Words that rhyme with memphis

  • artifice
    n 1: a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) [syn: ruse, artifice]
  • benefice
    n 1: an endowed church office giving income to its holder [syn: benefice, ecclesiastical benefice] v 1: endow with a benefice
  • edifice
    n 1: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" [syn: building, edifice]
  • office
    n 1: place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building" [syn: office, business office] 2: an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" [syn: agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority] 3: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" [syn: function, office, part, role] 4: (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president" [syn: office, power] 5: professional or clerical workers in an office; "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard" [syn: office, office staff] 6: a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities; "the offices of the mass" 7: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation]
  • orifice
    n 1: an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" [syn: orifice, opening, porta]
  • aphis
    n 1: type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables [syn: Aphis, genus Aphis]

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