Words that rhyme with tyrrell

adj 1: inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses n 1: any drug that destroys viruses [syn: antiviral, antiviral agent, antiviral drug]

n 1: clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress" [syn: apparel, wearing apparel, dress, clothes] v 1: provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" [syn: dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel] [ant: discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress]

n 1: fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed

adj 1: of or pertaining to hearing or the ear; "an animal with a very sensitive aural apparatus" 2: relating to or characterized by an aura; "various aural effects that precede a migraine headache"

n 1: a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired [syn: barrel, gun barrel] 2: a cylindrical container that holds liquids [syn: barrel, cask] 3: a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends [syn: barrel, drum] 4: the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold [syn: barrel, barrelful] 5: any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons" [syn: barrel, bbl] v 1: put in barrels

n 1: a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck 2: a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed [syn: doorbell, bell, buzzer] 3: the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells" [syn: bell, toll] 4: (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m. [syn: bell, ship's bell] 5: the shape of a bell [syn: bell, bell shape, campana] 6: a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905) [syn: Bell, Melville Bell, Alexander Melville Bell] 7: English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) [syn: Bell, Vanessa Bell, Vanessa Stephen] 8: United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) [syn: Bell, Alexander Bell, Alexander Graham Bell] 9: a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument [syn: chime, bell, gong] 10: the flared opening of a tubular device v 1: attach a bell to; "bell cows"

n 1: a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals; "she was the belle of the ball"

n 1: the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems

adj 1: relating to or having or hearing with two ears; "binaural hearing" [syn: binaural, biaural] [ant: monaural]

n 1: joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ [syn: carol, Christmas carol] 2: a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ) v 1: sing carols; "They went caroling on Christmas Day"

n 1: French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944) [syn: Carrel, Alexis Carrel] 2: small individual study area in a library [syn: carrel, carrell, cubicle, stall]

n 1: a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly" [syn: trust, corporate trust, combine, cartel]

adj 1: of or relating to a catarrh; "catarrhal fever is any of several respiratory or oral diseases of livestock such as bluetongue in horses and sheep"

n 1: any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb" 2: (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals 3: a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction [syn: cell, electric cell] 4: a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement [syn: cell, cadre] 5: a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver [syn: cellular telephone, cellular phone, cellphone, cell, mobile phone] 6: small room in which a monk or nun lives [syn: cell, cubicle] 7: a room where a prisoner is kept [syn: cell, jail cell, prison cell]

adj 1: related to or written for or performed by a chorus or choir; "choral composition"; "choral ensemble" n 1: a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune [syn: chorale, choral]

n 1: customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele" [syn: clientele, patronage, business]

v 1: force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" [syn: compel, oblige, obligate] 2: necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels conservation"

n 1: (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings [syn: demur, demurral, demurrer]

adj 1: on or outside the dura mater [syn: epidural, extradural] n 1: regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery [syn: epidural anesthesia, epidural anaesthesia, epidural]

adj 1: wild and menacing; "a pack of feral dogs" [syn: feral, ferine, savage]

n 1: a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting [syn: ferrule, collet]

n 1: a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children

adj 1: resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers; "an unusual floral design" [syn: floral, flowered] 2: relating to or associated with flowers; "floral organs" 3: of or relating to the plant life in a particular region; "characteristic alpine floral elements"

v 1: foreshadow or presage [syn: announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, herald] 2: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" [syn: predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise] 3: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict]

n 1: small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes

n 1: a colloid in a more solid form than a sol [syn: gel, colloidal gel] 2: a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects [syn: gelatin, gel] v 1: become a gel; "The solid, when heated, gelled" 2: apply a styling gel to; "she mousses her hair" [syn: mousse, gel]

n 1: small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern Asian mountains [syn: goral, Naemorhedus goral]

n 1: any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"; [syn: hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits, inferno] 2: a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes" [syn: hell, blaze] 3: (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson [syn: Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pit] [ant: Heaven] 4: (religion) the world of the dead; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis [syn: Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld] 5: violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin" [syn: sin, hell] 6: noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes" [syn: hell, blaze]

n 1: a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

adj 1: deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong [ant: moral] 2: not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds" [syn: base, immoral]

v 1: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate [syn: impel, force] 2: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" [syn: propel, impel]

v 1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" [syn: endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril]

adj 1: carried on within the bounds of an institution or community; "most of the students participated actively in the college's intramural sports program" [ant: extramural]

v 1: become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme" [syn: jell, set, congeal]

n 1: the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something v 1: ring as in announcing death 2: make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church" [syn: ring, knell]

n 1: any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family 2: United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965) [syn: Laurel, Stan Laurel, Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel] 3: (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory [syn: laurel, laurel wreath, bay wreath]

n 1: small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico [syn: silver perch, mademoiselle, Bairdiella chrysoura]

