Words that rhyme with appalachia

  • acacia
    n 1: any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
  • denature
    v 1: add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb 2: modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished 3: make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes
  • fascia
    n 1: a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc [syn: fascia, facia] 2: instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls [syn: dashboard, fascia]
  • insomnia
    n 1: an inability to sleep; chronic sleeplessness [ant: hypersomnia]
  • nature
    n 1: the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy" 2: a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe; "the laws of nature"; "nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women" 3: the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; "they tried to preserve nature as they found it" 4: the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others" 5: a particular type of thing; "problems of this type are very difficult to solve"; "he's interested in trains and things of that nature"; "matters of a personal nature"
  • breccia
    n 1: a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand
  • asia
    n 1: the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations 2: the nations of the Asian continent collectively
  • australasia
    n 1: Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the South Pacific
  • dalmatia
    n 1: a historical region of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea; mountainous with many islands
  • galatia
    n 1: an ancient country in central Asia Minor
  • hypatia
    n 1: Greek philosopher and astronomer; she invented the astrolabe (370-415)
  • osteomalacia
    n 1: abnormal softening of bones caused by deficiencies of phosphorus or calcium or vitamin D
  • magistrature
    n 1: the position of magistrate [syn: magistracy, magistrature]
  • cetacea
    n 1: an order of Eutheria [syn: Cetacea, order Cetacea]
  • crustacea
    n 1: class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas [syn: Crustacea, class Crustacea]
  • millennia
  • via
  • chia
  • guarnaccia
  • horatia
  • sarmatia

See also appalachia definition