Words that rhyme with mesothorax

n 1: a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome [syn: Acts of the Apostles, Acts]

n 1: a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people [syn: anthrax, splenic fever] 2: a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia

n 1: a disappointing decline after a previous rise; "the anticlimax of a brilliant career" 2: a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one [syn: anticlimax, bathos]

n 1: an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle [syn: ax, axe] v 1: chop or split with an ax; "axe wood" [syn: axe, ax] 2: terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it" [syn: ax, axe]

n 1: an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent

n 1: the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artist's career"; "in the flood tide of his success" [syn: climax, flood tide] 2: the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" [syn: climax, culmination] 3: the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse [syn: orgasm, climax, sexual climax, coming] 4: the most severe stage of a disease 5: arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness v 1: end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace" [syn: culminate, climax]

n 1: a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal [syn: cerumen, earwax]

n 1: duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio [syn: facsimile, facsimile machine, fax] v 1: send something via a facsimile machine; "Can you fax me the report right away?" [syn: fax, telefax, facsimile]

n 1: fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric 2: plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem

n 1: accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) often resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys

n 1: a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks" [syn: pick, pickax, pickaxe]

v 1: become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" [syn: relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down] [ant: tense, tense up] 2: make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope" [syn: relax, unbend] 3: become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed" [syn: loosen, relax, loose] [ant: stiffen] 4: cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me" [syn: relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed] [ant: strain, tense, tense up] 5: become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group" [syn: relax, loosen up] 6: make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught" [syn: relax, loosen] 7: become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived" [syn: relax, loosen] 8: make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now" [syn: slack, slacken, slack up, relax]

n 1: a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894) [syn: Sax, Adolphe Sax] 2: a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore [syn: sax, saxophone]

n 1: an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed [syn: surtax, supertax] v 1: levy an extra tax on; "surtax luxury items that cost more than $1,000"

n 1: the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences [syn: syntax, sentence structure, phrase structure] 2: a systematic orderly arrangement 3: studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences

n 1: charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government [syn: tax, taxation, revenue enhancement] v 1: levy a tax on; "The State taxes alcohol heavily"; "Clothing is not taxed in our state" 2: set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine) [syn: tax, assess] 3: use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience" [syn: tax, task] 4: make a charge against or accuse; "They taxed him failure to appear in court"

n 1: the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen 2: the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates [syn: thorax, chest, pectus] 3: part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs

n 1: any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water v 1: cover with wax; "wax the car" 2: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" [syn: wax, mount, climb, rise] [ant: wane] 3: increase in phase; "the moon is waxing" [syn: wax, full] [ant: wane]

n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist [syn: pax, kiss of peace]

n 1: an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle [syn: ax, axe] v 1: chop or split with an ax; "axe wood" [syn: axe, ax] 2: terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it" [syn: ax, axe]

n 1: a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad

n 1: the anterior part of an insect's thorax; bears the first pair of legs

n 1: sometimes placed in Smilacaceae [syn: Smilax, genus Smilax] 2: fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration [syn: smilax, Asparagus asparagoides]

n 1: a vanilla-scented resin from various trees of the genus Styrax

n 1: any shrub or small tree of the genus Styrax having fragrant bell-shaped flowers that hang below the dark green foliage

n 1: abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung; may be spontaneous (due to injury to the chest) or induced (as a treatment for tuberculosis)