Words that rhyme with elvira

n 1: (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon [syn: Chimera, Chimaera] 2: a grotesque product of the imagination [syn: chimera, chimaera]

n 1: a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event [syn: era, epoch] 2: a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods [syn: era, geological era] 3: (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched [syn: earned run average, ERA]

n 1: someone who listens attentively [syn: hearer, listener, auditor, attender]

n 1: the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year [syn: Hegira, Hejira] 2: a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment [syn: exodus, hegira, hejira]

n 1: the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents [syn: lira, Maltese lira] 2: the basic unit of money in Turkey [syn: lira, Turkish lira] 3: formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi [syn: lira, Italian lira]

n 1: the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball [syn: sclera, sclerotic coat]

n 1: freshwater algae consisting of minute filaments containing spiral chlorophyll bands

n 1: Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926) [syn: Shearer, Moira Shearer] 2: a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles 3: a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other animals

n 1: a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression [syn: sneerer, scorner]

n 1: the person who steers a ship [syn: helmsman, steersman, steerer] 2: a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) [syn: decoy, steerer]

n 1: a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland [syn: Irish Republican Army, IRA, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA, Provos] 2: a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred [syn: individual retirement account, IRA] 3: belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: wrath, anger, ire, ira]

n 1: a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega

n 1: the basic unit of money in Nigeria

n 1: queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno [syn: Hera, Here]

n 1: a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River [syn: Madeira, Madeira River] 2: an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa; the largest of the Madeira Islands 3: an amber dessert wine from the Madeira Islands

n 1: the basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos

n 1: one of the three Furies

n 1: type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice [syn: Phylloxera, genus Phylloxera]

n 1: a port city in eastern Mozambique on the Mozambique Channel