Words that rhyme with altimetry

n 1: the residence of a religious community

n 1: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock] 2: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline [syn: ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation]

n 1: measuring wind speed and direction

n 1: measurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacities

n 1: a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art" [syn: art, artistry, prowess]

n 1: (mathematics) a lack of symmetry [syn: asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance] [ant: balance, correspondence, symmetricalness, symmetry]

n 1: the practice of plundering in gangs

n 1: traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments [syn: simony, barratry] 2: the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery 3: (maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo; includes every breach of trust such as stealing or sinking or deserting the ship or embezzling the cargo 4: the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels

n 1: the craft of basket making

n 1: the worship of the Bible [syn: bibliolatry, Bible- worship]

n 1: the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot [syn: bigotry, dogmatism]

n 1: the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry

n 1: a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis [syn: biometrics, biometry, biostatistics]

n 1: the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality) [syn: cabinetwork, cabinetry]

n 1: the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood [syn: carpentry, woodworking, woodwork]

n 1: argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading 2: moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas

n 1: the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions [syn: chemistry, chemical science] 2: the chemical composition and properties of a substance or object; "the chemistry of soil" 3: the way two individuals relate to each other; "their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other"; "a mysterious alchemy brought them together" [syn: chemistry, interpersonal chemistry, alchemy]

n 1: electronic equipment consisting of a system of circuits

n 1: playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest [syn: flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying]

n 1: a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" [syn: state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic] 2: the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" [syn: country, state, land] 3: the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" [syn: nation, land, country] 4: an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country" [syn: country, rural area] [ant: populated area, urban area] 5: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" [syn: area, country]

n 1: the acts or rites of worshiping devils [syn: diabolatry, demonolatry, devil-worship]

n 1: the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth [syn: dentistry, dental medicine, odontology]

n 1: (mathematics) a lack of symmetry [syn: asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance] [ant: balance, correspondence, symmetricalness, symmetry]

n 1: branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of electricity and the production of electricity by chemical reactions

n 1: an item inserted in a written record 2: the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line" [syn: introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry] 3: a written record of a commercial transaction [syn: entry, accounting entry, ledger entry] 4: something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition); "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?" [syn: submission, entry] 5: something that provides access (to get in or get out); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" [syn: entrance, entranceway, entryway, entry, entree] 6: the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance" [syn: entrance, entering, entry, ingress, incoming]

n 1: the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber

n 1: appliances collectively; "laborsaving gadgetry"

n 1: the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: heroism, gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancy] 2: courtesy towards women [syn: chivalry, gallantry, politesse] 3: polite attentiveness to women

n 1: a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something; can display railway signals above several tracks or can support a traveling crane etc. [syn: gantry, gauntry]

n 1: the most powerful members of a society [syn: gentry, aristocracy]

n 1: the chemistry of the earth's crust

n 1: the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces

n 1: the worship of saints [syn: hagiolatry, hierolatry]

n 1: offering sexual intercourse for pay [syn: prostitution, harlotry, whoredom]

n 1: measurement of the elevation of land above sea level [syn: hypsometry, hypsography]

n 1: the worship of sacred images

n 1: religious zeal; the willingness to serve God [syn: idolatry, devotion, veneration, cultism] 2: the worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God [syn: idolatry, idol worship]

n 1: the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications" 2: the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production" [syn: industry, manufacture] 3: persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues" [syn: diligence, industriousness, industry]

n 1: an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot" [syn: infantry, foot]

n 1: measuring with a micrometer

n 1: religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian) 2: building where the business of a government department is transacted 3: a government department under the direction of a minister 4: the work of a minister of religion; "he is studying for the ministry"

n 1: musketeers and their muskets collectively 2: the technique of using small arms (especially in battle)

n 1: the practice of an optometrist

n 1: a rich and spectacular ceremony [syn: pageant, pageantry] 2: an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes [syn: pageant, pageantry]

n 1: telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand [syn: palmistry, palm reading, chiromancy, chirology]

