Words that rhyme with turret

• accurate 0
  adj 1: conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale" [ant: inaccurate] 2: (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement" [syn: accurate, exact, precise]
• agglomerate 0
  adj 1: clustered together but not coherent; "an agglomerated flower head" [syn: agglomerate, agglomerated, agglomerative, clustered] n 1: volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together 2: a collection of objects laid on top of each other [syn: pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus] v 1: form into one cluster
• alert 0
  adj 1: engaged in or accustomed to close observation; "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty" [syn: alert, watchful] [ant: unalert, unvigilant, unwatchful] 2: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy] 3: mentally perceptive and responsive;"an alert mind"; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament" [syn: alert, alive(p), awake(p)] n 1: condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis" [syn: alert, qui vive] 2: a warning serves to make you more alert to danger [syn: alert, alerting] 3: an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger [syn: alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum] v 1: warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries" [syn: alarm, alert]
• aspirate 0
  n 1: a consonant pronounced with aspiration v 1: remove as if by suction; "aspirate the wound" [syn: aspirate, draw out, suck out] 2: pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds 3: suck in (air)
• assert 0
  v 1: state categorically [syn: assert, asseverate, maintain] 2: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" [syn: affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear] 3: insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!" [syn: assert, put forward] 4: assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society" [syn: insist, assert]
• at 0
  n 1: a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium [syn: astatine, At, atomic number 85] 2: 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
• avert 0
  v 1: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" [syn: debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off] 2: turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered" [syn: avert, turn away]
• barbiturate 0
  n 1: organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal
• blurt 0
  v 1: utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas" [syn: blurt out, blurt, blunder out, blunder, ejaculate]
• carat 0
  n 1: a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg 2: the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold [syn: karat, carat, kt]
• carburet 0
  v 1: combine with carbon
• caret 0
  n 1: a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text
• carrot 0
  n 1: deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant 2: perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions [syn: carrot, cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa] 3: orange root; important source of carotene 4: promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"; "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote";
• cellaret 0
  n 1: sideboard with compartments for holding bottles [syn: minibar, cellaret]
• chert 0
  n 1: variety of silica containing microcrystalline quartz
• claret 0
  n 1: a dark purplish-red color 2: dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine [syn: claret, red Bordeaux] v 1: drink claret; "They were clareting until well past midnight"
• coelenterate 0
  n 1: radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms [syn: coelenterate, cnidarian]
• commensurate 0
  adj 1: corresponding in size or degree or extent; "pay should be commensurate with the time worked" [ant: incommensurate]
• concert 0
  n 1: a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging v 1: contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement 2: settle by agreement; "concert one's differences"
• confederate 0
  adj 1: of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War; "Confederate soldiers" 2: united in a confederacy or league [syn: allied, confederate, confederative] n 1: a supporter of the Confederate States of America 2: someone who assists in a plot [syn: confederate, collaborator, henchman, partner in crime] 3: a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) [syn: accomplice, confederate] v 1: form a group or unite; "The groups banded together" [syn: band together, confederate] 2: form a confederation with; of nations
• conglomerate 0
  adj 1: composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass; "the conglomerate peoples of New England" n 1: a composite rock made up of particles of varying size [syn: pudding stone, conglomerate] 2: a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization [syn: conglomerate, empire] v 1: collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" [syn: accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass]
• considerate 0
  adj 1: showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone" [ant: inconsiderate]
• controvert 0
  v 1: be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" [syn: oppose, controvert, contradict] 2: prove to be false or incorrect [syn: refute, rebut, controvert]
• convert 0
  n 1: a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief v 1: change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt" [syn: convert, change over] 2: change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers" 3: change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief; "She converted to Buddhism" 4: exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares" [syn: change, exchange, commute, convert] 5: cause to adopt a new or different faith; "The missionaries converted the Indian population" 6: score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone; "Smith converted and his team won" 7: complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw" 8: score (a spare) 9: make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product" [syn: convert, win over, convince] 10: exchange a penalty for a less severe one [syn: commute, convert, exchange] 11: change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid"
