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Rhymes with devotee

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One-syllable rhymes

  • three — a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
  • ti — the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
  • tree — Sir Herbert Beerbohm [beer-bohm] /ˈbɪər boʊm/ (Show IPA), (Herbert Beerbohm) 1853–1917, English actor and theater manager; brother of Max Beerbohm.
  • tse — transmissible spongiform encephalopathy: any of a group of degenerative brain diseases, including BSE in cattle, that can be transmitted from one individual or species to another
  • v — the 22nd letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
  • v. — version.
  • ve — a brother of Odin.
  • vee — shaped like the letter V: a vee neckline.
  • vi — Viral infection
  • we — (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
  • wee — little; very small.
  • xi — the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
  • yangtze — Older Spelling. Chang Jiang.
  • ye — to address as “thou.”.
  • z — the 26th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
  • ze — Eye dialect of the (usually signifying a foreign accent, often French).
  • zea — Keos.
  • zee — the letter Z or z.
  • ab — In some American universities, an AB is the same as a BA.
  • abt — (academics) 'a'll 'b'ut 't'hesis: A description of the status of a masters , doctoral, or (infrequently) undergraduate student who has completed all degree requirements except the culminating thesis.
  • ac — AC is used to refer to an electric current that continually changes direction as it flows. AC is an abbreviation for 'alternating current'.
  • ag — an expression of surprise, annoyance, pleasure, etc
  • apc — acetylsalicylic acid, phenacetin, and caffeine; the mixture formerly used in headache and cold tablets
  • atp — adenosine triphosphate; a nucleotide found in the mitochondria of all plant and animal cells. It is the major source of energy for cellular reactions, this energy being released during its conversion to ADP. Formula: C10H16N5O13P3
  • b — B is the second letter of the English alphabet.
  • b. — breadth.
  • bbc — The BBC is a British organization which broadcasts programmes on radio and television. BBC is an abbreviation for 'British Broadcasting Corporation'.
  • be — You use be with a present participle to form the continuous tenses of verbs.
  • bea — British European Airways
  • bee — A bee is an insect with a yellow-and-black striped body that makes a buzzing noise as it flies. Bees make honey, and can sting.
  • brea — a town in S California.
  • bree — broth, stock, or juice
  • brie — Brie is a type of cheese that comes from France. It is soft and creamy with a white skin.
  • bt — beat
  • bui — British Virgin Islands (international car registration)
  • c — C is the third letter of the English alphabet.
  • c3 — in poor health or having a poor physique
  • cc — You use cc when referring to the volume or capacity of something such as the size of a car engine. cc is an abbreviation for 'cubic centimetres'.
  • cdc — (in the US) Center for Disease Control
  • cie — compagnie
  • cod — Cod are a type of large edible fish.
  • cree — temporary immunity from the rules of a game: said by children
  • d — D is the fourth letter of the English alphabet.
  • ddt — DDT is a poisonous substance which is used for killing insects.
  • de — of; from: occurring as part of some personal names and originally indicating place of origin
  • dee — a river in N Wales and NW England, rising in S Gwynedd and flowing east and north to the Irish Sea. Length: about 112 km (70 miles)
  • di — didymium
  • e — the fifth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
  • e.Alec (Alexander Raban) 1898–1981, English novelist, traveler, and lecturer (son of Arthur, brother of Evelyn).
  • ee — Electrical engineer.
  • fee — a charge or payment for professional services: a doctor's fee.
  • fi — the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
  • flea — any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
  • flee — to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight.
  • fop — a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
  • free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
  • g — the seventh letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
  • ged — any fish of the pike family.
  • gee — to agree; get along.
  • ghee — a kind of liquid butter, used especially in the cooking of India, made from the milk of cows or buffaloes and clarified by boiling.
  • glee — a squint.
  • gnc — General Nursing Council
  • he — any male person or animal; a man: hes and shes.
  • id — Irvine Dataflow
  • ip — Internet Protocol
  • je — Jersey
  • jee — Alternative spelling of gee.
