Words that rhyme with libyan

  • aeon
    n 1: (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe [syn: eon, aeon] 2: the longest division of geological time [syn: eon, aeon] 3: an immeasurably long period of time; "oh, that happened eons ago" [syn: eon, aeon]
  • amphibian
    adj 1: relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia [syn: amphibious, amphibian] n 1: a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water [syn: amphibian, amphibious vehicle] 2: an airplane designed to take off and land on water [syn: amphibian, amphibious aircraft] 3: cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
  • banyan
    n 1: East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks [syn: banyan, banyan tree, banian, banian tree, Indian banyan, East Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis] 2: a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India [syn: banyan, banian]
  • bunion
    n 1: a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe
  • canon
    n 1: a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society" 2: a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter 3: a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall [syn: canyon, canon] 4: a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts 5: a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church 6: a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
  • canyon
    n 1: a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall [syn: canyon, canon]
  • lesbian
    adj 1: of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman [syn: lesbian, sapphic] n 1: a female homosexual [syn: lesbian, tribade, gay woman] 2: a resident of Lesbos
  • minion
    n 1: a servile or fawning dependant
  • onion
    n 1: the bulb of an onion plant 2: bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb [syn: onion, onion plant, Allium cepa] 3: an aromatic flavorful vegetable
  • opinion
    n 1: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" [syn: opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought] 2: a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" [syn: opinion, view] 3: a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" [syn: public opinion, popular opinion, opinion, vox populi] 4: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge" [syn: opinion, legal opinion, judgment, judgement] 5: the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) [syn: opinion, ruling] 6: a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" [syn: impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion]
  • pinion
    n 1: a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack 2: any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird [syn: flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather] 3: wing of a bird [syn: pennon, pinion] v 1: bind the arms of [syn: pinion, shackle] 2: cut the wings off (of birds)
  • bunyan
    n 1: English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688) [syn: Bunyan, John Bunyan] 2: a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada; "Paul Bunyan had a blue ox named Babe"; "the lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe's footprints filled with water" [syn: Bunyan, Paul Bunyan]
  • pinon
    n 1: any of several low-growing pines of western North America [syn: pinon, pinyon]
  • melanesian
    adj 1: of or relating to Melanesia or its people or culture
  • polynesian
    adj 1: of or relating to Polynesia or its people or culture n 1: a native or inhabitant of Polynesia 2: the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific [syn: Malayo-Polynesian, Polynesian]
  • caribbean
    n 1: an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream [syn: Caribbean, Caribbean Sea] 2: region including the Caribbean Islands
  • namibian
    adj 1: of or relating to Namibia or its people n 1: a native or inhabitant of Namibia
  • zambian
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Zambia or its people n 1: a native or inhabitant of Zambia
  • banian
    n 1: East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks [syn: banyan, banyan tree, banian, banian tree, Indian banyan, East Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis] 2: a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India [syn: banyan, banian]
  • albion
    n 1: archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically
  • arabian
    adj 1: relating to or associated with Arabia or its people; "Arabian Nights"; "Arabian Sea" 2: of or relating to Arabian horses n 1: a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa [syn: Arab, Arabian] 2: a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia [syn: Arabian, Arab]
  • sorbian
    n 1: a speaker of Sorbian 2: a Slavonic language spoken in rural area of southeastern Germany [syn: Sorbian, Lusatian]
  • runyon
    n 1: United States writer of humorous stylized stories about Broadway and the New York underground (1884-1946) [syn: Runyon, Damon Runyon, Alfred Damon Runyon]
  • nubian
    n 1: a native or inhabitant of Nubia; "Nubians now form an ethnic minority in Egypt"
  • colombian
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Colombia or its people; "Colombian coffee" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Colombia
  • columbian
    adj 1: of or relating to Christopher Columbus
  • kenyan
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Kenya or its people; "Kenyan mountains" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Kenya
  • grunion
  • trunnion
  • zein
  • gibian
  • sabian
  • micronesian
  • behan
  • lorgnon
  • mannion
  • gibeon
  • vivian
  • danubian
  • binyon
  • kenyon

See also libyan definition