]

n 1: (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God

n 1: a native or inhabitant of Denmark

adj 1: relating to or characteristic of Jainism; "Jain gods" [syn: Jain, Jainist]

n 1: a state in New England [syn: Maine, Pine Tree State, ME]

n 1: American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1731-1814) [syn: Paine, Robert Treat Paine] 2: American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809) [syn: Paine, Tom Paine, Thomas Paine]

n 1: a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power [syn: Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Espana]

n 1: English writer (1925-1994) [syn: Wain, John Wain, John Barrington Wain] 2: a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major [syn: Big Dipper, Dipper, Plough, Charles's Wain, Wain, Wagon] 3: large open farm wagon

n 1: United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979) [syn: Wayne, John Wayne, Duke Wayne] 2: American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796) [syn: Wayne, Anthony Wayne, Mad Anthony Wayne]

n 1: a native or inhabitant of Finland

n 1: Celtic underworld god

n 1: English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687) [syn: Gwynn, Gywn, Gynne, Nell Gwynn, Nell Gywn, Nell Gwynne, Eleanor Gwynn, Eleanor Gwyn, Eleanor Gwynne]

n 1: one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy [syn: quintuplet, quint, quin]

n 1: capital of Germany located in eastern Germany [syn: Berlin, German capital] 2: United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989) [syn: Berlin, Irving Berlin, Israel Baline] 3: a limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats