Words that rhyme with achilles
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displease
v 1: give displeasure to [ant: delight, please] -
isosceles
adj 1: (of a triangle) having two sides of equal length -
journalese
n 1: the style in which newspapers are written -
legalese
n 1: a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law -
valise
n 1: a small overnight bag for short trips -
willies
n 1: feelings of uneasiness; "that guy gave me the willies" -
belize
n 1: a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control [syn: Belize, British Honduras] -
congolese
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the Congo region or its people; "Congolese rulers"; "the Congolese republic" n 1: a native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo -
nepalese
adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its people or language or culture; "Nepalese troops massed at the border"; "Nepali mountains are among the highest in the world"; "the different Nepali words for `rice'" [syn: Nepalese, Nepali] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Nepal [syn: Nepalese, Nepali] -
sinhalese
adj 1: of or relating to the Sinhalese languages; "the Sinhalese versions of the Ramayana" [syn: Sinhala, Singhalese, Sinhalese] 2: of or relating to the Sinhalese people; "Sinhalese rebels fighting the Tamils" [syn: Singhalese, Sinhalese] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka [syn: Sinhalese, Singhalese] 2: the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka [syn: Sinhalese, Singhalese, Sinhala] -
senegalese
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Senegal or its people; "Senegalese villages"; "Senegalese herdsmen" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Senegal -
damocles
n 1: the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC) -
heracles
n 1: (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality [syn: Hercules, Heracles, Herakles, Alcides] -
pericles
n 1: Athenian statesman whose leadership contributed to Athens' political and cultural supremacy in Greece; he ordered the construction of the Parthenon (died in 429 BC) -
praxiteles
n 1: ancient Greek sculptor (circa 370-330 BC) -
sophocles
n 1: one of the great tragedians of ancient Greece (496-406 BC) -
togolese
adj 1: of or relating to the African country of Togo or its people; "the Togolese capital" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Togo -
anopheles
n 1: malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head- downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae [syn: Anopheles, genus Anopheles] -
empedocles
n 1: Greek philosopher who taught that all matter is composed of particles of fire and water and air and earth (fifth century BC) -
officialese
n 1: the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure -
themistocles
n 1: Athenian statesman who persuaded Athens to build a navy and then led it to victory over the Persians (527-460 BC) -
antilles
n 1: a group of islands in the West Indies -
thales
n 1: a presocratic Greek philosopher and astronomer (who predicted an eclipse in 585 BC) who was said by Aristotle to be the founder of physical science; he held that all things originated in water (624-546 BC) [syn: Thales, Thales of Miletus] -
chillies
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fillies
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lilies
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lily's
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tales
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chilies
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dillies
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androcles
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cingalese
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novelese
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chiles
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chilis
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gillies
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phillies
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phyllys
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canilles
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