  • kea — Keos.
  • kee — Alternative form of kie.
  • key — a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
  • ki — the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
  • kleePaul [poul;; English pawl] /paʊl;; English pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1940, Swiss painter and etcher.
  • knee — Anatomy. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
  • leaHomer, 1876–1912, U.S. soldier and author: adviser 1911–12 to Sun Yat-sen in China.
  • leeAnn, 1736–84, British mystic: founder of Shaker sect in U.S.
  • leighVivien (Vivian Mary Hartley) 1913–67, English actress.
  • li — a member of an aboriginal people of the island of Hainan in Southeastern China.
  • lp — a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
  • lsd — drug: lysergic acid diethylamide
  • ltd — company: Limited
  • m3 — A macro processor, forerunner of M4, for the AP-3 minicomputer.
  • mc — Millicurie.
  • mcfeeWilliam, 1881–1966, English writer.
  • mcpheeJohn Angus, born 1931, U.S. writer.
  • me — of or involving an obsessive interest in one's own satisfaction: the me decade.
  • mea — an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
  • mee — (obsolete) Me.
  • mi — the syllable used for the third tone of a diatonic scale.
  • mit — Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  • mme — Madame
  • mpg — Miles per gallon (a measurement of a vehicle’s rate of fuel consumption).
  • mt — (networking)   The country code for Malta.
  • ne — the highest point; acme.
  • nee — born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name): Madame de Staël, nee Necker.
  • ni — (linguistics) initialism of noun inanimate.
  • ot — OpenTransport
  • p — the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
  • p. — Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
  • pea — the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
  • pee — the letter p.
  • plea — an appeal or entreaty: a plea for mercy.
  • pree — a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
  • prix — Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de [ed-mawn lwee ahn-twan y-oh duh] /ɛdˈmɔ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈtwan üˈoʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1822–96, and his brother Jules Alfred Huot de [zhyl al-fred] /ʒyl alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA) 1830–70, French art critics, novelists, and historians: collaborators until the death of Jules.
  • qi — Ch'i.
  • quayMatthew Stanley, 1833–1904, U.S. politician: senator 1887–99, 1901–4.
  • rb — rubidium
  • re — regular expression
  • ree — Arikara.
  • rhee — Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
  • sci — (hardware)   1. Scalable Coherent Interface. 2. UART.
  • se — compass point: southeast
  • sea — Self Extracting Archive
  • see — to perceive with the eyes; look at.
  • sep — Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
  • she — a female person or animal.
  • si — the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
  • ski — one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
  • smee — a name given to various species of duck including the smew or wigeon
  • spree — a river in E Germany, flowing N through Berlin to the Havel River. 220 miles (354 km) long.
  • sri — SRI International
  • t — the 20th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
  • tb — terabyte
  • te — (in philosophical Taoism) the virtue or power inherent in a person or thing existing in harmony with the Tao.
  • tea — the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
  • tee — Golf. Also called teeing ground. the starting place, usually a hard mound of earth, at the beginning of play for each hole. a small wooden, plastic, metal, or rubber peg from which the ball is driven, as in teeing off.
  • thee — to address as “thou.”.
  • thi — temperature-humidity index

Four-or-more syllable rhymes

  • bachelor's degree — A bachelor's degree is a first degree awarded by universities.
  • chinese scholar tree — a spreading, round-headed tree, Sophora japonica, of the legume family, native to China and Korea, having yellowish-white flowers in loose, showy clusters, grown widely as a street tree.
  • hemophilia b — the second most common form of hemophilia, affecting 1/4s of hemophiliacs, caused by a deficiency in clotting factor IX.
  • hepatitis b — a form of hepatitis caused by a DNA virus (hepatitis B virus, or HBV) that persists in the blood, characterized by a long incubation period: usually transmitted by sexual contact or by injection or ingestion of infected blood or other bodily fluids.
  • petite bourgeoisie — the portion of the bourgeoisie having the least wealth and lowest social status; the lower middle class.