• corporate 0
  adj 1: of or belonging to a corporation; "corporate rates"; "corporate structure" 2: possessing or existing in bodily form; "what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare; "an incarnate spirit"; "`corporate' is an archaic term" [syn: bodied, corporal, corporate, embodied, incarnate] 3: done by or characteristic of individuals acting together; "a joint identity"; "the collective mind"; "the corporate good" [syn: corporate, collective] 4: organized and maintained as a legal corporation; "a special agency set up in corporate form"; "an incorporated town" [syn: corporate, incorporated]
• covert 0
  adj 1: secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels" [ant: open, overt] 2: (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband; "a woman covert" n 1: a flock of coots 2: a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background" [syn: screen, cover, covert, concealment]
• culprit 0
  n 1: someone who perpetrates wrongdoing [syn: perpetrator, culprit]
• curate 0
  n 1: a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches" [syn: curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor, rector]
• curt 0
  adj 1: marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" [syn: brusque, brusk, curt, short(p)] 2: 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]
• degenerate 0
  adj 1: unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" [syn: debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast] n 1: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior [syn: pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate] v 1: grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" [syn: devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate] [ant: convalesce, recover, recuperate]
• deliberate 0
  adj 1: carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony" [syn: deliberate, calculated, measured] 2: unhurried and with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed" [syn: careful, deliberate, measured] v 1: think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" [syn: consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate] 2: discuss the pros and cons of an issue [syn: debate, deliberate]
• desert 0
  n 1: arid land with little or no vegetation v 1: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" [syn: abandon, forsake, desolate, desert] 2: desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot" [syn: defect, desert] 3: leave behind; "the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period"
• desperate 0
  adj 1: arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screams" [syn: despairing, desperate] 2: desperately determined; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do- or-die conflict" [syn: desperate, do-or-die(a)] 3: (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair; "a desperate criminal"; "taken hostage of desperate men" 4: showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life" [syn: desperate, heroic] 5: showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire; "felt a desperate urge to confess"; "a desperate need for recognition" 6: fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency" [syn: desperate, dire] n 1: a person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate"
• dessert 0
  n 1: a dish served as the last course of a meal [syn: dessert, sweet, afters]
• directorate 0
  n 1: a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution [syn: directorate, board of directors]
• dirt 0
  adj 1: (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel [syn: dirt, ungraded] n 1: the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock [syn: soil, dirt] 2: the state of being covered with unclean things [syn: dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge] 3: obscene terms for feces [syn: crap, dirt, shit, shite, poop, turd] 4: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people [syn: scandal, dirt, malicious gossip]
• disconcert 0
  v 1: cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" [syn: confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off] 2: cause to lose one's composure [syn: upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit]
• disinherit 0
  v 1: prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting [syn: disinherit, disown] [ant: bequeath, leave, will]
• disparate 0
  adj 1: fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind; "such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing"; "disparate ideas" 2: including markedly dissimilar elements; "a disparate aggregate of creeds and songs and prayers"
• divert 0
  v 1: turn aside; turn away from [syn: deviate, divert] 2: send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one 3: occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies" [syn: amuse, divert, disport] 4: withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions [syn: divert, hive off]
• doctorate 0
  n 1: one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university [syn: doctor's degree, doctorate]
• elaborate 0
  adj 1: marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern" [syn: elaborate, luxuriant] 2: developed or executed with care and in minute detail; "a detailed plan"; "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan; "the carefully elaborated theme" [syn: detailed, elaborate, elaborated] v 1: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" [syn: elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate] [ant: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten] 2: produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product; "The bee elaborates honey" 3: make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern" [syn: complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate] 4: work out in detail; "elaborate a plan" [syn: elaborate, work out]
• electorate 0
  n 1: the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
• emirate 0
  n 1: the domain controlled by an emir 2: the office of an emir
• exert 0
  v 1: put to use; "exert one's power or influence" [syn: exert, exercise] 2: have and exercise; "wield power and authority" [syn: wield, exert, maintain] 3: make a great effort at a mental or physical task; "exert oneself"
