Words that rhyme with amentia
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censure
n 1: harsh criticism or disapproval [syn: censure, animadversion] 2: the state of being excommunicated [syn: excommunication, exclusion, censure] v 1: rebuke formally [syn: reprimand, censure, criminate] -
dementia
n 1: mental deterioration of organic or functional origin [syn: dementia, dementedness] -
differentia
n 1: distinguishing characteristics (especially in different species of a genus) -
strongbox
n 1: a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked [syn: strongbox, deedbox] -
sweatbox
n 1: small or narrow cell 2: a device that causes tobacco leaves or fruit or hides to sweat -
tinderbox
n 1: a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence; "the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe" 2: a box for holding tinder -
tonsure
n 1: the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head 2: shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order v 1: shave the head of a newly inducted monk -
toolbox
n 1: a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools [syn: toolbox, tool chest, tool cabinet, tool case] -
unorthodox
adj 1: independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians" [syn: irregular, maverick, unorthodox] 2: breaking with convention or tradition; "an unorthodox lifestyle" [ant: orthodox] -
workbox
n 1: container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing) [syn: workbasket, workbox, workbag] -
cia
n 1: an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council [syn: Central Intelligence Agency, CIA] -
knox
n 1: Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572) [syn: Knox, John Knox] -
breadbox
n 1: a container used to keep bread or cake in [syn: bread- bin, breadbox] -
detox
n 1: the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified v 1: treat for alcohol or drug dependence; "He was detoxified in the clinic" [syn: detox, detoxify] -
postbox
n 1: public box for deposit of mail [syn: postbox, mailbox, letter box] -
vaux
n 1: United States landscape architect (born in England) who designed Central Park (1824-1895) [syn: Vaux, Calvert Vaux] -
devonshire
n 1: a county in southwestern England [syn: Devon, Devonshire] -
lincolnshire
n 1: an agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea -
paintbox
n 1: a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint -
shoebox
n 1: a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment) 2: an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes -
soundbox
n 1: a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin) [syn: soundbox, body] -
volvox
n 1: type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis [syn: Volvox, genus Volvox] -
opuntia
n 1: large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears [syn: Opuntia, genus Opuntia] -
redox
n 1: a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction [syn: oxidation- reduction, oxidoreduction, redox] -
sox
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cea
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coxe
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foxe
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pepperbox
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vasa
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wigtownshire
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haybox
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saucebox
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strontia
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wilcox
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dreadlocks
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