Words that rhyme with brostrom

n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation [syn: angstrom, angstrom unit, A]

n 1: a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram 2: (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus

n 1: branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights [syn: candelabrum, candelabra]

n 1: anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans

n 1: a difficult problem [syn: riddle, conundrum, enigma, brain-teaser]

n 1: propriety in manners and conduct [syn: decorum, decorousness] [ant: indecorousness, indecorum]

n 1: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it [syn: dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox] 2: beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils [syn: snout, rostrum]

n 1: a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: fit, tantrum, scene, conniption]

n 1: a proposition deducible from basic postulates 2: an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth

n 1: an edition containing various versions of a text or notes by various scholars or editors [syn: variorum, variorum edition]

n 1: the main body of a vertebra

n 1: a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite [syn: tungsten, wolfram, W, atomic number 74]

n 1: a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University 2: English breed of short-horned cattle [syn: Durham, shorthorn]

n 1: 100 dirhams equal 1 riyal in Qatar [syn: Qatari dirham, dirham] 2: the basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates; equal to 1,000 fils [syn: United Arab Emirate dirham, dirham] 3: the basic unit of money in Morocco; equal to 100 centimes [syn: Moroccan dirham, dirham] 4: 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Tunisia [syn: Tunisian dirham, dirham] 5: 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Libya [syn: Libyan dirham, dirham] 6: worth one tenth of a Kuwaiti dinar; equal 100 fils [syn: Kuwaiti dirham, dirham]

n 1: a layer of grey matter in the brain adjacent to the lenticular nucleus

n 1: milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition [syn: colostrum, foremilk]

n 1: a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak [syn: Karakoram, Karakoram Range, Karakorum Range, Mustagh, Mustagh Range]

n 1: (Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other [syn: Tristan, Tristram]