Words that rhyme with oram

n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation [syn: angstrom, angstrom unit, A]

n 1: a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram 2: (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus

n 1: branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights [syn: candelabrum, candelabra]

n 1: anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans

n 1: a difficult problem [syn: riddle, conundrum, enigma, brain-teaser]

n 1: propriety in manners and conduct [syn: decorum, decorousness] [ant: indecorousness, indecorum]

n 1: a public meeting or assembly for open discussion 2: a public facility to meet for open discussion [syn: forum, assembly, meeting place]

n 1: a large drinking bowl

n 1: a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business

n 1: the main body of a vertebra

n 1: a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite [syn: tungsten, wolfram, W, atomic number 74]

n 1: a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University 2: English breed of short-horned cattle [syn: Durham, shorthorn]

n 1: milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition [syn: colostrum, foremilk]

n 1: (Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other [syn: Tristan, Tristram]