Words that rhyme with otis

• apparatus 0
  n 1: equipment designed to serve a specific function [syn: apparatus, setup] 2: (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"
• appendicitis 0
  n 1: inflammation of the vermiform appendix
• apprentice 0
  n 1: works for an expert to learn a trade [syn: apprentice, learner, prentice] v 1: be or work as an apprentice; "She apprenticed with the great master"
• armistice 0
  n 1: a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms [syn: armistice, cease-fire, truce]
• arthritis 0
  n 1: inflammation of a joint or joints
• brattice 0
  n 1: a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine v 1: supply with a brattice, to ventilate mines
• bronchitis 0
  n 1: inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes
• bursitis 0
  n 1: inflammation of a bursa; frequently in the shoulder
• cactus 0
  n 1: any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
• calamitous 0
  adj 1: (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin; "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur; "a fateful error" [syn: black, calamitous, disastrous, fatal, fateful]
• circuitous 0
  adj 1: marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct; "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"; "a roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend" [syn: circuitous, roundabout] 2: deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" [syn: devious, circuitous, roundabout]
• cirrostratus 0
  n 1: a thin uniform layer of hazy cloud at high altitude [syn: cirrostratus, cirrostratus cloud]
• coitus 0
  n 1: the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur [syn: sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, congress, sexual relation, relation, carnal knowledge]
• colitis 0
  n 1: inflammation of the colon [syn: colitis, inflammatory bowel disease]
• conjunctivitis 0
  n 1: inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye [syn: conjunctivitis, pinkeye]
• countess 0
  n 1: female equivalent of a count or earl
• covetous 0
  adj 1: showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection" [syn: covetous, envious, jealous] 2: immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees" [syn: avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile]
• cutis 0
  n 1: a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" [syn: skin, tegument, cutis]
• dermatitis 0
  n 1: inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters
• diabetes 0
  n 1: a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst
• epiglottis 0
  n 1: a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
• injustice 0
  n 1: an unjust act [syn: injustice, unfairness, iniquity, shabbiness] 2: the practice of being unjust or unfair [syn: injustice, unjustness] [ant: justice, justness]
• justice 0
  n 1: the quality of being just or fair [syn: justice, justness] [ant: injustice, unjustness] 2: judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments 3: a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice [syn: judge, justice, jurist] 4: the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870 [syn: Department of Justice, Justice Department, Justice, DoJ]
• lotus 0
  n 1: native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers [syn: lotus, Indian lotus, sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera] 2: annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs [syn: Lotus, genus Lotus] 3: white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians [syn: lotus, white lotus, Egyptian water lily, white lily, Nymphaea lotus]
• malpractice 0
  n 1: professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage; "the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice" 2: a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct; "he charged them with electoral malpractices"
• mantis 0
  n 1: predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer [syn: mantis, mantid]
• mortise 0
  n 1: a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint [syn: mortise, mortice] v 1: cut a hole for a tenon in [syn: mortise, mortice] 2: join by a tenon and mortise [syn: mortice, mortise]
• nephritis 0
  n 1: an inflammation of the kidney [syn: nephritis, Bright's disease]
• neuritis 0
  n 1: inflammation of a nerve accompanied by pain and sometimes loss of function
• notice 0
  n 1: an announcement containing information about an event; "you didn't give me enough notice"; "an obituary notice"; "a notice of sale 2: the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police" [syn: notice, observation, observance] 3: a request for payment; "the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting" [syn: notification, notice] 4: advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract; "we received a notice to vacate the premises"; "he gave notice two months before he moved" 5: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" [syn: poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card] 6: polite or favorable attention; "his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice" 7: a short critical review; "the play received good notices" v 1: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" [syn: detect, observe, find, discover, notice] 2: notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words" [syn: notice, mark, note] [ant: ignore] 3: make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague" [syn: comment, notice, remark, point out] 4: express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing" [syn: notice, acknowledge]
• practice 0
  n 1: a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" [syn: practice, pattern] 2: systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" [syn: exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation] 3: translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism" [syn: practice, praxis] 4: the exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired" 5: knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner" v 1: carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" [syn: practice, practise, exercise, do] 2: learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales" [syn: drill, exercise, practice, practise] 3: engage in a rehearsal (of) [syn: rehearse, practise, practice] 4: avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" [syn: practice, apply, use] 5: engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness" [syn: commit, practice]
• practise 0
  v 1: engage in a rehearsal (of) [syn: rehearse, practise, practice] 2: carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" [syn: practice, practise, exercise, do] 3: learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales" [syn: drill, exercise, practice, practise]
• stephanotis 0
  n 1: any of various evergreen climbing shrubs of the genus Stephanotis having fragrant waxy flowers
• testis 0
  n 1: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" [syn: testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg]
• treatise 0
  n 1: a formal exposition
• thetis 0
  n 1: (Greek mythology) one of the 50 Nereids; mother of Achilles by Peleus
• abatis 0
  n 1: a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy [syn: abattis, abatis]
• clematis 0
  n 1: any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
• curtis 0
  n 1: English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799) [syn: Curtis, William Curtis]
• atlantis 0
  n 1: according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake
• otitis 0
  n 1: inflammation of the ear
• rachitis 0
  n 1: inflammation of the vertebral column 2: childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus [syn: rickets, rachitis]
• retinitis 0
  n 1: inflammation of the retina
• spondylitis 0
  n 1: inflammation of a spinal joint; characterized by pain and stiffness
• vulvitis 0
  n 1: inflammation of the vulva
• arteritis 0
  n 1: inflammation of an artery
• blepharitis 0
  n 1: inflammation of the eyelids characterized by redness and swelling and dried crusts
• ophthalmitis 0
  n 1: severe conjunctivitis [syn: ophthalmia, ophthalmitis]
• osteitis 0
  n 1: inflammation of a bone as a consequence of infection or trauma or degeneration
• ovaritis 0
  n 1: inflammation of the ovaries
• prentice 0
  n 1: works for an expert to learn a trade [syn: apprentice, learner, prentice]
• haliotis 0
  n 1: type genus of the family Haliotidae [syn: Haliotis, genus Haliotis]
• myosotis 0
  n 1: forget-me-nots; scorpion grass [syn: Myosotis, genus Myosotis]
• attis 0
• prentiss 0
• proglottis 0
• typhlitis 0
• koskotas 0
• fortis 0
• lettice 0
• pneumocystis 0
• rigormortis 0

See also otis definition and otis synonyms