Words that rhyme with phenyl

adj 1: happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally ; "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting" [syn: accidental, inadvertent] n 1: a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature

adj 1: of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions 2: near the kidneys n 1: either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney [syn: adrenal gland, adrenal, suprarenal gland]

adj 1: of or like a feeble old woman

adj 1: of or relating to antennae; "antennal senses of insects" [syn: antennal, antennary]

adj 1: relating to or containing the carbonyl group [syn: carbonyl, carbonylic] n 1: a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide

n 1: a soft tufted cord used in embroidery [syn: chenille, chenille cord] 2: a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads

adj 1: of or pertaining to or typical of Europe; "a Continental breakfast" 2: of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War; "the Continental Army"; "the Continental Congress" 3: of or relating to or characteristic of a continent; "the continental divide"; "continental drift" 4: being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe; "the continental United States"; "continental Europe"; "continental waters" [ant: intercontinental]

n 1: one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) [syn: scallop, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle] 2: a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement [syn: crenel, crenelle] v 1: supply with battlements [syn: crenel, crenelate, crenellate]

adj 1: of or relating to the teeth; "dental floss" 2: of or relating to dentistry; "dental student" n 1: a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge [syn: alveolar consonant, dental consonant, alveolar, dental]

adj 1: of or relating to a department; "departmental policy"

adj 1: (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant" [syn: damaging, detrimental, prejudicial, prejudicious]

adj 1: of or relating to or constituting development; "developmental psychology"

adj 1: in or relating to the duodenum; "duodenal ulcer"

adj 1: relating to or being an element; "elemental sulphur" 2: relating to severe atmospheric conditions; "a race against hail or cold rains or some other elemental catastrophe"- J.K.Howard 3: of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing" [syn: elementary, elemental, primary]

adj 1: of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings; "environmental factors" 2: concerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment; "environmental pollution"

adj 1: relating to or based on experiment; "experimental physics" 2: relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis" [syn: experimental, data- based, observational] 3: of the nature of or undergoing an experiment; "an experimental drug"

n 1: any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems 2: aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads [syn: fennel, Florence fennel, finocchio] 3: leaves used for seasoning [syn: fennel, common fennel] 4: fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture

adj 1: serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" [syn: cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal] 2: being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles" [syn: fundamental, rudimentary, underlying] 3: far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something; "the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred"; "the book underwent fundamental changes"; "committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance"; "profound social changes" [syn: fundamental, profound] n 1: any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business; "fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure" 2: the lowest tone of a harmonic series [syn: fundamental, fundamental frequency, first harmonic]

adj 1: soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him" [syn: gentle, soft] 2: having or showing a kindly or tender nature; "the gentle touch of her hand"; "her gentle manner was comforting"; "a gentle sensitive nature"; "gentle blue eyes" 3: quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne" 4: belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes" [syn: aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician] 5: easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient" [syn: docile, gentle] 6: having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" [syn: easy, gentle, soft] 7: marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope" [syn: easy, gentle] v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle] 2: give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility [syn: ennoble, gentle, entitle] 3: stroke soothingly

adj 1: increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions; "lecturers enjoy...steady incremental growth in salary"

adj 1: relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments; "instrumental compositions"; "an instrumental ensemble" [ant: vocal] 2: serving or acting as a means or aid; "instrumental in solving the crime" [syn: implemental, instrumental, subservient]

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people; "juvenile diabetes"; "juvenile fashions" 2: displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" [syn: adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile] n 1: a young person, not fully developed [syn: juvenile, juvenile person] [ant: adult, grownup]

n 1: outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog [syn: kennel, doghouse, dog house] v 1: put up in a kennel; "kennel a dog"

adj 1: relating or belonging to or serving as a monument; "the use of the arch in monumental architecture"; "monumental sculptures" 2: of outstanding significance; "Einstein's monumental contributions to physics" 3: imposing in size or bulk or solidity; "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale" [syn: massive, monolithic, monumental]

adj 1: denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere; "occidental civilization"; "Hesperian culture" [syn: occidental, Hesperian] n 1: a native inhabitant of the Occident 2: an artificial language

adj 1: denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia; "oriental civilization" n 1: a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans) [syn: Oriental, oriental person]

adj 1: of or relating to punishment; "penal reform"; "penal code" 2: serving as or designed to impose punishment; "penal servitude" 3: subject to punishment by law; "a penal offense" [syn: penal, punishable]

adj 1: of or relating to the penis; "penile erection" [syn: penile, penial]

n 1: any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups 2: a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally [syn: carbolic acid, phenol, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid]

adj 1: of or relating to the kidneys [syn: nephritic, renal]

adj 1: mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail" [syn: doddering, doddery, gaga, senile]

adj 1: given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality 2: effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" [syn: bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, soppy, soupy, slushy]

adj 1: functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches" [syn: auxiliary, subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary] 2: added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes" [syn: supplementary, supplemental]

adj 1: existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley [syn: nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendental] 2: of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material

adj 1: spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent; "transcontinental railway"; "transcontinental travelers"; "a transcontinental city"

n 1: a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast [syn: treenail, trenail, trunnel]

adj 1: capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer" [syn: corruptible, bribable, dishonest, purchasable, venal]

n 1: a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene [syn: vinyl, vinyl group, vinyl radical] 2: shiny and tough and flexible plastic; used especially for floor coverings

adj 1: depending on judgment; "a judgmental error"; "I think that she is too judgmental to be a good therapist" [ant: nonjudgmental]