Words that rhyme with suzerain
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apron
n 1: a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing 2: (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green 3: the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) [syn: proscenium, apron, forestage] 4: a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used -
brethren
n 1: (plural) the lay members of a male religious order -
an
n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in Nursing, AN] -
arraign
v 1: call before a court to answer an indictment 2: accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy -
aspirin
n 1: the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets [syn: aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid, Bayer, Empirin, St. Joseph] -
birdbrain
n 1: a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought [syn: addle-head, addlehead, loon, birdbrain] -
caldron
n 1: a very large pot that is used for boiling [syn: caldron, cauldron] -
cauldron
n 1: a very large pot that is used for boiling [syn: caldron, cauldron] -
chagrin
n 1: strong feelings of embarrassment [syn: chagrin, humiliation, mortification] v 1: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn: humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase] -
chevron
n 1: V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service; "they earned their stripes in Kuwait" [syn: chevron, stripe, stripes, grade insignia] 2: an inverted V-shaped charge -
chiropteran
n 1: nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate [syn: bat, chiropteran] -
citron
n 1: large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved 2: thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind [syn: citron, citron tree, Citrus medica] -
constrain
v 1: hold back [syn: restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain] 2: restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations" [syn: stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrain] -
decahedron
n 1: any polyhedron having ten plane faces -
detrain
v 1: leave a train -
doctrine
n 1: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school [syn: doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism] -
dodecahedron
n 1: any polyhedron having twelve plane faces -
entrain
v 1: board a train -
forebrain
n 1: the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube [syn: forebrain, prosencephalon] -
hexahedron
n 1: any polyhedron having six plane faces -
hindbrain
n 1: the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem [syn: hindbrain, rhombencephalon] -
macron
n 1: a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound -
matron
n 1: a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified 2: a wardress in a prison 3: a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution -
membrane
n 1: a thin pliable sheet of material 2: a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants [syn: membrane, tissue layer] -
midbrain
n 1: the middle portion of the brain [syn: midbrain, mesencephalon] -
migraine
n 1: a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men [syn: migraine, megrim, sick headache, hemicrania] -
moraine
n 1: accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier -
murrain
n 1: any disease of domestic animals that resembles a plague -
neuropteran
n 1: insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins [syn: neuropteron, neuropteran, neuropterous insect] -
octahedron
n 1: any polyhedron having eight plane faces -
omicron
n 1: the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet -
overstrain
n 1: too much strain v 1: strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment" [syn: overstrain, overextend] -
patron
n 1: a regular customer [syn: patron, frequenter] 2: the proprietor of an inn 3: someone who supports or champions something [syn: patron, sponsor, supporter] -
philodendron
n 1: often grown as a houseplant -
plastron
n 1: the ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt 2: the front of man's dress shirt 3: a metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mail 4: a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest 5: (zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside -
polyhedron
n 1: a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces -
quatrain
n 1: a stanza of four lines -
restrain
v 1: keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" [syn: restrain, keep, keep back, hold back] 2: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle] 3: to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" [syn: restrain, confine, hold] 4: hold back [syn: restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain] 5: to compel or deter by or as if by threats [syn: intimidate, restrain] -
retrain
v 1: teach new skills; "We must retrain the linguists who cannot find employment" 2: train again; "He is retraining to become an IT worker" -
rhododendron
n 1: any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers -
saffron
n 1: Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food [syn: saffron, saffron crocus, Crocus sativus] 2: dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus 3: a shade of yellow tinged with orange [syn: orange yellow, saffron] -
scatterbrain
n 1: a flighty and disorganized person [syn: scatterbrain, forgetful person] -
sovereign
adj 1: (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" [syn: autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign] 2: greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme tribunal" [syn: sovereign, supreme] n 1: a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right [syn: sovereign, crowned head, monarch] -
squadron
n 1: a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms 2: an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group 3: a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task -
terrain
n 1: a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain" -
tetrahedron
n 1: any polyhedron having four plane faces -
akron
n 1: a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry -
bahrain
n 1: an island in the Persian Gulf [syn: Bahrain, Bahrain Island, Bahrein, Bahrein Island] 2: an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s [syn: Bahrain, State of Bahrain, Bahrein] -
lorraine
n 1: an eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits [syn: Lorraine, Lothringen] -
ukraine
n 1: a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century [syn: Ukraine, Ukrayina] -
distrain
v 1: levy a distress on 2: confiscate by distress 3: legally take something in place of a debt payment -
catherine
n 1: first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536) [syn: Catherine of Aragon, Catherine] 2: empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796) [syn: Catherine II, Catherine, Catherine the Great] -
vicereine
n 1: wife of a viceroy 2: governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign [syn: viceroy, vicereine] -
hadron
n 1: any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles -
plectron
n 1: a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument [syn: pick, plectrum, plectron] -
lutheran
adj 1: of or pertaining to Martin Luther or his teachings; "the Lutheran doctrine of justification by faith alone" 2: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of the Protestant Church adhering to the views of Luther; "Lutheran doctrines" n 1: follower of Lutheranism -
quercitron
n 1: a yellow dye made from the bark of the quercitron oak tree 2: medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad five-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped [syn: black oak, yellow oak, quercitron, quercitron oak, Quercus velutina] -
homopteran
n 1: insects having membranous forewings and hind wings [syn: homopterous insect, homopteran] -
orthopteran
n 1: any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts [syn: orthopterous insect, orthopteron, orthopteran] -
hymenopteran
n 1: insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing [syn: hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopter] -
lepidopteran
n 1: insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales [syn: lepidopterous insect, lepidopteron, lepidopteran] -
pentahedron
n 1: any polyhedron having five plane faces -
rhombohedron
n 1: a parallelepiped bounded by six similar faces (either rhombuses or parallelograms) -
children
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coleopteran
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grandchildren
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heptahedron
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lamebrain
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stepchildren
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overtrain
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riverain
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hexameron
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dextran
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terrane
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aerotrain
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hovertrain
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souterrain
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natron
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borane
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coltrane
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camaron
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buitron
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cameron
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cochrane
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conran
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kathryn
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katherine
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unrein
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heteropteran
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trihedron
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