Words that rhyme with windscreen
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aquamarine
n 1: a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color 2: a shade of blue tinged with green [syn: greenish blue, aqua, aquamarine, turquoise, cobalt blue, peacock blue] -
careen
n 1: pitching dangerously to one side [syn: rock, careen, sway, tilt] v 1: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" [syn: stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen] 2: move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control" [syn: careen, wobble, shift, tilt] -
chlorine
n 1: a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water) [syn: chlorine, Cl, atomic number 17] -
chorine
n 1: a woman who dances in a chorus line [syn: chorus girl, showgirl, chorine] -
epinephrine
n 1: a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action [syn: epinephrine, epinephrin, adrenaline, Adrenalin] -
evergreen
adj 1: (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year [ant: deciduous] n 1: a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year [syn: evergreen, evergreen plant] [ant: deciduous plant] -
figurine
n 1: a small carved or molded figure [syn: figurine, statuette] -
fluorine
n 1: a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite [syn: fluorine, F, atomic number 9] -
gangrene
n 1: necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass [syn: gangrene, sphacelus, slough] 2: the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) [syn: necrosis, mortification, gangrene, sphacelus] v 1: undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed" [syn: necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate] -
glycerine
n 1: a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils [syn: glycerol, glycerin, glycerine] -
latrine
n 1: a public toilet in a military area -
margarine
n 1: a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter [syn: margarine, margarin, oleo, oleomargarine, marge] -
marine
adj 1: of or relating to the sea; "marine explorations" 2: relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine insurance" [syn: nautical, maritime, marine] 3: of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps); "marine barracks" 4: relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea 5: native to or inhabiting the sea; "marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales" n 1: a member of the United States Marine Corps [syn: Marine, devil dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldier] 2: a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land -
nectarine
n 1: variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow flesh [syn: nectarine, nectarine tree, Prunus persica nectarina] 2: a variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin -
neoprene
n 1: a synthetic rubber that is resistant to oils and aging; used in waterproof products -
nineteen
adj 1: being one more than eighteen [syn: nineteen, 19, xix] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one [syn: nineteen, 19, XIX] -
oleomargarine
n 1: a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter [syn: margarine, margarin, oleo, oleomargarine, marge] -
polystyrene
n 1: a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic; "expanded polystyrene looks like a rigid white foam and is used as packing or insulation" -
preen
v 1: clean with one's bill; "The birds preened" [syn: preen, plume] 2: pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement [syn: preen, congratulate] 3: dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera" [syn: preen, primp, plume, dress] -
queen
n 1: the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs 2: a female sovereign ruler [syn: queen, queen regnant, female monarch] [ant: Rex, king, male monarch] 3: the wife or widow of a king 4: something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind; "Paris is the queen of cities"; "the queen of ocean liners" 5: a competitor who holds a preeminent position [syn: king, queen, world-beater] 6: offensive term for an openly homosexual man [syn: fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf] 7: one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen 8: (chess) the most powerful piece 9: an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males [syn: queen, queen mole rat] 10: female cat [syn: tabby, queen] v 1: promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess 2: become a queen; "her pawn queened" -
ravine
n 1: a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water) -
saccharine
adj 1: overly sweet [syn: cloying, saccharine, syrupy, treacly] -
saline
adj 1: containing salt; "a saline substance "; "salty tears" n 1: an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water [syn: saline solution, saline] -
sardine
n 1: small fatty fish usually canned [syn: sardine, pilchard] 2: any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned 3: a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony [syn: sard, sardine, sardius] 4: small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring [syn: pilchard, sardine, Sardina pilchardus] -
scene
n 1: the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime" 2: an incident (real or imaginary); "their parting was a sad scene" 3: the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views" [syn: view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama] 4: a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film [syn: scene, shot] 5: a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century" [syn: picture, scene] 6: a subdivision of an act of a play; "the first act has three scenes" 7: a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: fit, tantrum, scene, conniption] 8: graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment" [syn: scene, view] 9: the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story" [syn: setting, scene] 10: the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night painting the scenery" [syn: scenery, scene] -
serene
adj 1: not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"; "he remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country" [syn: calm, unagitated, serene, tranquil] 2: completely clear and fine; "serene skies and a bright blue sea" -
