Words that rhyme with asteroid
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aneroid
adj 1: containing no liquid or actuated without the use of liquid; "aneroid barometer" n 1: a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids [syn: aneroid barometer, aneroid] -
annoyed
adj 1: aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay" [syn: annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed, stung] 2: troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager" [syn: annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexed] -
aroid
adj 1: relating to a plant of the family Araceae [syn: aroid, araceous] n 1: any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe [syn: arum, aroid] -
avoid
v 1: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her" [ant: confront, face, face up] 2: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" [syn: debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off] 3: refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories" 4: refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day" [syn: keep off, avoid] 5: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" [syn: invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify] [ant: formalise, formalize, validate] -
fibroid
n 1: benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus) [syn: fibroid tumor, fibroid] -
hydroid
n 1: colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant [syn: hydrozoan, hydroid] -
meteoroid
n 1: (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere [syn: meteoroid, meteor] -
parathyroid
n 1: any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland [syn: parathyroid gland, parathyroid] -
spheroid
n 1: a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes; "it looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid" [syn: spheroid, ellipsoid of revolution] -
steroid
n 1: any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects 2: any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs [syn: steroid hormone, steroid, sex hormone] -
thyroid
adj 1: of or relating to the thyroid gland; "thyroid deficiency"; "thyroidal uptake" [syn: thyroid, thyroidal] 2: suggestive of a thyroid disorder; "thyroid personality" n 1: located near the base of the neck [syn: thyroid gland, thyroid] -
toroid
n 1: the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus 2: a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle [syn: torus, toroid] -
void
adj 1: lacking any legal or binding force; "null and void" [syn: null, void] 2: containing nothing; "the earth was without form, and void" n 1: the state of nonexistence [syn: nothingness, void, nullity, nihility] 2: an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum" [syn: void, vacancy, emptiness, vacuum] v 1: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" [syn: invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify] [ant: formalise, formalize, validate] 2: clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something; "The chemist voided the glass bottle"; "The concert hall was voided of the audience" 3: take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidate a contract" [syn: invalidate, void, vitiate] [ant: validate] 4: excrete or discharge from the body [syn: evacuate, void, empty] -
haemorrhoid
n 1: pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter [syn: hemorrhoid, haemorrhoid, piles] -
choroid
n 1: a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye [syn: choroid, choroid coat] -
hyperthyroid
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hypothyroid
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acaroid
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diphtheroid
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leatheroid
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scleroid
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scaroid
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sparoid
See also asteroid definition and asteroid synonyms
