Words that rhyme with wilcock

n 1: male black grouse [syn: blackcock, black cock]

n 1: a group of countries in special alliance [syn: bloc, axis]

n 1: a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" 2: a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the next block" [syn: block, city block] 3: a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides [syn: block, cube] 4: a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit; "he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large block of the company's stock" 5: housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing" 6: (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted; "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably" 7: an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension; "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block" [syn: block, mental block] 8: a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope [syn: pulley, pulley-block, pulley block, block] 9: a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" [syn: engine block, cylinder block, block] 10: an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [syn: blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage] 11: a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block" [syn: auction block, block] 12: the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements [syn: blocking, block] v 1: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar] 2: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" [syn: obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass] 3: stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" [syn: stop, halt, block, kibosh] 4: interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station" [syn: jam, block] 5: run on a block system; "block trains" 6: interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia; "block a nerve"; "block a muscle" 7: shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" [syn: obstruct, block] 8: stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; "block the book cover" 9: obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" [syn: stuff, lug, choke up, block] [ant: loosen up, unstuff] 10: block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn: obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up] [ant: disengage, free] 11: support, secure, or raise with a block; "block a plate for printing"; "block the wheels of a car" 12: impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack" [syn: parry, block, deflect] 13: be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" [syn: forget, block, blank out, draw a blank] [ant: call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think] 14: shape by using a block; "Block a hat"; "block a garment" 15: shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly" 16: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" [syn: freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise] [ant: free, release, unblock, unfreeze]

n 1: a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping [syn: calk, calkin] v 1: provide with calks; "calk horse shoes" 2: seal with caulking; "caulk the window" [syn: caulk, calk] 3: injure with a calk

n 1: a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight [syn: caulk, caulking] v 1: seal with caulking; "caulk the window" [syn: caulk, calk]

n 1: a soft whitish calcite 2: a pure flat white with little reflectance 3: an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn: methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash] 4: a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces v 1: write, draw, or trace with chalk

n 1: obscene terms for penis [syn: cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz] 2: faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid [syn: stopcock, cock, turncock] 3: the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled [syn: hammer, cock] 4: adult male chicken [syn: cock, rooster] 5: adult male bird v 1: tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head" 2: set the trigger of a firearm back for firing 3: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" [syn: tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock]

n 1: a church congregation guided by a pastor 2: a group of birds 3: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" [syn: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad] 4: an orderly crowd; "a troop of children" [syn: troop, flock] 5: a group of sheep or goats [syn: flock, fold] v 1: move as a crowd or in a group; "Tourists flocked to the shrine where the statue was said to have shed tears" 2: come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer" [syn: cluster, constellate, flock, clump]

n 1: a habit worn by clerics 2: a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice [syn: dress, frock] v 1: put a frock on

n 1: a cock bred and trained for fighting [syn: gamecock, fighting cock] 2: someone who is a very fierce fighter [syn: hell-kite, hell-rooster, gamecock]

n 1: diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail 2: an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations [syn: hawk, war hawk] [ant: dove, peacenik] 3: a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar [syn: mortarboard, hawk] v 1: sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch] 2: hunt with hawks; "the tribes like to hawk in the desert" 3: clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his throat before he started to speak" [syn: clear the throat, hawk]

n 1: a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick

n 1: a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting; "car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock" [syn: interlock, ignition interlock] 2: the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check" [syn: mesh, meshing, interlock, interlocking] v 1: coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively [syn: interlock, mesh] 2: hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck" [syn: lock, interlock, interlace] 3: become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace" [syn: interlock, lock]

n 1: European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot [syn: peacock, peacock butterfly, Inachis io] 2: male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots

n 1: senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff" [syn: stuff, stuff and nonsense, hooey, poppycock]

v 1: stock again; "He restocked his land with pheasants"

n 1: merchandise that is shoddy or inferior [syn: schlock, shlock, dreck]

n 1: badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers [syn: shuttlecock, bird, birdie, shuttle] v 1: send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock

n 1: a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles [syn: duster, gaberdine, gabardine, smock, dust coat] v 1: embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally; "The folk dancers wore smocked shirts"

