Words that rhyme with kweilin

n 1: a neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems

n 1: a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action [syn: epinephrine, epinephrin, adrenaline, Adrenalin]

adj 1: somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work" [syn: ailing, indisposed, peaked(p), poorly(p), sickly, unwell, under the weather, seedy]

n 1: oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines [syn: aniline, aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine]

n 1: a loop knot that neither slips nor jams [syn: bowline, bowline knot]

n 1: very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes [syn: capelin, capelan, caplin]

n 1: a skirt stiffened with hoops [syn: hoopskirt, crinoline] 2: a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric 3: a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing

n 1: an individualized description of a particular instance [syn: particularization, particularisation, detailing]

n 1: a mound of glacial drift

adj 1: below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades" n 1: a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings" [syn: failing, weakness] 2: failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report" [syn: failing, flunk] [ant: pass, passing, qualifying]

n 1: a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens [syn: formalin, formol]

n 1: a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed

n 1: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn: elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp]

n 1: (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings [syn: goblin, hob, hobgoblin] 2: an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson [syn: bugbear, hobgoblin]

adj 1: resembling glass in transparency or translucency; "the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell [syn: hyaline, hyaloid] n 1: a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions [syn: hyaline, hyalin]

n 1: hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells

n 1: an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible 2: a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events

n 1: a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) [syn: china clay, china stone, kaolin, kaoline, porcelain clay, terra alba]

n 1: a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics [syn: lanolin, wool fat, wool grease] 2: an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep)

n 1: mail sent by a sender at one time; "the candidate sent out three large mailings" 2: the transmission of a letter; "the postmark indicates the time of mailing" [syn: mailing, posting]

n 1: a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum

n 1: large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes

n 1: a small usually tarred line of 2 strands

adj 1: of grammatical gender [ant: feminine, neuter] 2: associated with men and not with women [ant: feminine] 3: (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable; "a masculine cadence"; "the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'" n 1: a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male

adj 1: effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" [syn: bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, soppy, soupy, slushy]

n 1: the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons [syn: mescaline, peyote]

n 1: a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers [syn: myelin, myeline, medulla]

n 1: a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals

n 1: a fence made of upright pickets [syn: picket fence, paling]

n 1: toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites [syn: pangolin, scaly anteater, anteater]

n 1: any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases

adj 1: most frequent or common; "prevailing winds" [syn: prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rife]

n 1: an amylase secreted in saliva

n 1: a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports [syn: railing, rail] 2: material for making rails or rails collectively

n 1: (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft [syn: ratline, ratlin]

n 1: the work of a sailor [syn: seafaring, navigation, sailing] 2: riding in a sailboat 3: the departure of a vessel from a port 4: the activity of flying a glider [syn: glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing]

n 1: the act of arranging in a graduated series [syn: scaling, grading] 2: act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale 3: ascent by or as if by a ladder

n 1: the act of following someone secretly [syn: shadowing, tailing]

n 1: waterproofed canvas [syn: tarpaulin, tarp]

n 1: the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind [syn: trailing, tracking]

n 1: a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis

adj 1: producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt" [syn: futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing]

adj 1: not liable to failure; "a foolproof identification system"; "the unfailing sign of an amateur"; "an unfailing test" [syn: foolproof, unfailing] 2: always able to supply more; "an unfailing source of good stories"; "a subject of unfailing interest" 3: unceasing; "unfailing loyalty"; "unfailing good spirits"; "unflagging courtesy" [syn: unfailing, unflagging]

n 1: putting on display for the first time; "he attended the unveiling of the statue" 2: the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line" [syn: introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry]

n 1: a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins; used in perfumes and flavorings

n 1: a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave [syn: gauze, netting, veiling]

n 1: bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow [syn: violin, fiddle]

adj 1: vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare [syn: lamenting, wailing, wailful] n 1: loud cries made while weeping [syn: wailing, bawling]

n 1: citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government 2: citadel of a Russian town

n 1: (Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor 2: small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry [syn: pigeon hawk, merlin, Falco columbarius]

n 1: Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953) [syn: Stalin, Joseph Stalin, Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili]

n 1: a town in northern Germany (near Hanover) that is famous as the setting for the legend of the Pied Piper [syn: Hameln, Hamelin]

adj 1: of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England [syn: Caroline, Carolean]

n 1: a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove [syn: digitalis, digitalis glycoside, digitalin]

n 1: a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions [syn: hyaline, hyalin]

n 1: highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers [syn: pyroxylin, pyroxyline]

n 1: an industrial city of eastern Poland

n 1: semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin) [syn: ampicillin, Principen, Polycillin, SK-Ampicillin]