Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Defuse”

♬69 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Defuse"

50 words

These words rhyme exactly with "defuse" — same ending sound.

Word	Syllables	Type	Definition
peruse	2	verb	(transitive) To read completely.
abuse	2	noun	Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
refuse	2	verb	(transitive) To decline (a request or demand).
infuse	2	verb	(transitive) To cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill.
diffuse	2	verb	(transitive) To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
fuse	1	noun	(electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.
excuse	2	noun	(countable, uncountable) An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
ooze	1	noun	(intransitive, sometimes figurative) To be secreted or slowly leak.
misuse	2	noun	(transitive) To use (something) incorrectly.
booze	1	noun	(colloquial, uncountable) Any alcoholic beverage.
amuse	2	verb	(transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions.
news	1	noun	Information about current events disseminated by the media.
suffuse	2	verb	(transitive) To spread through or over (something), especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bathe.
confuse	2	verb	(transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand
bemuse	2	verb	(transitive) To confuse or bewilder.
schmooze	1	verb	To talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.
breakthroughs	2	noun	Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
hues	1	noun	A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
recuse	2	verb	(transitive, often reflexive) (reflexive, law) Of a judge, juror, or prosecutor: to declare (oneself) unable to participate in a court case due to an actual or potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.
reuse	2	noun	The act of using again, or in another place.
choose	1	verb	To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
snooze	1	noun	(intransitive) To sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.
enthuse	2	verb	(intransitive, colloquial) To show enthusiasm.
overuse	3	noun	(transitive) To use too much of (something); to use (it) too often.
cruise	1	noun	A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.
transfuse	2	verb	(transitive, medicine) To administer a transfusion of.
woos	1	noun	(Australia, colloquial) A coward; a wuss.
residues	3	noun	That which persists or remains following the removal or elimination of other elements.
twos	1	noun	The age of two; two years old.
eschews	2	verb	(transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
miscues	2	noun	(sports) In a cue sport, an error in hitting the ball with the cue.
bruise	1	noun	A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.
accuse	2	verb	(transitive, law, followed by "of") To charge with having committed a crime or offence.
disabuse	3	verb	(transitive) To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (someone).
trews	1	noun	(British) Trousers, especially if close-fitting and tartan.
slews	1	noun	a large number or amount
dews	1	noun	A surname.
tissues	2	noun	A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
accrues	2	verb	(intransitive) To reach or come to by way of increase; to arise or spring up because of growth or result, especially as the produce of money lent.
gurus	2	noun	(sometimes humorous) An influential advisor or mentor.
chuse	1	verb	Obsolete spelling of choose. [To pick; to make the choice of; to select.]
struse	1	noun	A Russian river craft used for transporting freight.
lose	1	verb	(transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
blues	1	noun	(usually in the plural, informal) A feeling of sadness or depression.
shoes	1		"Shoes" is a song recorded by Canadian country pop singer Shania Twain.
whose	1		—
dues	1	noun	Membership fees.
jews	1	noun	Nonstandard spelling of Jews.
tattoos	2		Tattoos, also titled Tattoos on My Heart, is the third studio album by American singer Jason Derulo which features guest appearances from 2 Chainz, DJ Frank E, Jordin Sparks, Pitbull, and The Game.
reviews	2	noun	An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.

🎵 Near Rhymes for "Defuse"

23 words

These words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.

Word	Syllables	Type	Definition
produce	2	verb	(transitive) To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.
pursue	2	verb	(transitive) To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).
confused	2		(of a person) unable to think clearly or understand
reduce	2	verb	(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
abuse	2	noun	Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
imbued	2	verb	In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.
diffuse	2	verb	(transitive) To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
review	2	noun	An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
assume	2	verb	To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.
excuse	2	noun	(countable, uncountable) An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
conclude	2	verb	(transitive) To bring to an end; to close; to finish.
profuse	2	verb	abundant or generous to the point of excess; copious; volubly expressed.
prelude	2	noun	An introductory or preliminary performance or event.
disuse	2	noun	The state of not being used; neglect.
salute	2	noun	An utterance or gesture expressing greeting or honor towards someone, (now especially) a formal, non-verbal gesture made with the arms or hands in any of various specific positions.
balloon	2	noun	An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
perused	2	verb	(transitive) To read completely.
intrude	2	verb	(intransitive) To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.
refused	2		(also known as the Refused) a Swedish hardcore punk band originating from Umeå and formed in 1991.
reuse	2	noun	The act of using again, or in another place.
tattoo	2	noun	An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle.
preschool	2	noun	A nursery school.
defused	2	verb	(transitive, figurative) To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.