• favourite 0
  adj 1: appealing to the general public; "a favorite tourist attraction" [syn: favorite, favourite] 2: preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" [syn: favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent] n 1: a competitor thought likely to win [syn: front-runner, favorite, favourite] 2: a special loved one [syn: darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky] 3: something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites" [syn: favorite, favourite]
• flirt 0
  n 1: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men [syn: coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser] 2: playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest [syn: flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying] v 1: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" [syn: chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash] 2: behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection" [syn: dally, toy, play, flirt]
• floret 0
  n 1: a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower) [syn: floret, floweret]
• floweret 0
  n 1: a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower) [syn: floret, floweret]
• garret 0
  n 1: floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage [syn: loft, attic, garret]
• hurt 0
  adj 1: suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle; "nursing his wounded arm"; "ambulances...for the hurt men and women" [syn: hurt, wounded] 2: damaged inanimate objects or their value [syn: hurt, weakened] n 1: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. [syn: injury, hurt, harm, trauma] 2: psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress" [syn: distress, hurt, suffering] 3: feelings of mental or physical pain [syn: suffering, hurt] 4: a damage or loss [syn: detriment, hurt] 5: the act of damaging something or someone [syn: damage, harm, hurt, scathe] v 1: be the source of pain [syn: ache, smart, hurt] 2: give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back" 3: cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" [syn: pain, anguish, hurt] 4: cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition" [syn: hurt, injure] 5: hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" [syn: hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite] 6: feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?" [syn: hurt, ache, suffer] 7: feel pain or be in pain [syn: suffer, hurt] [ant: be well]
• illiterate 0
  adj 1: not able to read or write [ant: literate] 2: uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field; "she is ignorant of quantum mechanics"; "he is musically illiterate" [syn: ignorant, illiterate] 3: lacking culture, especially in language and literature [ant: literate] n 1: a person unable to read [syn: illiterate, illiterate person, nonreader]
• immoderate 0
  adj 1: beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending" [ant: moderate]
• imperforate 0
  adj 1: not perforated; having no opening
• inaccurate 0
  adj 1: not exact; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate" [ant: accurate]
• incommensurate 0
  adj 1: not corresponding in size or degree or extent; "a reward incommensurate with his effort" [ant: commensurate]
• inconsiderate 0
  adj 1: lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others; "shockingly inconsiderate behavior" [ant: considerate] 2: without proper consideration or reflection; "slovenly inconsiderate reasoning"; "unconsidered words"; "prejudice is the holding of unconsidered opinions" [syn: inconsiderate, unconsidered]
• incorporate 0
  adj 1: formed or united into a whole [syn: incorporate, incorporated, integrated, merged, unified] v 1: make into a whole or make part of a whole; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal" [syn: integrate, incorporate] [ant: disintegrate] 2: include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's" [syn: incorporate, contain, comprise] 3: form a corporation 4: unite or merge with something already in existence; "incorporate this document with those pertaining to the same case"
• indurate 0
  adj 1: emotionally hardened; "a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion" [syn: callous, indurate, pachydermatous] v 1: become fixed or established; "indurated customs" 2: make hard or harder; "The cold hardened the butter" [syn: harden, indurate] [ant: soften] 3: become hard or harder; "The wax hardened" [syn: harden, indurate] [ant: soften] 4: cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold" [syn: inure, harden, indurate]
• inert 0
  adj 1: unable to move or resist motion 2: having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction" [syn: inert, indifferent, neutral] 3: slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age" [syn: inert, sluggish, soggy, torpid]
• innumerate 0
  adj 1: lacking knowledge and understanding of mathematical concepts and methods [ant: numerate]
• insert 0
  n 1: a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication 2: an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted [syn: insert, inset] 3: (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program [syn: cut-in, insert] 4: (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film [syn: cut-in, insert] v 1: put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text" [syn: insert, infix, enter, introduce] 2: introduce; "Insert your ticket here" [syn: insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce] 3: fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirttail in" [syn: tuck, insert] 4: insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work" [syn: slip in, stick in, sneak in, insert]
• inspectorate 0
  n 1: a body of inspectors
• intemperate 0
  adj 1: (of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes; "an intemperate climate"; "intemperate zones" [ant: temperate] 2: excessive in behavior; "intemperate rage" [ant: temperate] 3: given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors; "a hard drinker" [syn: intemperate, hard, heavy]
• interpret 0
