Words that rhyme with harlem
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alum
n 1: a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum [syn: alum, ammonia alum, ammonium alum] 2: a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum [syn: alum, potassium alum, potash alum] 3: a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) [syn: alumnus, alumna, alum, graduate, grad] 4: a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things) -
antebellum
adj 1: belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War -
asylum
n 1: a shelter from danger or hardship [syn: refuge, sanctuary, asylum] 2: a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person [syn: mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, institution, mental home, insane asylum, asylum] -
bedlam
n 1: a state of extreme confusion and disorder [syn: chaos, pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsy- turvyness] 2: pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit] -
cerebellum
n 1: a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans -
coagulum
n 1: a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid [syn: clot, coagulum] -
column
n 1: a line of units following one after another 2: a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands [syn: column, chromatography column] 3: a vertical array of numbers or other information; "he added a column of numbers" 4: anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite" [syn: column, tower, pillar] 5: an article giving opinions or perspectives [syn: column, editorial, newspaper column] 6: a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) [syn: column, pillar] 7: (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure [syn: column, pillar] 8: a page or text that is vertically divided; "the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject"; "the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns" 9: any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body -
curriculum
n 1: an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" [syn: course of study, program, programme, curriculum, syllabus] -
emblem
n 1: special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc. 2: a visible symbol representing an abstract idea [syn: emblem, allegory] -
flagellum
n 1: a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) [syn: scourge, flagellum] 2: a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) -
golem
n 1: (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means 2: a mechanism that can move automatically [syn: automaton, robot, golem] -
hoodlum
n 1: an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer] -
operculum
n 1: a hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted -
pabulum
n 1: any substance that can be used as food [syn: comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals] 2: insipid intellectual nourishment -
pendulum
n 1: an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity -
peplum
n 1: a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse 2: a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist [syn: peplos, peplus, peplum] -
phylum
n 1: (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related 2: (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes -
problem
n 1: a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog" [syn: problem, job] 2: a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve" 3: a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?" [syn: trouble, problem] -
slalom
n 1: a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles v 1: race on skis around obstacles -
solemn
adj 1: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" [syn: grave, sedate, sober, solemn] 2: characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message" [syn: earnest, sincere, solemn] -
speculum
n 1: a mirror (especially one made of polished metal) for use in an optical instrument 2: a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior -
subphylum
n 1: (biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and a class -
tantalum
n 1: a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite [syn: tantalum, Ta, atomic number 73] -
vellum
n 1: a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment 2: fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb -
velum
n 1: a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms [syn: veil, velum] 2: a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking [syn: soft palate, velum] -
xylem
n 1: the woody part of plants: the supporting and water- conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels -
moslem
adj 1: of or relating to or supporting Islamism; "Islamic art" [syn: Muslim, Moslem, Islamic] n 1: a believer in or follower of Islam [syn: Muslim, Moslem] -
muslim
adj 1: of or relating to or supporting Islamism; "Islamic art" [syn: Muslim, Moslem, Islamic] n 1: a believer in or follower of Islam [syn: Muslim, Moslem] -
salem
n 1: capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River [syn: Salem, capital of Oregon] 2: a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692 3: a city in southern India -
pelham
n 1: a bit with a bar mouthpiece that is designed to combine a curb and snaffle -
hilum
n 1: (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney" [syn: hilus, hilum] 2: the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle -
diverticulum
n 1: a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon) -
malayalam
n 1: a Dravidian language (closely related to Tamil) that is spoken in southwestern India -
cingulum
n 1: (anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth) -
capitulum
n 1: a dense cluster of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce" [syn: capitulum, head] 2: fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn [syn: ear, spike, capitulum] 3: an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree -
inoculum
n 1: a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease [syn: inoculant, inoculum] -
jerusalem
n 1: capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom [syn: Jerusalem, capital of Israel] -
reticulum
n 1: a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus 2: any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels) 3: the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant [syn: reticulum, second stomach] -
tropaeolum
n 1: a tropical American genus of dicotyledonous climbing or diffuse pungent herbs constituting the family Tropaeolaceae [syn: Tropaeolum, genus Tropaeolum] -
acetabulum
n 1: the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint [syn: acetabulum, cotyloid cavity] -
coelom
n 1: a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity [syn: celom, coelom, celoma] -
spirillum
n 1: spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water 2: any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form [syn: spirillum, spirilla] -
chillum
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exemplum
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incunabulum
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problems
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vinculum
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whilom
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absalom
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balaam
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bluhm
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mccallum
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hallam
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colum
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vallum
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bolam
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cimbalom
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frenulum
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osculum
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vasculum
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tenaculum
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vibraculum
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scutellum
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haarlem
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haslam
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vexillum
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aspergillum
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ludlum
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idolum
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fulham
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spiraculum
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supernaculum
See also harlem definition
