Words that rhyme with pistil

  • acetyl
    n 1: the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) [syn: acetyl, acetyl group, acetyl radical, ethanoyl group, ethanoyl radical]
  • borstal
    n 1: formerly a British reform school for youths considered too young to send to prison
  • butyl
    n 1: a hydrocarbon radical (C4H9)
  • coastal
    adj 1: of or relating to a coast; "coastal erosion" 2: located on or near or bordering on a coast; "coastal marshes"; "coastal waters"; "the Atlantic coastal plain" [ant: inland]
  • costal
    adj 1: of or relating to or near a rib
  • crystal
    n 1: a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure 2: a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices 3: a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces [syn: crystal, crystallization] 4: colorless glass made of almost pure silica [syn: quartz glass, quartz, vitreous silica, lechatelierite, crystal] 5: glassware made of quartz 6: a protective cover that protects the face of a watch [syn: crystal, watch crystal, watch glass]
  • distal
    adj 1: situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone [ant: proximal] 2: directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body [ant: mesial]
  • distil
    v 1: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" [syn: condense, distill, distil] 2: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" [syn: distill, extract, distil] 3: undergo the process of distillation [syn: distill, distil] 4: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound" [syn: distill, distil]
  • festal
    adj 1: offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: gay, festal, festive, merry]
  • hostel
    n 1: a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers [syn: hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge, auberge] 2: inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips) [syn: hostel, youth hostel, student lodging]
  • instil
    v 1: enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye" [syn: instill, instil]
  • lentil
    n 1: round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food 2: the fruit or seed of a lentil plant 3: widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder [syn: lentil, lentil plant, Lens culinaris]
  • pastel
    adj 1: lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the naive music" 2: delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink" n 1: any of various pale or light colors
  • pedestal
    n 1: a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" [syn: base, pedestal, stand] 2: a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority); "they put him on a pedestal" 3: an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) [syn: pedestal, plinth, footstall]
  • pestle
    n 1: machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores [syn: stamp, pestle] 2: a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone [syn: pestle, muller, pounder] 3: a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar v 1: grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar; "pestle the garlic"
  • pistol
    n 1: a firearm that is held and fired with one hand [syn: pistol, handgun, side arm, shooting iron]
  • postal
    adj 1: of or relating to the system for delivering mail; "postal delivery"
  • standstill
    n 1: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" [syn: deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstill] 2: an interruption of normal activity [syn: stand, standstill, tie-up]
  • vestal
    adj 1: of or relating to Vesta; "vestal virgin" 2: in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal" [syn: pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous] n 1: a chaste woman
  • bristol
    n 1: an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
  • pentecostal
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of any of various Pentecostal religious bodies or their members 2: of or relating to or occurring at Pentecost n 1: any member of a Pentecostal religious body [syn: Pentecostal, Pentecostalist]
  • cristal
    n 1: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn: Adam, ecstasy, XTC, go, disco biscuit, cristal, X, hug drug]
  • pastille
    n 1: a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat [syn: cough drop, troche, pastille, pastil]
  • crustal
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the crust of the earth or moon
  • intercostal
    adj 1: located or occurring between the ribs; "intercostal muscles" n 1: muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration [syn: intercostal, intercostal muscle, musculus intercostalis]
  • dentil
  • until
  • distel
  • mccrystal
  • christal
  • christel
  • chrystal
  • kristall
  • kristol
  • krystal
  • postil
  • syndactyl
  • listel
  • microcrystal

See also pistil definition and pistil synonyms