Words that rhyme with amis

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)]

adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whacky] 2: mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze" [syn: balmy, mild, soft]

n 1: a socialist who advocates communism [syn: communist, commie]

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: informal terms for a mother [syn: ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy]

n 1: the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)

n 1: highly seasoned cut of smoked beef

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: highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried

n 1: a Hindu religious teacher; used as a title of respect

n 1: a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption; "a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes"

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

adj 1: very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" [syn: booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving]

n 1: a relatively coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting cords v 1: make knotted patterns; "macrame a plant holder"

n 1: a script (probably adapted from the Aramaic about the 7th century BC) from which later Indian scripts developed

n 1: one the Shinto deities (including mythological beings, spirits of distinguished men, forces of nature)

n 1: a disparaging term for a British person [syn: pommy, pom]

n 1: sister and consort of Izanami; mother of the islands and gods of Japan

n 1: French writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960) [syn: Camus, Albert Camus]

n 1: collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils [syn: perianth, chlamys, floral envelope, perigone, perigonium] 2: a short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece

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]