Words that rhyme with phoebus

  • abbess
    n 1: the superior of a group of nuns [syn: abbess, mother superior, prioress]
  • bulbous
    adj 1: shaped like a bulb [syn: bulblike, bulbous, bulb- shaped] 2: curving outward [syn: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulging, bulgy, protuberant]
  • bus
    n 1: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle] 2: the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar [syn: bus topology, bus] 3: an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits; "the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system" [syn: busbar, bus] 4: a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus" [syn: bus, jalopy, heap] v 1: send or move around by bus; "The children were bussed to school" 2: ride in a bus 3: remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
  • buss
    n 1: the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) [syn: kiss, buss, osculation] v 1: touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room" [syn: snog, kiss, buss, osculate]
  • cumulonimbus
    n 1: a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms [syn: cumulonimbus, cumulonimbus cloud, thundercloud]
  • harquebus
    n 1: an obsolete firearm with a long barrel [syn: arquebus, harquebus, hackbut, hagbut]
  • iambus
    n 1: a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables [syn: iamb, iambus]
  • incubus
    n 1: a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women 2: a situation resembling a terrifying dream [syn: nightmare, incubus] 3: someone who depresses or worries others
  • nimbus
    n 1: a dark grey cloud bearing rain [syn: nimbus, nimbus cloud, rain cloud] 2: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint [syn: aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole]
  • omnibus
    adj 1: providing for many things at once; "an omnibus law" n 1: an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author 2: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle]
  • rebus
    n 1: a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words
  • rhombus
    n 1: a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram [syn: rhombus, rhomb, diamond]
  • succubus
    n 1: a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men [syn: succubus, succuba]
  • syllabus
    n 1: an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" [syn: course of study, program, programme, curriculum, syllabus]
  • thrombus
    n 1: a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin
  • limbus
    n 1: a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure
  • erebus
    n 1: (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day
  • columbus
    n 1: the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University [syn: Columbus, capital of Ohio] 2: Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506) [syn: Columbus, Christopher Columbus, Cristoforo Colombo, Cristobal Colon] 3: a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama 4: a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center
  • plumbous
    adj 1: relating to or consisting of lead [syn: plumbic, plumbous]
  • cebus
    n 1: type genus of the Cebidae [syn: Cebus, genus Cebus]
  • arquebus
    n 1: an obsolete firearm with a long barrel [syn: arquebus, harquebus, hackbut, hagbut]
  • colobus
    n 1: arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs [syn: colobus, colobus monkey]
  • forbes
  • busse
  • barabbas
  • antrobus
  • paribas
  • choriambus
  • dithyrambus
  • barnabas
  • niobous

See also phoebus definition and phoebus synonyms