Words that rhyme with yager

n 1: any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent [syn: agar, nutrient agar] 2: a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods [syn: agar, agar- agar]

n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn: are, ar]

adj 1: of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways" [ant: minor] 2: greater in scope or effect; "a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major misunderstanding" [ant: minor] 3: greater in number or size or amount; "a major portion (a majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major portion of the winnings" [ant: minor] 4: of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes; "his major field was mathematics" [ant: minor] 5: of a scale or mode; "major scales"; "the key of D major" [ant: minor] 6: of greater seriousness or danger; "a major earthquake"; "a major hurricane"; "a major illness" [ant: minor] 7: of full legal age [ant: minor, nonaged, underage] 8: of the elder of two boys with the same family name; "Jones major" n 1: a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain 2: British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) [syn: Major, John Major, John R. Major, John Roy Major] 3: a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major" 4: the principal field of study of a student at a university; "her major is linguistics" v 1: have as one's principal field of study; "She is majoring in linguistics"

n 1: an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged [syn: beeper, pager]

n 1: the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food [syn: rutabaga, swede, swedish turnip, yellow turnip] 2: a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root [syn: rutabaga, turnip cabbage, swede, Swedish turnip, rutabaga plant, Brassica napus napobrassica]

n 1: someone who supervises the physical aspects in the production of a show and who is in charge of the stage when the show is being performed [syn: stage manager, stager] 2: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service [syn: veteran, old- timer, oldtimer, old hand, warhorse, old stager, stager]

n 1: the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet" [syn: bet, wager] 2: the money risked on a gamble [syn: stake, stakes, bet, wager] v 1: stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" [syn: bet, wager, play] 2: maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!" [syn: bet, wager]

n 1: prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635) [syn: Vega, Lope de Vega, Lope Felix de Vega Carpio] 2: the brightest star in the constellation Lyra

n 1: Nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945) [syn: Ortega, Daniel Ortega, Daniel Ortega Saavedra]

n 1: goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis [syn: saiga, Saiga tatarica]

n 1: large European marine food fish [syn: maigre, maiger, Sciaena aquila]