Words that rhyme with absorbs

adj 1: shaped like a bulb [syn: bulblike, bulbous, bulb- shaped] 2: curving outward [syn: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulging, bulgy, protuberant]

n 1: 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 [syn: cannabis, hemp] 2: 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 [syn: cannabis, marijuana, marihuana, ganja]

n 1: a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms [syn: cumulonimbus, cumulonimbus cloud, thundercloud]

n 1: an obsolete firearm with a long barrel [syn: arquebus, harquebus, hackbut, hagbut]

n 1: a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables [syn: iamb, iambus]

n 1: wading birds of warm regions having long slender down- curved bills

n 1: a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women 2: a situation resembling a terrifying dream [syn: nightmare, incubus] 3: someone who depresses or worries others

n 1: English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679) [syn: Hobbes, Thomas Hobbes]

n 1: notable English cricketer (1882-1963) [syn: Hobbs, Sir Jack Hobbs, John Berry Hobbs]

n 1: English biochemist (born in Germany) who discovered the Krebs cycle (1900-1981) [syn: Krebs, Hans Adolf Krebs, Sir Hans Adolf Krebs]

n 1: English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901) [syn: Stubbs, William Stubbs]

n 1: annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcress [syn: Arabis, genus Arabis]

n 1: an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombs 2: an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC

n 1: United States chemist (1839-1903) [syn: Gibbs, Josiah Willard Gibbs]

n 1: (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis [syn: Apollo, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo]

n 1: (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day

n 1: the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University [syn: Columbus, capital of Ohio] 2: Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506) [syn: Columbus, Christopher Columbus, Cristoforo Colombo, Cristobal Colon] 3: a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama 4: a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center

adj 1: relating to or consisting of lead [syn: plumbic, plumbous]

n 1: Egyptian god of tombs and ruler of the underworld; usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackal [syn: Anubis, Anpu]

n 1: an obsolete firearm with a long barrel [syn: arquebus, harquebus, hackbut, hagbut]

n 1: arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs [syn: colobus, colobus monkey]