Four-or-more syllable rhymes

  • brazilian pepper tree — a small Brazilian evergreen tree or shrub, Schinus terebinthifolius, of the cashew family, having inconspicuous white flowers and bright red fruit: the berries are used for Christmas decorations.
  • kentucky coffee tree — a tall North American tree, Gymnocladus dioica, of the legume family, the seeds of which (Kentucky coffee beans) were formerly used as a substitute for coffee beans.
  • mediterranean sea — a sea surrounded by Africa, Europe, and Asia. 2400 miles (3865 km) long; 1,145,000 sq. mi. (2,965,550 sq. km); greatest known depth 14,436 feet (4400 meters).
  • origination fee — a fee charged by a lender for evaluating and processing a loan application, usually a percentage of the face value of the loan.

Four-or-more syllable rhymes

Two-syllable rhymes

  • achee — Alternative spelling of akee.
  • agee — awry, crooked, or ajar
  • agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
  • aimee — a female given name.
  • albee — Edward. 1928–2016, US dramatist. His plays include Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962), Seascape (1975), Marriage Play (1986), Three Tall Women (1990), and Goat (2004)
  • allee — a path or a walkway in a landscaped area that is bordered by trees, tall plants, hedges, or fencing
  • artsy — Artsy means the same as arty.
  • asap — asap is an abbreviation for 'as soon as possible'.
  • askey — Arthur. 1900–82, British comedian
  • at sea — At sea means on or under the sea, far away from land.
  • banshee — In Irish folk stories, a banshee is a female spirit who warns you by her long, sad cry that someone in your family is going to die.
  • bay tree — laurel (def 1).
  • beach flea — sand hopper
  • beach pea — either of two plants of the legume family, Lathyrus japonicus, of seashores of the North Temperate Zone, or L. littoralis, of the temperate western coast of North America, both having oblong leaves and clusters of pealike flowers.
  • bead tree — Barbados pride (def 1).
  • bean tree — any of various trees having beanlike pods, such as the catalpa and carob
  • big tree — a giant Californian coniferous tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, with a wide tapering trunk and thick spongy bark: family Taxodiaceae. It often reaches a height of 90 metres
  • black sea — an inland sea between SE Europe and Asia: connected to the Aegean Sea by the Bosporus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles, and to the Sea of Azov by the Kerch Strait. Area: about 415 000 sq km (160 000 sq miles)
  • black tea — tea withered and fermented before being dried by heating
  • bo tree — the sacred fig tree ( peepul) of Buddhism: Gautama is believed to have received heavenly inspiration under such a tree
  • capri — an island off W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: resort since Roman times. Pop: 12 200 (2002 est). Area: about 13 sq km (5 sq miles)
  • cat flea — any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
  • cd — CDs are small plastic discs on which sound, especially music, is recorded. CDs can also be used to store information which can be read by a computer. CD is an abbreviation for 'compact disc'.
  • chablis — a dry white burgundy wine made around Chablis, in central France
  • church key — a device with a triangular point at one end for making holes in the tops of cans
  • cork tree — the cork oak, Quercus suber, of the beech family.
  • cuffee — (formerly, especially in creole-speaking cultures) a name given at birth to a black child, in accordance with African customs, indicating the child's sex and the day of the week on which he or she was born, as the male and female names for Sunday (Quashee and Quasheba) Monday (Cudjo or Cudjoe and Juba) Tuesday (Cubbena and Beneba) Wednesday (Quaco and Cuba or Cubba) Thursday (Quao and Abba) Friday (Cuffee or Cuffy and Pheba or Phibbi) and Saturday (Quamin or Quame and Mimba)
  • curie — Marie (mari). 1867–1934, French physicist and chemist, born in Poland: discovered with her husband Pierre the radioactivity of thorium, and discovered and isolated radium and polonium. She shared a Nobel prize for physics (1903) with her husband and Henri Becquerel, and was awarded a Nobel prize for chemistry (1911)
  • dea — Data Encryption Algorithm
  • dead sea — a lake between Israel, Jordan, and the West Bank, now 420 m (1378 ft) below sea level; originally 390 m (1285 ft): the lowest lake in the world, with no outlet and very high salinity; outline, esp at the southern end, reduced considerably in recent years. Area: originally about 950 sq km (365 sq miles); by 2003 about 625 sq km (240 sq miles)
  • debris — Debris is pieces from something that has been destroyed or pieces of rubbish or unwanted material that are spread around.