smokescreen
n 1: (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements [syn: smoke screen, smokescreen] 2: an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures" [syn: smoke screen, smokescreen] -
styrene
n 1: a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene [syn: styrene, cinnamene, phenylethylene, vinylbenzene] -
submarine
adj 1: beneath the surface of the sea [syn: submarine, undersea] n 1: a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes [syn: submarine, pigboat, sub, U-boat] 2: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep] v 1: move forward or under in a sliding motion; "The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car" 2: throw with an underhand motion 3: bring down with a blow to the legs 4: control a submarine 5: attack by submarine; "The Germans submarined the Allies" -
sunscreen
n 1: a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn [syn: sunscreen, sunblock, sun blocker] -
tangerine
adj 1: of a strong reddish orange color n 1: a variety of mandarin orange [syn: tangerine, tangerine tree] 2: any of various deep orange mandarins grown in the United States and southern Africa 3: a reddish to vivid orange color -
teen
adj 1: being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years" [syn: adolescent, teen, teenage, teenaged] n 1: a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity [syn: adolescent, stripling, teenager, teen] -
terrine
n 1: a pate or fancy meatloaf baked in an earthenware casserole -
thirteen
adj 1: being one more than twelve [syn: thirteen, 13, xiii] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one [syn: thirteen, 13, XIII, baker's dozen, long dozen] -
tureen
n 1: large deep serving dish with a cover; for serving soups and stews -
ultramarine
adj 1: of a brilliant pure blue to purplish blue color n 1: blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli [syn: ultramarine, ultramarine blue] 2: a vivid blue to purple-blue color -
umpteen
adj 1: innumerable but many [syn: umpteen, umteen] -
wean
v 1: gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle" [syn: wean, ablactate] 2: detach the affections of -
wintergreen
n 1: any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola [syn: wintergreen, pyrola] 2: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell- shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil [syn: teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea, groundberry, ground-berry, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens] 3: spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil [syn: wintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, teaberry, spiceberry] -
wolverine
n 1: a native or resident of Michigan [syn: Michigander, Wolverine] 2: musteline mammal of northern Eurasia [syn: glutton, Gulo gulo, wolverine] 3: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal [syn: wolverine, carcajou, skunk bear, Gulo luscus] -
citrine
n 1: semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz -
moreen
n 1: a heavy fabric of wool (or wool and cotton) used mostly in upholstery or for curtains -
silkscreen
n 1: a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil [syn: silkscreen, silk screen print, serigraph] v 1: print by silkscreen -
dexedrine
n 1: an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant [syn: dextroamphetamine sulphate, Dexedrine] -
nazarene
adj 1: of or relating to the Nazarenes or their religion 2: of or relating to the town of Nazareth or its inhabitants n 1: a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah; they accepted the Gospel According to Matthew but rejected the Epistles of St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the Church of Rome [syn: Nazarene, Ebionite] 2: an early name for any Christian 3: an inhabitant of Nazareth -
quinacrine
n 1: a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria [syn: quinacrine, quinacrine hydrochloride, mepacrine, Atabrine] -
tambourine
n 1: a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides -
helleborine
n 1: any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish- white flowers in a twisted raceme [syn: rattlesnake plantain, helleborine] 2: any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis 3: any of several orchids of the genus Cephalanthera -
papaverine
n 1: an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive [syn: papaverine, Kavrin] -
taurine
adj 1: of or relating to or resembling a bull n 1: a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals -
alizarine
n 1: an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing [syn: alizarin, alizarine] -
ephedrine
n 1: white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis and asthma -
purine
n 1: any of several bases that are derivatives of purine 2: a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances -
sarin
n 1: a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase [syn: sarin, GB] -
pelerine
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sightscreen
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transmarine
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crean
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ameen
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amin
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ammeen
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andreen
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doreen
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irene
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maureen
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noreen
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shagreen
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squireen
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berberine
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hippocrene
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leaderene
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mazarine
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veratrine
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curarine
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