Words that rhyme with stuhr

n 1: the power to entice or attract through personal charm [syn: allure, allurement, temptingness] v 1: dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food" [syn: tempt, allure]

v 1: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" [syn: abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile]

v 1: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" [syn: bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure] 2: command solemnly

n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn: are, ar]

v 1: make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" [syn: guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure] 2: inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!" [syn: assure, tell] 3: assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe" 4: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure] 5: cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe" [syn: reassure, assure] [ant: vex, worry] 6: make a promise or commitment [syn: promise, assure]

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: a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz" [syn: blur, fuzz] v 1: become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep" [syn: film over, glaze over, blur] 2: to make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills" [ant: focus] 3: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" [syn: confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate] 4: make a smudge on; soil by smudging [syn: smear, blur, smudge, smutch] 5: make dim or indistinct; "The fog blurs my vision" [syn: blur, blear] [ant: focalise, focalize, focus, sharpen] 6: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" [syn: blur, dim, slur] [ant: focalise, focalize, focus]

n 1: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement [syn: peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike]

n 1: a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet]

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: a man paid to drive a privately owned car v 1: drive someone in a vehicle [syn: drive around, chauffeur]

v 1: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" [syn: agree, hold, concur, concord] [ant: differ, disagree, dissent, take issue] 2: happen simultaneously; "The two events coincided" [syn: concur, coincide]

v 1: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" [syn: confer, confabulate, confab, consult] 2: present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" [syn: confer, bestow]

n 1: an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts [syn: connoisseur, cognoscente]

n 1: high fashion designing and dressmaking

n 1: an inferior dog or one of mixed breed [syn: cur, mongrel, mutt] 2: a cowardly and despicable person

n 1: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain [syn: remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic] v 1: provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to" [syn: bring around, cure, heal] 2: prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; "cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay" 3: make (substances) hard and improve their usability; "cure resin"; "cure cement"; "cure soap" 4: be or become preserved; "the apricots cure in the sun"

v 1: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off] 2: yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure" [syn: submit, bow, defer, accede, give in]

n 1: (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings [syn: demur, demurral, demurrer] v 1: take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday" [syn: demur, except] 2: enter a demurrer

v 1: try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth" [syn: deter, discourage] 2: turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people" [syn: dissuade, deter] [ant: persuade]

v 1: reason by deduction; establish by deduction [syn: deduce, infer, deduct, derive] 2: draw from specific cases for more general cases [syn: generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer] 3: conclude by reasoning; in logic [syn: deduce, infer] 4: guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize" [syn: guess, infer] 5: believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?" [syn: understand, infer]

v 1: like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside" 2: select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast" [syn: choose, prefer, opt] 3: promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" [syn: prefer, favor, favour] 4: give preference to one creditor over another

v 1: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" [syn: mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer] 2: be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" [syn: refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with] 3: think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another; "This plant can be referred to a known species" 4: send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee" 5: seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes" [syn: consult, refer, look up] 6: have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' " [syn: denote, refer] 7: use a name to designate; "Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary"

adv 1: definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely'); "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come" [syn: surely, certainly, sure, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shooting] adj 1: having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends" [syn: certain(p), sure] [ant: incertain, uncertain, unsure] 2: exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors" [syn: certain, sure] 3: certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win" [syn: certain, sure] [ant: uncertain] 4: physically secure or dependable; "a sure footing"; "was on sure ground" 5: reliable in operation or effect; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites" [syn: certain, sure] 6: (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence; "a sure (or trusted) friend" [syn: sure, trusted] 7: infallible or unfailing; "a sure (or true) sign of one's commitment" 8: certain not to fail; "a sure hand on the throttle" 9: impossible to doubt or dispute; "indisputable (or sure) proof" [syn: indisputable, sure]

n 1: a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island" [syn: tour, circuit] 2: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn: go, spell, tour, turn] 3: a period of time spent in military service [syn: enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour, tour] v 1: make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer"

n 1: the act of moving something from one location to another [syn: transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance] 2: someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another; "the best student was a transfer from LSU" [syn: transfer, transferee] 3: the act of transfering something from one form to another; "the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise" [syn: transfer, transference] 4: a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances 5: application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation [syn: transfer, transfer of training, carry-over] 6: transferring ownership [syn: transfer, transference] v 1: transfer somebody to a different position or location of work [syn: transfer, reassign] 2: move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" 3: lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants" [syn: transplant, transfer] 4: move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket" [syn: transfer, shift] 5: cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" 6: change from one vehicle or transportation line to another; "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast" [syn: transfer, change] 7: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" [syn: transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise] 8: shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court" [syn: remove, transfer] 9: transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" [syn: transfer, transpose, transplant]

adj 1: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: diffident, shy, timid, unsure] [ant: confident] 2: lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers" [syn: uncertain, unsure, incertain] [ant: certain(p), sure]

n 1: a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks [syn: Sur, Tyre]

n 1: an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River