Words that rhyme with linam

n 1: a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name

n 1: a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role [syn: pseudonym, anonym, nom de guerre]

n 1: a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'" [syn: antonym, opposite word, opposite] [ant: equivalent word, synonym]

v 1: make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" [syn: numb, benumb, blunt, dull]

n 1: the person for whom something is named; "Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople" 2: the name derived from a person (real or imaginary); "Down's syndrome is an eponym for the English physician John Down"

n 1: two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings

n 1: a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing; "Washington is a metonym for the United States government"; "plastic is a metonym for credit card"

n 1: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters 2: a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram 3: a musical note having the time value of half a whole note [syn: half note, minim]

n 1: a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role [syn: pseudonym, anonym, nom de guerre]

n 1: two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context [syn: synonym, equivalent word] [ant: antonym, opposite, opposite word]

n 1: a heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim)

n 1: the name by which a geographical place is known [syn: place name, toponym]