Words that rhyme with hiroshima

• anathema 0
  n 1: a detested person; "he is an anathema to me" [syn: anathema, bete noire] 2: a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
• anima 0
  n 1: (Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious
• astronomer 0
  n 1: a physicist who studies astronomy [syn: astronomer, uranologist, stargazer]
• awe 0
  n 1: an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe" 2: a feeling of profound respect for someone or something; "the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration" [syn: fear, reverence, awe, veneration] v 1: inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"
• blasphemer 0
  n 1: a person who speaks disrespectfully of sacred things
• cinema 0
  n 1: a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events" [syn: film, cinema, celluloid] 2: a theater where films are shown [syn: cinema, movie theater, movie theatre, movie house, picture palace]
• copolymer 0
  n 1: a polymer consisting of two or more different monomers
• creamer 0
  n 1: a small pitcher for serving cream [syn: cream pitcher, creamer]
• customer 0
  n 1: someone who pays for goods or services [syn: customer, client]
• daydreamer 0
  n 1: someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming [syn: daydreamer, woolgatherer]
• dreamer 0
  n 1: someone who is dreaming 2: someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations [syn: idealist, dreamer] 3: a person who escapes into a world of fantasy [syn: escapist, dreamer, wishful thinker]
• dulcimer 0
  n 1: a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings 2: a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers
• eczema 0
  n 1: generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages
• emphysema 0
  n 1: an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age [syn: emphysema, pulmonary emphysema]
• enema 0
  n 1: an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes [syn: enema, clyster]
• exanthema 0
  n 1: eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease [syn: exanthem, exanthema, skin eruption]
• femur 0
  n 1: the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee [syn: femur, thighbone, femoris]
• gossamer 0
  adj 1: characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing" [syn: ethereal, gossamer] 2: so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" [syn: diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby] n 1: a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture 2: filaments from a web that was spun by a spider [syn: cobweb, gossamer]
• isomer 0
  n 1: a compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight
• lemur 0
  n 1: large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails
• monomer 0
  n 1: a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers
• oedema 0
  n 1: swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities [syn: edema, oedema, hydrops, dropsy]
• parenchyma 0
  n 1: animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels 2: the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems
• polymer 0
  n 1: a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers
• prima 0
  adj 1: indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance" [syn: leading(p), prima(p), star(p), starring(p), stellar(a)] n 1: used primarily as eating apples
• reamer 0
  n 1: a squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit [syn: reamer, juicer, juice reamer] 2: a drill that is used to shape or enlarge holes
• redeemer 0
  n 1: a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) [syn: Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, the Nazarene, Jesus Christ, Christ, Savior, Saviour, Good Shepherd, Redeemer, Deliverer] 2: someone who redeems or buys back (promissory notes or merchandise or commercial paper etc.)
• schema 0
  n 1: an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world [syn: schema, scheme] 2: a schematic or preliminary plan [syn: outline, schema, scheme]
• schemer 0
  n 1: a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action [syn: schemer, plotter]
• screamer 0
  n 1: someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice [syn: roarer, bawler, bellower, screamer, screecher, shouter, yeller] 2: a sensational newspaper headline 3: gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call 4: a very hard hit ball [syn: scorcher, screamer]
• steamer 0
  n 1: a clam that is usually steamed in the shell [syn: soft- shell clam, steamer, steamer clam, long-neck clam] 2: a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it 3: a ship powered by one or more steam engines [syn: steamer, steamship] 4: an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe [syn: soft-shell clam, steamer, steamer clam, long-neck clam, Mya arenaria] v 1: travel by means of steam power; "The ship steamed off into the Pacific" [syn: steamer, steam]
• streamer 0
  n 1: light that streams; "streamers of flames" 2: a newspaper headline that runs across the full page [syn: streamer, banner] 3: a long flag; often tapering [syn: pennant, pennon, streamer, waft] 4: long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising [syn: banner, streamer]
• tsushima 0
  n 1: a naval battle in the Russo-Japanese War (1905); the Japanese fleet defeated the Russian fleet in the Korean Strait
• ulema 0
  n 1: the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community [syn: ulema, ulama]
• lima 0
  n 1: capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century [syn: Lima, capital of Peru]
• bema 0
  n 1: area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing [syn: chancel, sanctuary, bema]
• pima 0
  n 1: a member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico 2: the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Pima
• rima 0
  n 1: a narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts
• sima 0
  n 1: rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium
• edema 0
  n 1: swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities [syn: edema, oedema, hydrops, dropsy]
• empyema 0
  n 1: a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity)
• erythema 0
  n 1: abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation)
• myxoedema 0
  n 1: hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration [syn: myxedema, myxoedema]
• seriema 0
  n 1: Argentinian Cariama [syn: chunga, seriema, Chunga burmeisteri] 2: Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama [syn: crested cariama, seriema, Cariama cristata]
• fema 0
  n 1: an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities [syn: Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA]
• colima 0
  n 1: an active volcano in southwestern Mexico [syn: Colima, Nevado de Colima, Volcan de Colima]
• bessemer 0
  n 1: British inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process (1813-1898) [syn: Bessemer, Sir Henry Bessemer]
• agama 0
  n 1: small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World
• yakima 0
  n 1: a town in south central Washington
• elastomer 0
  n 1: any of various elastic materials that resemble rubber (resumes its original shape when a deforming force is removed)
• mortimer 0
  n 1: English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330) [syn: Mortimer, Roger de Mortimer]
• ultima 0
  n 1: the last syllable in a word
• quadragesima 0
  n 1: the first Sunday in Lent [syn: Quadragesima, Quadrigesima Sunday]
• septuagesima 0
  n 1: the 3rd Sunday before Lent (or the 9th before Easter) [syn: Septuagesima, Septuagesima Sunday]
• ah 0
• beamer 0
• minima 0
• optima 0
• seamer 0
• ahh 0
• abouhalima 0
• bima 0
• cima 0
• demma 0
• ema 0
• fima 0
• grima 0
• jima 0
• alima 0
• aoshima 0
• auriemma 0
• beukema 0
• bronkema 0
• cosima 0
• decima 0
• delima 0
• diprima 0
• halima 0
• harima 0
• jarema 0
• jemima 0
• joakima 0
• kajima 0
• oshima 0
• eurofima 0
• fukushima 0
• kawashima 0
• kitajima 0
• nakajima 0
• nakashima 0
• hirosakima 0
• ishikawajima 0
• kagoshima 0
• tadema 0
• sclerenchyma 0
• latimer 0
• lorimer 0
• maxima 0
• sexagesima 0

See also hiroshima definition