Words that rhyme with bonica

  • harmonica
    n 1: a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole [syn: harmonica, mouth organ, harp, mouth harp]
  • japonica
    n 1: greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties [syn: japonica, Camellia japonica] 2: deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms [syn: japonica, maule's quince, Chaenomeles japonica]
  • ca
    n 1: a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals [syn: calcium, Ca, atomic number 20] 2: a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes [syn: California, Golden State, CA, Calif.]
  • antarctica
    n 1: an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep; "Antarctica is twice the size of Australia" [syn: Antarctica, Antarctic continent]
  • baedeker
    n 1: German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859) [syn: Baedeker, Karl Baedeker] 2: any of a series of travel guidebooks published by the German firm founded by Karl Baedeker
  • gurkha
    n 1: a member of the Nepalese force that has been part of the British army for 200 years; known for fierceness in combat 2: a member of Hindu people descended from brahmins and Rajputs who live in Nepal
  • mazurka
    n 1: music composed for dancing the mazurka 2: a Polish national dance in triple time
  • vesica
    n 1: a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas) [syn: bladder, vesica]
  • veronica
    n 1: any plant of the genus Veronica [syn: veronica, speedwell]
  • hanukkah
    n 1: (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [syn: Hanukkah, Hanukah, Hannukah, Chanukah, Chanukkah, Channukah, Channukkah, Festival of Lights, Feast of Lights, Feast of Dedication, Feast of the Dedication]
  • corsica
    n 1: an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France [syn: Corse, Corsica] 2: a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte [syn: Corse, Corsica]
  • areca
    n 1: any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts
  • perestroika
    n 1: an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy
  • ithaca
    n 1: a college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga 2: a Greek island to the west of Greece; in Homeric legend Odysseus was its king [syn: Ithaca, Ithaki]
  • seneca
    n 1: Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD) [syn: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus Seneca] 2: a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York State south of Lake Ontario 3: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca
  • brassica
    n 1: mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc. [syn: Brassica, genus Brassica]
  • maiolica
    n 1: highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide [syn: majolica, maiolica]
  • boudicca
  • donica
  • konica
  • monica
  • telefonica
  • santonica
  • manuka
  • eroica
  • jessica
  • guernica
  • jataka
  • tripitaka
  • areopagitica
  • whittaker
  • honecker
  • linacre