n 1: a small storeroom for storing foods or wines [syn: pantry, larder, buttery]

n 1: a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor [syn: parquetry, parqueterie]

n 1: a dough of flour and water and shortening [syn: pastry, pastry dough] 2: any of various baked foods made of dough or batter

n 1: the class of peasants

n 1: an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning

n 1: branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light

n 1: measurement of the properties of light (especially luminous intensity)

n 1: an agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange pleasantries"

n 1: the branch of medicine concerned with the feet [syn: podiatry, chiropody]

n 1: literature in metrical form [syn: poetry, poesy, verse] 2: any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling

n 1: the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders [syn: psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine]

n 1: the art of making puppets and presenting puppet shows 2: a stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets)

n 1: the chemistry of radioactive substances [syn: radiochemistry, nuclear chemistry]

n 1: an official written record of names or events or transactions [syn: register, registry]

n 1: the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation

adj 1: requiring sitting or little activity; "forced by illness to lead a sedentary life"

n 1: a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event [syn: lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picket]

n 1: a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone [syn: sophism, sophistry, sophistication]

n 1: the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra [syn: spectroscopy, spectrometry, spectroscopic analysis, spectrum analysis, spectrographic analysis]

n 1: (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane [syn: symmetry, symmetricalness, correspondence, balance] [ant: asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance] 2: balance among the parts of something [syn: symmetry, proportion] [ant: disproportion] 3: (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions [syn: isotropy, symmetry] [ant: anisotropy]

n 1: something that resembles a tapestry in its complex pictorial designs; "the tapestry of European history" 2: a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery [syn: tapestry, tapis] 3: a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs [syn: tapestry, arras]

n 1: automatic transmission and measurement of data from remote sources by wire or radio or other means

n 1: the measurement of temperature

n 1: artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body) [syn: toiletry, toilet articles]

n 1: the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions [syn: trigonometry, trig]

adv 1: in an unpleasant manner; "he had been unpleasantly surprised" [ant: agreeably, enjoyably, pleasantly]

adj 1: of or coming from the middle of a region or country; "upcountry districts" [syn: interior, midland, upcountry]

n 1: in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church 2: a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held [syn: vestry, sacristy]

adj 1: characteristic of or occurring in winter; "suffered severe wintry weather"; "brown wintry grasses" [syn: wintry, wintery] [ant: autumnal, summery, vernal] 2: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry]

n 1: excessive intolerance of opposing views [syn: fanaticism, fanatism, zealotry]

n 1: the worship of animals [syn: zoolatry, animal-worship]

n 1: people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" [syn: family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry]

n 1: the growth rates in different parts of a growing organism are the same 2: a one-to-one mapping of one metric space into another metric space that preserves the distances between each pair of points; "the isometries of the cube" 3: equality of elevation above sea level 4: equality of measure (e.g., equality of height above sea level or equality of loudness etc.)

n 1: any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements [syn: psychometry, psychometrics, psychometrika]

n 1: the measurement of hearing [syn: audiology, audiometry] 2: measuring sensitivity of hearing

n 1: the branch of physical anthropology dealing with the study and measurement of dry skulls after removal of its soft parts

n 1: the quantitative study of social relationships

n 1: measuring the dose of radiation emitted by a radioactive source

n 1: the measurement of specific gravity [syn: hydrometry, gravimetry]

n 1: volumetric analysis using standard solutions of acids to measure the amount of a base present

n 1: measurement of quantities of heat

n 1: an endowment for the singing of Masses 2: a chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the donor

n 1: British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929) [syn: Langtry, Lillie Langtry, Jersey Lillie, Emilie Charlotte le Breton]

n 1: the act of entering again

n 1: the idolization of William Shakespeare

n 1: the worship of a single god but without claiming that it is the only god

n 1: the worship of fire [syn: pyrolatry, fire-worship]

n 1: the worship of saints [syn: hagiolatry, hierolatry]

n 1: the worship of snakes [syn: ophiolatry, serpent- worship]

n 1: inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture [syn: marquetry, marqueterie]