Words that rhyme with amaryllis
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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
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polis
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villous
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alice
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phyllis
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heliopolis
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sallis
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borealis
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gillis
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collis
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hollis
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hillas
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squillace
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agilis
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mccrillis
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mcgillis
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hillis
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phillis
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perlis
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propolis
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cosmopolis
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ellice
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ellis
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margolis
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baylis
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lillis
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millis
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tillis
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inglis
See also amaryllis definition
