Words that rhyme with thenar

  • amphisbaena
    n 1: (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body 2: type genus of the Amphisbaenidae [syn: Amphisbaena, genus Amphisbaena, Amphisbaenia, genus Amphisbaenia]
  • arena
    n 1: a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" [syn: sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena] 2: the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand 3: a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments [syn: stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium] 4: a playing field where sports events take place [syn: arena, scene of action]
  • ballerina
    n 1: a female ballet dancer [syn: ballerina, danseuse]
  • bar
    n 1: a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar" [syn: barroom, bar, saloon, ginmill, taproom] 2: a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar" 3: a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape" 4: musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song" [syn: measure, bar] 5: an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar" 6: the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" [syn: prevention, bar] 7: (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter; "unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter" 8: a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river" 9: the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey" [syn: legal profession, bar, legal community] 10: a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave" [syn: stripe, streak, bar] 11: a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate" [syn: cake, bar] 12: a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War [syn: Browning automatic rifle, BAR] 13: a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises 14: a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars" 15: (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried; "spectators were not allowed past the bar" v 1: prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" [syn: bar, debar, exclude] 2: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar] 3: expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country" [syn: banish, relegate, bar] 4: secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door" [ant: unbar]
  • bazaar
    n 1: a shop where a variety of goods are sold [syn: bazaar, bazar] 2: a street of small shops (especially in Orient) [syn: bazaar, bazar] 3: a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar" [syn: bazaar, fair]
  • car
    n 1: a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" [syn: car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar] 2: a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails" [syn: car, railcar, railway car, railroad car] 3: the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant [syn: car, gondola] 4: where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top floor" [syn: car, elevator car] 5: a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain" [syn: cable car, car]
  • carina
    n 1: a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the start Canopus 2: any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom
  • catena
    n 1: a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)
  • char
    n 1: a charred substance 2: a human female employed to do housework; "the char will clean the carpet"; "I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write" [syn: charwoman, char, cleaning woman, cleaning lady, woman] 3: any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus [syn: char, charr] v 1: burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything" [syn: char, coal] 2: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling" [syn: char, blacken, sear, scorch]
  • cigar
    n 1: a roll of tobacco for smoking
  • cleaner
    n 1: a preparation used in cleaning something [syn: cleansing agent, cleanser, cleaner] 2: the operator of dry-cleaning establishment [syn: cleaner, dry cleaner] 3: someone whose occupation is cleaning
  • concertina
    n 1: coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle 2: free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds v 1: collapse like a concertina
  • congener
    n 1: a minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive character 2: an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) [syn: relative, congener, congenator, congeneric] 3: a whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as another; "lard was also used, though its congener, butter, was more frequently employed"; "the American shopkeeper differs from his European congener"
  • convener
    n 1: the member of a group whose duty it is to convene meetings
  • czar
    n 1: a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917) [syn: czar, tsar, tzar] 2: a person having great power
  • demeanour
    n 1: (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people [syn: demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment]
  • disbar
    v 1: remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action; "The corrupt lawyer was disbarred"
  • far
    adv 1: to a considerable degree; very much; "a far far better thing that I do"; "felt far worse than yesterday"; "eyes far too close together" 2: at or to or from a great distance in space; "he traveled far"; "strayed far from home"; "sat far away from each other" 3: at or to a certain point or degree; "I can only go so far before I have to give up"; "how far can we get with this kind of argument?" 4: remote in time; "if we could see far into the future"; "all that happened far in the past" 5: to an advanced stage or point; "a young man who will go very far" adj 1: located at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" [ant: close, near, nigh] 2: being of a considerable distance or length; "a far trek" 3: being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle; "the horse on the right is the far horse"; "the right side is the far side of the horse" 4: beyond a norm in opinion or actions; "the far right" n 1: a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists" [syn: Army for the Liberation of Rwanda, ALIR, Former Armed Forces, FAR, Interahamwe]
  • farina
    n 1: fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often used as a cooked cereal or in puddings
  • gar
    n 1: primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth [syn: gar, garfish, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus osseus] 2: elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters [syn: needlefish, gar, billfish]
  • gleaner
    n 1: someone who picks up grain left in the field by the harvesters 2: someone who gathers something in small pieces (e.g. information) slowly and carefully
  • guitar
    n 1: a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
  • hyena
    n 1: doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion [syn: hyena, hyaena]
  • jar
    n 1: a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles 2: the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer" [syn: jar, jarful] 3: a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers" [syn: jolt, jar, jounce, shock] v 1: be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash" [syn: clash, jar, collide] 2: move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion [syn: jolt, jar] 3: shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game" [syn: jar, shake up, bump around] 4: affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the audience" 5: place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam"
  • karabiner
    n 1: an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes [syn: carabiner, karabiner, snap ring]
  • kina
    n 1: the basic unit of money in Papua New Guinea
  • mar
    n 1: the month following February and preceding April [syn: March, Mar] 2: a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" [syn: blemish, defect, mar] v 1: make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" [syn: mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate] 2: destroy or injure severely; "mutilated bodies" [syn: mutilate, mar]