n 1: equipment and supplies of a military force [syn: materiel, equipage]

adj 1: of or relating to a mayor or the office of mayor; "mayoral elections"

v 1: spell incorrectly

adj 1: relating to or having or hearing with only one ear; "monaural deafness" [ant: biaural, binaural]

adj 1: concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life" [ant: immoral] 2: psychological rather than physical or tangible in effect; "a moral victory"; "moral support" n 1: the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor" [syn: moral, lesson]

n 1: a motor hotel

adj 1: of or relating to walls; "mural painting" n 1: a painting that is applied to a wall surface [syn: mural, wall painting]

adj 1: of or relating to the nervous system; "nervous disease"; "neural disorder" [syn: nervous, neural] 2: of or relating to neurons; "neural network" [syn: neural, neuronal, neuronic]

adj 1: using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement" [syn: oral, unwritten] 2: of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine" 3: of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located; "the oral cavity"; "the oral mucous membrane"; "the oral surface of a starfish" [ant: aboral] 4: a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression [ant: anal, anal retentive] n 1: an examination conducted by spoken communication [syn: oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, viva]

n 1: group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens" [syn: force, personnel] 2: the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management [syn: personnel department, personnel office, personnel, staff office]

adj 1: of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax; "pleural muscles"

adj 1: composed of more than one member, set, or kind [ant: singular] 2: grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units [ant: singular] n 1: the form of a word that is used to denote more than one [syn: plural, plural form] [ant: singular, singular form]

v 1: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" [syn: propel, impel] 2: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" [syn: motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite]

n 1: an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" [syn: quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup] 2: an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges v 1: have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something" [syn: quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate]

v 1: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" [syn: squelch, quell, quench] 2: overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" [syn: quell, stay, appease]

n 1: French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937) [syn: Ravel, Maurice Ravel] 2: a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking" [syn: run, ladder, ravel] v 1: disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?" [syn: ravel, unravel, ravel out] [ant: knot, ravel, tangle] 2: tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" [syn: ravel, tangle, knot] [ant: ravel, ravel out, unknot, unpick, unravel, unscramble, untangle]

n 1: `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms [syn: Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback] 2: a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) [syn: insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel] 3: someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action [syn: maverick, rebel] v 1: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn: rebel, arise, rise, rise up] 2: break with established customs [syn: rebel, renegade]

v 1: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" [syn: repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back] [ant: attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in] 2: be repellent to; cause aversion in [syn: repel, repulse] [ant: appeal, attract] 3: force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" [syn: repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back] 4: reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal" [syn: rebuff, snub, repel] 5: fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me" [syn: disgust, gross out, revolt, repel]

v 1: sell (something) again after having bought it

v 1: render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story" [syn: recite, retell] 2: make into fiction; "The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel" [syn: fictionalize, fictionalise, retell] 3: to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request" [syn: repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell]

adj 1: living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural" [ant: urban] 2: of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city; "rural electrification"; "rural free delivery"

n 1: the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell" v 1: exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" [ant: buy, purchase] 2: be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes" 3: persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers" 4: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" [syn: deal, sell, trade] 5: give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career" 6: be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in certain circles" 7: be responsible for the sale of; "All her publicity sold the products" 8: deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" [syn: betray, sell]

n 1: ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun 2: the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals 3: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles [syn: carapace, shell, cuticle, shield] 4: the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts 5: the exterior covering of a bird's egg [syn: shell, eggshell] 6: a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice" 7: a very light narrow racing boat [syn: shell, racing shell] 8: the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case" [syn: shell, case, casing] 9: a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) [syn: plate, scale, shell] 10: the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod v 1: use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day" [syn: blast, shell] 2: create by using explosives; "blast a passage through the mountain" [syn: blast, shell] 3: fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled" 4: hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning" 5: look for and collect shells by the seashore 6: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" [syn: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish] 7: remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels" 8: remove the husks from; "husk corn" [syn: husk, shell]

n 1: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" [syn: smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception] 2: any property detected by the olfactory system [syn: olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent] 3: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" [syn: spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell] 4: the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents [syn: smell, sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modality] 5: the act of perceiving the odor of something [syn: smell, smelling] v 1: inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense 2: emit an odor; "The soup smells good" 3: smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells" 4: have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism" [syn: smack, reek, smell] 5: become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption" [syn: smell, smell out, sense]

adj 1: of a light brownish color [syn: sorrel, brownish- orange] n 1: any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis [syn: oxalis, sorrel, wood sorrel] 2: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine [syn: dock, sorrel, sour grass] 3: East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber [syn: roselle, rozelle, sorrel, red sorrel, Jamaica sorrel, Hibiscus sabdariffa] 4: large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces [syn: sorrel, common sorrel] 5: a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color