  • decree — A decree is an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country.
  • degree — You use degree to indicate the extent to which something happens or is the case, or the amount which something is felt.
  • dog flea — any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
  • draftee — a person who is drafted into military service. Compare enlistee (def 1).
  • dundee — a seaport in E Scotland, on the Firth of Tay: administrative center of the Tayside.
  • field pea — a variety of the common pea, Pisum sativum arvense, grown for forage and silage.
  • flame tree — either of two trees, Brachychiton acerifolius or B. australis, native to Australia, having clusters of bright scarlet flowers.
  • foresee — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
  • for free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
  • fringe tree — a shrub or small tree, Chionanthus virginicus, of the olive family, native to the southern U.S., bearing open clusters of white flowers with long, narrow petals.
  • fruit tree — a tree bearing edible fruit.
  • george v — 1865–1936, king of England 1910–36 (son of Edward VII).
  • goatee — a man's beard trimmed to a tuft or point on the chin.
  • grand prix — (sometimes lowercase) any of various major automobile races over a long, arduous course, especially an international car race held each year over the same course.
  • grass tree — any Australian plant of the genus Xanthorrhoea, of the lily family, having a stout, woody stem bearing a tuft of long grasslike leaves and a dense flower spike.
  • green tea — a tea that is steamed to prevent fermentation and then rolled and dried.
  • gretzkyWayne ("The Great One") born 1961, Canadian ice hockey player.
  • gum tree — any tree that exudes gum, as a eucalyptus, the sour gum, or the sweet gum.
  • gutsy — having a great deal of courage or nerve: a gutsy lampooner of the administration.
  • head sea — a formation of waves running in a direction opposite to that of a vessel.
  • henriRobert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
  • herb tea — a tea made of dried herbs and spices and usually containing no caffeine.
  • high sea — the sea or ocean beyond the three-mile limit or territorial waters of a country.
  • high tea — a late afternoon or early evening meal similar to a light supper.
  • indri — a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
  • jaycee — a member of a civic group for young business and community leaders.
  • jolie — Angelina. born 1975, US actor and campaigner for humanitarian causes: her films include Girl Interrupted (1999), Lara Croft, Tomb Raider (2001), A Mighty Heart (2007), Changeling (2008), and Salt (2010). She was awarded an honorary damehood in 2014
  • lead tree — any of several tropical trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Leucaena, of the legume family, especially L. glauca, having pinnate leaves and white flowers.
  • legreeSimon, Simon Legree.
  • lessee — a person, group, etc., to whom a lease is granted.
  • lime tree — a linden or basswood.
  • louie — a lieutenant of the armed forces.
  • marie — (Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
  • marquee — a tall rooflike projection above a theater entrance, usually containing the name of a currently featured play or film and its stars.
  • marquis — a nobleman ranking next below a duke and above an earl or count.
  • middle c — the note indicated by the first leger line above the bass staff and the first below the treble staff.
  • ming tree — any of various trees or shrubs used in bonsai arrangements, especially when shaped to have flat-topped, asymmetrical branches.
  • nestle — to lie close and snug, like a bird in a nest; snuggle or cuddle.
  • north sea — an arm of the Atlantic between Great Britain and the European mainland. About 201,000 sq. mi. (520,600 sq. km); greatest depth, 1998 feet (610 meters).
  • nyet — (slang, Russian) A Russian no; a negative response.
  • olea — Pharmacology. oil.
