Rhymes with abuse
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A a One-syllable rhymes
- blues — a feeling of depression or deep unhappiness
- booze — Booze is alcoholic drink.
- bruce — James. 1730–94, British explorer, who discovered the source of the Blue Nile (1770)
- bruise — A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.
- choose — If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have.
- chuse — Obsolete spelling of choose.
- cruise — A cruise is a holiday during which you travel on a ship or boat and visit a number of places.
- cruse — a small earthenware container used, esp formerly, for liquids
- cruz — San Juan de la [sahn hwahn de lah] /sɑn ʰwɑn dɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA), John of the Cross, Saint.
- cues — the letter Q, q.
- deuce — Deuce is the score in a game of tennis when both players have forty points. One player has to win two points one after the other to win the game.
- dews — moisture condensed from the atmosphere, especially at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.
- druse — Islam. a member of an independent religious sect living chiefly in Syria, Lebanon, and Israel, established in the 11th century as a branch of Ismaʿili Shiʿism and containing elements of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, and believing in the transmigration of souls and the ultimate perfection of humankind.
- druze — Islam. a member of an independent religious sect living chiefly in Syria, Lebanon, and Israel, established in the 11th century as a branch of Ismaʿili Shiʿism and containing elements of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, and believing in the transmigration of souls and the ultimate perfection of humankind.
- duce — a leader or dictator.
- dues — owed at present; having reached the date for payment: This bill is due.
- flus — influenza.
- fuse — Electricity. a protective device, used in an electric circuit, containing a conductor that melts under heat produced by an excess current, thereby opening the circuit. Compare circuit breaker.
- goos — a thick or sticky substance: Wash that goo off your hands.
- goose — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- hews — to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
- hues — a seaport in central Vietnam: former capital of Annam.
- hughes — Charles Evans, 1862–1948, U.S. jurist and statesman: chief justice of the U.S. 1930–41.
- jews — one of a scattered group of people that traces its descent from the Biblical Hebrews or from postexilic adherents of Judaism; Israelite.
- juice — the natural fluid, fluid content, or liquid part that can be extracted from a plant or one of its parts, especially of a fruit: orange juice.
- loos — Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- luce — Clare Boothe, 1903–87, U.S. writer, politician, and diplomat.
- meuse — Dutch Maas. a river in W Europe, flowing from NE France through E Belgium and S Netherlands into the North Sea. 575 miles (925 km) long.
- moose — a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers.
- mousse — Cookery. a sweetened dessert with whipped cream as a base, often stabilized with gelatin and chilled in a mold: chocolate mousse. an aspic, unsweetened and containing meat, vegetables, or fish: salmon mousse.
- muse — to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject.
- news — netnews
- noose — a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- nous — Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- ooze — (of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings.
- roose — to flatter or praise
- ruse — a city in N Bulgaria, on the Danube.
- schmooze — to chat idly; gossip.
- screws — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- seuss — Dr, Geisel, Theodor Seuss.
- shmooze — schmooze
- shoes — an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- skews — to turn aside or swerve; take an oblique course.
- sluice — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- snooze — to sleep; slumber; doze; nap.
- spruce — any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- truce — a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- use — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- who's — Who's is the usual spoken form of 'who is' or 'who has', especially when 'has' is an auxiliary verb.
- whose — as who should say, Archaic. in a manner of speaking; so to say.
- woos — to seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage. Synonyms: court, pursue, chase.
- yous — plural of you.
- youse — You (usually more than one person).
- zeus — Berkeley Yacc
Two-syllable rhymes
- abstruse — You can describe something as abstruse if you find it difficult to understand, especially when you think it could be explained more simply.
- accuse — If you accuse someone of doing something wrong or dishonest, you say or tell them that you believe that they did it.
- amuse — If something amuses you, it makes you want to laugh or smile.
- bemuse — If something bemuses you, it puzzles or confuses you.
- black spruce — a coniferous tree, Picea mariana, of the northern regions of North America, growing mostly in cold bogs and having dark green needles
- blue goose — a variety of the snow goose that has a bluish-grey body and white head and neck
- break loose — to free oneself by force
- brent goose — a small goose, Branta bernicla, that has a dark grey plumage and short neck and occurs in most northern coastal regions
- caboose — On a freight train, a caboose is a small car, usually at the rear, in which the crew travels.
- chartreuse — either of two liqueurs, green or yellow, made from herbs and flowers
- confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
- coos — a member of a North American Indian people living in SW Oregon
- deduce — If you deduce something or deduce that something is true, you reach that conclusion because of other things that you know to be true.
- defuse — If you defuse a dangerous or tense situation, you calm it.
- diffuse — to pour out and spread, as a fluid.
- disuse — discontinuance of use or practice: Traditional customs are falling into disuse.
- induce — to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
- infuse — to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into): The energetic new principal infused new life into the school.
- mahfouz — Naguib [nah-geeb] /nɑˈgib/ (Show IPA), 1911–2006, Egyptian author: Nobel prize 1988.
- misuse — wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- obtuse — not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
- peruse — to read through with thoroughness or care: to peruse a report.
- produce — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- profuse — spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant (often followed by in): profuse praise.
- pursues — to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase.
- recluse — a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
- recuse — to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- red spruce — a spruce, Picea rubens, of eastern North America, having reddish-brown bark and cones and yielding a light, soft wood used for pulp, in the construction of boxes, etc.
- reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reuse — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- seduce — to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt.
- snow goose — a white North American wild goose, previously classified as the species Chen hyperborea but now considered the light color phase of the blue goose, C. caerulescens.
- suffuse — to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.
- toulouse — a former province in S France. Capital: Toulouse.
- transfuse — to transfer or pass from one to another; transmit; instill: to transfuse a love of literature to one's students.
- white spruce — a spruce, Picea glauca, of northern North America, having bluish-green needles and silvery-brown bark.
Three-syllable rhymes
- barnacle goose — a N European goose, Branta leucopsis, that has a black-and-white head and body and grey wings
- disabuse — to free (a person) from deception or error.
- flag of truce — a white flag displayed as an invitation to the enemy to confer, or carried as a sign of peaceful intention by one sent to deal with the enemy.
- gastric juice — the digestive fluid, containing pepsin and other enzymes, secreted by the glands of the stomach.
- introduce — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- mother goose — the fictitious author of a collection of nursery rhymes first published in London (about 1760) under the title of Mother Goose's Melody.
- norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.
- on the loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- overuse — to use too much or too often: to overuse an expression.
- reproduce — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- underuse — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- canada goose — A Canada goose is a grayish-brown wild goose that comes from North America.
- overproduce — to produce more of (a product or commodity) than is required
- pancreatic juice — a thick, colorless, very alkaline fluid secreted by the pancreas, containing enzymes that break down protein, fat, and starch.
- reintroduce — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- safety fuse — a slow-burning fuse for igniting detonators from a distance
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- colorado blue spruce — blue spruce.