Words that rhyme with osika

n 1: a stringed instrument that has a triangular body and three strings

n 1: a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure) [syn: hiker, tramp, tramper]

n 1: any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity [syn: mica, isinglass]

n 1: an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non- nutritional objects are eaten persistently 2: a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing [syn: em, pica em, pica] 3: magpies [syn: Pica, genus Pica]

n 1: a forward on a soccer team 2: someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating 3: an employee on strike against an employer 4: someone who hits; "a hard hitter"; "a fine striker of the ball"; "blacksmiths are good hitters" [syn: hitter, striker] 5: the part of a mechanical device that strikes something

n 1: a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals [syn: calcium, Ca, atomic number 20] 2: a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes [syn: California, Golden State, CA, Calif.]

n 1: the brightest star in Virgo

n 1: small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America [syn: pika, mouse hare, rock rabbit, coney, cony]

n 1: any of various plastic laminates containing melamine 2: type genus of the Formicidae [syn: Formica, genus Formica]

n 1: a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas) [syn: bladder, vesica]

n 1: a tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system