  • oui — yes
  • pattée — (of a cross) having triangular arms widening outwards
  • pawnee — a member of a confederacy of North American Plains Indians of Caddoan stock formerly located along the Platte River valley, Nebraska, and now living in northern Oklahoma.
  • payee — a person to whom a check, money, etc., is payable.
  • pc — plural pcs. piece.
  • pee dee — a river flowing through central North Carolina and NE South Carolina into the Atlantic. 435 miles (700 km) long.
  • plane tree — any tree of the genus Platanus, especially P. occidentalis, the buttonwood or sycamore of North America, having palmately lobed leaves and bark that sheds.
  • queen bee — a fertile female bee.
  • rain tree — monkeypod.
  • ranee — the wife of a rajah.
  • ravi — a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
  • red sea — an arm of the Indian Ocean, extending NW between Africa and Arabia: connected to the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal. 1450 miles (2335 km) long; 170,000 sq. mi. (440,300 sq. km); greatest depth, 7254 feet (2211 meters).
  • rupee — a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
  • salt tree — athel tree.
  • sand flea — beach flea.
  • shade tree — a tree planted or valued for its shade.
  • sightsee — to go about seeing places and things of interest: In Rome, we only had two days to sightsee.
  • silk tree — a tree, Albizia julibrissin, of the legume family, native to Asia, having pinnate leaves and plumelike pink flowers and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
  • smoke tree — Also called American smoke tree, chittamwood. a tree, Cotinus obovatus, of the cashew family, native to the southeastern U.S., having egg-shaped leaves and large clusters of small white flowers.
  • snap pea — a variety of the common pea having rounded, crisp, edible pods eaten raw or cooked.
  • snow pea — a variety of the common pea, Pisum sativum macrocarpon, having thin, flat, edible pods that are used in cookery.
  • spindle tree — any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Euonymus, esp E. europaeus, of Europe and W Asia, typically having red fruits and yielding a hard wood formerly used in making spindles: family Celastraceae
  • swanee — Suwannee.
  • sweet pea — a climbing plant, Lathyrus odoratus, of the legume family, having sweet-scented flowers.
  • tiki — (initial capital letter) (in Polynesian mythology) the first man on earth.
  • tootsie — tootsy.
  • trainee — a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
  • trustee — a person, usually one of a body of persons, appointed to administer the affairs of a company, institution, etc.
  • tung tree — any of several trees belonging to the genus Aleurites, of the spurge family, especially A. fordii, of China, bearing seeds that yield tung oil.
  • tv — television.
  • type b — of or relating to a pattern of behavior characterized by an unhurried, patient, tolerant manner, an ability to relax easily, and amiability, and possibly associated with a decreased risk of heart disease.
  • tyreeMount, a mountain in Antarctica, near Ronne Ice Shelf. About 16,290 feet (4965 meters).
  • vendee — a department in W France, on the Atlantic: royalist revolt 1793–95. 2709 sq. mi. (7015 sq. km). Capital: La Roche-sur-Yon.
  • whoopeemake whoopee, to engage in uproarious merrymaking.
  • winged pea — a trailing southern European plant, Lotus tetragonolobus, of the legume family, having purplish-red flowers and edible pods and seeds.
  • yi — (in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.

Three-syllable rhymes

  • abductee — someone who is abducted
  • absentee — An absentee is a person who is expected to be in a particular place but who is not there.
  • addressee — The addressee of a letter or parcel is the person or company that it is addressed to.
  • adoptee — a person who is adopted.
  • aegean sea — an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey
  • amputee — An amputee is someone who has had all or part of an arm or a leg amputated.
  • appointee — An appointee is someone who has been chosen for a particular job or position of responsibility.
  • aral sea — a lake in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, east of the Caspian Sea, formerly the fourth largest lake in the world: shallow and saline, now badly polluted; use of its source waters for irrigation led to a loss of over 50% of its area between 1967 and 1997, after which the reduction began to be slowed. Area originally (to 1960) about 68 000 sq km (26 400 sq miles); water area reduced by 2004 to about 17 158 sq km (6625 sq miles) and the lake divided into sections
  • attendee — The attendees at something such as a meeting or a conference are the people who are attending it.
