Words that rhyme with famous

• laundress 2
  n 1: a working woman who takes in washing [syn: washwoman, washerwoman, laundrywoman, laundress]
• animus 0
  n 1: a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility [syn: animosity, animus, bad blood]
• anonymous 0
  adj 1: having no known name or identity or known source; "anonymous authors"; "anonymous donors"; "an anonymous gift" [syn: anonymous, anon.] [ant: onymous] 2: not known or lacking marked individuality; "brown anonymous houses"; "anonymous bureaucrats in the Civil Service"
• antonymous 0
  adj 1: of words: having opposite meanings [ant: synonymous]
• anus 0
  n 1: the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal
• autonomous 0
  adj 1: (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" [syn: autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign] 2: existing as an independent entity; "the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies" 3: (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment [syn: autonomous, self-directed, self-reliant]
• bigamous 0
  adj 1: of illegal marriage to a second person while legally married to a first
• blasphemous 0
  adj 1: grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred; "blasphemous rites of a witches' Sabbath"; "profane utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on" [syn: blasphemous, profane, sacrilegious] 2: characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" [syn: blasphemous, blue, profane]
• chiasmus 0
  n 1: inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
• chorus 0
  n 1: any utterance produced simultaneously by a group; "a chorus of boos" 2: a group of people assembled to sing together 3: the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers [syn: refrain, chorus] 4: a body of dancers or singers who perform together [syn: chorus, chorus line] 5: a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play [syn: chorus, Greek chorus] v 1: utter in unison; "`yes,' the children chorused" 2: sing in a choir [syn: choir, chorus]
• cirrus 0
  n 1: usually coiled [syn: cirrus, cirrhus] 2: a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles) [syn: cirrus, cirrus cloud] 3: a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile
• cumbrous 0
  adj 1: difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing" [syn: cumbersome, cumbrous]
• curious 0
  adj 1: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" [syn: curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular] 2: eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns); "a curious child is a teacher's delight"; "a trap door that made me curious"; "curious investigators"; "traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers"; "curious about the neighbor's doings" [ant: incurious] 3: having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more; "a trap door that made me curious"
• cypress 0
  n 1: wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus 2: any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones [syn: cypress, cypress tree]
• dangerous 0
  adj 1: involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions" [syn: dangerous, unsafe] [ant: safe] 2: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease" [syn: dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening]
• dexterous 0
  adj 1: skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind" [syn: deft, dexterous, dextrous]
• dichotomous 0
  adj 1: divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications
• enormous 0
  adj 1: extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; "an enormous boulder"; "enormous expenses"; "tremendous sweeping plains"; "a tremendous fact in human experience; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology"- Walter Lippman; "a plane took off with a tremendous noise" [syn: enormous, tremendous]
• eponymous 0
  adj 1: being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym [syn: eponymous, eponymic]
• exogamous 0
  adj 1: characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related [syn: exogamous, exogamic] [ant: autogamic, autogamous, endogamic, endogamous] 2: pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe [syn: exogamous, exogamic] [ant: endogamic, endogamous]
• ferrous 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or containing iron [syn: ferric, ferrous]
• fortress 0
  n 1: a fortified defensive structure [syn: fortress, fort]
• grimace 0
  n 1: a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect" [syn: grimace, face] v 1: contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" [syn: grimace, make a face, pull a face]
• harass 0
  v 1: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke] 2: exhaust by attacking repeatedly; "harass the enemy"
• heiress 0
  n 1: a female heir [syn: heiress, inheritress, inheritrix]
• hippopotamus 0
  n 1: massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa [syn: hippopotamus, hippo, river horse, Hippopotamus amphibius]
• homonymous 0
  adj 1: of or related to or being homonyms [syn: homonymic, homonymous]
• humus 0
  n 1: partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil 2: 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]
• hypothalamus 0
  n 1: a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
• ignoramus 0
  n 1: an ignorant person [syn: ignoramus, know nothing, uneducated person]
• infamous 0
  adj 1: known widely and usually unfavorably; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"; "the infamous Benedict Arnold"; [syn: ill-famed, infamous, notorious]
• isthmus 0
  n 1: a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas 2: a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure [syn: isthmus, band]
• lustrous 0
  adj 1: made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents" [syn: bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny] 2: brilliant; "set a lustrous example for others to follow"; "lustrous actors of the time" 3: reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel" [syn: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining]
• magnanimous 0
  adj 1: noble and generous in spirit; "a greathearted general"; "a magnanimous conqueror" [syn: greathearted, magnanimous] 2: generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies" [syn: big, large, magnanimous]
• mandamus 0
  n 1: an extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretion; used only when all other judicial remedies fail [syn: mandamus, writ of mandamus]
• mattress 0
  n 1: a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
• mistress 0
  n 1: an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man [syn: mistress, kept woman, fancy woman] 2: a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict) [syn: schoolmarm, schoolma'am, schoolmistress, mistress] 3: a woman master who directs the work of others
• monogamous 0
  adj 1: (used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate; "monogamous marriage"; "monogamous for life" [ant: polygamous]
• murderous 0
  adj 1: characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being ; "a homicidal rage"; "murderous thugs" [syn: homicidal, murderous]
• nitrous 0
