Words that rhyme with starburst

adj 1: under a curse [syn: accursed, accurst, maledict]

adj 1: under a curse [syn: accursed, accurst, maledict]

n 1: an explosion in the atmosphere

n 1: the act of exploding or bursting; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft" [syn: explosion, burst] 2: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" [syn: fusillade, salvo, volley, burst] 3: a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" [syn: burst, fit] 4: a sudden intense happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning" [syn: outburst, burst, flare-up] v 1: come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst" [syn: burst, split, break open] 2: force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" [syn: break, burst, erupt] 3: burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded" [syn: explode, burst] [ant: go off, implode] 4: move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night" 5: be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" [syn: abound, burst, bristle] 6: emerge suddenly; "The sun burst into view" 7: cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe" [syn: collapse, burst] 8: break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst" [syn: burst, bust]

n 1: a heavy rain [syn: downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker]

adj 1: deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; "villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed"; "cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his cursed stupidity"; "I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning" [syn: cursed, curst] [ant: blessed, blest] 2: in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell; "poor damned souls" [syn: cursed, damned, doomed, unredeemed, unsaved]

adj 1: deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; "villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed"; "cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his cursed stupidity"; "I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning" [syn: cursed, curst] [ant: blessed, blest]

adj 1: distributed or spread over a considerable extent; "has ties with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe" [syn: dispersed, spread]

adv 1: before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake" [syn: first, firstly, foremost, first of all, first off] 2: the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake" [syn: first, for the first time] 3: before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let's do this job first" 4: prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost" [syn: foremost, first] adj 1: preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training" [ant: last] 2: indicating the beginning unit in a series [syn: first, 1st] 3: serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage" [syn: inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden] 4: serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse" [syn: beginning(a), first] 5: ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate" [syn: first, foremost, world-class] 6: highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn" [ant: second] n 1: the first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first" [syn: first, number one] 2: the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month" [syn: first, number one, number 1] 3: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" [syn: beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset] [ant: end, ending, middle] 4: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate) [syn: first base, first] 5: an honours degree of the highest class [syn: first, first- class honours degree] 6: the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving [syn: first gear, first, low gear, low]

adv 1: with the head foremost; "the runner slid headlong into third base" [syn: headlong, headfirst] adj 1: with the head foremost; "a headfirst plunge down the stairs"; "a headlong dive into the pool" [syn: headfirst, headlong]

n 1: short thick highly seasoned sausage [syn: knackwurst, knockwurst]

n 1: short thick highly seasoned sausage [syn: knackwurst, knockwurst]

n 1: an unrestrained expression of emotion [syn: effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition] 2: a sudden intense happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning" [syn: outburst, burst, flare-up] 3: a sudden violent disturbance [syn: outburst, tumultuous disturbance]

adj 1: turned inside out and resewn; "the reversed collar looked as good as new" 2: turned about in order or relation; "transposed letters" [syn: converse, reversed, transposed]

adj 1: beneath the surface of the water; "submerged rocks" [syn: submerged, submersed, underwater] 2: growing or remaining under water; "viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat"; "submerged leaves" [syn: subaqueous, subaquatic, submerged, submersed, underwater]

n 1: a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds 2: a design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it 3: a jeweled brooch with a pattern resembling the sun

n 1: a physiological need to drink [syn: thirst, thirstiness] 2: strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection" [syn: hunger, hungriness, thirst, thirstiness] v 1: feel the need to drink 2: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for [syn: crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust]

adj 1: with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed]

adv 1: to the highest degree of inferiority or badness; "She suffered worst of all"; "schools were the worst hit by government spending cuts"; "the worst dressed person present" adj 1: (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year" [ant: best] n 1: the least favorable outcome; "the worst that could happen" 2: the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable; "the invaders did their worst"; "so pure of heart that his worst is another man's best" 3: the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; "it was the worst he had ever done on a test" [ant: best] v 1: defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" [syn: worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up]

n 1: United States newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism (1863-1951) [syn: Hearst, William Randolph Hearst]

adv 1: at a previous time; "at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once"; [syn: once, formerly, at one time, erstwhile, erst]

n 1: a Russian unit of length (1.067 km)