  • baltic sea — a sea in N Europe, connected with the North Sea by the Skagerrak, Kattegat, and Öresund; shallow, with low salinity and small tides
  • beaufort sea — part of the Arctic Ocean off the N coast of North America
  • bel esprit — a witty or clever person
  • bering sea — a part of the N Pacific Ocean, between NE Siberia and Alaska. Area: about 2 275 000 sq km (878 000 sq miles)
  • busy bee — a person who is industrious or has many things to do
  • cabbage tree — a tree, Cordyline australis, of New Zealand having a tall branchless trunk and a palmlike top
  • caspian sea — a salt lake between SE Europe and Asia: the largest inland sea in the world; fed mainly by the River Volga. Area: 394 299 sq km (152 239 sq miles)
  • christmas tree — A Christmas tree is a fir tree, or an artificial tree that looks like a fir tree, which people put in their houses at Christmas and decorate with coloured lights and ornaments.
  • coffee tree — any of several rubiaceous trees of the genus Coffea, esp C. arabica, the seeds of which are used in the preparation of the beverage coffee
  • conferee — a person who takes part in a conference
  • control key — a key on the keyboard of a computer that is used in conjunction with the standard keys in order to initiate a specific function, such as editing
  • coral sea — the SW arm of the Pacific, between Australia, New Guinea, and Vanuatu
  • coral tree — any of various thorny, tropical trees of the leguminous genus Erythrina, having bright red flowers and reddish shiny seeds
  • crystal tea — a bog shrub, Ledum palustre, of the heath family, found from the North Temperate Zone to the Arctic Circle, having leaves that are rust-colored and hairy beneath with rolled margins, and dense clusters of white flowers.
  • cup of tea — a favorite or well-suited thing, activity, etc.
  • d and c — dilation and curettage; a therapeutic or diagnostic procedure in obstetrics and gynaecology involving dilation of the cervix and curettage of the cavity of the uterus, as for abortion
  • deportee — A deportee is someone who is being deported.
  • desert pea — an Australian trailing leguminous plant, Clianthus formosus, with scarlet flowers
  • designee — a person designated (to do something)
  • detailee — An employee of a United States government agency on assignment or loan.
  • detainee — A detainee is someone who is held prisoner by a government because of his or her political views or activities.
  • devil tree — jelutong (def 3).
  • disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
  • dragon tree — a tall, treelike plant, Dracaena draco, of the Canary Islands, scarce in the wild but common in cultivation, yielding a variety of dragon's blood.
  • dvd — Digital Versatile Disc
  • edward v — 1470–83, king of England 1483 (son of Edward IV).
  • fever tree — any of several trees that produce or are believed to produce a febrifuge, as the blue gum, which is believed to prevent malaria.
  • franchisee — a person or company to whom a franchise is granted.
  • garden pea — pea1 (defs 1–3).
  • greenland sea — a part of the Arctic Ocean, NE of Greenland and N of Iceland.
  • guarantee — a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee.
  • guaranty — a warrant, pledge, or formal assurance given as security that another's debt or obligation will be fulfilled.
  • henry v — 1086–1125, king of Germany 1106–25 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1111–25 (son of Henry IV).
  • holy see — Roman Catholic Church. the see of Rome; the office or jurisdiction of the pope.
  • honoree — a person who receives an honor, award, or special recognition.
  • incense tree — any of various trees, as Boswellia carteri or those of the genus Protium, yielding an aromatic gum resin that is burned as incense.
  • inductee — a person inducted into military service.
  • internee — a person who is or has been interned, as a prisoner of war.
  • invitee — to request the presence or participation of in a kindly, courteous, or complimentary way, especially to request to come or go to some place, gathering, entertainment, etc., or to do something: to invite friends to dinner.
  • joshua tree — an evergreen tree, Yucca brevifolia, growing in arid or desert regions of the southwestern U.S., having long, twisted branches.
