Words that rhyme with suppliance

v 1: give to in marriage [syn: betroth, engage, affiance, plight]

n 1: the state of being allied or confederated [syn: alliance, confederation] 2: a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest; "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them" [syn: alliance, bond] 3: an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty [syn: alliance, coalition, alignment, alinement] [ant: nonalignment, nonalinement] 4: a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim 5: the act of forming an alliance or confederation [syn: confederation, alliance]

n 1: a device or control that is very useful for a particular job [syn: appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget] 2: durable goods for home or office use

n 1: the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them 2: vertical space available to allow easy passage under something [syn: headroom, headway, clearance] 3: permission to proceed; "the plane was given clearance to land"

n 1: acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices" [syn: conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance] [ant: disobedience, noncompliance, nonconformance, nonconformity] 2: a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others [syn: complaisance, compliance, compliancy, obligingness, deference] 3: the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another [syn: submission, compliance]

n 1: the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years" [syn: credence, acceptance] 2: a kind of sideboard or buffet [syn: credenza, credence]

n 1: intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude [syn: defiance, rebelliousness] 2: a hostile challenge 3: a defiant act

n 1: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty] 2: any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted 3: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work [syn: effect, essence, burden, core, gist] 4: a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor [syn: perfume, essence]

n 1: a distinctive odor that is pleasant [syn: aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent] 2: a pleasingly sweet olfactory property [syn: bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness]

n 1: a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score" [syn: grudge, score, grievance] 2: an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice 3: a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action

n 1: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action [syn: guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction] 2: the act of guiding or showing the way [syn: guidance, steering] 3: the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king" [syn: steering, guidance, direction]

n 1: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap] 2: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [syn: hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference] 3: the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding [syn: hindrance, hinderance, interference]

n 1: an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)

n 1: proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion [syn: demonstration, monstrance] 2: (Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration [syn: monstrance, ostensorium]

n 1: remorse for your past conduct [syn: repentance, penitence, penance] 2: a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution 3: voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing [syn: penance, self-mortification, self- abasement]

n 1: an inadequate payment; "they work all day for a mere pittance"

n 1: a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" [syn: preference, penchant, predilection, taste] 2: a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation" [syn: predilection, preference, orientation] 3: the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake" [syn: preference, druthers] 4: grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)

n 1: discretion in practical affairs [ant: imprudence] 2: knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion" [syn: discretion, discreetness, circumspection, prudence]

n 1: power to influence or coerce; "the puissance of the labor vote"

n 1: a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt 2: payment of a debt or obligation [syn: repayment, quittance]

n 1: certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun" [syn: reliance, trust] 2: the state of relying on something

n 1: a feeling of profound respect for someone or something; "the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration" [syn: fear, reverence, awe, veneration] 2: a reverent mental attitude [ant: irreverence] 3: an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy) v 1: regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" [syn: reverence, fear, revere, venerate]

n 1: the act of removing or getting rid of something [syn: elimination, riddance] 2: the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school" [syn: ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance]

n 1: a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics" [syn: science, scientific discipline] 2: ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism" [syn: skill, science]

n 1: a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language; "he always spoke in grammatical sentences" 2: (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise" [syn: conviction, judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentence] [ant: acquittal] 3: the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail" [syn: prison term, sentence, time] v 1: pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison" [syn: sentence, condemn, doom]

n 1: having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound [syn: shrillness, stridence, stridency]

n 1: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes" 2: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty- gritty] 3: the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?" [syn: meaning, substance] 4: material of a particular kind or constitution; "the immune response recognizes invading substances" 5: considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means" [syn: means, substance] 6: what a communication that is about something is about [syn: message, content, subject matter, substance] 7: a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man"

n 1: the trait of avoiding excesses [syn: temperance, moderation] [ant: intemperance] 2: abstaining from excess [syn: sobriety, temperance] 3: the act of tempering

n 1: the act of removing the contents of something [syn: emptying, voidance, evacuation]

n 1: the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse [syn: potency, potence] [ant: impotence, impotency]

n 1: the scientific study of the nervous system