n 1: a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation [syn: enchantment, spell, trance] 2: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn: go, spell, tour, turn] 3: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather" [syn: while, piece, spell, patch] 4: a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese" [syn: spell, magic spell, magical spell, charm] v 1: orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you spell this word?" "We had to spell out our names for the police officer" [syn: spell, spell out] 2: indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" [syn: spell, import] 3: write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the word wrong in this letter" [syn: spell, write] 4: relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn; "She spelled her husband at the wheel" 5: place under a spell [ant: unspell] 6: take turns working; "the workers spell every four hours"

adj 1: in the shape of a coil [syn: coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate] n 1: a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center 2: a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle [syn: helix, spiral] 3: a continuously accelerating change in the economy 4: ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center [syn: spiral, volute] 5: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope" [syn: coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix] 6: flying downward in a helical path with a large radius v 1: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor" [syn: gyrate, spiral, coil] 2: form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain" 3: move in a spiral or zigzag course [syn: corkscrew, spiral]

n 1: a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail 2: the fur of a squirrel

adj 1: relating to or caused by a virus; "viral infection"

adv 1: (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-seasoned dish"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good" [syn: well, good] [ant: badly, ill, poorly] 2: thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form; "The problem is well understood"; "she was well informed"; "shake well before using"; "in order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked"; "well-done beef", "well-satisfied customers"; "well-educated" 3: indicating high probability; in all likelihood; "I might well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us" [syn: well, easily] 4: (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully; "a book well worth reading"; "was well aware of the difficulties ahead"; "suspected only too well what might be going on" 5: to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree; "the project was well underway"; "the fetus has well developed organs"; "his father was well pleased with his grades" 6: favorably; with approval; "their neighbors spoke well of them"; "he thought well of the book" [ant: badly, ill] 7: to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up substantially" [syn: well, considerably, substantially] 8: with great or especially intimate knowledge; "we knew them well" [syn: well, intimately] 9: with prudence or propriety; "You would do well to say nothing more"; "could not well refuse" 10: with skill or in a pleasing manner; "she dances well"; "he writes well" [ant: badly] 11: in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle" [syn: well, advantageously] [ant: badly, disadvantageously] 12: in financial comfort; "They live well"; "she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died" [syn: well, comfortably] 13: without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor; "took the joke well"; "took the tragic news well" [ant: badly] adj 1: in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I feel well" [ant: ill, sick] 2: resulting favorably; "it's a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well" [syn: good, well(p)] 3: wise or advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be well to start early" n 1: a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine 2: a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid 3: an abundant source; "she was a well of information" [syn: well, wellspring, fountainhead] 4: an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway) 5: an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps v 1: come up, as of a liquid; "Tears well in her eyes"; "the currents well up" [syn: well, swell]

n 1: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" [syn: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation] 2: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" [syn: cry, yell] v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall] 2: utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine" [syn: yell, scream]

adj 1: of or relating to law or to legal rights and obligations [syn: jural, juristic]

n 1: United States writer of satirical novels (1879-1958) [syn: Cabell, James Branch Cabell]

n 1: English writer of Irish descent who spent much of his life in Mediterranean regions (1912-1990) [syn: Durrell, Lawrence Durrell, Lawrence George Durrell]

adj 1: of or relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras; "a prominent green line in the spectrum of the auroras is called the `auroral line'" 2: characteristic of the dawn; "a dim auroral glow" [syn: auroral, aurorean]

n 1: a sturdy laced walking shoe 2: a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side [syn: Balmoral, bluebonnet]

n 1: English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) [syn: Carroll, Lewis Carroll, Dodgson, Reverend Dodgson, Charles Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson]

n 1: a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels [syn: Bel, B] 2: Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil

n 1: American psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998) [syn: Cattell, Ray Cattell, R. B. Cattell, Raymond B. Cattell, Raymond Bernard Cattell] 2: American psychologist and editor (1860-1944) [syn: Cattell, James McKeen Cattell]

n 1: English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was caught and executed by the Germans (1865-1915) [syn: Cavell, Edith Cavell, Edith Louisa Cavell]

n 1: United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974) [syn: Cornell, Katherine Cornell] 2: United States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874) [syn: Cornell, Ezra Cornell]

n 1: Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896) [syn: Nobel, Alfred Nobel, Alfred Bernhard Nobel]

n 1: period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 [syn: Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide, Noel]

adj 1: of or relating the leg from the knee to the foot

n 1: United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979) [syn: Farrell, James Thomas Farrell] 2: United States operatic soprano noted for the clarity and power of her voice (1920-2002) [syn: Farrell, Eileen Farrell]

n 1: a rare hard yellow green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in crystal form; used as a gemstone

n 1: Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869) [syn: Cyril, Saint Cyril, St. Cyril]

adj 1: opposite to or away from the mouth; "the aboral surface of a starfish" [ant: oral]