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Rhymes with clown

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One-syllable rhymes

  • brown — Something that is brown is the colour of earth or of wood.
  • browne — Coral (Edith). 1913–91, Australian actress: married to Vincent Price
  • crown — A crown is a circular ornament, usually made of gold and jewels, which a king or queen wears on their head at official ceremonies. You can also use crown to refer to anything circular that is worn on someone's head.
  • down — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
  • drown — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
  • frown — to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl.
  • gown — a woman's dress or robe, especially one that is full-length.
  • lown — loon2 .
  • noun — any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group. See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase. Synonyms: substantive, name.
  • town — Ithiel [ith-ee-uh l] /ˈɪθ i əl/ (Show IPA), 1784–1844, U.S. architect.

Two-syllable rhymes

  • around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
  • back down — If you back down, you withdraw a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, because other people are strongly opposed to it.
  • bear down — If someone or something bears down on you, they move quickly towards you in a threatening way.
  • beat down — When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
  • belt down — a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
  • bog down — If a plan or process bogs down or if something bogs it down, it is delayed and no progress is made.
  • boil down — When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour.
  • boom town — A boom town is a town which has rapidly become very rich and full of people, usually because industry or business has developed there.
  • break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
  • bring down — When people or events bring down a government or ruler, they cause the government or ruler to lose power.
  • buckle down — If you buckle down to something, you start working seriously at it.
  • burn down — If a building burns down or if someone burns it down, it is completely destroyed by fire.
  • call down — to request or invoke
  • cape town — the legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape province, situated in the southwest on Table Bay: founded in 1652, the first White settlement in southern Africa; important port. Pop: 3 740 026 (2011)
  • cast down — If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
  • clamp down — To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them.
  • climb down — If you climb down in an argument or dispute, you admit that you are wrong, or change your intentions or demands.
  • close down — to cease or cause to cease operations
  • come down — If the cost, level, or amount of something comes down, it becomes less than it was before.
  • cool down — If someone cools down or if you cool them down, they become less angry than they were.
  • count down — to check over (the separate units or groups of a collection) one by one to determine the total number; add up; enumerate: He counted his tickets and found he had ten.
  • count noun — A count noun is a noun such as 'bird', 'chair', or 'year' which has a singular and a plural form and is always used after a determiner in the singular.
  • crack down — If people in authority crack down on a group of people, they become stricter in making the group obey rules or laws.
  • cut down — If you cut down on something or cut down something, you use or do less of it.
  • deep down — If you know something deep down or deep down inside, you know that it is true, but you are not always conscious of it or willing to admit it to yourself.
  • die down — If something dies down, it becomes very much quieter or less intense.
  • downtown — to or in the main business section of a city.
  • drag down — demoralize
  • dress down — of or for a dress or dresses.
  • fall down — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
  • flag down — a piece of cloth, varying in size, shape, color, and design, usually attached at one edge to a staff or cord, and used as the symbol of a nation, state, or organization, as a means of signaling, etc.; ensign; standard; banner; pennant.
  • george town — Also, George Town. a seaport in and the capital of the state of Penang, in NW Malaysia.
  • get down — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • ghost town — a town permanently abandoned by its inhabitants, as because of a business decline or because a nearby mine has been worked out.
  • go down — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • half crown — a former silver or cupronickel coin of Great Britain equal to two shillings and sixpence: use phased out after decimalization in 1971.
  • hand down — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • hands down — of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand.
  • hold down — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • hunt down — to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
  • keep down — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
  • kick down — vehicle: lower gear
  • knock down — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
  • knuckle down — a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
  • lay down — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
  • let down — British. a lease.
  • lie down — the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
  • live down — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
  • mark down — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
  • mass noun — a noun, as water, electricity, or happiness, that typically refers to an indefinitely divisible substance or an abstract notion, and that in English cannot be used, in such a sense, with the indefinite article or in the plural.
  • melt down — substance
  • mow down — to cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine.
  • nail down — a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
  • peg down — to make (a person) committed to a course of action or bound to follow rules
  • pin down — a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
  • pipe down — a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
  • play down — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
  • plunk down — to pluck (a stringed instrument or its strings); twang: to plunk a guitar.
  • pull down — designed to be pulled down for use: a pull-down bed; a desk with a pull-down front.
  • put down — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
  • renown — widespread and high repute; fame.
  • round down — express as previous whole number
  • rub down — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
  • run down — melted or liquefied: run butter.
  • run-down — fatigued; weary; exhausted.
  • scale down — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
  • send down — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
  • set down — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
  • settle down — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
  • shoot down — the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
  • shout down — silence by speaking more loudly than
  • shut down — to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
  • sit down — done or accomplished while sitting down: sit-down meetings between the two party leaders.
  • slim down — slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
  • slow down — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
  • sponge down — to wipe clean with a damp sponge or cloth
  • stare down — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
  • step down — serving to reduce or decrease voltage: a step-down transformer.
  • strike down — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
  • take down — made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
  • talk down — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
  • tea gown — a semiformal gown of fine material, especially one styled with soft, flowing lines, worn for afternoon social occasions.
  • tear down — to pull apart or in pieces by force, especially so as to leave ragged or irregular edges. Synonyms: rend, rip, rive. Antonyms: mend, repair, sew.
  • tie down — that with which anything is tied.
  • tone down — any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.: shrill tones.
  • touch down — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
  • track down — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
  • triple crown — an unofficial title held by a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes in a single season.
  • turn down — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
  • uptown — to, toward, or in the upper part of a town or city: He rode uptown on the bus.
  • vote down — proposal: defeat
  • wash down — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
  • wear down — to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a saber; to wear a disguise.
  • weigh down — to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases.
  • write down — a reduction of the entered value of an asset account.

Three-syllable rhymes

  • common noun — A common noun is a noun such as 'tree', 'water', or 'beauty' that is not the name of one particular person or thing. Compare proper noun.
  • county town — A county town is the most important town in a county, where the local government is.
  • dressing down — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
  • dressing gown — a tailored robe worn for lounging or for grooming, applying makeup, etc.
  • facedown — with the face or the front or upper surface downward: He was lying facedown on the floor. Deal the cards facedown on the table.
  • hampshire down — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
  • hunker down — to squat on one's heels (often followed by down).
  • market town — a town where a regularly scheduled market is held.
  • olive brown — a dull yellowish-brown to yellowish-green colour
  • proper noun — Grammar. a noun that is used to denote a particular person, place, or thing, as Lincoln, Sarah, Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Hall.
  • simmer down — to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
  • vandyke brown — a medium brown color.
  • verbal noun — a noun derived from a verb, especially by a process applicable to most or all verbs, as, in English, the -ing form of Eating is fun or of Smoking is forbidden.
  • water down — a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.

Four-or-more syllable rhymes

  • geneva gown — a loose, large-sleeved, black preaching gown worn by members of the Protestant clergy: so named from its use by the Calvinist clergy of Geneva, Switzerland.
  • optical crown — an optical glass of low dispersion and relatively low refractive index. It is used in the construction of lenses
  • take lying down — to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand.

Four-or-more syllable rhymes

  • academic gown — a loose garment like a very light coat with wide sleeves worn over a person's outer clothes and indicating academic status
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