Words that rhyme with lynam

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

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

n 1: a genus of herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae with brightly colored irregular flowers [syn: Antirrhinum, genus Antirrhinum]

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: (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear [syn: jean, blue jean, denim] 2: a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric [syn: denim, dungaree, jean]

n 1: the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum

v 1: cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more" [syn: embitter, envenom, acerbate] 2: add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her" [syn: poison, envenom]

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: a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida [syn: galbanum, gum albanum]

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

n 1: the time between two reigns, governments, etc.

n 1: narcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient [syn: laudanum, tincture of opium]

n 1: woody tissue

n 1: a large wine bottle for liquor or wine

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 polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel [syn: molybdenum, Mo, atomic number 42]

n 1: a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits [syn: platinum, Pt, atomic number 78]

n 1: a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present; "the plenum will vote on all tax increases" 2: an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside

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

n 1: any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat [syn: sphagnum, sphagnum moss, peat moss, bog moss]

n 1: the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs [syn: sternum, breastbone]

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: the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear [syn: middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum] 2: the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound [syn: eardrum, tympanum, tympanic membrane, myringa] 3: a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it [syn: kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani, timpani]

n 1: toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions) 2: feeling a need to see others suffer [syn: malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom]

n 1: information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking" [syn: secret, arcanum]

n 1: a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative [syn: labdanum, ladanum]

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

n 1: the First Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the French in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession

n 1: a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite [syn: aluminum, aluminium, Al, atomic number 13]

n 1: the part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymus

n 1: United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891) [syn: Barnum, P. T. Barnum, Phineas Taylor Barnum]

n 1: United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912) [syn: Burnham, Daniel Hudson Burnham]

n 1: flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous [syn: Laburnum, genus Laburnum]

n 1: deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees: arrow-wood; wayfaring tree [syn: Viburnum, genus Viburnum]

n 1: one of a race of intelligent horses who ruled the Yahoos in a novel by Jonathan Swift

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