Words that rhyme with traverse

• adverse 0
  adj 1: contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions" [syn: adverse, inauspicious, untoward] 2: in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind" [syn: adverse, contrary]
• averse 0
  adj 1: (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request" [syn: antipathetic, antipathetical, averse(p), indisposed(p), loath(p), loth(p)]
• canvas 0
  n 1: a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) [syn: canvas, canvass] 2: an oil painting on canvas fabric [syn: canvas, canvass] 3: the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound" [syn: canvas, canvass] 4: a tent made of canvas fabric [syn: canvas tent, canvas, canvass] 5: a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel [syn: sail, canvas, canvass, sheet] 6: the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas" [syn: canvas, canvass] v 1: solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign [syn: canvass, canvas] 2: get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions [syn: poll, canvass, canvas] 3: cover with canvas; "She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks" 4: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" [syn: analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas]
• canvass 0
  n 1: the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound" [syn: canvas, canvass] 2: an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people [syn: poll, opinion poll, public opinion poll, canvass] 3: a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel [syn: sail, canvas, canvass, sheet] 4: a tent made of canvas fabric [syn: canvas tent, canvas, canvass] 5: an oil painting on canvas fabric [syn: canvas, canvass] 6: the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas" [syn: canvas, canvass] 7: a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) [syn: canvas, canvass] v 1: get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions [syn: poll, canvass, canvas] 2: solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign [syn: canvass, canvas] 3: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" [syn: analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas]
• coerce 0
  v 1: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" [syn: coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force]
• converse 0
  adj 1: of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other; "`parental' and `filial' are converse terms" 2: turned about in order or relation; "transposed letters" [syn: converse, reversed, transposed] n 1: a proposition obtained by conversion v 1: carry on a conversation [syn: converse, discourse]
• curse 0
  n 1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" [syn: curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss] 2: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group [syn: execration, condemnation, curse] 3: an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me" [syn: hex, jinx, curse, whammy] 4: something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life" [syn: bane, curse, scourge, nemesis] 5: a severe affliction [syn: curse, torment] v 1: utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" [syn: curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate] 2: heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger" 3: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" [syn: curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict] [ant: bless] 4: exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" [syn: excommunicate, unchurch, curse] [ant: communicate]
• disburse 0
  v 1: expend, as from a fund [syn: disburse, pay out]
• disperse 0
  v 1: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" [syn: scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse] 2: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" [syn: disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter] 3: cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles" [syn: break up, disperse, scatter] 4: move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"; [syn: disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out] 5: separate (light) into spectral rays; "the prosm disperses light" 6: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around]
• diverse 0
  adj 1: many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents" [syn: divers(a), diverse] 2: distinctly dissimilar or unlike; "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth" [syn: diverse, various]
• grievous 0
  adj 1: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease" [syn: dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening] 2: causing or marked by grief or anguish; "a grievous loss"; "a grievous cry"; "her sigh was heartbreaking"; "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter" [syn: grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending] 3: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference" [syn: grave, grievous, heavy, weighty] 4: shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit" [syn: atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous]
• hearse 0
  n 1: a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle
• immerse 0
  v 1: thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water" [syn: immerse, plunge] 2: devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies" [syn: steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up] 3: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter" [syn: immerse, swallow, swallow up, bury, eat up] 4: cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text" [syn: plunge, immerse]
• intersperse 0
  v 1: place at intervals in or among; "intersperse exclamation marks in the text" 2: introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions [syn: intersperse, interlard]
• inverse 0
  adj 1: reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect [syn: inverse, reverse] 2: opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity ; "a term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases)" [ant: direct] n 1: something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse" [syn: inverse, opposite]
• mischievous 0
  adj 1: naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank" [syn: arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked] 2: deliberately causing harm or damage; "mischievous rumors and falsehoods"
• nervous 0