n 1: the noise of squawking; "she awoke to the squawk of chickens"; "the squawk of car horns" 2: informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" [syn: gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk] v 1: utter a harsh abrupt scream [syn: squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech] 2: complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler]

n 1: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds [syn: chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble] 2: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ [syn: stalk, stem] 3: a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush [syn: stalk, stalking, still hunt] 4: the act of following prey stealthily [syn: stalk, stalking] 5: a stiff or threatening gait [syn: stalk, angry walk] v 1: walk stiffly 2: follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her" [syn: haunt, stalk] 3: go through (an area) in search of prey; "stalk the woods for deer"

adj 1: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn] 2: routine; "a stock answer" 3: regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item" [syn: standard, stock] n 1: the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity); "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock" 2: the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory" [syn: stock, inventory] 3: the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock" [syn: stock, gunstock] 4: a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation; "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year" [syn: stock certificate, stock] 5: a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" [syn: store, stock, fund] 6: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock] 7: a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep" [syn: breed, strain, stock] 8: liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces; "she made gravy with a base of beef stock" [syn: broth, stock] 9: the reputation and popularity a person has; "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor" 10: persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant [syn: stock, caudex] 11: a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants 12: any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers [syn: stock, gillyflower] 13: any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia [syn: Malcolm stock, stock] 14: lumber used in the construction of something; "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter" 15: the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock" 16: an ornamental white cravat [syn: neckcloth, stock] 17: any animals kept for use or profit [syn: livestock, stock, farm animal] v 1: have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" [syn: stock, carry, stockpile] 2: equip with a stock; "stock a rifle" 3: supply with fish; "stock a lake" 4: supply with livestock; "stock a farm" 5: amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use; "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low" [syn: stock, buy in, stock up] 6: provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the larder with meat" 7: put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year" [syn: sprout, stock]

n 1: faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid [syn: stopcock, cock, turncock]

v 1: move out of a dock; "We docked at noon" [ant: dock] 2: take (a ship) out of a dock; "undock the ship" [ant: dock]

v 1: open the lock of; "unlock the door" [ant: lock] 2: set free or release 3: become unlocked; "The door unlocked from the inside" [ant: lock]

n 1: the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" [syn: walk, walking] 2: (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" [syn: base on balls, walk, pass] 3: manner of walking; "he had a funny walk" [syn: walk, manner of walking] 4: the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch" 5: a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk" [syn: walk, walkway, paseo] 6: a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground 7: careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life" [syn: walk of life, walk] v 1: use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" [ant: ride] 2: accompany or escort; "I'll walk you to your car" 3: obtain a base on balls 4: traverse or cover by walking; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day" 5: give a base on balls to 6: live or behave in a specified manner; "walk in sadness" 7: be or act in association with; "We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God" 8: walk at a pace; "The horses walked across the meadow" 9: make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day" 10: take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday" [syn: walk, take the air]

n 1: weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster

n 1: game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe

n 1: a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq [syn: Iraq, Republic of Iraq, Al-Iraq, Irak]

n 1: United States composer (born in Switzerland) who composed symphonies and chamber music and choral music and a piano sonata and an opera (1880-1959) [syn: Bloch, Ernest Bloch]

n 1: Russian poet (1880-1921) [syn: Blok, Alexander Alexandrovich Blok, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok]

n 1: a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid [syn: floccule, floc]

n 1: floating ball that controls level in a water tank [syn: ballcock, ball cock]

n 1: the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture [syn: Bangkok, capital of Thailand, Krung Thep]

n 1: American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793) [syn: Hancock, John Hancock]

n 1: English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980) [syn: Hitchcock, Alfred Hitchcock, Sir Alfred Hitchcock, Alfred Joseph Hitchcock]

n 1: Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869-1944) [syn: Leacock, Stephen Leacock, Stephen Butler Leacock]

n 1: regulator consisting of a small cock or faucet or valve for letting out air or releasing compression or draining

n 1: male red grouse

n 1: flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed) v 1: prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock; "spatchcock a guinea hen" 2: interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story

n 1: one employed to control water supply by turning water mains on and off 2: faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid [syn: stopcock, cock, turncock]