Words that rhyme with almous

adv 1: away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations" [syn: awry, amiss] 2: in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; "if you think him guilty you judge amiss"; "he spoke amiss"; "no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly" 3: in an imperfect or faulty way; "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen [syn: imperfectly, amiss] [ant: perfectly] adj 1: not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine" [syn: amiss(p), awry(p), haywire, wrong(p)]

n 1: the deep vascular inner layer of the skin [syn: dermis, corium, derma]

v 1: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" [syn: dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore] 2: cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This case is dismissed!" [syn: dismiss, throw out] 3: stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" [syn: dismiss, send packing, send away, drop] 4: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate] [ant: employ, engage, hire] 5: end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave; "I was dismissed after I gave my report" [syn: dismiss, usher out] 6: declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections" [syn: dissolve, dismiss]

n 1: the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates [syn: epidermis, cuticle]

n 1: layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods

n 1: a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" [syn: premise, premiss, assumption] v 1: set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand" 2: furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" [syn: precede, preface, premise, introduce] 3: take something as preexisting and given [syn: premise, premiss]

n 1: a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future 2: grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover" [syn: promise, hope] v 1: make a promise or commitment [syn: promise, assure] 2: promise to undertake or give; "I promise you my best effort" 3: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" [syn: predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise] 4: give grounds for expectations; "The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory"

n 1: a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive [syn: pumice, pumice stone] v 1: rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen

adj 1: failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills" [syn: derelict, delinquent, neglectful, remiss]

n 1: an alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare's milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia [syn: koumiss, kumis]

n 1: United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859) [syn: Thomas, Seth Thomas] 2: United States socialist who was a candidate for president six times (1884-1968) [syn: Thomas, Norman Thomas, Norman Mattoon Thomas] 3: a radio broadcast journalist during World War I and World War II noted for his nightly new broadcast (1892-1981) [syn: Thomas, Lowell Thomas, Lowell Jackson Thomas] 4: Welsh poet (1914-1953) [syn: Thomas, Dylan Thomas, Dylan Marlais Thomas] 5: the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes [syn: Thomas, Saint Thomas, St. Thomas, doubting Thomas, Thomas the doubting Apostle]

n 1: any handsome young man 2: annual or perennial herbs [syn: Adonis, genus Adonis] 3: (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone; "when Adonis died Zeus decreed that he should spend winters in the underworld with Persephone and spend summers with Aphrodite"

n 1: (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana [syn: Artemis, Cynthia]

n 1: a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens

n 1: a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" [syn: premise, premiss, assumption] v 1: take something as preexisting and given [syn: premise, premiss]