Words that rhyme with camas

  • mishmash
    n 1: a motley assortment of things [syn: odds and ends, oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherum]
  • trismus
    n 1: prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles
  • remus
    n 1: (Roman mythology) the twin brother of Romulus
  • ramus
    n 1: the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical
  • brumous
    adj 1: filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning" [syn: brumous, foggy, hazy, misty]
  • grumous
    adj 1: transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood" [syn: coagulate, coagulated, curdled, grumous, grumose]
  • momus
    n 1: god of blame and mockery [syn: Momus, Momos]
  • lammas
    n 1: commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England [syn: Lammas, Lammas Day, August 1]
  • nostradamus
    n 1: French astrologer who wrote cryptic predictions whose interpretations are still being debated (1503-1566) [syn: Nostradamus, Michel de Notredame]
  • cadmus
    n 1: (Greek mythology) the brother of Europa and traditional founder of Thebes in Boeotia
  • quamash
    n 1: any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America [syn: camas, camass, quamash, camosh, camash]
  • anadromous
    adj 1: migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn [ant: catadromous, diadromous]
  • catadromous
    adj 1: migrating from fresh water to the sea to spawn [ant: anadromous, diadromous]
  • tammuz
    n 1: the tenth month of the civil year; the fourth month of the ecclesiastic year (in June and July) [syn: Tammuz, Thammuz] 2: Sumerian and Babylonian god of pastures and vegetation; consort of Inanna [syn: Dumuzi, Tammuz]
  • hummus
    n 1: a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East [syn: hummus, humus, hommos, hoummos, humous]
  • erasmus
    n 1: Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536) [syn: Erasmus, Desiderius Erasmus, Gerhard Gerhards, Geert Geerts]
  • marasmus
    n 1: extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders
  • calamus
    n 1: any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes 2: the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally 3: perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots [syn: sweet flag, calamus, sweet calamus, myrtle flag, flagroot, Acorus calamus] 4: a genus of Sparidae [syn: Calamus, genus Calamus] 5: the hollow spine of a feather [syn: quill, calamus, shaft]
  • vaginismus
    n 1: muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close; usually an anxiety reaction before coitus or pelvic examination
  • nicodemus
  • polyphemus
  • seamus
  • lomas
  • squamous
  • mcamis
  • pajamas
  • gaudeamus
  • artemus
  • monospermous
  • trigamous
  • mittimus
  • borborygmus
  • decimus

See also camas definition and camas synonyms