Words that rhyme with diastolic

  • alcoholic
    adj 1: characteristic of or containing alcohol; "alcoholic drinks" [ant: nonalcoholic] 2: addicted to alcohol; "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren [syn: alcoholic, alcohol-dependent] n 1: a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually [syn: alcoholic, alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souse]
  • anabolic
    adj 1: of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism 2: characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism; "some athletes take anabolic steroids to increase muscle size temporarily" [ant: catabolic, katabolic]
  • apostolic
    adj 1: of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings [syn: apostolic, apostolical] 2: proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; "papal dispensation" [syn: papal, apostolic, apostolical, pontifical]
  • bucolic
    adj 1: (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility" [syn: arcadian, bucolic, pastoral] 2: relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy" [syn: bucolic, pastoral] n 1: a country person [syn: peasant, provincial, bucolic] 2: a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life [syn: eclogue, bucolic, idyll, idyl]
  • colic
    n 1: acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) [syn: colic, intestinal colic, gripes, griping]
  • diabolic
    adj 1: showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye" [syn: devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian, mephistophelean] 2: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy]
  • frolic
    n 1: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper] v 1: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about]
  • hydraulic
    adj 1: moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil); "hydraulic erosion"; "hydraulic brakes" 2: of or relating to the study of hydraulics; "hydraulic engineer"
  • hyperbolic
    adj 1: enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "a hyperbolic style" [syn: hyperbolic, inflated] 2: of or relating to a hyperbola; "hyperbolic functions"
  • melancholic
    adj 1: characterized by or causing or expressing sadness; "growing more melancholy every hour"; "her melancholic smile"; "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth" [syn: melancholy, melancholic] n 1: someone subject to melancholia [syn: melancholic, melancholiac]
  • metabolic
    adj 1: of or relating to metabolism; "metabolic rate" 2: undergoing metamorphosis [syn: metabolic, metabolous] [ant: ametabolic, ametabolous]
  • parabolic
    adj 1: resembling or expressed by parables [syn: parabolic, parabolical] 2: having the form of a parabola [syn: parabolic, parabolical]
  • rollick
    v 1: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about]
  • symbolic
    adj 1: relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols; "symbolic logic"; "symbolic operations"; "symbolic thinking" [syn: symbolic, symbolical] 2: serving as a visible symbol for something abstract; "a crown is emblematic of royalty"; "the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish" [syn: emblematic, emblematical, symbolic, symbolical] 3: using symbolism; "symbolic art"
  • vitriolic
    adj 1: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique" [syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic] 2: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action [syn: caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant]
  • phenolic
    n 1: a thermosetting resin [syn: phenolic resin, phenolic, phenoplast]
  • workaholic
    n 1: person with a compulsive need to work
  • nonalcoholic
    adj 1: characterized by the absence of alcohol; "nonalcoholic beverages" [ant: alcoholic]
  • gallic
    adj 1: of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls; "Ancient Gallic dialects"; "Gallic migrations"; "the Gallic Wars" 2: of or pertaining to France or the people of France; "French cooking"; "a Gallic shrug" [syn: French, Gallic]
  • carbolic
  • folic
  • balik
  • bolich
  • bolick
  • collick
  • bialik

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