Words that rhyme with suh

  • allay
    v 1: lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" [syn: still, allay, relieve, ease] 2: satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" [syn: quench, slake, allay, assuage]
  • array
    n 1: an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order" 2: an impressive display; "it was a bewildering array of books"; "his tools were in an orderly array on the basement wall" 3: especially fine or decorative clothing [syn: array, raiment, regalia] 4: an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics v 1: lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments" [syn: range, array, lay out, set out] 2: align oneself with a group or a way of thinking [syn: align, array]
  • astray
    adv 1: away from the right path or direction; "he was led astray" 2: far from the intended target; "the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander" [syn: wide, astray]
  • away
    adv 1: from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach" [syn: away, off, forth] 2: from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets" [syn: away, out] 3: out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away" [syn: aside, away] 4: out of existence; "the music faded away"; "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder; "idled the hours away"; "her fingernails were worn away" 5: at a distance in space or time; "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century" [syn: off, away] 6: indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily; "he worked away at the project for more than a year"; "the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it" 7: so as to be removed or gotten rid of; "cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away" 8: freely or at will; "fire away!" 9: in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping); "put the toys away"; "her jewels are locked away in a safe"; "filed the letter away" 10: in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away" [syn: away, aside] 11: in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day" [syn: aside, by, away] adj 1: not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away" 2: used of an opponent's ground; "an away game" [ant: home(a)] 3: (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch" [syn: away, outside]
  • ballet
    n 1: a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers [syn: ballet, concert dance] 2: music written for a ballet
  • bay
    adj 1: (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color n 1: an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf [syn: bay, embayment] 2: the sound of a hound on the scent 3: small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors [syn: true laurel, bay, bay laurel, bay tree, Laurus nobilis] 4: a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital; "they put him in the sick bay" 5: a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose; "he opened the bomb bay" 6: a small recess opening off a larger room [syn: alcove, bay] 7: a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color v 1: utter in deep prolonged tones 2: bark with prolonged noises, of dogs [syn: bay, quest]
  • cafe
    n 1: a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold [syn: cafe, coffeehouse, coffee shop, coffee bar]
  • cay
    n 1: a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida [syn: key, cay, Florida key]
  • chalet
    n 1: a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style
  • clay
    n 1: a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired 2: water soaked soil; soft wet earth [syn: mud, clay] 3: United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978) [syn: Clay, Lucius Clay, Lucius DuBignon Clay] 4: United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) [syn: Clay, Henry Clay, the Great Compromiser] 5: the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay" [syn: cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remains]
  • convey
    v 1: make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me" 2: serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger" [syn: carry, convey, express] 3: transfer to another; "communicate a disease" [syn: convey, transmit, communicate] 4: transmit a title or property 5: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel] 6: take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" [syn: bring, convey, take] 7: go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" [syn: bring, get, convey, fetch] [ant: bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away]
  • crochet
    n 1: needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle [syn: crochet, crocheting] v 1: create by looping or crocheting; "crochet a bedspread" 2: make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day" [syn: crochet, hook]
  • croquet
    n 1: a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the hoops and hit a peg v 1: drive away by hitting with one's ball, "croquet the opponent's ball" 2: play a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops
  • day
    n 1: time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day" [syn: day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period, 24-hour interval, solar day, mean solar day] 2: some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual" 3: a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day" 4: the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime" [syn: day, daytime, daylight] [ant: dark, night, nighttime] 5: the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working); "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed" 6: an era of existence or influence; "in the day of the dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days of sailing ships"; "he was a successful pianist in his day" 7: the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis; "how long is a day on Jupiter?" 8: the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day [syn: sidereal day, day] 9: a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day" 10: United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935) [syn: Day, Clarence Day, Clarence Shepard Day Jr.]
  • de
    n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: Delaware, Diamond State, First State, DE]
  • decay
    n 1: the process of gradually becoming inferior 2: a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current [syn: decay, decline] 3: the organic phenomenon of rotting [syn: decay, decomposition] 4: an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying; "the corpse was in an advanced state of decay"; "the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair" 5: the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation [syn: decay, radioactive decay, disintegration] v 1: lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process" [syn: disintegrate, decay, decompose] 2: fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay" [syn: decay, crumble, dilapidate] 3: undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"
  • gay
    adj 1: bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile" [syn: cheery, gay, sunny] 2: full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" [syn: gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful] 3: given to social pleasures often including dissipation; "led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies" 4: brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage" [syn: brave, braw, gay] 5: offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: gay, festal, festive, merry] 6: homosexual or arousing homosexual desires [syn: gay, queer, homophile(a)] n 1: someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex [syn: homosexual, homophile, homo, gay]
  • nay
    adv 1: not this merely but also; not only so but; "each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique" n 1: a negative; "the nays have it" [ant: yea]
  • neigh
    n 1: the characteristic sounds made by a horse [syn: neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny] v 1: make a characteristic sound, of a horse [syn: neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny]
  • pay
    n 1: something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" [syn: wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary] v 1: give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" 2: convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention" [syn: give, pay] 3: cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!" [syn: pay up, ante up, pay] [ant: default, default on] 4: bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" [syn: yield, pay, bear] 5: do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" [syn: pay, pay off, make up, compensate] 6: dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" [syn: give, pay, devote] 7: be worth it; "It pays to go through the trouble" 8: render; "pay a visit"; "pay a call" 9: bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later" 10: make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back" 11: discharge or settle; "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation"
  • stay
    n 1: continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four- month stay in bankruptcy court" 2: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" [syn: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage] 3: a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court" 4: a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) 5: (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar v 1: stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week" [syn: stay, remain, rest] [ant: change] 2: stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!" [syn: stay, stick, stick around, stay put] [ant: move] 3: dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" [syn: bide, abide, stay] 4: continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year" [syn: stay, stay on, continue, remain] 5: remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children" [ant: depart, quit, take leave] 6: stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" [syn: stay, detain, delay] 7: stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" [syn: persist, remain, stay] 8: hang on during a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm" [syn: last out, stay, ride out, outride] 9: stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order" 10: fasten with stays 11: overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" [syn: quell, stay, appease]
  • ca
    n 1: a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals [syn: calcium, Ca, atomic number 20] 2: a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes [syn: California, Golden State, CA, Calif.]
  • da
    n 1: an official prosecutor for a judicial district [syn: district attorney, DA]
  • a
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation [syn: angstrom, angstrom unit, A] 2: any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes [syn: vitamin A, antiophthalmic factor, axerophthol, A] 3: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) [syn: deoxyadenosine monophosphate, A] 4: (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA [syn: adenine, A] 5: the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps" [syn: ampere, amp, A] 6: the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: A, a] 7: the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen [syn: A, type A, group A]
  • bey
    n 1: (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt; "he introduced me to Ahmet Bey" 2: the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire
  • pei
    n 1: United States architect (born in China in 1917) [syn: Pei, I. M. Pei, Ieoh Ming Pei]
  • tay
    n 1: a branch of the Tai languages
  • bombay
    n 1: a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India [syn: Mumbai, Bombay]
  • cliche
    n 1: a trite or obvious remark [syn: platitude, cliche, banality, commonplace, bromide]
  • dah
    n 1: the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code [syn: dash, dah]
  • dey
  • gaye
  • mae
  • spey
  • uh
  • brugh