  v 1: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" [syn: interpret, construe, see] 2: give an interpretation or explanation to [syn: rede, interpret] 3: give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully" [syn: interpret, render] 4: create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" [syn: represent, interpret] 5: restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N." [syn: translate, interpret, render] 6: make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?" [syn: understand, read, interpret, translate]
• invert 0
  v 1: make an inversion (in a musical composition); "here the theme is inverted" 2: reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of; "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb" [syn: invert, reverse] 3: turn inside out or upside down [syn: turn back, invert, reverse]
• invertebrate 0
  adj 1: lacking a backbone or spinal column; "worms are an example of invertebrate animals" [syn: invertebrate, spineless] [ant: vertebrate] n 1: any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
• inveterate 0
  adv 1: in a habitual and longstanding manner; "smoking chronically" [syn: chronically, inveterate] adj 1: habitual; "a chronic smoker" [syn: chronic, inveterate]
• karat 0
  n 1: the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold [syn: karat, carat, kt]
• leveret 0
  n 1: a young hare especially one in its first year
• literate 0
  adj 1: able to read and write [ant: illiterate] 2: versed in literature; dealing with literature [ant: illiterate] 3: knowledgeable and educated in one or several fields; "computer literate" n 1: a person who can read and write [syn: literate, literate person]
• magistrate 0
  n 1: a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
• misinterpret 0
  v 1: interpret falsely 2: interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!" [syn: misread, misinterpret] 3: interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" [syn: misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss]
• moderate 0
  adj 1: being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart" [ant: immoderate] 2: not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism" [syn: moderate, temperate] 3: marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response" [syn: moderate, restrained] n 1: a person who takes a position in the political center [syn: centrist, middle of the roader, moderate, moderationist] v 1: preside over; "John moderated the discussion" [syn: moderate, chair, lead] 2: make less fast or intense; "moderate your speed" 3: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" [syn: control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate] 4: make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears" [syn: mince, soften, moderate] 5: make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements" [syn: tone down, moderate, tame] 6: restrain [syn: chasten, moderate, temper]
• numerate 0
  adj 1: able to understand and use numbers [ant: innumerate] v 1: determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change" [syn: count, number, enumerate, numerate] 2: read out loud as words written numbers
• overt 0
  adj 1: open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots" [syn: overt, open] [ant: covert]
• parrot 0
  n 1: usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds 2: a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated v 1: repeat mindlessly; "The students parroted the teacher's words"
• pastorate 0
  n 1: pastors collectively 2: the position of pastor [syn: pastorship, pastorate]
• perforate 0
  adj 1: having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" [syn: pierced, perforated, perforate, punctured] v 1: make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper" [syn: punch, perforate] 2: pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" [syn: penetrate, perforate]
• pert 0
  adj 1: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" [syn: impertinent, irreverent, pert, saucy]
• pervert 0
  n 1: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior [syn: pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate] v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn: corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect] 2: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words" [syn: twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate] 3: change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers" [syn: pervert, misuse, abuse]
• pirate 0
  n 1: someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own [syn: plagiarist, plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary pirate, pirate] 2: someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation [syn: pirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover] 3: a ship that is manned by pirates [syn: pirate, pirate ship] v 1: copy illegally; of published material 2: take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami" [syn: commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate]
• portrait 0
  n 1: a word picture of a person's appearance and character [syn: portrayal, portraiture, portrait] 2: any likeness of a person, in any medium; "the photographer made excellent portraits" [syn: portrait, portrayal]
• preliterate 0
  adj 1: not yet having acquired the ability to read and write 2: used of a society that has not developed writing [syn: preliterate, nonliterate]
• protectorate 0
  n 1: a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty [syn: protectorate, associated state]
• quadrate 0
  adj 1: having four sides and four angles n 1: a cubelike object 2: a square-shaped object
• quirt 0
  n 1: whip with a leather thong at the end
• reassert 0
  v 1: strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account" [syn: confirm, reassert]
• regenerate 0
  adj 1: reformed spiritually or morally; "a regenerate sinner"; "regenerate by redemption from error or decay" [ant: unregenerate, unregenerated] v 1: reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership" [syn: regenerate, renew] 2: amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit 3: bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct" [syn: reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectify] 4: return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me" [syn: regenerate, restore, rejuvenate] 5: replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue; "The snake regenerated its tail" 6: be formed or shaped anew 7: form or produce anew; "regenerate hatred" 8: undergo regeneration 9: restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient" [syn: regenerate, revitalize]
