Words that rhyme with sveum

n 1: enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat] v 1: praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein" [syn: acclaim, hail, herald] 2: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval [syn: applaud, clap, spat, acclaim] [ant: boo, hiss]

adj 1: keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire" [syn: ablaze, aflame, aroused] 2: lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire" [syn: ablaze(p), afire(p), aflame(p), aflare(p), alight(p), on fire(p)]

n 1: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" [syn: purpose, intent, intention, aim, design] 2: the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" [syn: aim, object, objective, target] 3: the action of directing something at an object; "he took aim and fired" 4: the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies [syn: bearing, heading, aim] v 1: point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" [syn: aim, take, train, take aim, direct] 2: propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" [syn: aim, purpose, purport, propose] 3: move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" [syn: drive, get, aim] 4: specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public [syn: calculate, aim, direct] 5: intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" [syn: target, aim, place, direct, point] 6: direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; "She wanted to aim a pun" 7: have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal [syn: draw a bead on, aspire, aim, shoot for]

adj 1: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance" [syn: blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal] n 1: an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on the driver" [syn: incrimination, inculpation, blame] 2: a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap" [syn: blame, rap] v 1: put or pin the blame on [syn: blame, fault] [ant: absolve, free, justify] 2: harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother" [syn: blame, find fault, pick] 3: attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience" [syn: blame, charge]

n 1: an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages" 2: an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims" 3: demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day" 4: an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame" [syn: claim, title] 5: an established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim" [syn: title, claim] 6: a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty" [syn: call, claim] v 1: assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar" [ant: disclaim] 2: demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident" [syn: claim, lay claim, arrogate] [ant: forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive] 3: ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount" 4: lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea" [syn: claim, take] [ant: disclaim] 5: take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" [syn: claim, take, exact]

n 1: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird] 2: a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady" [syn: dame, madam, ma'am, lady, gentlewoman]

v 1: recite in elocution [syn: declaim, recite] 2: speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society" [syn: declaim, inveigh]

v 1: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" [syn: defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch]

v 1: renounce a legal claim or title to [ant: claim, take] 2: make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility" [ant: claim]

v 1: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn: exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout] 2: state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty" [syn: proclaim, exclaim, promulgate]

n 1: the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed [syn: fame, celebrity, renown] [ant: infamy, opprobrium] 2: favorable public reputation [ant: infamy]

n 1: the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" [syn: fire, flame, flaming] v 1: shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment" [syn: flare, flame] 2: be in flames or aflame; "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset" 3: criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium; "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed"

n 1: the framework for a pair of eyeglasses 2: a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film 3: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh] 4: (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat [syn: inning, frame] 5: a single drawing in a comic_strip 6: an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently 7: a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning [syn: frame of reference, frame] 8: the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal [syn: skeletal system, skeleton, frame, systema skeletale] 9: the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton" [syn: skeleton, skeletal frame, frame, underframe] 10: a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror; "the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention"; "the frame was much more valuable than the miror it held" [syn: frame, framing] 11: one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided v 1: enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture" [syn: frame, frame in, border] 2: enclose in a frame, as of a picture 3: take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" [syn: ensnare, entrap, frame, set up] 4: formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" [syn: frame, redact, cast, put, couch] 5: make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy" [syn: frame, compose, draw up] 6: construct by fitting or uniting parts together [syn: frame, frame up]

adj 1: disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg" [syn: crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game] 2: willing to face danger [syn: game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky] n 1: a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game" 2: a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" 3: an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games" 4: animal hunted for food or sport 5: (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves 6: (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win; "the game is 6 all"; "he is serving for the game" 7: the flesh of wild animals that is used for food 8: a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start" [syn: plot, secret plan, game] 9: the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game; "the child received several games for his birthday" 10: your occupation or line of work; "he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz" [syn: game, biz] 11: frivolous or trifling behavior; "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games" v 1: place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" [syn: bet on, back, gage, stake, game, punt]

v 1: cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint" 2: catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles" [syn: kindle, inflame] 3: cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds" [syn: kindle, enkindle, conflagrate, inflame] 4: arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" [syn: inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up] 5: become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed"

adj 1: pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument" [syn: feeble, lame] 2: disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg" [syn: crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game] n 1: someone who doesn't understand what is going on [syn: square, lame] 2: a fabric interwoven with threads of metal; "she wore a gold lame dress" v 1: deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life" [syn: cripple, lame]

v 1: injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion"

n 1: a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing" 2: a person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name" 3: family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name" [syn: name, gens] 4: a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music" [syn: name, figure, public figure] 5: by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law" 6: a defamatory or abusive word or phrase [syn: name, epithet] v 1: assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" [syn: name, call] 2: give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months" [syn: name, identify] 3: charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" [syn: name, nominate, make] 4: create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" [syn: appoint, name, nominate, constitute] 5: mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!" 6: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" [syn: mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer] 7: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn: identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name] 8: give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi" [syn: list, name] 9: determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis [syn: diagnose, name]

v 1: declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King" 2: state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty" [syn: proclaim, exclaim, promulgate] 3: affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President" [syn: predicate, proclaim] 4: praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim]

v 1: claim back [syn: reclaim, repossess] 2: reuse (materials from waste products) [syn: reclaim, recover] 3: bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct" [syn: reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectify] 4: make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state; "The people reclaimed the marshes" 5: overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons" [syn: domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame]

v 1: assign a new name to; "Many streets in the former East Germany were renamed in 1990" 2: name again or anew; "He was renamed Minister of the Interior"

adj 1: same in identity; "the same man I saw yesterday"; "never wore the same dress twice"; "this road is the same one we were on yesterday"; "on the same side of the street" [ant: other] 2: closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year" [ant: different] 3: equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "the same number" [syn: like, same] [ant: unlike] 4: unchanged in character or nature; "the village stayed the same"; "his attitude is the same as ever" n 1: a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer [syn: Lapp, Lapplander, Sami, Saami, Same, Saame] 2: the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula [syn: Lapp, Sami, Saami, Same, Saame]

n 1: a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt 2: a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison" [syn: shame, disgrace, ignominy] 3: an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it" [syn: pity, shame] v 1: bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" [syn: dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame] [ant: honor, honour, reward] 2: compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends" 3: cause to be ashamed 4: surpass or beat by a wide margin

adj 1: flat and uninspiring 2: very restrained or quiet; "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed" [ant: wild] 3: brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries" [syn: tame, tamed] [ant: untamed, wild] 4: very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes [syn: meek, tame] v 1: correct by punishment or discipline [syn: tame, chasten, subdue] 2: make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements" [syn: tone down, moderate, tame] 3: adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" [syn: domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame] 4: overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons" [syn: domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame] 5: make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog" [syn: domesticate, tame]

n 1: German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624) [syn: Boehme, Jakob Boehme, Bohme, Jakob Bohme, Boehm, Jakob Boehm, Behmen, Jakob Behmen]

n 1: German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624) [syn: Boehme, Jakob Boehme, Bohme, Jakob Bohme, Boehm, Jakob Boehm, Behmen, Jakob Behmen]

n 1: a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation; "HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame" [syn: ballgame, new ballgame] 2: a field game played with a ball (especially baseball) [syn: ball game, ballgame]