Words that rhyme with parous

• clitoris 0
  n 1: a female sexual organ homologous to the penis [syn: clitoris, clit, button]
• dentifrice 0
  n 1: a substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrush
• embarrass 0
  v 1: cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious [syn: embarrass, abash] 2: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" [syn: obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass]
• ephemeris 0
  n 1: an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year; "today computers calculate the ephemerides"
• ex 0
  adj 1: out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn: antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat(p), outmoded, passe, passee] n 1: a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband [syn: ex- husband, ex] 2: a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife; "all his exes live in Texas" [syn: ex-wife, ex] 3: the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: X, x, ex]
• ferrous 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or containing iron [syn: ferric, ferrous]
• heiress 0
  n 1: a female heir [syn: heiress, inheritress, inheritrix]
• terrace 0
  n 1: usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence [syn: patio, terrace] 2: a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below) [syn: terrace, bench] 3: a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face); "Grosvenor Terrace" v 1: provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country house" [syn: terrace, terrasse] 2: make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land"
• derris 0
  n 1: any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons
• polaris 0
  n 1: the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it [syn: Polaris, North Star, pole star, polar star, polestar]
• harris 0
  n 1: United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908) [syn: Harris, Joel Harris, Joel Chandler Harris] 2: United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992) [syn: Harris, Zellig Harris, Zellig Sabbatai Harris] 3: United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878) [syn: Harris, Townsend Harris] 4: Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931) [syn: Harris, Frank Harris, James Thomas Harris] 5: British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984) [syn: Harris, Bomber Harris, Sir Arthur Travers Harris] 6: publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713) [syn: Harris, Benjamin Harris]
• eris 0
  n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares
• osiris 0
  n 1: Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and brother of Isis; father of Horus
• nonferrous 0
• ferris 0
• loris 0
• torrez 0
• cerus 0
• derose 0
• marous 0
• meris 0
• peras 0
• aquarists 0
• calveras 0
• flores 0
• torres 0
• arris 0
• apollinaris 0
• farris 0
• cantoris 0

See also parous definition