  adj 1: of or containing nitrogen; "nitric acid" [syn: azotic, nitric, nitrous]
• peeress 0
  n 1: a woman of the peerage in Britain [syn: Lady, noblewoman, peeress] [ant: Lord, noble, nobleman]
• polygamous 0
  adj 1: having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals [ant: monogamous] 2: having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant [syn: heteroicous, polyoicous, polygamous]
• porous 0
  adj 1: able to absorb fluids; "the partly porous walls of our digestive system"; "compacting the soil to make it less porous" 2: full of pores or vessels or holes [syn: porous, poriferous] [ant: nonporous] 3: allowing passage in and out; "our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous" [syn: holey, porous]
• posthumous 0
  adj 1: occurring or coming into existence after a person's death; "a posthumous award"; "a posthumous book"; "a posthumous daughter"
• primus 0
  n 1: the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland 2: a portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers [syn: Primus stove, Primus]
• pseudonymous 0
  adj 1: bearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name; "the writings of Mark Twain are pseudonymous"
• pusillanimous 0
  adj 1: lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful [syn: pusillanimous, poor- spirited, unmanly]
• serous 0
  adj 1: of or producing or containing serum; "a serous exudate"
• shamus 0
  n 1: someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information [syn: private detective, PI, private eye, private investigator, operative, shamus, sherlock]
• strabismus 0
  n 1: abnormal alignment of one or both eyes [syn: strabismus, squint]
• synonymous 0
  adj 1: (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same [ant: antonymous]
• terrace 0
  n 1: usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence [syn: patio, terrace] 2: a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below) [syn: terrace, bench] 3: a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face); "Grosvenor Terrace" v 1: provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country house" [syn: terrace, terrasse] 2: make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land"
• thalamus 0
  n 1: large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon
• thymus 0
  n 1: large genus of Old World mints: thyme [syn: Thymus, genus Thymus] 2: a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age [syn: thymus gland, thymus]
• torus 0
  n 1: a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle [syn: torus, toroid] 2: commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column [syn: torus, tore]
• unanimous 0
  adj 1: in complete agreement; "a unanimous decision" [syn: consentaneous, consentient, unanimous] 2: acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid voting bloc" [syn: solid, unanimous, whole]
• venomous 0
  adj 1: extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite" [syn: deadly, venomous, virulent] 2: marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip" [syn: poisonous, venomous, vicious]
• amos 0
  n 1: a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet 2: an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies [syn: Amos, Book of Amos]
• christmas 0
  n 1: period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 [syn: Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide, Noel] 2: a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: Christmas, Christmas Day, Xmas, Dec 25]
• horace 0
  n 1: Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
• slumbrous 0
  adj 1: quiet and tranquil; "a slumberous June morning" [syn: slumberous, slumbrous] 2: inclined to or marked by drowsiness; "slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes"; "`slumbery' is archaic"; "the sound had a somnolent effect" [syn: slumberous, slumbery, slumbrous, somnolent]
• songstress 0
  n 1: a woman songster (especially of popular songs)
• taurus 0
  n 1: Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949) [syn: Sanchez, Ilich Sanchez, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, Carlos, Carlos the Jackal, Salim, Andres Martinez, Taurus, Glen Gebhard, Hector Hevodidbon, Michael Assat] 2: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus [syn: Taurus, Bull] 3: a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion; between Aries and Gemini 4: the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20 [syn: Taurus, Taurus the Bull, Bull]
• thomas 0
  n 1: United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859) [syn: Thomas, Seth Thomas] 2: United States socialist who was a candidate for president six times (1884-1968) [syn: Thomas, Norman Thomas, Norman Mattoon Thomas] 3: a radio broadcast journalist during World War I and World War II noted for his nightly new broadcast (1892-1981) [syn: Thomas, Lowell Thomas, Lowell Jackson Thomas] 4: Welsh poet (1914-1953) [syn: Thomas, Dylan Thomas, Dylan Marlais Thomas] 5: the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes [syn: Thomas, Saint Thomas, St. Thomas, doubting Thomas, Thomas the doubting Apostle]
• trismus 0
  n 1: prolonged spasm of the jaw muscles
• remus 0
  n 1: (Roman mythology) the twin brother of Romulus
• ramus 0
  n 1: the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical
• brumous 0
  adj 1: filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning" [syn: brumous, foggy, hazy, misty]
• grumous 0
  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 0
  n 1: god of blame and mockery [syn: Momus, Momos]
• lammas 0
  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 0
  n 1: French astrologer who wrote cryptic predictions whose interpretations are still being debated (1503-1566) [syn: Nostradamus, Michel de Notredame]
• cadmus 0
  n 1: (Greek mythology) the brother of Europa and traditional founder of Thebes in Boeotia
• anadromous 0
  adj 1: migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn [ant: catadromous, diadromous]
• catadromous 0
  adj 1: migrating from fresh water to the sea to spawn [ant: anadromous, diadromous]
• equanimous 0
  adj 1: in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble" [syn: collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed]
• euonymus 0
  n 1: widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines [syn: Euonymus, genus Euonymus]
• agamous 0
  adj 1: (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction [syn: agamic, agamous, agamogenetic, apomictic, parthenogenetic]
• hummus 0
  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 0
  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 0
  n 1: extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders
• calamus 0
  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 0
  n 1: muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close; usually an anxiety reaction before coitus or pelvic examination
• heterogamous 0
• jointress 0
• nacrous 0
• rimous 0
• scirrhous 0
• scirrhus 0
• sclerous 0
• strumous 0
• brademas 0
• nicodemus 0
• polyphemus 0
• seamus 0
• lomas 0
• squamous 0
• gaudeamus 0
• artemus 0
• bonhomous 0

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