Words that rhyme with hist

adj 1: pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism [syn: absolutist, absolutistic] n 1: one who advocates absolutism

n 1: an expert in soil management and field-crop production

n 1: a person who alarms others needlessly

n 1: one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone

n 1: a mathematician whose specialty is algebra

n 1: someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being [syn: philanthropist, altruist]

n 1: a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated [syn: anesthesiologist, anesthetist, anaesthetist]

n 1: an advocate of anarchism [syn: anarchist, nihilist, syndicalist]

n 1: an expert in anatomy

adj 1: of or pertaining to the doctrine of animism [syn: animist, animistic] n 1: one who accepts the doctrine of animism

n 1: a person who archaizes 2: an expert or collector of antiquities [syn: antiquary, antiquarian, archaist]

n 1: a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination [syn: artist, creative person]

n 1: the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" [syn: aid, assist, assistance, help] 2: (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play v 1: give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" [syn: help, assist, aid] 2: act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function 3: work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years" [syn: serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assist]

adj 1: related to or characterized by or given to atheism; "atheist leanings" [syn: atheist, atheistic, atheistical] n 1: someone who denies the existence of god

n 1: someone who marries one person while already legally married to another

n 1: someone paddling a canoe [syn: canoeist, paddler]

n 1: someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious [syn: casuist, sophist]

n 1: one who instructs catechumens in preparation for baptism (especially one using a catechism)

n 1: a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln [syn: potter, thrower, ceramicist, ceramist]

n 1: a scientist who specializes in chemistry 2: a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs [syn: pharmacist, druggist, chemist, apothecary, pill pusher, pill roller]

n 1: a specialist in care for the feet [syn: chiropodist, foot doctor, podiatrist]

v 1: coexist peacefully, as of nations 2: exist together

adj 1: marked by convention and conformity to customs or rules or styles; "underneath the radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist" [ant: nonconformist, unconformist] 2: adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion) [syn: conforming, conformist] n 1: someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters) [ant: nonconformist, recusant]

v 1: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" [syn: dwell, consist, lie, lie in] 2: have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in; "The payment consists in food"; "What does love consist in?" 3: be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous; "Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end" 4: be composed of; "The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?" [syn: consist, comprise]

n 1: someone who imports or exports without paying duties [syn: smuggler, runner, contrabandist, moon curser, moon-curser]

n 1: a composer who specializes in counterpoint

n 1: someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts [syn: copyist, scribe, scrivener]

adj 1: of or relating to corporatism n 1: a supporter of corporatism

adj 1: relating to or characteristic of cubism; "cubist art" [syn: cubist, cubistic] n 1: an artist who adheres to the principles of cubism

n 1: a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure 2: a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) [syn: vesicle, cyst]

adj 1: of or relating to deism [syn: deist, deistic] n 1: a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it [syn: deist, freethinker]

v 1: free from mist; "demist the car windows" [syn: demist, defog]

n 1: a person qualified to practice dentistry [syn: dentist, tooth doctor, dental practitioner]

v 1: choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol" [syn: abstain, refrain, desist] [ant: consume, have, ingest, take, take in]

n 1: an official engaged in international negotiations [syn: diplomat, diplomatist]

adj 1: having lost your job [syn: discharged, dismissed, fired, laid-off, pink-slipped]

n 1: a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions [syn: dogmatist, doctrinaire]

n 1: someone who writes plays [syn: dramatist, playwright]

n 1: a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs [syn: pharmacist, druggist, chemist, apothecary, pill pusher, pill roller]

n 1: a conceited and self-centered person [syn: egotist, egoist, swellhead] 2: a self-centered person with little regard for others [syn: egocentric, egoist]

n 1: a conceited and self-centered person [syn: egotist, egoist, swellhead]

n 1: someone who specializes in the treatment of disease by electricity

n 1: someone who believes in rule by an elite group [ant: egalitarian, equalitarian]

v 1: join the military 2: hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support" [syn: engage, enlist] 3: engage somebody to enter the army [syn: enlist, draft, muster in] [ant: discharge, muster out]

n 1: a person who escapes into a world of fantasy [syn: escapist, dreamer, wishful thinker]

n 1: a writer of literary works [syn: essayist, litterateur]

v 1: have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?" [syn: exist, be] 2: support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" [syn: exist, survive, live, subsist]

adj 1: (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative" [syn: extremist, radical, ultra] n 1: a person who holds extreme views

n 1: a person who subscribes to a variety of fads

n 1: a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting) [syn: fist, clenched fist]

