Words that rhyme with thorndike

• alike 0
  adv 1: equally; "parents and teachers alike demanded reforms" [syn: alike, likewise] 2: in a like manner; "they walk alike" adj 1: having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste" [syn: alike(p), similar, like] [ant: dissimilar, unalike]
• bike 0
  n 1: a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame [syn: motorcycle, bike] 2: a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals [syn: bicycle, bike, wheel, cycle] v 1: ride a bicycle [syn: bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal, wheel]
• dike 0
  n 1: (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine [syn: butch, dike, dyke] 2: a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea [syn: dam, dike, dyke] v 1: enclose with a dike; "dike the land to protect it from water" [syn: dike, dyke]
• dislike 0
  n 1: an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group [syn: disfavor, disfavour, dislike, disapproval] 2: a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive" [ant: liking] v 1: have or feel a dislike or distaste for; "I really dislike this salesman" [ant: like]
• hike 0
  n 1: a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; "she enjoys a hike in her spare time" [syn: hike, hiking, tramp] 2: an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates" [syn: rise, boost, hike, cost increase] 3: the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" [syn: raise, rise, wage hike, hike, wage increase, salary increase] v 1: increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents" [syn: hike, hike up, boost] 2: walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies"
• like 0
  adj 1: resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality" [syn: like, similar] [ant: different, dissimilar, unlike] 2: 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] 3: having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste" [syn: alike(p), similar, like] [ant: dissimilar, unalike] 4: conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year" [syn: comparable, corresponding, like] n 1: a similar kind; "dogs, foxes, and the like", "we don't want the likes of you around here" [syn: like, the like, the likes of] 2: a kind of person; "We'll not see his like again"; "I can't tolerate people of his ilk" [syn: like, ilk] v 1: prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?" [syn: wish, care, like] 2: find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels" [ant: dislike] 3: be fond of; "I like my nephews" 4: feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard; "How did you like the President's speech last night?" 5: want to have; "I'd like a beer now!"
• mike 0
  n 1: device for converting sound waves into electrical energy [syn: microphone, mike]
• pike 0
  n 1: a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic [syn: expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway] 2: highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh 3: a sharp point (as on the end of a spear) 4: medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet 5: any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere
• spike 0
  n 1: a transient variation in voltage or current 2: sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; "spikes provide greater traction" 3: fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn [syn: ear, spike, capitulum] 4: (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis 5: a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline; "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor" 6: a very high narrow heel on women's shoes [syn: spike heel, spike, stiletto heel] 7: each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves); "the second baseman sharpened his spikes before every game"; "golfers' spikes damage the putting greens" 8: a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur) 9: a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal); "one of the spikes impaled him" 10: any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object; "the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order" [syn: spike, spindle] 11: a large stout nail; "they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie" v 1: stand in the way of 2: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" [syn: transfix, impale, empale, spike] 3: secure with spikes 4: bring forth a spike or spikes; "my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now" [syn: spike, spike out] 5: add alcohol to (beverages); "the punch is spiked!" [syn: spike, lace, fortify] 6: manifest a sharp increase; "the voltage spiked"
• ike 0
  n 1: United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961) [syn: Eisenhower, Dwight Eisenhower, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dwight David Eisenhower, Ike, President Eisenhower]
• reich 0
  n 1: the German state 2: Austrian born psychoanalyst who lived in the United States; advocated sexual freedom and believed that cosmic energy could be concentrated in a human being (1897-1957) [syn: Reich, Wilhelm Reich] 3: United States composer (born in 1936) [syn: Reich, Steve Reich, Stephen Michael Reich]
• tike 0
  n 1: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement [syn: peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike] 2: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" [syn: child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling]
• trike 0
  n 1: a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals [syn: tricycle, trike, velocipede]
• vandyke 0
  n 1: Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641) [syn: Vandyke, Van Dyck, Anthony Vandyke, Sir Anthony Vandyke] 2: a short pointed beard (named after the artist Anthony Vandyke) [syn: vandyke beard, vandyke]
• klondike 0
  n 1: a region in northwestern Canada where gold was discovered in 1896 but exhausted by 1910 2: a form of solitaire that begins with seven piles of cards with the top cards facing up; descending sequences of cards of alternating colors are built on these piles; as aces become available they are placed above the seven piles; the object is to build sequences in suit from ace to king as the remaining cards are dealt out one at a time
• updike 0
  n 1: United States author (born 1932) [syn: Updike, John Updike, John Hoyer Updike]
• psych 0
• fyke 0
• heick 0
• huyck 0
• pyke 0
• reiche 0
• rike 0
• schweich 0
• speich 0
• streich 0
• teich 0
• gruneich 0
• mcpike 0
• bleich 0
• gleich 0
• lyke 0
• schleich 0

See also thorndike definition