  • marina
    n 1: a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers
  • misdemeanour
    n 1: a crime less serious than a felony [syn: misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, violation, infringement]
  • novena
    n 1: a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days
  • ocarina
    n 1: egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes [syn: ocarina, sweet potato]
  • par
    n 1: (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course; "a par-5 hole"; "par for this course is 72" 2: a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best" [syn: equality, equivalence, equation, par] v 1: make a score (on a hole) equal to par
  • patina
    n 1: a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal
  • scar
    n 1: a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue [syn: scar, cicatrix, cicatrice] 2: an indication of damage [syn: scratch, scrape, scar, mark] v 1: mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" [syn: scar, mark, pock, pit]
  • screener
    n 1: a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint
  • spar
    n 1: any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable 2: a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging 3: making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer [syn: spar, sparring] v 1: furnish with spars 2: fight with spurs; "the gamecocks were sparring" 3: box lightly 4: fight verbally; "They were sparring all night"
  • star
    adj 1: indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance" [syn: leading(p), prima(p), star(p), starring(p), stellar(a)] n 1: (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior 2: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz] 3: any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night 4: an actor who plays a principal role [syn: star, principal, lead] 5: a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem 6: a performer who receives prominent billing [syn: headliner, star] 7: a star-shaped character * used in printing [syn: asterisk, star] 8: the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub [syn: star topology, star] v 1: feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man" 2: be the star in a performance 3: mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences" [syn: star, asterisk]
  • subpoena
    n 1: a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court [syn: subpoena, subpoena ad testificandum] v 1: serve or summon with a subpoena; "The witness and her records were subpoenaed"
  • superstar
    n 1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz]
  • tar
    n 1: any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue [syn: pitch, tar] 2: a man who serves as a sailor [syn: mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog] v 1: coat with tar; "tar the roof"; "tar the roads"
  • trichina
    n 1: parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles [syn: trichina, Trichinella spiralis]
  • tsar
    n 1: a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917) [syn: czar, tsar, tzar]
  • tsarina
    n 1: the wife or widow of a czar [syn: czarina, tsarina, tzarina, czaritza, tsaritsa]
  • vena
    n 1: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood" [syn: vein, vena, venous blood vessel]
  • verbena
    n 1: any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers [syn: verbena, vervain]
  • wiener
    n 1: United States mathematician and founder of cybernetics (1894-1964) [syn: Wiener, Norbert Wiener] 2: a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, dog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenie]
  • ar
    n 1: a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere [syn: argon, Ar, atomic number 18] 2: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn: are, ar] 3: a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn: Arkansas, Land of Opportunity, AR]
  • parr
    n 1: Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548) [syn: Parr, Catherine Parr] 2: a young salmon up to 2 years old 3: the young of various fishes
  • starr
    n 1: rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940) [syn: Starr, Ringo Starr, Starkey, Richard Starkey]
  • bazar
    n 1: a street of small shops (especially in Orient) [syn: bazaar, bazar] 2: a shop where a variety of goods are sold [syn: bazaar, bazar]
  • dakar
    n 1: the capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal [syn: Dakar, capital of Senegal]
  • dinar
    n 1: 100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran [syn: Iranian dinar, dinar] 2: the basic unit of money in Yugoslavia [syn: Yugoslavian dinar, dinar] 3: the basic unit of money in Tunisia [syn: Tunisian dinar, dinar] 4: the basic unit of money in Libya [syn: Libyan dinar, dinar] 5: the basic unit of money in Kuwait; equal 1,000 fils [syn: Kuwaiti dinar, dinar] 6: the basic unit of money in Jordan; equal to 1,000 fils [syn: Jordanian dinar, dinar] 7: the basic unit of money in Iraq; equal to 1,000 fils [syn: Iraqi dinar, dinar] 8: the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils [syn: Bahrain dinar, dinar] 9: the basic unit of money in Algeria [syn: Algerian dinar, dinar]
  • myanmar
    n 1: a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar" [syn: Myanmar, Union of Burma, Burma]
  • qatar
    n 1: an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil [syn: Qatar, State of Qatar, Katar, State of Katar] 2: a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf [syn: Qatar, Qatar Peninsula, Katar, Katar Peninsula]
  • medina
    n 1: a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam [syn: Medina, Al Madinah] 2: the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa
  • nina
    n 1: the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
  • athena
    n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva [syn: Athena, Athene, Pallas, Pallas Athena, Pallas Athene]
  • messina
    n 1: a port city in northeastern Sicily on the Strait of Messina
  • argentina
    n 1: a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America [syn: Argentina, Argentine Republic] 2: type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines [syn: Argentina, genus Argentina]
  • cartagena
    n 1: a port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean 2: a port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean
  • lena
    n 1: a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea [syn: Lena, Lena River]
  • czarina
    n 1: the wife or widow of a czar [syn: czarina, tsarina, tzarina, czaritza, tsaritsa]
  • hyaena
    n 1: doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion [syn: hyena, hyaena]
  • kachina
    n 1: a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit 2: a deified spirit of the Pueblo people 3: a carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo spirit; usually presented to a child as a gift
  • casuarina
    n 1: any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood
  • pasadena
    n 1: a city in southwestern California to the east of Los Angeles
  • scarlatina
    n 1: an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash [syn: scarlet fever, scarlatina]
  • signorina
    n 1: an Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman; equivalent to `Miss', it is either used alone or before a name 2: an Italian title or form of address for an unmarried woman
  • sonatina
    n 1: a short and simple sonata
  • intervenor
    n 1: (law) a party who interposes in a pending proceeding
  • carabiner
    n 1: an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes [syn: carabiner, karabiner, snap ring]
  • cantina
  • cavatina
  • contravener
  • coquina
  • intervener
  • sestina
  • weaner
  • preener
  • barre
  • ahr
  • barr
  • carr
  • npr
  • ena
  • bettina
  • burkina
  • christina
  • edwina
  • georgina
  • martina
  • robina
  • rowena
  • sabina
  • serena
  • petrofina
  • philomena
  • seraphina
  • taormina
  • thomasina

See also thenar definition