Words that rhyme with streiff

n 1: life after death [syn: afterlife, hereafter]

n 1: flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams 2: shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus [syn: alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, Pomolobus pseudoharengus]

n 1: a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band

n 1: edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle 2: a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point 3: any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark" [syn: tongue, knife] v 1: use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death" [syn: knife, stab]

n 1: a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life" 2: the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life" [syn: life, living] 3: the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; "he hoped for a new life in Australia"; "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others" 4: the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes" [syn: animation, life, living, aliveness] 5: the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life" [syn: life, lifetime, life-time, lifespan] 6: the period between birth and the present time; "I have known him all his life" 7: the period from the present until death; "he appointed himself emperor for life" 8: a living person; "his heroism saved a life" 9: animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" [syn: liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness] 10: living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life" 11: the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon" 12: an account of the series of events making up a person's life [syn: biography, life, life story, life history] 13: a motive for living; "pottery was his life" 14: a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got life for killing the guard" [syn: life sentence, life]

adj 1: most frequent or common; "prevailing winds" [syn: prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rife] 2: excessively abundant [syn: overabundant, plethoric, rife]

n 1: fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members [syn: fillet, stopping] 2: the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch; "the violinist's stopping was excellent"

n 1: lack of agreement or harmony [syn: discord, strife] 2: bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension

adj 1: taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination; "a sweeping glance"; "a wide- sweeping view of the river" 2: ignoring distinctions; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction" [syn: sweeping, wholesale] n 1: the act of cleaning with a broom

n 1: the sound of light blow or knock; "he heard the tapping of the man's cane"

n 1: the act or process of determining the time

adj 1: excellent; best possible [syn: top-flight, top-hole, topping] n 1: a flavorful addition on top of a dish

adj 1: smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines" [syn: snappy, whipping] n 1: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment [syn: whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation] 2: a sound defeat [syn: thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping] 3: a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally [syn: whipstitch, whipping, whipstitching] 4: the act of overcoming or outdoing [syn: beating, whipping]

n 1: a married woman; a man's partner in marriage [syn: wife, married woman] [ant: hubby, husband, married man]

n 1: all living things (except people) that are undomesticated; "chemicals could kill all the wildlife"

n 1: the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped [syn: wrapping, wrap, wrapper] 2: an enveloping bandage [syn: swathe, wrapping]

n 1: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git]

n 1: a town in the Northwest Territories in northern Canada on the Great Slave Lake