3K+ Words That Rhyme With THLIPSIS

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

• an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument

• a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

• an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole

• the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations

• a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed

• the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'

• a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation

• a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud

• 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

• identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon

• 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

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

• without charge

• costing nothing

• overbearing pride or presumption

• 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

• similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood

• the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates

• a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter

• an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped

• inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces

• (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer

• English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585)

• 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

• black tropical American cuckoo

• a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile

• destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle

• a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region, with capital Lansing

• a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude

• the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory

• a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

• the syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major scale in solmization

• the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas

• one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament

• a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together

• a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle

• the citadel in ancient Greek towns

• any handsome young man

• annual or perennial herbs

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

• inflammation of the vermiform appendix

• inflammation of a joint or joints

• production of a chemical compound by a living organism

• inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes

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

• separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes

• special importance or significance

• intensity or forcefulness of expression

• special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.

• the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

• development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ

• the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers

• a coming into being

• inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin

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

• a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations

• a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena

• a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

• infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea

• the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals

• a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances

• a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft

• a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

• people living in a large densely populated municipality

• (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

• something causing misery or death