  adj 1: easily agitated; "a nervous addict"; "a nervous thoroughbred" 2: causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind" [syn: anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet] 3: of or relating to the nervous system; "nervous disease"; "neural disorder" [syn: nervous, neural] 4: excited in anticipation [syn: aflutter, nervous] 5: unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) [syn: skittish, flighty, spooky, nervous]
• novice 0
  n 1: someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows [syn: novitiate, novice] 2: someone new to a field or activity [syn: novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate]
• nurse 0
  n 1: one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician) 2: a woman who is the custodian of children [syn: nanny, nursemaid, nurse] v 1: try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs" 2: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" [syn: harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse] 3: serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people 4: treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly" 5: give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck] [ant: bottlefeed]
• obverse 0
  n 1: the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides; "the obverse of this issue" 2: the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design [ant: reverse, verso]
• perverse 0
  adj 1: marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict; "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans" 2: resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" [syn: contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward] 3: deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat" [syn: depraved, perverse, perverted, reprobate]
• purse 0
  n 1: a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb" [syn: bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse] 2: a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse; "he made the contribution out of his own purse"; "he and his wife shared a common purse" 3: a small bag for carrying money 4: a sum of money offered as a prize; "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses" v 1: contract one's lips into a rounded shape 2: gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips" [syn: purse, wrinkle]
• rehearse 0
  v 1: engage in a rehearsal (of) [syn: rehearse, practise, practice]
• reimburse 0
  v 1: pay back for some expense incurred; "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?" 2: reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss [syn: recoup, reimburse]
• reverse 0
  adj 1: directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement" [syn: rearward, reverse] 2: of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle; "in reverse gear" [ant: forward] 3: reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect [syn: inverse, reverse] n 1: a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true" [syn: reverse, contrary, opposite] 2: the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed [syn: reverse, reverse gear] 3: an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye] 4: the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design [syn: reverse, verso] [ant: obverse] 5: (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction 6: turning in the opposite direction [syn: reversion, reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround] v 1: change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" [syn: change by reversal, turn, reverse] 2: turn inside out or upside down [syn: turn back, invert, reverse] 3: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" [syn: overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse] 4: cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate] 5: reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of; "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb" [syn: invert, reverse]
• submerse 0
  v 1: sink below the surface; go under or as if under water [syn: submerge, submerse] 2: put under water; "submerge your head completely" [syn: submerge, submerse]
• terse 0
  adj 1: brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand" [syn: crisp, curt, laconic, terse]
• transverse 0
  adj 1: extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis; "cross members should be all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations"; "transverse colon" [syn: cross(a), transverse, transversal, thwartwise]
• universe 0
  n 1: everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn: universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm] 2: (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population" [syn: population, universe] 3: everything stated or assumed in a given discussion [syn: universe, universe of discourse]
• verse 0
  n 1: literature in metrical form [syn: poetry, poesy, verse] 2: a piece of poetry [syn: verse, rhyme] 3: a line of metrical text [syn: verse, verse line] v 1: compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga" [syn: verse, versify, poetize, poetise] 2: familiarize through thorough study or experience; "She versed herself in Roman archeology"
• worse 0
  adv 1: (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner; "he did worse on the second exam" adj 1: (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability; "this road is worse than the first one we took"; "the road is in worse shape than it was"; "she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying" [ant: better] 2: changed for the worse in health or fitness; "I feel worse today"; "her cold is worse" [syn: worse, worsened] [ant: better] n 1: something inferior in quality or condition or effect; "for better or for worse"; "accused of cheating and lying and worse"
• gustavus 0
  n 1: the last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973) [syn: Gustavus, Gustavus VI] 2: king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950) [syn: Gustavus, Gustavus V] 3: king of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837) [syn: Gustavus, Gustavus IV] 4: king of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792) [syn: Gustavus, Gustavus III] 5: king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632) [syn: Gustavus, Gustavus II, Gustavus Adolphus] 6: king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560) [syn: Gustavus, Gustavus I]
• burse 0
• fulvous 0
• bearce 0
• bearse 0
• bearss 0
• furse 0
• kearse 0
• kerce 0
• merce 0
• pearse 0
• perce 0
• pers 0
• perse 0
• scearce 0
• emerse 0
• biodiverse 0
• chivas 0
• naevus 0
• redivivus 0

See also traverse definition and traverse synonyms