Words that rhyme with sprang

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]

n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in Nursing, AN]

adv 1: directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" [syn: bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt] n 1: a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" [syn: knock, bash, bang, smash, belt] 2: a sudden very loud noise [syn: bang, clap, eruption, blast, bam] 3: a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead [syn: bang, fringe] 4: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick] 5: a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" [syn: hit, smash, smasher, strike, bang] v 1: strike violently; "slam the ball" [syn: slam, bang] 2: to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound; "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed" 3: close violently; "He slammed the door shut" [syn: slam, bang] 4: move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged around the house" 5: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk] 6: leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees" [syn: spang, bang]

n 1: a preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant; much used in India

n 1: a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" [syn: clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, clash, crash] v 1: make a loud noise; "clanging metal" [syn: clang, clangor]

n 1: a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon 2: an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs 3: canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey 4: hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison

n 1: an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" [syn: gang, pack, ring, mob] 2: an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" [syn: crowd, crew, gang, bunch] 3: an organized group of workmen [syn: gang, crew, work party] 4: tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together v 1: act as an organized group [syn: gang, gang up]

n 1: a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it" [syn: bent, knack, hang] 2: the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat" 3: a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms v 1: be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall" 2: cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall" [syn: hang, hang up] 3: kill by hanging; "The murderer was hanged on Friday" [syn: hang, string up] 4: let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame" 5: fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" [syn: hang, fall, flow] 6: be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her" 7: give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said" [syn: attend, hang, advert, pay heed, give ear] 8: be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley" 9: hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" [syn: cling, hang] 10: be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum" 11: prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury 12: decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper" 13: be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!" 14: place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door" 15: suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"

n 1: a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion [syn: harangue, rant, ranting] v 1: deliver a harangue to; address forcefully

n 1: a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience" [syn: pang, stab, twinge] 2: a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" [syn: pang, sting] 3: a sharp spasm of pain

n 1: a crash involving a car or plane v 1: crash

n 1: North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng [syn: American ginseng, sang, Panax quinquefolius]

n 1: informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar; "their speech was full of slang expressions" [syn: slang, slang expression, slang term] 2: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular] v 1: use slang or vulgar language 2: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across] 3: abuse with coarse language

n 1: a tart spicy quality [syn: nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest] 2: the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907 [syn: Tang, Tang dynasty] 3: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang] 4: a common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure [syn: bladderwrack, black rockweed, bladder fucus, tang, Fucus vesiculosus] 5: brown algae seaweed with serrated edges [syn: serrated wrack, Fucus serratus, tang] 6: any of various coarse seaweeds [syn: tang, sea tang] 7: any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria [syn: sea tangle, tang]

n 1: a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string) 2: exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects) [syn: twang, nasal twang] v 1: cause to sound with a twang; "He twanged the guitar string" 2: sound with a twang; "the bowstring was twanging" 3: twitch or throb with pain 4: pluck (strings of an instrument); "He twanged his bow" 5: pronounce with a nasal twang

n 1: the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology; "yin and yang together produce everything that comes into existence" [ant: yin]

n 1: Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

n 1: the imperial dynasty ruling China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries BC [syn: Shang, Shang dynasty]

n 1: a walled city in southeastern China on the Gan Jiang [syn: Nanchang, Nan-chang]

n 1: capital of North Korea and an industrial center; "Pyongyang is Korea's oldest city but little of its history has been preserved" [syn: Pyongyang, capital of North Korea]

n 1: a city in northeastern China [syn: Shenyang, Mukden, Moukden, Fengtien]

n 1: a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies [syn: Air National Guard, ANG]

n 1: the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai [syn: Chang Jiang, Changjiang, Chang, Yangtze, Yangtze River, Yangtze Kiang]

n 1: United States photographer remembered for her portraits of rural workers during the Depression (1895-1965) [syn: Lange, Dorothea Lange]

v 1: leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees" [syn: spang, bang]

n 1: the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack" [syn: knock, belt, rap, whack, whang] v 1: beat with force 2: propel or hit with force; "whang the ball" 3: attack forcefully; "whang away at the school reform plan"

n 1: wild ass of Tibet and Mongolia [syn: kiang, Equus kiang]

n 1: the political party founded in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen; it governed China under Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until 1949 when the Communists took power and subsequently was the official ruling party of Taiwan [syn: Kuomintang, Guomindang]