Words that rhyme with trues

v 1: bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse" [syn: accuse, impeach, incriminate, criminate] 2: blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference" [syn: charge, accuse]

v 1: occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies" [syn: amuse, divert, disport] 2: make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children"

v 1: cause to be confused emotionally [syn: bewilder, bemuse, discombobulate, throw]

n 1: a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes 2: a state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues" [syn: blues, blue devils, megrims, vapors, vapours]

v 1: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" [syn: choose, take, select, pick out] 2: select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast" [syn: choose, prefer, opt] 3: see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"

v 1: remove the triggering device from [ant: fuse]

adj 1: spread out; not concentrated in one place; "a large diffuse organization" 2: (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected [syn: soft, diffuse, diffused] [ant: concentrated, hard] 3: lacking conciseness; "a diffuse historical novel" v 1: move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" [syn: diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out] 2: spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks" [syn: permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle] 3: 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]

v 1: cause to feel enthusiasm 2: utter with enthusiasm

n 1: an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded [syn: fuse, electrical fuse, safety fuse] 2: any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant [syn: fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming] v 1: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge] 2: become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat; "The substances fused at a very high temperature" 3: equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse [ant: defuse] 4: make liquid or plastic by heating; "The storm fused the electric mains"

v 1: teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation" [syn: inculcate, instill, infuse] 2: fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" [syn: impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture] 3: undergo the process of infusion; "the mint tea is infusing" 4: let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol" [syn: steep, infuse] 5: introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes; "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals"

n 1: in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science 2: the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse" v 1: reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" [syn: chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate]

n 1: information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome" [syn: news, intelligence, tidings, word] 2: information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated" 3: a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary; "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night" [syn: news program, news show, news] 4: informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone; "it was news to me" 5: the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins; "the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial"; "he is no longer news in the fashion world" [syn: newsworthiness, news]

n 1: any thick, viscous matter [syn: sludge, slime, goo, goop, gook, guck, gunk, muck, ooze] 2: the process of seeping [syn: seepage, ooze, oozing] v 1: pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings [syn: seep, ooze] 2: release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores" [syn: exude, exudate, transude, ooze out, ooze]

v 1: examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please peruse this report at your leisure"

n 1: food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) [syn: garbage, refuse, food waste, scraps] v 1: show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike" [syn: refuse, decline] [ant: accept, consent, go for] 2: refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" [syn: refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline] [ant: accept, have, take] 3: elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation" [syn: defy, resist, refuse] [ant: apply, lend oneself] 4: refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance" [syn: deny, refuse] [ant: allow, grant] 5: resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor" [syn: resist, reject, refuse] 6: refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs" [syn: reject, turn down, turn away, refuse] [ant: admit, allow in, intromit, let in]

v 1: use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes" [syn: recycle, reprocess, reuse]

n 1: a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) [syn: ruse, artifice]

n 1: an informal conversation [syn: chat, confab, confabulation, schmooze, schmoose] v 1: talk idly or casually and in a friendly way [syn: shmooze, shmoose, schmooze, schmoose, jawbone]

n 1: a particular situation; "If you were in my place what would you do?" [syn: place, shoes]

n 1: sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) [syn: nap, catnap, cat sleep, forty winks, short sleep, snooze] v 1: sleep lightly or for a short period of time [syn: snooze, drowse, doze]

v 1: cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across; "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color" [syn: suffuse, perfuse] 2: to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light; "His whole frame suffused with a cold dew"

n 1: the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" [syn: use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise] 2: what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" [syn: function, purpose, role, use] 3: a particular service; "he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses" 4: (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" [syn: consumption, economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and services] 5: (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it" [syn: habit, use] 6: exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous" [syn: manipulation, use] 7: (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given the use of his boat" [syn: use, enjoyment] v 1: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" [syn: use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ] 2: take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely" [syn: use, habituate] 3: use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions" [syn: use, expend] 4: seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage; "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"; "The president's wife used her good connections" 5: avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" [syn: practice, apply, use] 6: habitually do something (use only in the past tense); "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"; "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"; "They used to vacation in the Bahamas"

n 1: English poet (born in 1930) [syn: Hughes, Ted Hughes, Edward James Hughes] 2: United States writer (1902-1967) [syn: Hughes, Langston Hughes, James Langston Hughes] 3: United States industrialist who was an aviator and a film producer; during the last years of his life he was a total recluse (1905-1976) [syn: Hughes, Howard Hughes, Howard Robard Hughes] 4: United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1862-1948) [syn: Hughes, Charles Evans Hughes]