Words that rhyme with chamyne

adj 1: having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters" [syn: satiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick]

n 1: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) [syn: examination, scrutiny] 2: a prolonged intense look

n 1: traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments [syn: simony, barratry]

adj 1: of trifling worth [syn: sixpenny, threepenny, twopenny, tuppeny, two-a-penny, twopenny- halfpenny]

n 1: reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound [syn: stereo, stereophony, stereo system, stereophonic system]

n 1: a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra [syn: symphony, symphonic music] 2: a large orchestra; can perform symphonies; "we heard the Vienna symphony" [syn: symphony orchestra, symphony, philharmonic]

n 1: the relation that exists when things occur at the same time; "the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves" [syn: synchronism, synchrony, synchronicity, synchroneity, synchronization, synchronisation, synchronizing] [ant: asynchronism, asynchrony, desynchronisation, desynchronization, desynchronizing]

n 1: transmitting speech at a distance [syn: telephone, telephony]

n 1: a solemn statement made under oath 2: an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact; "according to his own testimony he can't do it" 3: something that serves as evidence; "his effort was testimony to his devotion" [syn: testimony, testimonial]

n 1: United States artist who developed Tiffany glass (1848-1933) [syn: Tiffany, Louis Comfort Tiffany]

n 1: a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it [syn: kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani, timpani]

n 1: a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner [syn: tournament, tourney] v 1: engage in a tourney

n 1: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) [syn: dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny] 2: dominance through threat of punishment and violence [syn: absolutism, tyranny, despotism]

n 1: the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior [syn: villainy, villainousness] 2: a criminal or vicious act

n 1: the basic unit of money in Paraguay; equal to 100 centimos 2: a member of the South American people living in Paraguay and Bolivia 3: the language spoken by the Guarani of Paraguay and Bolivia

n 1: having more than one wife at a time

n 1: a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers [syn: agrimonia, agrimony]

n 1: a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite [syn: antimony, Sb, atomic number 51]

n 1: support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after the relationship ends

n 1: (Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to death

n 1: (Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Yemen or its inhabitants; "Yemeni mountains" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Yemen

n 1: lack of normal muscular tension or tonus [syn: atonicity, atony, atonia, amyotonia] [ant: tone, tonicity, tonus]

n 1: Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC) [syn: Antony, Anthony, Mark Antony, Mark Anthony, Antonius, Marcus Antonius] 2: United States suffragist (1820-1906) [syn: Anthony, Susan Anthony, Susan B. Anthony, Susan Brownell Anthony]

n 1: Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC) [syn: Antony, Anthony, Mark Antony, Mark Anthony, Antonius, Marcus Antonius]

n 1: tropical American morning glory [syn: scammony, Ipomoea orizabensis] 2: resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia 3: twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin [syn: scammony, Convolvulus scammonia]

n 1: a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism [syn: Tammany Hall, Tammany Society, Tammany]