Words that rhyme with avila

adj 1: of or relating to or located at the base; "the basilar membrane of the cochlea" [syn: basilar, basilary]

n 1: a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections [syn: quibbler, caviller, caviler, pettifogger]

n 1: the British cabinet minister responsible for finance [syn: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chancellor] 2: the person who is head of state (in several countries) [syn: chancellor, premier, prime minister] 3: the honorary or titular head of a university

n 1: the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla 2: a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton 3: small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur [syn: chinchilla, Chinchilla laniger]

n 1: a member of a council [syn: council member, councillor]

n 1: someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp [syn: counselor, counsellor] 2: someone who gives advice about problems [syn: counselor, counsellor] 3: a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: advocate, counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader]

n 1: a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships 2: a fleet of small craft

n 1: largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa [syn: gorilla, Gorilla gorilla]

n 1: a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment [syn: guerrilla, guerilla, irregular, insurgent]

n 1: a radical who advocates the abolition of social distinctions [syn: leveler, leveller]

n 1: a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp [syn: manila, manila paper, manilla, manilla paper]

n 1: a woman's silk or lace scarf 2: short cape worn by women [syn: mantelet, mantilla]

n 1: the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium [syn: upper jaw, upper jawbone, maxilla, maxillary]

n 1: a celebrant who shares in a noisy party; "the clubs attract revelers as young as thirteen" [syn: reveler, reveller, merrymaker]

n 1: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge] 2: a sparkling glittering particle

n 1: a person who changes location [syn: traveler, traveller]

adj 1: flavored with vanilla extract; "he liked vanilla ice cream" 2: plain and without any extras or adornments; "the most common type of bond is the straight or plain vanilla bond"; "the basic car is known as the vanilla version" n 1: any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers 2: a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans) [syn: vanilla, vanilla extract] 3: a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans

n 1: Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923) [syn: Villa, Pancho Villa, Francisco Villa, Doroteo Arango] 2: detached or semidetached suburban house 3: country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard 4: pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds

n 1: someone who enjoys riotous drinking [syn: wassailer, carouser] 2: someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture [syn: toaster, wassailer]

n 1: an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers [syn: scilla, squill]

n 1: a British colony in the West Indies 2: type genus of the Anguillidae: eels [syn: Anguilla, genus Anguilla]

n 1: (Greek mythology) a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster who lived on one side of a narrow strait; drowned and devoured sailors who tried to escape Charybdis (a whirlpool) on the other side of the strait

n 1: a celestial globe consisting of metal hoops; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars [syn: armillary sphere, armilla] 2: (archeology) a bracelet worn around the wrist or arm

n 1: king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453) [syn: Attila, Attila the Hun, Scourge of God, Scourge of the Gods]

n 1: a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479 [syn: Castile, Castilla]

n 1: shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange and crimson foliage [syn: cyrilla, leatherwood, white titi, Cyrilla racemiflora]

n 1: a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment [syn: guerrilla, guerilla, irregular, insurgent]

n 1: a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp [syn: manila, manila paper, manilla, manilla paper] 2: the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon [syn: Manila, capital of the Philippines]

n 1: a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain [syn: Sevilla, Seville]

n 1: very dry pale sherry from Spain

n 1: wildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening- blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from southern California to southern Colorado and into Mexico [syn: desert four o'clock, Colorado four o'clock, maravilla, Mirabilis multiflora] 2: leafy wildflower having fragrant slender white or pale pink trumpet-shaped flowers; southwestern United States and northern Mexico [syn: sweet four o'clock, maravilla, Mirabilis longiflora]