Words that rhyme with epicalyx

• calyx 0
  n 1: (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green
• transfix 0
  v 1: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" [syn: fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind] 2: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" [syn: transfix, impale, empale, spike]
• tropics 0
  n 1: the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate [syn: Torrid Zone, tropical zone, tropics]
• mi 0
  n 1: destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle [syn: myocardial infarction, myocardial infarct, MI] 2: a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile [syn: nautical mile, naut mi, mile, mi, geographical mile, Admiralty mile] 3: a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude [syn: nautical mile, mile, mi, naut mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile] 4: a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters [syn: mile, statute mile, stat mi, land mile, international mile, mi] 5: a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region [syn: Michigan, Wolverine State, Great Lakes State, MI] 6: the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory [syn: Security Service, MI, Military Intelligence Section 5] 7: the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas [syn: Secret Intelligence Service, MI, Military Intelligence Section 6] 8: the syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major scale in solmization
• nyx 0
  n 1: (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of the night; daughter of Chaos; counterpart of Roman Nox
• pix 0
  n 1: a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay [syn: pyx, pix, pyx chest, pix chest] 2: any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept [syn: pyx, pix]
• styx 0
  n 1: (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls [syn: Styx, River Styx]
• spadix 0
  n 1: the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe
• sussex 0
  n 1: a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
• ebonics 0
  n 1: a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States [syn: African American Vernacular English, AAVE, African American English, Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular, Black Vernacular English, Ebonics]
• varix 0
  n 1: abnormally enlarged or twisted blood vessel or lymphatic vessel
• pyx 0
  n 1: a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay [syn: pyx, pix, pyx chest, pix chest] 2: any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept [syn: pyx, pix]
• mediatrix 0
  n 1: a woman who is a mediator
• hendrix 0
  n 1: United States guitarist whose innovative style with electric guitars influenced the development of rock music (1942-1970) [syn: Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix, James Marshall Hendrix]
• essex 0
  n 1: a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
• kylix 0
  n 1: a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece [syn: kylix, cylix]
• oryx 0
  n 1: large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns [syn: oryx, pasang]
• italics 0
• unfix 0
• wicks 0
• dianetics 0
• ricks 0
• rix 0
• calix 0
• felix 0
• alex 0
• alix 0
• fralix 0
• celtics 0
• directrix 0

See also epicalyx definition and epicalyx synonyms