Words that rhyme with sycamine

n 1: a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals [syn: amine, aminoalkane]

n 1: a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression [syn: amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed]

n 1: a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site

adj 1: according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" [syn: becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly] 2: displaying or setting off to best advantage; "a becoming new shade of rose"; "a becoming portrait"

n 1: a white mineral; a common ore of zinc [syn: hemimorphite, calamine]

adj 1: of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet] n 1: a variable color averaging a vivid red [syn: cardinal, carmine] v 1: color carmine

adj 1: of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" [syn: approaching, coming(a), forthcoming, upcoming] n 1: the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" [syn: approach, approaching, coming] 2: arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer" [syn: advent, coming] 3: the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter" [syn: approach, approaching, coming] 4: the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse [syn: orgasm, climax, sexual climax, coming]

n 1: dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds [syn: cumin, Cuminum cyminum] 2: aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family [syn: cumin, cumin seed]

adj 1: capable of allaying hostility n 1: act of reducing or depriving of arms; "the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete" [syn: disarming, disarmament] [ant: armament, arming, equipping]

n 1: the act of playing drums; "he practiced his drumming several hours every day"

n 1: the expensive white fur of the ermine 2: mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat [syn: ermine, shorttail weasel, Mustela erminea]

v 1: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" [syn: analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas] 2: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" [syn: examine, see] 3: question or examine thoroughly and closely [syn: probe, examine] 4: question closely 5: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" [syn: test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay]

adj 1: at ease in talking to others [syn: extroverted, forthcoming, outgoing] 2: of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" [syn: approaching, coming(a), forthcoming, upcoming] 3: available when required or as promised; "federal funds were not forthcoming"

n 1: (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets [syn: street arab, gamin, throwaway]

n 1: the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" [syn: twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepuscle]

n 1: amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions

n 1: an annual school or university reunion for graduates 2: a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party" [syn: return, homecoming]

n 1: a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic" [syn: hum, humming] 2: the act of singing with closed lips

v 1: make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit" [syn: light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate]

adj 1: arriving at a place or position; "incoming class"; "incoming mail" [ant: outgoing] 2: entering upon a position of office vacated by another; "the incoming president" [ant: outgoing] n 1: the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance" [syn: entrance, entering, entry, ingress, incoming]

n 1: the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump 2: the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected" [syn: jump, jumping]

n 1: a white crystalline organic base; used mainly in making melamine resins [syn: melamine, cyanuramide]

adv 1: in no respect; to no degree; "he looks nothing like his father" n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo]

adj 1: causing numbness or insensitivity; "the numbing effect of grief"

adj 1: moving toward one n 1: the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia" [syn: onset, oncoming]

n 1: utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage [syn: plumbing, plumbing system] 2: the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) [syn: plumbing, plumbery] 3: measuring the depths of the oceans [syn: bathymetry, plumbing]

v 1: question after cross-examination by opposing counsel; "re- examine one's witness"

adj 1: (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream; "as mountain stream with freely running water"; "hovels without running water" [ant: standing(a)] 2: continually repeated over a period of time; "a running joke among us" 3: of advancing the ball by running; "the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays" [ant: pass(a), passing(a)] 4: executed or initiated by running; "running plays worked better than pass plays"; "took a running jump"; "a running start" [ant: standing(a)] 5: measured lengthwise; "cost of lumber per running foot" [syn: linear, running(a)] 6: (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes" [syn: running(a), operative, functional, working(a)] n 1: (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running" [syn: run, running, running play, running game] 2: the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit" [syn: run, running] 3: the state of being in operation; "the engine is running smoothly" 4: the act of administering or being in charge of something; "he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time" 5: the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track [syn: track, running]

adj 1: used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community" [syn: calculating, calculative, conniving, scheming, shrewd] 2: concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest; "a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue"- W.Churchill; "a scheming wife"; "a scheming gold digger" [syn: designing, scheming]

n 1: an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; "transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"; "someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying" [syn: scopolamine, hyoscine]

n 1: a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information" [syn: defect, shortcoming]

n 1: a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth [syn: vitamin B1, thiamine, thiamin, aneurin, antiberiberi factor]

n 1: the time when something happens 2: the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics)

n 1: the act of adding decoration; "the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree" 2: a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt" [syn: trimming, trim, passementerie] 3: cutting down to the desired size or shape [syn: trim, trimming, clipping]

adj 1: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry" [syn: indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward]

v 1: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" [syn: sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken] 2: hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks" [syn: cave, undermine]

adj 1: of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" [syn: approaching, coming(a), forthcoming, upcoming]

n 1: an irritating or obnoxious person [syn: vermin, varmint] 2: any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats; "cereals must be protected from mice and other vermin"; "he examined the child's head for vermin"; "boys in the village have probably been shooting vermin"

n 1: any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism

n 1: a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston brahman" [syn: brahman, brahmin] 2: a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests" [syn: brahman, brahmin] 3: the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category [syn: brahman, brahmin] 4: any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding [syn: Brahman, Brahma, Brahmin, Bos indicus]

n 1: British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964) [syn: Fleming, Ian Fleming, Ian Lancaster Fleming] 2: Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955) [syn: Fleming, Alexander Fleming, Sir Alexander Fleming] 3: a native of Flanders or a Flemish-speaking Belgian

n 1: a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract

n 1: a good source of something that is desired [syn: goldmine, gold mine] 2: a mine where gold ore is found [syn: goldmine, gold mine]

n 1: (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy v 1: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" [syn: sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken] 2: destroy enemy mines with one's own mines; "We countermined the banks of the river"