Words that rhyme with theiss

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 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

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

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"

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"