Words that rhyme with sorber

n 1: (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation

n 1: the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents 2: sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers" [syn: whir, whirr, whirring, birr] v 1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" [syn: whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr]

n 1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: bur, burr] 2: small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: bur, burr] v 1: remove the burrs from [syn: bur, burr]

n 1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: bur, burr] 2: rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting 3: United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836) [syn: Burr, Aaron Burr] 4: rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece 5: small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: bur, burr] v 1: remove the burrs from [syn: bur, burr]

n 1: hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes [syn: carnauba wax, carnauba] 2: Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax [syn: carnauba, carnauba palm, wax palm, Copernicia prunifera, Copernicia cerifera]

n 1: an unskilled painter

n 1: a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Carolinas 2: slipskin grape; a reddish American table grape 3: the Siouan language spoken by the Catawba

n 1: fictional character created by Charles Dickens; an eternal optimist [syn: Micawber, Wilkins Micawber]