Words that rhyme with achilles

  • 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
  • fillies
  • lilies
  • lily's
  • tales
  • chilies
  • dillies
  • androcles
  • cingalese
  • novelese
  • chiles
  • chilis
  • gillies
  • phillies
  • phyllys
  • canilles

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