3K+ Words That Rhyme With LERESIS

• the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet

• a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)

• the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

• the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet

• used of a single unit or thing; not two or more

• an expression of greeting

• a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands

• the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

• sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae

• (Greek mythology) the prince of Troy who abducted Helen from her husband Menelaus and provoked the Trojan War

• a town in northeastern Texas

• corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body

• a relation that provides the foundation for something

• the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

• the most important or necessary part of something

• production of a chemical compound by a living organism

• any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs

• the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect

• an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty

• a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something

• the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

• plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

• muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye

• diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening

• United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)

• United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961)

• United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809)

• United States labor leader who was president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960 and president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1935 to 1940 (1880-1969)

• United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in his novel Main Street (1885-1951)

• English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898-1963)

• United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)

• English poet and craftsman (1834-1896)

• leader of the American Revolution who signed the Declaration of Independence and raised money for the Continental Army (1734-1806)

• United States statesman who led the committee that produced the final draft of the United States Constitution (1752-1816)

• a female person who has the same parents as another person

• the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force

• a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court

• identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon

• (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid

• the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

• a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation

• a slight or partial paralysis

• The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Latin sphaera (expected form would be *sfera).

• A type of preparatory ceremony, part of the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church

• any handsome young man

• annual or perennial herbs

• (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone

• (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities

• exact opposite

• the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance

• inflammation of a joint or joints

• inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes

• alternative names for the body of a human being

• a metal mounting for the circuit components of an electronic device

• the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame supported on springs that holds the body and motor

• a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism

• the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid

• (Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades

• increased secretion of urine; if not due to increased liquid intake or to the action of a diuretic drug it can be a symptom of diabetes mellitus

• an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)

• development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ

• without charge

• costing nothing

• overbearing pride or presumption

• a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion

• therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues

• a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade

• predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer

• common Old World thrush noted for its song

• informal term of address for someone's wife

• differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism)

• an event capable of causing a mutation

• a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction

• (biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal

• inflammation of the ear

• either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material

• a message that departs from the main subject