Words that rhyme with torture

  • bestir
    v 1: become active; "He finally bestirred himself" [syn: bestir, rouse]
  • blur
    n 1: a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz" [syn: blur, fuzz] v 1: become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep" [syn: film over, glaze over, blur] 2: to make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills" [ant: focus] 3: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" [syn: confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate] 4: make a smudge on; soil by smudging [syn: smear, blur, smudge, smutch] 5: make dim or indistinct; "The fog blurs my vision" [syn: blur, blear] [ant: focalise, focalize, focus, sharpen] 6: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" [syn: blur, dim, slur] [ant: focalise, focalize, focus]
  • burr
    n 1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: bur, burr] 2: rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting 3: United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836) [syn: Burr, Aaron Burr] 4: rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece 5: small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: bur, burr] v 1: remove the burrs from [syn: bur, burr]
  • concur
    v 1: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" [syn: agree, hold, concur, concord] [ant: differ, disagree, dissent, take issue] 2: happen simultaneously; "The two events coincided" [syn: concur, coincide]
  • confer
    v 1: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" [syn: confer, confabulate, confab, consult] 2: present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" [syn: confer, bestow]
  • corker
    n 1: (dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person; "that story was a corker" 2: a machine that is used to put corks in bottles
  • culture
    n 1: a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization" [syn: culture, civilization, civilisation] 2: the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group 3: all the knowledge and values shared by a society [syn: acculturation, culture] 4: (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a Petri dish" 5: a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad [syn: polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish] 6: the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture" 7: the raising of plants or animals; "the culture of oysters" v 1: grow in a special preparation; "the biologist grows microorganisms"
  • debaucher
    n 1: someone who assaults others sexually [syn: violator, debaucher, ravisher]
  • officer
    n 1: any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" [syn: military officer, officer] 2: someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year" [syn: officeholder, officer] 3: a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer" [syn: policeman, police officer, officer] 4: a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines" [syn: officer, ship's officer] v 1: direct or command as an officer
  • scorcher
    n 1: an extremely hot day 2: a very hard hit ball [syn: scorcher, screamer]
  • chirr
    v 1: make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas
  • churr
    v 1: make a vibrant sound, as of some birds [syn: churr, whirr]
  • corder
  • porcher
  • chirre

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