Words that rhyme with amaryllis

  • acropolis
    n 1: the citadel in ancient Greek towns
  • bacillus
    n 1: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil [syn: bacillus, B]
  • challis
    n 1: a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed)
  • chrysalis
    n 1: pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon
  • digitalis
    n 1: a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove [syn: digitalis, digitalis glycoside, digitalin] 2: any of several plants of the genus Digitalis [syn: foxglove, digitalis]
  • megalopolis
    n 1: a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns)
  • metropolis
    n 1: a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city" [syn: city, metropolis, urban center] 2: people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994" [syn: city, metropolis]
  • necropolis
    n 1: a tract of land used for burials [syn: cemetery, graveyard, burial site, burial ground, burying ground, memorial park, necropolis]
  • oxalis
    n 1: any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis [syn: oxalis, sorrel, wood sorrel]
  • syphilis
    n 1: a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) [syn: syphilis, syph, pox, lues venerea, lues]
  • trellis
    n 1: latticework used to support climbing plants [syn: trellis, treillage] v 1: train on a trellis, as of a vine
  • torticollis
    n 1: an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted [syn: torticollis, wryneck]
  • villus
    n 1: a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane
  • annapolis
    n 1: state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy [syn: Annapolis, capital of Maryland]
  • physalis
    n 1: ground cherries [syn: Physalis, genus Physalis]
  • hemerocallis
    n 1: east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae [syn: Hemerocallis, genus Hemerocallis]
  • tallith
    n 1: (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer [syn: prayer shawl, tallith, tallis]
  • willis
    n 1: English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675) [syn: Willis, Thomas Willis]
  • indianapolis
    n 1: the capital and largest city of Indiana; a major commercial center in the country's heartland; site of an annual 500-mile automobile race [syn: Indianapolis, capital of Indiana]
  • minneapolis
    n 1: largest city in Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river; noted for flour mills; one of the Twin Cities
  • persepolis
    n 1: an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins
  • cilice
  • polis
  • villous
  • alice
  • phyllis
  • heliopolis
  • sallis
  • borealis
  • gillis
  • collis
  • hollis
  • hillas
  • squillace
  • agilis
  • mccrillis
  • mcgillis
  • hillis
  • phillis
  • perlis
  • propolis
  • cosmopolis
  • ellice
  • ellis
  • margolis
  • baylis
  • lillis
  • millis
  • tillis
  • inglis

See also amaryllis definition