  • jubilee — the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth (silver jubilee) fiftieth (golden jubilee) or sixtieth or seventy-fifth (diamond jubilee)
  • judas tree — a purple-flowered Eurasian tree, Cercis siliquastrum, of the legume family, supposed to be the kind upon which Judas hanged himself.
  • killer bee — a honeybee, Apis mellifera adansonii, native to Africa, that is extremely aggressive and attacks in swarms when disturbed: brought to Brazil and accidentally released there in 1956.
  • lacquer tree — any of several trees yielding a resin used as lacquer, as Rhus verniciflua, of Japan.
  • licensee — a person, company, etc., to whom a license is granted or issued.
  • linear b — an ancient system of writing representing a very early form of Greek, deciphered by Michael Ventris chiefly from clay tablets found at Knossos on Crete and at Pylos.
  • mason bee — any of numerous solitary bees, as of the family Megachilidae, that construct nests of clay.
  • master key — a key that will open a number of different locks, the proper keys of which are not interchangeable.
  • mauna kea — a dormant volcano on the island of Hawaii. 13,784 feet (4201 meters).
  • mining bee — a solitary bee of the genera Andrena and Halictus, which sometimes resemble honey bees
  • nominee — a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.
  • orchid tree — a tree, Bauhinia variegata, of the legume family, native to southeastern Asia, having lavender or purple flowers clustered in the leaf axils, cultivated in warm regions.
  • ordeal tree — any of several trees having poisonous seeds, leaves, etc., used in primitive trials by ordeal.
  • oversea — over, across, or beyond the sea; abroad: to be sent overseas.
  • parolee — a person who is released from prison on parole.
  • partridge pea — a North American plant, Cassia fasciculata, of the legume family, having yellow flowers and feathery compound leaves that fold shut when touched.
  • pepper tree — any of several chiefly South American, evergreen trees belonging to the genus Schinus, of the cashew family, cultivated in subtropical regions as an ornamental.
  • pigeon pea — a tropical shrub, Cajanus cajan, having showy yellow flowers.
  • potpourri — a mixture of dried petals of roses or other flowers with spices, kept in a jar for their fragrance.
  • quilting bee — a social gathering at which the participants make quilts.
  • referee — one to whom something is referred, especially for decision or settlement; arbitrator.
  • repartee — a quick, witty reply.
  • resignee — a person who has resigned or is about to resign.
  • retiree — a person who has retired from an occupation or profession.
  • returnee — a person who has returned, as from travels or a long absence.
  • service tree — either of two European trees, Sorbus domestica, bearing a small, acid fruit that is edible when overripe, or S. torminalis (wild service tree) bearing a similar fruit.
  • signori — a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
  • sorrel tree — a North American tree, Oxydendrum arboreum, of the heath family, having leaves with an acid flavor and drooping clusters of white flowers.
  • spelling bee — a spelling competition won by the individual or team spelling the greatest number of words correctly; spelldown.
  • sugar pea — snow pea.
  • tennessee — a state in the SE United States. 42,246 sq. mi. (109,415 sq. km). Capital: Nashville. Abbreviation: TN (for use with zip code), Tenn.
  • to a t — the 20th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
  • tulip tree — Also called tulip poplar, yellow poplar. a tall tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, of the magnolia family, native to the eastern U.S., having large, cup-shaped, green and orange flowers: the state tree of Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
  • undersea — located, carried on, or used under the surface of the sea: undersea life.
  • varnish tree — any of various trees yielding sap or other substances used for varnish, as Rhus verniciflua, of Japan.
  • waikiki — a beach and resort area on SE Oahu, in central Hawaii; part of Honolulu.
  • water flea — any of various small crustaceans that move about in the water like fleas, as those of the genus Daphnia.
  • winged spindle tree — a stiff, spreading shrub, Euonymus alata, of eastern Asia, having corky-winged twigs, yellowish flowers, and purplish fruit.
  • yellow sea — an arm of the Pacific N of the East China Sea, between China and Korea.
