9K+ Words That Rhyme With PROPHYLAXES

• (originally Ireland) To ruin or destroy.

• In decision theory, game theory, etc. a decision rule used for minimizing the maximum possible loss, or maximizing the minimum gain.

• To find the optimum play, or decision, to achieve minimizing the maximum loss.

• the anterior part of an insect's thorax; bears the first pair of legs

• any shrub or small tree of the genus Styrax having fragrant bell-shaped flowers that hang below the dark green foliage

• Fax

• the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen

• the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

• part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs

• common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America

• an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade

• a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick

• fell with or as if with a poleax

• a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people

• a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia

• an odorous gum resin formerly used in medicines

• a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions

• in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations

• the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged

• a group of countries in special alliance

• the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head

• the center around which something rotates

• 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

• a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism

• the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part

• (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

• a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends

• United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)

• an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'

• (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality

• a large constellation in the Northern Hemisphere between Lyra and Corona Borealis

• a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges

• something lost (especially money lost at gambling)

• the common people generally

• informal term of address for someone's wife

• land and the buildings on it

• an examination consisting of a few short questions

• examine someone's knowledge of something

• performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others

• (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun

• a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

• a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

• offensive term for a homosexual man

• any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

• (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces

• the flesh of fish used as food

• the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20

• seek indirectly

• catch or try to catch fish or shellfish