Words that rhyme with samaria

  • althea
    n 1: any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea [syn: althea, althaea, hollyhock]
  • area
    n 1: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" [syn: area, country] 2: a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..." 3: a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region" [syn: area, region] 4: a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" [syn: sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena] 5: a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" 6: the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" [syn: area, expanse, surface area]
  • capybara
    n 1: pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent [syn: capybara, capibara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris]
  • caracara
    n 1: any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South America and Central America
  • cascara
    n 1: dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative [syn: cascara, cascara sagrada, chittam bark, chittem bark]
  • diarrhoea
    n 1: frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor [syn: diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness of the bowels, looseness]
  • hysteria
    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]
  • idea
    n 1: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" [syn: idea, thought] 2: your intention; what you intend to do; "he had in mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces" [syn: mind, idea] 3: a personal view; "he has an idea that we don't like him" 4: an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take" [syn: estimate, estimation, approximation, idea] 5: (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it" [syn: theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea]
  • malaria
    n 1: an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever
  • mascara
    n 1: makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes
  • panacea
    n 1: (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia 2: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists [syn: panacea, nostrum, catholicon, cure-all]
  • pizzeria
    n 1: a shop where pizzas are made and sold [syn: pizzeria, pizza shop, pizza parlor]
  • samara
    n 1: a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple [syn: samara, key fruit, key]
  • tiara
    n 1: a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions
  • tortilla
    n 1: thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour
  • tuatara
    n 1: only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand [syn: tuatara, Sphenodon punctatum]
  • urea
    n 1: the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics [syn: urea, carbamide]
  • asea
    adv 1: in the direction of the sea; "the sailor looked seaward" [syn: seaward, seawards, asea]
  • cia
    n 1: an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council [syn: Central Intelligence Agency, CIA]
  • stria
    n 1: any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue [syn: stria, striation] 2: a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps" [syn: band, banding, stria, striation]
  • dia
    n 1: an intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition [syn: Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA]
  • gaea
    n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology [syn: Gaea, Gaia, Ge]
  • ia
    n 1: a state in midwestern United States [syn: Iowa, Hawkeye State, IA]
  • pia
    n 1: perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch [syn: pia, Indian arrowroot, Tacca leontopetaloides, Tacca pinnatifida]
  • rhea
    n 1: fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor 2: smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan [syn: rhea, nandu, Pterocnemia pennata] 3: larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia [syn: rhea, Rhea americana]
  • shia
    n 1: one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran [syn: Shiah, Shia, Shiah Islam]
  • shiah
    n 1: one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran [syn: Shiah, Shia, Shiah Islam]
  • thea
    n 1: (Greek mythology) the Titaness who was mother of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology [syn: Thea, Theia]
  • tia
    n 1: brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage [syn: transient ischemic attack, TIA]
  • crimea
    n 1: a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
  • hosea
    n 1: a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC) 2: an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies [syn: Hosea, Book of Hosea]
  • judea
    n 1: the southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ [syn: Judea, Judaea]
  • korea
    n 1: an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min- Gook or Han-Gook [syn: Korea, Korean Peninsula, Dae- Han-Min-Gook, Han-Gook]
  • maria
    n 1: a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon [syn: mare, maria] 2: valuable timber tree of Panama [syn: Maria, Calophyllum longifolium]
  • medea
    n 1: (Greek mythology) a princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father
  • sofia
    n 1: capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria [syn: Sofia, Serdica, Bulgarian capital]
  • caesarea
    n 1: an ancient seaport in northwestern Israel; an important Roman city in ancient Palestine
  • cytherea
    n 1: goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus [syn: Aphrodite, Cytherea]
  • diarrhea
    n 1: frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor [syn: diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness of the bowels, looseness]
  • dulcinea
    n 1: a woman who is a man's sweetheart [syn: ladylove, dulcinea]
  • eritrea
    n 1: an African country to the north of Ethiopia on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993 [syn: Eritrea, State of Eritrea]
  • galatea
    n 1: (Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers
  • galleria
    n 1: a genus of Pyralidae [syn: Galleria, genus Galleria]
  • gonorrhea
    n 1: a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra [syn: gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap]
  • nicosia
    n 1: the capital and largest city of Cyprus [syn: Nicosia, capital of Cyprus]
  • tanzania
    n 1: a republic in eastern Africa [syn: Tanzania, United Republic of Tanzania]
  • bavaria
    n 1: a state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory
  • bulgaria
    n 1: a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe [syn: Bulgaria, Republic of Bulgaria]
  • sharia
    n 1: the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state" [syn: shariah, shariah law, sharia, sharia law, Islamic law]
  • beria
    n 1: Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953) [syn: Beria, Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria]
  • feria
    n 1: a weekday on which no festival or holiday is celebrated; "in the middle ages feria was used with a prefixed ordinal number to designate the day of the week, so `secunda feria' meant Monday, but Sunday and Saturday were always called by their names, Dominicus and Sabbatum, and so feria came to mean an ordinary weekday" 2: (in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint
  • tara
    n 1: a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century
  • sahara
    n 1: the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa [syn: Sahara, Sahara Desert]
  • nara
    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]
  • asmara
    n 1: the capital of Eritrea [syn: Asmara, Asmera]
  • ferrara
    n 1: a city in northern Italy; "in the 13th century Ferrara was a center of Renaissance learning and the arts"
  • guevara
    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]
  • samsara
    n 1: (Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth
  • carbonara
    n 1: sauce for pasta; contains eggs and bacon or ham and grated cheese
  • guadalajara
    n 1: a city in southwestern Mexico; a popular health resort and site of architecture from the Spanish colonial era
  • cercaria
    n 1: tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage
  • filaria
    n 1: European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage [syn: redstem storksbill, alfilaria, alfileria, filaree, filaria, clocks, pin grass, pin clover, Erodium cicutarium] 2: slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects
  • talaria
    n 1: a winged sandal (as worn by Hermes in Graeco-Roman art)
  • araucaria
    n 1: any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds
  • cineraria
    n 1: herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers [syn: cineraria, Pericallis cruenta, Senecio cruentus]
  • urticaria
    n 1: an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs [syn: urtication, urticaria, hives, nettle rash]
  • calceolaria
    n 1: any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip [syn: calceolaria, slipperwort]
  • carpenteria
    n 1: California evergreen shrub having glossy opposite leaves and terminal clusters of a few fragrant white flowers [syn: carpenteria, Carpenteria californica]
  • honiara
    n 1: national capital of Solomon Islands
  • gemara
    n 1: the second part of the Talmud consisting primarily of commentary on the Mishna
  • marinara
    n 1: sauce for pasta; contains tomatoes and garlic and herbs
  • aquaria
  • honoraria
  • via
  • cea
  • bria
  • chia
  • cleah
  • dhia
  • freia
  • jia
  • leah
  • lia
  • mia
  • ria
  • badeah
  • belyea
  • berea
  • corea
  • duryea
  • garcia
  • gensia
  • hydea
  • ikea
  • kania
  • keziah
  • minea
  • moriya
  • orea
  • perea

See also samaria definition