Words that rhyme with weirder

n 1: (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation

n 1: a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park" [syn: arbor, arbour, bower, pergola]

n 1: United States composer (1910-1981) [syn: Barber, Samuel Barber] 2: a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade v 1: perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of

n 1: someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers 2: informal terms for dogs [syn: pooch, doggie, doggy, barker, bow-wow]

n 1: an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" [syn: barter, swap, swop, trade] v 1: exchange goods without involving money

n 1: a person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats [syn: bird watcher, birder]

n 1: a tenant in someone's house [syn: lodger, boarder, roomer] 2: someone who forces their way aboard ship; "stand by to repel boarders" 3: a pupil who lives at school during term time

n 1: a line that indicates a boundary [syn: boundary line, border, borderline, delimitation, mete] 2: the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary [syn: margin, border, perimeter] 3: the boundary of a surface [syn: edge, border] 4: a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge [syn: molding, moulding, border] 5: a strip forming the outer edge of something; "the rug had a wide blue border" v 1: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property" [syn: surround, environ, ring, skirt, border] 2: form the boundary of; be contiguous to [syn: bound, border] 3: enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture" [syn: frame, frame in, border] 4: provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery" [syn: border, edge] 5: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn: border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on]

n 1: United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court by Richard Nixon (1907-1995) [syn: Burger, Warren Burger, Warren E. Burger, Warren Earl Burger] 2: a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients [syn: hamburger, beefburger, burger]

n 1: a citizen of an English borough [syn: burgess, burgher] 2: a member of the middle class [syn: bourgeois, burgher]

n 1: Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939) [syn: Carter, Howard Carter] 2: 39th President of the United States (1924-) [syn: Carter, Jimmy Carter, James Earl Carter, James Earl Carter Jr., President Carter] 3: someone whose work is driving carts

n 1: a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation 2: a contract to hire or lease transportation v 1: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services [syn: rent, hire, charter, lease] 2: grant a charter to 3: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" [syn: lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take]

n 1: a device for changing one substance or form or state into another [syn: converter, convertor]

n 1: (dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person; "that story was a corker" 2: a machine that is used to put corks in bottles

n 1: fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill [syn: snakebird, anhinga, darter] 2: a person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly; "squirrels are darters"

n 1: a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time" [syn: disorder, upset] 2: a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder" [syn: disorderliness, disorder] [ant: order, orderliness] 3: a disturbance of the peace or of public order [ant: order] v 1: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" [syn: perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder] 2: bring disorder to [syn: disorder, disarray] [ant: order]

n 1: photographic equipment consisting of an optical projector used to enlarge a photograph

n 1: a businessperson who transports goods abroad (for sale)

n 1: an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening 2: someone who consumes food for nourishment [syn: eater, feeder] 3: a branch that flows into the main stream [syn: feeder, tributary, confluent, affluent] [ant: distributary] 4: a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material; "the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock" [syn: self-feeder, feeder] 5: an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds [syn: bird feeder, birdfeeder, feeder] 6: an animal that feeds on a particular source of food; "a bark feeder"; "a mud feeder"

n 1: a person from whom you are descended [syn: forebear, forbear]

n 1: a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) [syn: garter, supporter] v 1: fasten with or as if with a garter

n 1: a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure

n 1: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo [syn: seaport, haven, harbor, harbour] 2: a place of refuge and comfort and security [syn: harbor, harbour] v 1: secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) [syn: harbor, harbour] 2: keep in one's possession; of animals [syn: harbor, harbour] 3: hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him" [syn: harbor, harbour, shield] 4: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" [syn: harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse]

n 1: German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803) [syn: Herder, Johann Gottfried von Herder] 2: someone who drives a herd [syn: herder, herdsman, drover]

n 1: someone whose business involves importing goods from outside (especially from a foreign country)

n 1: a supply of food especially for a household 2: a small storeroom for storing foods or wines [syn: pantry, larder, buttery]

n 1: some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something; "the buoys were markers for the channel" 2: a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep" [syn: marker, marking, mark] 3: a writing implement for making a mark

n 1: one who suffers for the sake of principle [syn: martyr, sufferer] 2: one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion v 1: kill as a martyr; "Saint Sebastian was martyred" 2: torture and torment like a martyr [syn: martyr, martyrize, martyrise]

n 1: polished surface that forms images by reflecting light 2: a faithful depiction or reflection; "the best mirror is an old friend" v 1: reflect as if in a mirror; "The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above" 2: reflect or resemble; "The plane crash in Milan mirrored the attack in the World Trade Center"

n 1: a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range [syn: mortar, howitzer, trench mortar] 2: used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall 3: a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle v 1: plaster with mortar; "mortar the wall"

n 1: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being [syn: murder, slaying, execution] v 1: kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove] 2: alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language" [syn: mangle, mutilate, murder]

n 1: (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London" 2: a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude" [syn: order, order of magnitude] 3: established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order" [ant: disorder] 4: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation" [syn: ordering, order, ordination] 5: a condition of regular or proper arrangement; "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order" [syn: orderliness, order] [ant: disorder, disorderliness] 6: a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" [syn: decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript] 7: a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities; "IBM received an order for a hundred computers" [syn: order, purchase order] 8: a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" [syn: club, social club, society, guild, gild, lodge, order] 9: a body of rules followed by an assembly [syn: order, rules of order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure] 10: (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order" [syn: Holy Order, Order] 11: a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict" [syn: order, monastic order] 12: (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families 13: a request for something to be made, supplied, or served; "I gave the waiter my order"; "the company's products were in such demand that they got more orders than their call center could handle" 14: (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans 15: the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list" [syn: order, ordering] v 1: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed" [syn: order, tell, enjoin, say] 2: make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage" 3: issue commands or orders for [syn: order, prescribe, dictate] 4: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" [syn: regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern] [ant: deregulate] 5: bring order to or into; "Order these files" [ant: disarray, disorder] 6: place in a certain order; "order the photos chronologically" 7: appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church" [syn: ordain, consecrate, ordinate, order] 8: arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" [syn: arrange, set up, put, order] 9: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" [syn: rate, rank, range, order, grade, place]