• reinterpret 0
  v 1: interpret from a different viewpoint [syn: reinterpret, re-explain] 2: assign a new or different meaning to
• revert 0
  v 1: go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules" [syn: revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back] 2: undergo reversion, as in a mutation
• secret 0
  adj 1: not open or public; kept private or not revealed; "a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks" 2: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" [syn: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground] 3: not openly made known; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride" [syn: unavowed, secret] 4: communicated covertly; "their secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages" 5: not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts" [syn: secret, private] 6: designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk" [syn: hidden, secret] 7: hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden" [syn: privy, secluded, secret] 8: (of information) given in confidence or in secret; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications" [syn: confidential, secret] 9: indulging only covertly; "a secret alcoholic" 10: having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients" [syn: mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic] 11: the next to highest level of official classification for documents n 1: something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on); "the combination to the safe was a secret"; "he tried to keep his drinking a secret" 2: information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking" [syn: secret, arcanum] 3: something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets" [syn: mystery, enigma, secret, closed book]
• separate 0
  adj 1: independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church" [ant: joint] 2: standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a freestanding bell tower"; "a house with a separate garage" [syn: freestanding, separate] 3: separated according to race, sex, class, or religion; "separate but equal"; "girls and boys in separate classes" 4: have the connection undone; having become separate [syn: disjoined, separate] n 1: a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication [syn: offprint, reprint, separate] 2: a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments v 1: act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries" [syn: separate, divide] 2: force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" [syn: separate, disunite, divide, part] 3: mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" [syn: distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart] 4: separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" [syn: divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up] [ant: unify, unite] 5: divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" 6: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" [syn: classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate] 7: make a division or separation [syn: separate, divide] 8: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" [syn: separate, part, split up, split, break, break up] 9: go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party" [syn: separate, part, split] 10: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart] 11: treat differently on the basis of sex or race [syn: discriminate, separate, single out] 12: come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" [syn: separate, divide, part] 13: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" [syn: branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate]
• shirt 0
  n 1: a garment worn on the upper half of the body v 1: put a shirt on
• skirt 0
  n 1: cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist 2: a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women 3: (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar [syn: annulus, skirt] 4: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird] v 1: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep] 2: pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat skirted the coast" 3: form the edge of 4: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property" [syn: surround, environ, ring, skirt, border]
• spurt 0
  n 1: the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) [syn: jet, squirt, spurt, spirt] v 1: gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth" [syn: spurt, spirt, gush, spout] 2: move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy [syn: forge, spurt, spirt]
• squirt 0
  n 1: someone who is small and insignificant [syn: pip-squeak, squirt, small fry] 2: the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) [syn: jet, squirt, spurt, spirt] v 1: cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at his little sister" [syn: squirt, force out, squeeze out, eject] 2: wet with a spurt of liquid; "spurt the wall with water"
• subvert 0
  v 1: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" [syn: overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring down] 2: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn: corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect] 3: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" [syn: sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken] 4: destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"
• temperate 0
  adj 1: (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate; "a temperate region"; "the temperate zones"; "temperate plants" [ant: intemperate] 2: not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking" [ant: intemperate] 3: not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism" [syn: moderate, temperate]
• triumvirate 0
  n 1: a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority

See also turret definition and turret synonyms