Words that rhyme with floris

n 1: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: avarice, greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia] 2: extreme greed for material wealth [syn: avarice, avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity]

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]

n 1: a female sexual organ homologous to the penis [syn: clitoris, clit, button]

n 1: a substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrush

n 1: an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year; "today computers calculate the ephemerides"

n 1: any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons

n 1: (Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids 2: a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken

n 1: Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

n 1: United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902) [syn: Morris, Esther Morris, Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack Morris] 2: English poet and craftsman (1834-1896) [syn: Morris, William Morris] 3: leader of the American Revolution who signed the Declaration of Independence and raised money for the Continental Army (1734-1806) [syn: Morris, Robert Morris] 4: United States statesman who led the committee that produced the final draft of the United States Constitution (1752-1816) [syn: Morris, Gouverneur Morris]

n 1: United States writer (1870-1902) [syn: Norris, Frank Norris, Benjamin Franklin Norris Jr.]

n 1: German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome [syn: Florentine iris, orris, Iris germanica florentina, Iris florentina] 2: fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines [syn: orrisroot, orris]

n 1: tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass [syn: Chloris, genus Chloris]

n 1: the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it [syn: Polaris, North Star, pole star, polar star, polestar]

n 1: United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908) [syn: Harris, Joel Harris, Joel Chandler Harris] 2: United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992) [syn: Harris, Zellig Harris, Zellig Sabbatai Harris] 3: United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878) [syn: Harris, Townsend Harris] 4: Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931) [syn: Harris, Frank Harris, James Thomas Harris] 5: British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984) [syn: Harris, Bomber Harris, Sir Arthur Travers Harris] 6: publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713) [syn: Harris, Benjamin Harris]

n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares

n 1: Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and brother of Isis; father of Horus