Words that rhyme with sophocles

• displease 0
  v 1: give displeasure to [ant: delight, please]
• isosceles 0
  adj 1: (of a triangle) having two sides of equal length
• journalese 0
  n 1: the style in which newspapers are written
• legalese 0
  n 1: a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law
• overseas 0
  adv 1: beyond or across the sea; "He lived overseas for many years" [syn: oversea, overseas] 2: in a place across an ocean [syn: overseas, abroad] adj 1: in a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets" [syn: abroad, overseas] 2: being or passing over or across the sea; "some overseas trade in grain arose" [syn: oversea, overseas]
• please 0
  adv 1: used in polite request; "please pay attention" v 1: give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation" [syn: please, delight] [ant: displease] 2: be the will of or have the will (to); "he could do many things if he pleased" 3: give satisfaction; "The waiters around her aim to please"
• reprise 0
  v 1: repeat an earlier theme of a composition [syn: reprise, reprize, repeat, recapitulate]
• seize 0
  v 1: take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" [syn: seize, prehend, clutch] 2: take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" 3: take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle" [syn: appropriate, capture, seize, conquer] 4: take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork" [syn: impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize] 5: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" [syn: assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate] 6: hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish" 7: affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" [syn: seize, clutch, get hold of] 8: capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination" [syn: grab, seize]
• sneeze 0
  n 1: a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose [syn: sneeze, sneezing, sternutation] v 1: exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose; "Pepper makes me sneeze"
• squeeze 0
  n 1: the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze" [syn: squeeze, squeezing] 2: a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high [syn: credit crunch, liquidity crisis, squeeze] 3: a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer; "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits" 4: (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend; "she was his main squeeze" 5: a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring" [syn: squeeze, wring] 6: an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power; "she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away" [syn: power play, squeeze play, squeeze] 7: a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug" [syn: hug, clinch, squeeze] 8: the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space; "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze" v 1: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" [syn: squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze] 2: press firmly; "He squeezed my hand" 3: squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner" [syn: wedge, squeeze, force] 4: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" [syn: coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force] 5: obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" [syn: extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring] 6: press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" [syn: thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze] 7: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch] 8: squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him" [syn: embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze] 9: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press]
• trapeze 0
  n 1: a swing used by circus acrobats
• unease 0
  n 1: physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) [syn: malaise, unease, uneasiness] 2: the trait of seeming ill at ease [syn: disquiet, unease, uneasiness]
• valise 0
  n 1: a small overnight bag for short trips
• wheeze 0
  n 1: breathing with a husky or whistling sound 2: (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick; "a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat" v 1: breathe with difficulty
• chinese 0
  adj 1: of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures; "Chinese food" 2: of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language; "the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh" [syn: Taiwanese, Chinese, Formosan] n 1: any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system 2: a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China
• burmese 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Myanmar or its people; "the Burmese capital"; "Burmese tonal languages" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Myanmar 2: the official language of Burma
• maltese 0
  adj 1: of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants; "Maltese customs officers" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Malta 2: the national language of the Republic of Malta; a Semitic language derived from Arabic but with many loan words from Italian, Spanish, and Norman-French [syn: Maltese, Maltese language, Malti] 3: a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat [syn: Maltese, Maltese cat] 4: breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat [syn: Maltese dog, Maltese terrier, Maltese]
• sleaze 0
  n 1: tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar [syn: cheapness, tackiness, tat, sleaze]
• belize 0
  n 1: a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control [syn: Belize, British Honduras]
• cantonese 0
  n 1: the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China [syn: Yue, Yue dialect, Cantonese, Cantonese dialect]
• congolese 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the Congo region or its people; "Congolese rulers"; "the Congolese republic" n 1: a native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo
• japanese 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language; "the Japanese Emperor"; "Japanese cars" [syn: Japanese, Nipponese] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Japan [syn: Japanese, Nipponese] 2: the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese
• javanese 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language; "Javanese temples"; "Javanese dialects" [syn: Javanese, Javan] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Java [syn: Javanese, Javan] 2: the Indonesian language spoken on Java
• nepalese 0
  adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture; "Nepalese troops massed at the border"; "Nepali mountains are among the highest in the world"; "the different Nepali words for `rice'" [syn: Nepalese, Nepali] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Nepal [syn: Nepalese, Nepali]
• siamese 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people; "Siamese kings"; "different Thai tribes live in the north" [syn: Thai, Tai, Siamese] 2: of or relating to the languages of the Thai people; "Thai tones" [syn: Thai, Tai, Siamese] 3: of or relating to Thailand; "the Thai border with Laos" [syn: Thai, Tai, Siamese] n 1: a branch of the Tai languages [syn: Thai, Siamese, Central Thai] 2: a native or inhabitant of Thailand [syn: Thai, Tai, Siamese] 3: an inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building [syn: siamese, siamese connection] 4: a slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip [syn: Siamese cat, Siamese]
• sinhalese 0
  adj 1: of or relating to the Sinhalese languages; "the Sinhalese versions of the Ramayana" [syn: Sinhala, Singhalese, Sinhalese] 2: of or relating to the Sinhalese people; "Sinhalese rebels fighting the Tamils" [syn: Singhalese, Sinhalese] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka [syn: Sinhalese, Singhalese] 2: the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka [syn: Sinhalese, Singhalese, Sinhala]
• senegalese 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Senegal or its people; "Senegalese villages"; "Senegalese herdsmen" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Senegal
• damocles 0
  n 1: the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)
• heracles 0
  n 1: (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality [syn: Hercules, Heracles, Herakles, Alcides]
• pericles 0
  n 1: Athenian statesman whose leadership contributed to Athens' political and cultural supremacy in Greece; he ordered the construction of the Parthenon (died in 429 BC)
• praxiteles 0
  n 1: ancient Greek sculptor (circa 370-330 BC)
• togolese 0
  adj 1: of or relating to the African country of Togo or its people; "the Togolese capital" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Togo
• anopheles 0
  n 1: malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head- downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae [syn: Anopheles, genus Anopheles]
• empedocles 0
  n 1: Greek philosopher who taught that all matter is composed of particles of fire and water and air and earth (fifth century BC)
• officialese 0
  n 1: the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure
• themistocles 0
  n 1: Athenian statesman who persuaded Athens to build a navy and then led it to victory over the Persians (527-460 BC)
• achilles 0
  n 1: a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'
• antilles 0
  n 1: a group of islands in the West Indies
• thales 0
  n 1: a presocratic Greek philosopher and astronomer (who predicted an eclipse in 585 BC) who was said by Aristotle to be the founder of physical science; he held that all things originated in water (624-546 BC) [syn: Thales, Thales of Miletus]
• anomalies 0
• qualities 0
• sees 0
• skis 0
• tales 0
• trees 0
• trustees 0
• beese 0
• dees 0
• adoptees 0
• androcles 0
• cingalese 0
• novelese 0

See also sophocles definition