Words that rhyme with syce

n 1: a proposal for an appropriate course of action

adj 1: expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation" [ant: prolix]

n 1: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" 2: something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect 3: any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen" [syn: device, gimmick, twist] 4: any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) 5: an emblematic design (especially in heraldry); "he was recognized by the device on his shield"

n 1: a will disposing of real property 2: (law) a gift of real property by will v 1: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light" [syn: invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge] 2: arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" [syn: organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate] 3: give by will, especially real property

n 1: a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers [syn: die, dice] v 1: cut into cubes; "cube the cheese" [syn: cube, dice] 2: play dice

v 1: provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation" [syn: entice, lure, tempt]

n 1: a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate) [syn: excise, excise tax] v 1: remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark" [syn: strike, scratch, expunge, excise] 2: levy an excise tax on 3: remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor"

n 1: a laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite

n 1: water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks" [syn: ice, water ice] 2: the frozen part of a body of water 3: diamonds; "look at the ice on that dame!" [syn: ice, sparkler] 4: a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes [syn: frosting, icing, ice] 5: a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk) [syn: ice, frappe] 6: an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn: methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash] 7: a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine [syn: internal- combustion engine, ICE] 8: a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice" [syn: ice rink, ice-skating rink, ice] v 1: decorate with frosting; "frost a cake" [syn: frost, ice] 2: cause to become ice or icy; "an iced summer drink" 3: put ice on or put on ice; "Ice your sprained limbs"

adj 1: pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today" [ant: awful, nasty] 2: socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl" [syn: decent, nice] 3: done with delicacy and skill; "a nice bit of craft"; "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"; "a nice shot" [syn: nice, skillful] 4: excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow" [syn: dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish] 5: exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture" [syn: courteous, gracious, nice] n 1: a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera

v 1: price excessively high

adj 1: sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment" [ant: imprecise] 2: (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement" [syn: accurate, exact, precise]

n 1: the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection" [syn: monetary value, price, cost] 2: the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?" [syn: price, terms, damage] 3: value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?" [syn: price, cost, toll] 4: the high value or worth of something; "her price is far above rubies" 5: a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal; "the cattle thief has a price on his head" 6: cost of bribing someone; "they say that every politician has a price" 7: United States operatic soprano (born 1927) [syn: Price, Leontyne Price, Mary Leontyne Price] v 1: determine the price of; "The grocer priced his wares high" 2: ascertain or learn the price of; "Have you priced personal computers lately?"

n 1: grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished 2: annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper 3: English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944) [syn: Rice, Sir Tim Rice, Timothy Miles Bindon Rice] 4: United States playwright (1892-1967) [syn: Rice, Elmer Rice, Elmer Leopold Rice, Elmer Reizenstein] v 1: sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice; "rice the potatoes"

n 1: a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue" [syn: slice, piece] 2: a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread" [syn: piece, slice] 3: a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut" [syn: cut, gash, slash, slice] 4: a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" [syn: slice, fade, slicing] 5: a thin flat piece cut off of some object 6: a spatula for spreading paint or ink v 1: make a clean cut through; "slit her throat" [syn: slit, slice] 2: hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction 3: cut into slices; "Slice the salami, please" [syn: slice, slice up] 4: hit a ball so that it causes a backspin

n 1: aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative 2: any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food 3: the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored [syn: spiciness, spice, spicery] v 1: make more interesting or flavorful; "Spice up the evening by inviting a belly dancer" [syn: spice, spice up] 2: add herbs or spices to [syn: zest, spice, spice up]

n 1: a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together; "the break was due to an imperfect splice" [syn: splice, splicing] 2: joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together [syn: lap joint, splice] v 1: join the ends of; "splice film" 2: perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" [syn: marry, wed, tie, splice] 3: join together so as to form new genetic combinations; "splice genes" 4: join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires"

v 1: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve" [syn: suffice, do, answer, serve]

adv 1: three times; "I called you thrice last night"

n 1: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" [syn: blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute] v 1: raise with a line; "trice a window shade" [syn: trice, trice up] 2: hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope [syn: trice, trice up]

adv 1: two times; "I called her twice" 2: to double the degree; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright" [syn: doubly, double, twice]

n 1: moral weakness [syn: frailty, vice] 2: a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community"

v 1: make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car window" [syn: defrost, deice, de-ice]