n 1: United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955) [syn: Parker, Charlie Parker, Yardbird Parker, Bird Parker, Charles Christopher Parker] 2: United States writer noted for her sharp wit (1893-1967) [syn: Parker, Dorothy Parker, Dorothy Rothschild Parker]

n 1: a pig fattened to provide meat

n 1: a person employed to carry luggage and supplies 2: someone who guards an entrance [syn: doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary] 3: United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) [syn: Porter, Katherine Anne Porter] 4: United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) [syn: Porter, Cole Porter, Cole Albert Porter] 5: United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) [syn: Porter, William Sydney Porter, O. Henry] 6: a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) [syn: porter, Pullman porter] 7: a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley [syn: porter, porter's beer] v 1: carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists"

n 1: one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: one- fourth, fourth, one-quarter, quarter, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quartern] 2: a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter" 3: (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter" 4: a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour; "it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock" 5: one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas" 6: a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter" 7: one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter" 8: a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) 9: a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) 10: a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine" 11: an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter" 12: the rear part of a ship [syn: stern, after part, quarter, poop, tail] 13: piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp 14: clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter" v 1: provide housing for (military personnel) [syn: quarter, billet, canton] 2: pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" [syn: draw, quarter, draw and quarter] 3: divide into quarters; "quarter an apple" 4: divide by four; divide into quarters

n 1: equipment for making records [syn: recorder, recording equipment, recording machine] 2: someone responsible for keeping records [syn: registrar, record-keeper, recorder] 3: a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs 4: a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece [syn: fipple flute, fipple pipe, recorder, vertical flute]

n 1: a repeated order for the same merchandise; "he's the one who sends out all the new orders and reorders" v 1: assign a new order to 2: make a new request to be supplied with; "The store had to reorder the popular CD several times"

n 1: a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories [syn: reporter, newsman, newsperson]

n 1: a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games [syn: cardsharp, card sharp, cardsharper, card sharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpy, card shark]

n 1: a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office) 2: a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes

n 1: an electric motor for starting an engine [syn: starter, starter motor, starting motor] 2: a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning 3: the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition [syn: starter, dispatcher] 4: any new participant in some activity [syn: newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant] 5: food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) [syn: appetizer, appetiser, starter] 6: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle [syn: crank, starter] 7: a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough; "to make sourdough you need a starter"

n 1: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" [syn: supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend] 2: someone who supports or champions something [syn: patron, sponsor, supporter] 3: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" [syn: assistant, helper, help, supporter] 4: a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) [syn: garter, supporter] 5: a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise [syn: athletic supporter, supporter, suspensor, jockstrap, jock]

n 1: a salt used especially in baking powder [syn: cream of tartar, tartar, potassium bitartrate, potassium hydrogen tartrate] 2: a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman [syn: dragon, tartar] 3: a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century [syn: Tatar, Tartar, Mongol Tatar] 4: an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums [syn: tartar, calculus, tophus]

n 1: a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor" [syn: torpor, torpidity] 2: inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy [syn: listlessness, torpidity, torpidness, torpor]

n 1: a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker" [ant: nonworker] 2: a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world--unite!" [syn: proletarian, prole, worker] 3: sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae 4: a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker" [syn: actor, doer, worker]

n 1: tree (as opposed to shrub) 2: any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts [syn: spindle, mandrel, mandril, arbor] 3: a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park" [syn: arbor, arbour, bower, pergola]

n 1: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal" [syn: ardor, ardour, elan, zeal] 2: intense feeling of love [syn: ardor, ardour] 3: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" [syn: ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness]

n 1: a member of an indigenous people of northern Africa 2: a cluster of related dialects that were once the major language of northern Africa west of Egypt; now spoken mostly in Morocco

n 1: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo [syn: seaport, haven, harbor, harbour] 2: a place of refuge and comfort and security [syn: harbor, harbour] v 1: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" [syn: harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse] 2: secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) [syn: harbor, harbour] 3: keep in one's possession; of animals [syn: harbor, harbour] 4: hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him" [syn: harbor, harbour, shield]

n 1: someone who plays the harp [syn: harpist, harper]

n 1: someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound 2: something outstandingly difficult; "the problem was a real snorter" 3: something that is extraordinary or remarkable or prominent; "a snorter of a sermon"; "the storm wasn't long but it was a snorter"

n 1: a long truck for carrying motor vehicles [syn: transporter, car transporter] 2: a crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships 3: a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) [syn: conveyer belt, conveyor belt, conveyer, conveyor, transporter]

n 1: a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently [syn: failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person] [ant: achiever, succeeder, success, winner] 2: a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered

n 1: (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in yards; "the golfer hit a 300-yarder to the green" 2: a winch (or system of winches) powered by an engine and used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid road [syn: yarder, yard donkey]

n 1: someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way [syn: carper, niggler]