Words that rhyme with posterior

• air 0
  n 1: a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of; "air pollution"; "a smell of chemicals in the air"; "open a window and let in some air"; "I need some fresh air" 2: the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air" 3: a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance" [syn: air, aura, atmosphere] 4: a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" [syn: breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air] 5: the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" [syn: atmosphere, air] 6: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) 7: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" [syn: tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase] 8: medium for radio and television broadcasting; "the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"; "the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people" [syn: air, airwave] 9: travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" [syn: air travel, aviation, air] v 1: expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers" [syn: air out, air, aerate] 2: be broadcast; "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M." 3: broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" [syn: air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit] 4: make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" [syn: publicize, publicise, air, bare] 5: expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; "Air linen" 6: expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" [syn: vent, ventilate, air out, air]
• anterior 0
  adj 1: of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body [ant: posterior] 2: earlier in time [syn: anterior, prior(a)] n 1: a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors" [syn: front tooth, anterior]
• bacteria 0
  n 1: (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants [syn: bacteria, bacterium]
• cafeteria 0
  n 1: a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
• diphtheria 0
  n 1: acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing
• exterior 0
  adj 1: situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building; "an exterior scene"; "exterior grade plywood"; "exterior paints" [ant: interior] n 1: the region that is outside of something [syn: outside, exterior] [ant: inside, interior] 2: the outer side or surface of something [syn: outside, exterior] [ant: inside, interior]
• hysteria 0
  n 1: state of violent mental agitation [syn: craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria] 2: excessive or uncontrollable fear 3: neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions [syn: hysteria, hysterical neurosis]
• inferior 0
  adj 1: of or characteristic of low rank or importance [ant: superior] 2: of low or inferior quality [ant: superior] 3: written or printed below and to one side of another character [syn: subscript, inferior] [ant: adscript, superior, superscript] 4: having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit; "Mercury and Venus are inferior planets" [ant: superior] 5: lower than a given reference point; "inferior alveolar artery" 6: falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing" [syn: deficient, inferior, substandard] n 1: one of lesser rank or station or quality [ant: higher-up, superior, superordinate] 2: a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character [syn: subscript, inferior] [ant: superior, superscript]
• interior 0
  adj 1: situated within or suitable for inside a building; "an interior scene"; "interior decoration"; "an interior bathroom without windows" [ant: exterior] 2: inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics" [syn: home(a), interior(a), internal, national] 3: located inward; "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"- Leonard Bernstein; "she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it"- David Denby; "an internal sense of rightousness"- A.R.Gurney,Jr. [syn: inner, interior, internal] 4: inside and toward a center; "interior regions of the earth" 5: of or coming from the middle of a region or country; "upcountry districts" [syn: interior, midland, upcountry] n 1: the region that is inside of something [syn: inside, interior] [ant: exterior, outside] 2: the inner or enclosed surface of something [syn: inside, interior] [ant: exterior, outside] 3: the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849 [syn: Department of the Interior, Interior Department, Interior, DoI]
• rapier 0
  n 1: a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges [syn: rapier, tuck]
• skier 0
  n 1: someone who skis
• superior 0
  adj 1: of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" [ant: inferior] 2: of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior ruler" [ant: inferior] 3: (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by; "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law" 4: written or printed above and to one side of another character [syn: superscript, superior] [ant: adscript, inferior, subscript] 5: having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit; "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets" [ant: inferior] 6: having a higher rank; "superior officer" [syn: ranking(a), superior, higher-ranking] 7: (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by; "he is superior to fear"; "an ignited firework proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades" n 1: one of greater rank or station or quality [syn: superior, higher-up, superordinate] [ant: inferior] 2: the head of a religious community 3: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals [syn: victor, master, superior] 4: the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes [syn: Lake Superior, Superior] 5: a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth 6: a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character [syn: superscript, superior] [ant: inferior, subscript]
• ulterior 0
  adj 1: lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed); "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell [syn: subterranean, subterraneous, ulterior] 2: beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote; "a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion"; "without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior"- G.B.Shaw 3: coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to" [syn: later(a), ulterior, posterior]
• wisteria 0
  n 1: any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria [syn: wisteria, wistaria]
• ayr 0
  n 1: a port in southwestern Scotland
• iberia 0
  n 1: an ancient geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains that corresponded approximately to the present- day Georgia 2: a peninsula in southwestern Europe [syn: Iberian Peninsula, Iberia]
• liberia 0
  n 1: a republic in West Africa; established in 1822 by Americans as a way to free negro slaves [syn: Liberia, Republic of Liberia]
• listeria 0
  n 1: any species of the genus Listeria
• siberia 0
  n 1: a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters
• cryptomeria 0
  n 1: Japanese cedar; sugi [syn: Cryptomeria, genus Cryptomeria]
• criteria 0
• freer 0
• nastier 0
• ayer 0
• aer 0
• ayre 0
• centerior 0
• imperia 0

See also posterior definition and posterior synonyms