n 1: someone who plays the flute [syn: flutist, flautist, flute player]

n 1: someone who plays the flute [syn: flutist, flautist, flute player]

n 1: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work [syn: effect, essence, burden, core, gist] 2: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty- gritty]

n 1: grain intended to be or that has been ground

n 1: someone who plays the harp [syn: harpist, harper]

n 1: a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure

n 1: a person who induces hypnosis [syn: hypnotist, hypnotizer, hypnotiser, mesmerist, mesmerizer]

v 1: be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!" [syn: insist, take a firm stand] 2: beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them" [syn: importune, insist] 3: assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society" [syn: insist, assert]

n 1: an advocate of irredentism [syn: irredentist, irridentist]

n 1: an extreme bellicose nationalist [syn: chauvinist, jingoist, jingo, flag-waver, hundred-percenter, patrioteer]

n 1: someone who paints landscapes 2: someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively [syn: landscape architect, landscape gardener, landscaper, landscapist]

adj 1: believing in or supporting tenets of the political left [syn: leftist, left-of-center, left-wing] n 1: a person who belongs to the political left [syn: collectivist, leftist, left-winger]

n 1: someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer

n 1: someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment [ant: sadist]

n 1: the location of something surrounded by other things; "in the midst of the crowd" [syn: midst, thick]

n 1: someone who dislikes people in general [syn: misanthrope, misanthropist]

n 1: a person who hates marriage

n 1: a thin fog with condensation near the ground v 1: become covered with mist; "The windshield misted over" [syn: mist, mist over] 2: make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley" [syn: obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist] 3: spray finely or cover with mist

n 1: an advocate of the principles of monarchy [syn: monarchist, royalist]

n 1: someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time) [syn: monogamist, monogynist]

n 1: a believer in one god

adj 1: not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought; "their rabidly nonconformist deportment has made them legendary"; "the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers" [syn: nonconformist, unconformist] [ant: conformist] 2: not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion [syn: nonconforming, nonconformist] n 1: a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England [syn: Nonconformist, chapelgoer] [ant: Anglican] 2: someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct [syn: nonconformist, recusant] [ant: conformist]

n 1: a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion [syn: nudist, naturist]

n 1: a collector and student of money (and coins in particular) [syn: numismatist, numismatologist, coin collector]

n 1: a person who is deliberately vague

n 1: a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts

n 1: a dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth

n 1: a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children) [syn: orthopedist, orthopaedist]

n 1: fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms [syn: palmist, palmister, chiromancer]

adj 1: of or relating to pantheism [syn: pantheist, pantheistic] n 1: someone who believes that God and the universe are the same

adj 1: of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church" [syn: Roman, R.C., Romanist, romish, Roman Catholic, popish, papist, papistic, papistical] n 1: an offensive term for Roman Catholics; originally, a Roman Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacy

n 1: a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute [syn: parachutist, parachuter, parachute jumper]

v 1: continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" [syn: prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure] 2: be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" [syn: persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on] 3: stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" [syn: persist, remain, stay]

n 1: a person who expects the worst [ant: optimist]

n 1: someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being [syn: philanthropist, altruist]

n 1: therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder [syn: physical therapist, physiotherapist]

n 1: someone who is married to two or more people at the same time

n 1: one who believes in a plurality of gods

n 1: a painter or drawer of portraits [syn: portraitist, portrait painter, portrayer, limner]

n 1: an adherent of philosophical pragmatism 2: a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of her actions

adj 1: of or relating to or characterized by propaganda [syn: propagandist, propagandistic] n 1: a person who disseminates messages calculated to assist some cause or some government

n 1: a composer of sacred songs; "David is called The Psalmist because he is believed to be the author of the Book of Psalms"

n 1: a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders [syn: psychotherapist, clinical psychologist]

n 1: a religious mystic who follows quietism

n 1: a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease [syn: radiologist, radiotherapist]

n 1: someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse [syn: raper, rapist]

adj 1: favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) [syn: progressive, reformist, reform-minded] n 1: a disputant who advocates reform [syn: reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist]

v 1: elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation" [syn: defy, resist, refuse] [ant: apply, lend oneself] 2: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something [syn: resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm] [ant: give up, surrender] 3: express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country" [syn: protest, resist, dissent] 4: withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow" [syn: resist, stand, fend] 5: resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor" [syn: resist, reject, refuse] 6: refuse to comply [syn: resist, balk, baulk, jib]

n 1: someone who enjoys both sadism and masochism

n 1: any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers