Words that rhyme with periphrastic

• acoustic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to the science of acoustics; "acoustic properties of a hall" [syn: acoustic, acoustical] n 1: a remedy for hearing loss or deafness
• acrostic 0
  n 1: a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across [syn: word square, acrostic] 2: verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message
• agnostic 0
  adj 1: of or pertaining to an agnostic or agnosticism 2: uncertain of all claims to knowledge [syn: agnostic, agnostical] [ant: gnostic] n 1: someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something [syn: agnostic, doubter] 2: a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist)
• basaltic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or containing basalt; "basaltic magma is fluid"
• bombastic 0
  adj 1: ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose" [syn: bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid]
• broomstick 0
  n 1: the handle of a broom [syn: broomstick, broom handle]
• candlestick 0
  n 1: a holder with sockets for candles [syn: candlestick, candle holder]
• catachrestic 0
  adj 1: constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis [syn: catachrestic, catachrestical]
• caustic 0
  adj 1: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique" [syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic] 2: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action [syn: caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant] n 1: any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
• chopstick 0
  n 1: one of a pair of slender sticks used as oriental tableware to eat food with
• diagnostic 0
  adj 1: concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis; "a diagnostic reading test" 2: characteristic or indicative of a disease; "a diagnostic sign of yellow fever"; "a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever"; "symptomatic of insanity"; "a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown" [syn: diagnostic, symptomatic]
• dipstick 0
  n 1: a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level
• drastic 0
  adj 1: forceful and extreme and rigorous; "drastic measures"
• drumstick 0
  n 1: the lower joint of the leg of a fowl 2: a stick used for playing a drum
• dynastic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of a dynasty
• ecclesiastic 0
  adj 1: of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church); "ecclesiastic history" [syn: ecclesiastical, ecclesiastic] n 1: a clergyman or other person in religious orders [syn: cleric, churchman, divine, ecclesiastic]
• elastic 0
  adj 1: capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy; "an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk" [ant: inelastic] 2: able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract" [syn: elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant] n 1: a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together [syn: rubber band, elastic band, elastic] 2: a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material
• encaustic 0
  n 1: a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application
• enthusiastic 0
  adj 1: having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons" [ant: unenthusiastic]
• fantastic 0
  adj 1: ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror" [syn: antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque] 2: extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" [syn: fantastic, grand, howling(a), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous] 3: fanciful and unrealistic; foolish; "a fantastic idea of his own importance" [syn: fantastic, wild] 4: existing in fancy only; "fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel"- Nathaniel Hawthorne [syn: fantastic, fantastical] 5: extravagantly fanciful in design, construction, appearance; "Gaudi's fantastic architecture"
• fiddlestick 0
  n 1: a bow used in playing the violin [syn: fiddlestick, violin bow]
• gnostic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to Gnosticism; "Gnostic writings" 2: possessing intellectual or esoteric knowledge of spiritual things [ant: agnostic, agnostical] n 1: an advocate of Gnosticism
• gymnastic 0
  adj 1: vigorously active; "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises" [syn: acrobatic, athletic, gymnastic] 2: of or relating to or used in exercises intended to develop strength and agility; "gymnastic horse"
• iconoclastic 0
  adj 1: characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions 2: destructive of images used in religious worship; said of religions, such as Islam, in which the representation of living things is prohibited
• inelastic 0
  adj 1: not elastic; "economists speak of an inelastic price structure" [ant: elastic]
• joystick 0
  n 1: a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane [syn: stick, control stick, joystick] 2: a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers
• lipstick 0
  n 1: makeup that is used to color the lips [syn: lipstick, lip rouge] v 1: form by tracing with lipstick; "The clown had lipsticked circles on his cheeks" 2: apply lipstick to; "She lipsticked her mouth"
• majestic 0
  adj 1: majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure" [syn: majestic, olympian] 2: having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks" [syn: gallant, lofty, majestic, proud] 3: belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head" [syn: imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royal]
• mastic 0
  n 1: an aromatic exudate from the mastic tree; used chiefly in varnishes 2: a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler 3: an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin [syn: mastic, mastic tree, lentisk, Pistacia lentiscus]
• matchstick 0
  n 1: a short thin stick of wood used in making matches
• monastic 0
  adj 1: of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows [syn: cloistered, cloistral, conventual, monastic, monastical] n 1: a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work [syn: monk, monastic]
• nightstick 0
  n 1: a short stout club used primarily by policemen [syn: truncheon, nightstick, baton, billy, billystick, billy club]
• orgiastic 0
  adj 1: used of frenzied sexual activity 2: used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity" [syn: bacchanalian, bacchanal, bacchic, carousing, orgiastic]
• plastic 0
  adj 1: capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); "plastic substances such as wax or clay" [syn: fictile, moldable, plastic] 2: capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature" [syn: plastic, pliant] 3: forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience" [syn: formative, shaping, plastic] n 1: generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives 2: a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered; "do you take plastic?" [syn: credit card, charge card, charge plate, plastic]
• prognostic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions [syn: predictive, prognostic, prognosticative] n 1: a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" [syn: omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy]
• rustic 0
  adj 1: characteristic of rural life; "countrified clothes"; "rustic awkwardness" [syn: countrified, countryfied, rustic] 2: awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists" [syn: bumpkinly, hick, rustic, unsophisticated] 3: characteristic of the fields or country; "agrestic simplicity"; "rustic stone walls" [syn: agrestic, rustic] n 1: an unsophisticated country person
• sarcastic 0
  adj 1: expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds [ant: unsarcastic]
• scholastic 0
  adj 1: of or relating to schools; "scholastic year" 2: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism; "scholastic philosophy" n 1: a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit [syn: pedant, bookworm, scholastic] 2: a Scholastic philosopher or theologian
• singlestick 0
  n 1: a stick used instead of a sword for fencing [syn: singlestick, fencing stick, backsword]
• slapstick 0
  adj 1: characterized by horseplay and physical action; "slapstick style of humor" n 1: a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes 2: acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone
• spastic 0
  adj 1: relating to or characterized by spasm; "a spastic colon"; "spastic paralysis is a spastic form of cerebral palsy" 2: suffering from spastic paralysis; "a spastic child" 3: affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements" [syn: convulsive, spasmodic, spastic] n 1: a person suffering from spastic paralysis
• stochastic 0
  adj 1: being or having a random variable; "a stochastic variable"; "stochastic processes"
• thermoplastic 0
  adj 1: having the property of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening and becoming rigid again when cooled; "thermoplastic materials can be remelted and cooled time after time without undergoing any appreciable chemical change" [ant: thermoset, thermosetting] n 1: a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled [syn: thermoplastic, thermoplastic resin]
• unenthusiastic 0
  adj 1: not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor; "an unenthusiastic performance by the orchestra"; "unenthusiastic applause" [ant: enthusiastic]
• yardstick 0
  n 1: a measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?" 2: a ruler or tape that is three feet long [syn: yardstick, yard measure]
• baltic 0
  adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baltic States or their peoples or languages 2: of or near or on the Baltic Sea; "The Baltic republics" n 1: a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy [syn: Baltic, Baltic Sea] 2: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages related to the Slavonic languages; Baltic languages have preserved many archaic features that are believed to have existed in Proto- Indo European [syn: Baltic, Baltic language]
• celtic 0
  adj 1: relating to or characteristic of the Celts [syn: Celtic, Gaelic] n 1: a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era [syn: Celtic, Celtic language]
• onomastic 0
  adj 1: of or related to onomastics; "he published a collection of his onomastic essays"
• mahlstick 0
  n 1: a long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush [syn: maulstick, mahlstick]
• clastic 0
  adj 1: of or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e.g., conglomerates or sandstone) 2: capable of being taken apart; "the professor had a clastic model of the human brain"
• dysplastic 0
  adj 1: relating to or evidencing dysplasia
• neoplastic 0
  adj 1: of or related to or having the properties of a neoplasm; "neoplastic cells"
• paraphrastic 0
  adj 1: altered by paraphrasing
• encomiastic 0
  adj 1: formally expressing praise [syn: encomiastic, eulogistic, panegyric, panegyrical]
• ceroplastic 0
• chiastic 0
• cultic 0
• ectoblastic 0
• fustic 0
• greenstick 0
• hemistich 0
• swordstick 0
• apolaustic 0
• nastic 0
• aplastic 0
• homoplastic 0
• hudibrastic 0
• predynastic 0
• cobaltic 0
• systaltic 0
• peristaltic 0

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