  • yippee — Expressing wild excitement or delight.

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  • adriatic sea — an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula
  • arabian sea — the NW part of the Indian Ocean, between Arabia and India
  • bourgeoisie — In Marxist theory, the bourgeoisie are the middle-class people who own most of the wealth in a capitalist system.
  • butterfly pea — any of several leguminous plants of the genus Clitoria, as C. mariana, of North America, having pale-blue flowers.
  • caribbean sea — an almost landlocked sea, part of the Atlantic Ocean, bounded by the Caribbean islands, Central America, and the N coast of South America. Area: 2 718 200 sq km (1 049 500 sq miles)
  • carpenter bee — any large solitary bee of the genus Xylocopa and related genera that lays its eggs in tunnels bored into wood or in plant stems: family Apidae
  • chaparral pea — a thorny leguminous Californian shrub, Pickeringia montana, with reddish-purple showy flowers
  • chocolate tree — cacao (def 1).
  • cranberry tree — highbush cranberry.
  • cucumber tree — any of several American trees or shrubs of the genus Magnolia, esp M. acuminata, of E and central North America, having cup-shaped greenish flowers and cucumber-shaped fruits
  • doctor's degree — any of several academic degrees of the highest rank, as the Ph.D. or Ed.D., awarded by universities and some colleges for completing advanced work in graduate school or a professional school.
  • east china sea — a part of the N Pacific, bounded by China, Japan, the Ryukyus, and Taiwan. 480,000 sq. mi. (1,243,200 sq. km).
  • family tree — a genealogical chart showing the ancestry, descent, and relationship of all members of a family or other genealogical group.
  • guarani — a member of an Indian people now living principally in Paraguay.
  • ignition key — key that starts an engine
  • interviewee — a person who is interviewed.
  • labrador tea — a North American bog shrub, Ledum groenlandicum, of the heath family, having evergreen leaves and rounded clusters of white flowers.
  • marmalade tree — sapote (def 1).
  • master's degree — a degree awarded by a graduate school or department, usually to a person who has completed at least one year of graduate study.
  • mexican tea — a goosefoot, Chenopodium ambrosioides, having strong-smelling leaves sometimes used medicinally or as flavoring.
  • norwegian sea — part of the Arctic Ocean, N and E of Iceland and between Greenland and Norway.
  • oswego tea — a North American plant, Monarda didyma, of the mint family, having a cluster of showy, bright-red tubular flowers.
  • paraguay tea — maté.
  • philippine sea — part of the NW Pacific Ocean, east and north of the Philippines
  • rosemarie — a female given name.
  • skeleton key — a key with nearly the whole substance of the bit filed away so that it may open various locks.
  • south china sea — a part of the W Pacific, bounded by SE China, Vietnam, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and the Philippines.
  • strawberry tree — an evergreen shrub or tree, Arbutus unedo, of the heath family, native to southern Europe, bearing a scarlet, strawberrylike fruit.
  • sugar snap pea — snap pea.
  • tyrrhenian sea — a part of the Mediterranean, bounded by W Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily.
  • umbrella tree — an American magnolia, Magnolia tripetala, having large leaves in umbrellalike clusters.
  • vitamin b — a deep-red crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 63 H 88 N 14 O 14 PCo, obtained from liver, milk, eggs, fish, oysters, and clams: a deficiency causes pernicious anemia and disorders of the nervous system.
  • vitamin c — ascorbic acid.
  • vitamin d — calciferol.
  • vitamin e — a pale-yellow viscous fluid, abundant in vegetable oils, whole-grain cereals, butter, and eggs, and important as an antioxidant in the deactivation of free radicals and in maintenance of the body's cell membranes: deficiency is rare.
  • vitamin g — riboflavin.
  • vitamin p — bioflavonoid.
  • wild service tree — either of two European trees, Sorbus domestica, bearing a small, acid fruit that is edible when overripe, or S. torminalis (wild service tree) bearing a similar fruit.
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