9K+ Words That Rhyme With VIROUS

• a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis

• any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants

• any of a group of RNA viruses including those that cause influenza and mumps

• a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment

• the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year

• Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)

• concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

• completely lacking in playfulness

• of great consequence

• causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

• appealing to the mind

• requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve

• of an obscure nature

• having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding

• known widely and usually unfavorably

• a neurotropic non-arbovirus of the family Rhabdoviridae that causes rabies

• to consider or examine in speech or writing

• speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion

• the concentration of attention or energy on something

• maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system

• maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea

• a central point or locus of an infection in an organism

• special emphasis attached to something

• a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges

• a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section

• direct one's attention on something

• cause to converge on or toward a central point

• bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions

• become focussed or come into focus

• put (an image) into focus

• of or relating to the nervous system

• easily agitated

• causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

• excited in anticipation

• unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

• experiencing delirium

• marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion

• widely known and esteemed

• having or conferring glory

• affording no ease or reassurance

• fraught with danger

• not secure; beset with difficulties

• variety of sweet eating apples

• greatly pleasing or entertaining

• extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

• someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

• unusual mental ability

• someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

• exceptional creative ability

• a natural talent

• eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)

• beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

• marked by extreme and violent energy

• marked by extreme anger

• (of the elements) as if showing violent anger

• of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

• considered individually

• distinctly dissimilar or unlike

• having great diversity or variety

• showing careful forethought

• people who are fearful and cautious

• avoiding excess

• a genus of haws comprising the harriers

• a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

• a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals

• a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment

• (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games

• an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent

• navigational instrument for finding directions

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

• the limit of capability

• drafting instrument used for drawing circles

• bring about; accomplish

• travel around, either by plane or ship

• get the meaning of something

• knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts

• intentionally conceived

• (followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something

• too numerous to be counted

• tiresomely long; seemingly without end

• infinitely great in number

• having no known beginning and presumably no end

• having the ends united so as to form a continuous whole

• dazzlingly beautiful

• native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers

• annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs

• white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians

• on the negative side or lower end of a scale

• an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated

• involving disadvantage or harm

• the acquisition of something for payment

• something acquired by purchase

• a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage

• the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever

• obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

• the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

• a state at a particular time

• the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'

• goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite

• type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells

• (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

• having the nature of vice

• bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

• marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful

• a woman waiter

• serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

• lacking in usefulness or value

• morally reprehensible

• Against; in opposition to.

• Compared with, as opposed to.

• Bringing a legal action against, as used in the title of a court case in which the first party indicates the plaintiff (or appellant or the like), and the second indicates the defendant (or respondent or the like).

• having or expressing desire for something

• having a strong desire for success or achievement

• requiring full use of your abilities or resources

• auguring favorable circumstances and good luck

• possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

• cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• extremely pleasing

• based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity

• barely credible

• grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

• so extremely ugly as to be terrifying