Words that rhyme with jia

n 1: any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea [syn: althea, althaea, hollyhock]

n 1: (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia 2: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists [syn: panacea, nostrum, catholicon, cure-all]

n 1: a shop where pizzas are made and sold [syn: pizzeria, pizza shop, pizza parlor]

n 1: thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour

n 1: the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics [syn: urea, carbamide]

adv 1: in the direction of the sea; "the sailor looked seaward" [syn: seaward, seawards, asea]

n 1: an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council [syn: Central Intelligence Agency, CIA]

n 1: any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue [syn: stria, striation] 2: a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps" [syn: band, banding, stria, striation]

n 1: one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran [syn: Shiah, Shia, Shiah Islam]

n 1: a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov

n 1: the southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ [syn: Judea, Judaea]

n 1: an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min- Gook or Han-Gook [syn: Korea, Korean Peninsula, Dae- Han-Min-Gook, Han-Gook]

n 1: a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon [syn: mare, maria] 2: valuable timber tree of Panama [syn: Maria, Calophyllum longifolium]

n 1: (Greek mythology) a princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father

n 1: capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria [syn: Sofia, Serdica, Bulgarian capital]

n 1: an ancient seaport in northwestern Israel; an important Roman city in ancient Palestine

n 1: goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus [syn: Aphrodite, Cytherea]

n 1: the capital and largest city of Cyprus [syn: Nicosia, capital of Cyprus]

n 1: an ancient city in central Palestine founded in the 9th century BC as the capital of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel; the site is in present-day northwestern Jordan

n 1: a republic in eastern Africa [syn: Tanzania, United Republic of Tanzania]