Words that rhyme with alembic

• acerbic 0
  adj 1: sour or bitter in taste [syn: acerb, acerbic, astringent] 2: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique" [syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic]
• acrophobic 0
  adj 1: suffering from acrophobia; abnormally afraid of high places
• aerobic 0
  adj 1: depending on free oxygen or air; "aerobic fermentation" [syn: aerobic, aerophilic, aerophilous] [ant: anaerobic, anaerobiotic] 2: based on or using the principles of aerobics; enhancing respiratory and circulatory efficiency; "aerobic dance"; "running is very aerobic" [ant: anaerobic]
• agoraphobic 0
  adj 1: suffering from agoraphobia; abnormally afraid of open or public places
• amoebic 0
  adj 1: pertaining to or resembling amoebae; "amoebic dysentery" [syn: amoebic, amebic, amoeban, ameban, amoebous, amebous]
• anaerobic 0
  adj 1: living or active in the absence of free oxygen; "anaerobic bacteria" [syn: anaerobic, anaerobiotic] [ant: aerobic, aerophilic, aerophilous] 2: not aerobic; "isometric exercises are anaerobic" [ant: aerobic]
• cherubic 0
  adj 1: having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition" [syn: angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet]
• claustrophobic 0
  adj 1: uncomfortably closed or hemmed in; "a claustrophobic little room" 2: suffering from claustrophobia; abnormally afraid of closed-in places
• click 0
  n 1: a short light metallic sound [syn: chink, click, clink] 2: a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu) [syn: suction stop, click] 3: a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward [syn: pawl, detent, click, dog] 4: depression of a button on a computer mouse; "a click on the right button for example" [syn: click, mouse click] v 1: move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his arm was snapped forward" [syn: snap, click] 2: make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away" [syn: click, tick] 3: click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "Chattering teeth" [syn: chatter, click] 4: cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" [syn: snap, click, flick] 5: produce a click; "Xhosa speakers click" 6: make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens [syn: cluck, click, clack] 7: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" [syn: click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into place]
• crick 0
  n 1: a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) [syn: crick, kink, rick, wrick] 2: English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004) [syn: Crick, Francis Crick, Francis Henry Compton Crick] v 1: twist (a body part) into a strained position; "crick your neck"
• cubic 0
  adj 1: having three dimensions [syn: cubic, three- dimensional] [ant: linear, one-dimensional, planar, two-dimensional]
• decasyllabic 0
  adj 1: having or characterized by or consisting of ten syllables
• disyllabic 0
  adj 1: having or characterized by or consisting of two syllables
• dithyrambic 0
  adj 1: of or in the manner of a dithyramb
• hydrophobic 0
  adj 1: lacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or be wetted by water [ant: hydrophilic] 2: abnormally afraid of water [syn: hydrophobic, aquaphobic]
• iambic 0
  adj 1: of or consisting of iambs; "iambic pentameter" n 1: a verse line consisting of iambs
• limbic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or forming a limbus
• monosyllabic 0
  adj 1: having or characterized by or consisting of one syllable
• phobic 0
  adj 1: suffering from irrational fears
• plumbic 0
  adj 1: relating to or consisting of lead [syn: plumbic, plumbous]
• polysyllabic 0
  adj 1: having or characterized by words of more than three syllables 2: (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms" [syn: polysyllabic, sesquipedalian]
• prick 0
  n 1: insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous [syn: asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB] 2: a depression scratched or carved into a surface [syn: incision, scratch, prick, slit, dent] 3: obscene terms for penis [syn: cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz] 4: the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick" [syn: prick, pricking] v 1: make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" [syn: prickle, prick] 2: cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin" [syn: prick, sting, twinge] 3: raise; "The dog pricked up his ears" [syn: prick up, prick, cock up] 4: stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick [syn: goad, prick] 5: cause a prickling sensation [syn: prickle, prick] 6: to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience" 7: deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" [syn: sting, bite, prick]
• pubic 0
  adj 1: relating or near the pubis; "pubic bones"; "pubic hair"
• quick 0
  adv 1: with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" [syn: promptly, quickly, quick] adj 1: accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial" [syn: quick, speedy] 2: hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" [syn: flying, quick, fast] 3: moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it" [syn: agile, nimble, quick, spry] 4: apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a quick mind"; "a ready wit" [syn: quick, ready] 5: performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial" [syn: immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway] 6: easily aroused or excited; "a quick temper"; "a warm temper" [syn: quick, warm] n 1: any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
• realpolitik 0
  n 1: politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations [syn: realpolitik, practical politics]
• rhombic 0
  adj 1: resembling a rhombus
• slick 0
  adj 1: made slick by e.g. ice or grease; "sidewalks slick with ice"; "roads are slickest when rain has just started and hasn't had time to wash away the oil" 2: having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial" [syn: glib, pat, slick] 3: having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" [syn: satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick] 4: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily] n 1: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller" [syn: slickness, slick, slipperiness, slip] 2: a magazine printed on good quality paper [syn: slick, slick magazine, glossy] 3: a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water 4: a trowel used to make a surface slick v 1: make slick or smooth [syn: slick, sleek] 2: give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair" [syn: slick, slick down, sleek down]
• spic 0
  adj 1: completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick- and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps" [syn: immaculate, speckless, spick-and-span, spic-and- span, spic, spick, spotless] n 1: (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent [syn: spic, spik, spick]
• stick 0
  n 1: an implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick" 2: a small thin branch of a tree 3: a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane [syn: stick, control stick, joystick] 4: a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine 5: informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" [syn: pin, peg, stick] 6: a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball 7: a long thin implement resembling a length of wood; "cinnamon sticks"; "a stick of dynamite" 8: marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking [syn: joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick, spliff] 9: threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot" v 1: put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack" [syn: lodge, wedge, stick, deposit] [ant: dislodge, free] 2: stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!" [syn: stay, stick, stick around, stay put] [ant: move] 3: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" [syn: adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to] 4: be or become fixed; "The door sticks--we will have to plane it" 5: endure; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life" 6: be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles" [syn: adhere, stick] 7: be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war" [syn: stand by, stick by, stick, adhere] 8: cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it" 9: fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall" 10: fasten with or as with pins or nails; "stick the photo onto the corkboard" 11: fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress" 12: pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck the cloth with the needle" 13: pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger" 14: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" [syn: cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere] 15: saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill" [syn: stick, sting] 16: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" [syn: perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound]
• syllabic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to syllables; "syllabic accent"; "syllabic characters each represent a syllable" 2: consisting of or using a syllabary; "eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing" 3: (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities [ant: accentual, quantitative] 4: consisting of a syllable or syllables [ant: nonsyllabic, unsyllabic] 5: (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable; "the syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle'" [ant: nonsyllabic]
• trick 0
  n 1: a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it" [syn: trick, fast one] 2: a period of work or duty 3: an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent; "that offer was a dirty trick" 4: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on] 5: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn: magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception] 6: a prostitute's customer [syn: whoremaster, whoremonger, john, trick] 7: (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner v 1: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on]
• xenophobic 0
  adj 1: suffering from xenophobia; having abnormal fear or hatred of the strange or foreign
• homophobic 0
  adj 1: prejudiced against homosexual people
• octosyllabic 0
  adj 1: having or characterized by or consisting of eight syllables
• schtick 0
  n 1: (Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven" [syn: shtik, shtick, schtik, schtick] 2: (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik" [syn: shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick] 3: (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh" [syn: shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick] 4: (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?" [syn: shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick]
• nonstick 0
  adj 1: (of surfaces especially of cooking utensils) permitting easy removal of adherent food particles; "a frying pan with a nonstick surface"
• frick 0
  n 1: United States industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry (1849-1919) [syn: Frick, Henry Clay Frick]
• klick 0
  n 1: a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) [syn: kilometer, kilometre, km, klick]
• arabic 0
  adj 1: relating to or characteristic of Arabs; "Arabic languages" n 1: the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects [syn: Arabic, Arabic language]
• ascorbic 0
• hendecasyllabic 0
• orthorhombic 0
• photophobic 0
• dissyllabic 0
• trisyllabic 0
• hexasyllabic 0
• parisyllabic 0
• sorbic 0
• ephebic 0
• dzik 0
• quik 0
• schlick 0
• schmick 0
• schnick 0
• smick 0
• strick 0
• swick 0
• zwick 0
• vandyck 0
• vanwyck 0
• vanwyk 0
• ostpolitik 0
• choliambic 0
• galliambic 0
• bic 0
• bick 0
• fricke 0
• glick 0
• krick 0
• schrick 0
• rubik 0
• niobic 0
• lyophobic 0
• mozarabic 0

See also alembic definition