Words that rhyme with -urse

Dis forDisperse

A group of things disperse when they all go in different directions, away from each other, and spread out. Many plants disperse their seeds on the wind. A similar word to disperse is scatter.

Verbs

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A hearse is a car that has been especially designed to be able to fit a coffin in the back, for transportation between a funeral home and a cemetery. Before cars were invented, hearses were horse-drawn.

Vehicles, Death

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Nis forNurse

A nurse is someone who helps sick or injured people. Nurses work with doctors to help care for people and make them better.

Medical, Jobs

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Pis forPurse

The word 'purse' can have two meanings, depending on if you speak British English or not. In British English, a purse is very similar to a wallet but has a coin compartment and is only used by girls and women. Most people would use the word purse as another name for a small handbag.

Containers

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Sis forSecateurs

Secateurs, also called pruning shears, are a kind of scissor designed for cutting through the stems of plants. They have a different design to regular scissors to give them the extra strength needed to cut through wood.

Tools, Gardening

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Tis forThirsty

You are thirsty when you need to have a drink. When you are thirsty your mouth gets dry and you may also get cracked lips and a headache if you go too long without drinking.

Adjectives

A picture of the known universe from the Hubble space telescope.

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Uis forUniverse

The universe describes all known matter and space. All of the planets and galaxies in existence are part of the universe. Another word for universe is cosmos.

Astronomical

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Vis forVerse

A verse is a line in a poem or part of a song.

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