Accolade rhymes with:

adj 1: filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions" [ant: fearless, unafraid(p)] 2: filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement; "I'm afraid I won't be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid you're wrong" 3: feeling worry or concern or insecurity; "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict" 4: having feelings of aversion or unwillingness; "afraid of hard work"; "afraid to show emotion"

n 1: a resource; "visual aids in teaching" [syn: aid, assistance, help] 2: the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" [syn: aid, assist, assistance, help] 3: money to support a worthy person or cause [syn: aid, economic aid, financial aid] 4: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention" [syn: care, attention, aid, tending] v 1: give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" [syn: help, assist, aid] 2: improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient" [syn: help, aid]

n 1: an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer [syn: adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp] 2: someone who acts as assistant [syn: aide, auxiliary]

n 1: a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side 2: a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns [syn: arcade, colonnade]

adj 1: in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia; "professors arrayed in robes" [syn: arrayed, panoplied]

n 1: a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

n 1: especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole [syn: blade, leaf blade] 2: a dashing young man; "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures" 3: something long and thin resembling a blade of grass; "a blade of lint on his suit" 4: a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard [syn: sword, blade, brand, steel] 5: a cut of beef from the shoulder blade 6: a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue) 7: the part of the skate that slides on the ice 8: flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water [syn: blade, vane] 9: the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge

n 1: a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy [syn: blockade, encirclement] 2: prevents access or progress v 1: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" [syn: obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass] 2: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar] 3: obstruct access to [syn: blockade, block off] 4: impose a blockade on [syn: blockade, seal off]

n 1: a procession of people traveling on horseback

n 1: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort] 2: any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims v 1: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" [syn: crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate] 2: go on a crusade; fight a holy war

n 1: a period of 10 years [syn: decade, decennary, decennium] 2: the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system [syn: ten, 10, X, tenner, decade]

adj 1: damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless; "rotten floor boards"; "rotted beams"; "a decayed foundation" [syn: decayed, rotten, rotted]

n 1: the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire

adj 1: not as far along as normal in development

n 1: gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation [syn: enfilade, enfilade fire] v 1: rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction

n 1: an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification) v 1: climb up and over; "They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination"

n 1: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" [syn: fusillade, salvo, volley, burst] v 1: attack with fusillade

adj 1: adorned by inlays

v 1: remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl" [syn: ladle, lade, laden] 2: fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay" [syn: load, lade, laden, load up]

adj 1: set down according to a plan: "a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern" [syn: laid, set]

n 1: a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits

adj 1: lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place; "the mislaid hat turned up eventually"; "misplaced tickets" [syn: mislaid, misplaced]

n 1: a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button [syn: switchblade, switchblade knife, flick-knife, flick knife]

v 1: take the load off (a container or vehicle); "unload the truck"; "offload the van" [syn: unload, unlade, offload]

n 1: a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice [syn: fruit drink, ade]

n 1: the state capital of South Australia

n 1: capital and largest city of Serbia and Montenegro; situated on the Danube [syn: Belgrade, Beograd, capital of Serbia and Montenegro]

n 1: orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia [syn: twayblade, Listera ovata] 2: an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves

n 1: (trademark) an in-line skate v 1: travel on shoes with a single line of rubber wheels attached to their soles; "you'd better wear a helmet and knee protectors when you Rollerblade!"; "The muscular actor loves to Rollerblade"

n 1: a blade that has very sharp edge