Words that rhyme with portera

n 1: a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression

n 1: any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South America and Central America

n 1: (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon [syn: Chimera, Chimaera] 2: a grotesque product of the imagination [syn: chimera, chimaera]

n 1: makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes

n 1: the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball [syn: sclera, sclerotic coat]

n 1: a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline) 2: a Spanish mackerel of western North America [syn: sierra, Scomberomorus sierra]

n 1: a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions

n 1: (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

n 1: United States baseball player (born 1925) [syn: Berra, Lawrence Peter Berra, Yogi, Yogi Berra]

n 1: Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784) [syn: Serra, Junipero Serra, Miguel Jose Serra]

n 1: a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century

n 1: the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia [syn: Canberra, Australian capital, capital of Australia]

n 1: a progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders [syn: medroxyprogesterone, Provera]

n 1: socialist Mexican painter of murals (1886-1957) [syn: Rivera, Diego Rivera]

n 1: the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa [syn: Sahara, Sahara Desert]

n 1: a landlocked federal republic in central Europe [syn: Switzerland, Swiss Confederation, Suisse, Schweiz, Svizzera]

n 1: a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France; "the Riviera contains some of Europe's most popular resorts"

n 1: the independent agency that oversees management of federal government records including presidential libraries and historic collections [syn: National Archives and Records Administration, NARA]

n 1: a city in northern Italy; "in the 13th century Ferrara was a center of Renaissance learning and the arts"

n 1: an Argentine revolutionary leader who was Fidel Castro's chief lieutenant in the Cuban revolution; active in other Latin American countries; was captured and executed by the Bolivian army (1928-1967) [syn: Guevara, Ernesto Guevara, Che Guevara]

n 1: (Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth

n 1: sauce for pasta; contains eggs and bacon or ham and grated cheese

n 1: a city in southwestern Mexico; a popular health resort and site of architecture from the Spanish colonial era

n 1: green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts [syn: Chara, genus Chara]