Words that rhyme with secular
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articular
adj 1: relating to or affecting the joints of the body; "the articular surfaces of bones"; "articular disease" [syn: articular, articulary] -
auricular
adj 1: of or relating to near the ear [syn: otic, auricular] 2: relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing; "my apprehension of words is auricular; I must hear what I read"- George Santayana; "an auricular confession"; "an auricular appendage" 3: pertaining to an auricle of the heart; "auricular fibrillation" -
avuncular
adj 1: resembling a uncle in kindness or indulgence 2: being or relating to an uncle -
binocular
adj 1: relating to both eyes; "binocular vision" -
carbuncular
adj 1: afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle [syn: carbuncled, carbuncular] -
cardiovascular
adj 1: of or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood vessels; "cardiovascular conditioning" -
circular
adj 1: having a circular shape [syn: round, circular] [ant: square] 2: describing a circle; moving in a circle; "the circular motion of the wheel" [syn: circular, rotary, orbitual] n 1: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" [syn: circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway] -
corpuscular
adj 1: of or relating to corpuscles -
crepuscular
adj 1: like twilight; dim; "the evening's crepuscular charm" -
extracurricular
adj 1: outside the regular academic curriculum; "sports and drama are popular extracurricular activities" 2: outside the regular duties of your job or profession 3: characterized by adultery; "an adulterous relationship"; "extramarital affairs"; "the extracurricular activities of a philandering husband" [syn: adulterous, extramarital, extracurricular] -
follicular
adj 1: of or relating to or constituting a follicle -
funicular
adj 1: relating to or operated by a cable; "funicular railway" n 1: a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars [syn: cable railway, funicular, funicular railway] -
intermolecular
adj 1: existing or acting between molecules; "intermolecular forces"; "intermolecular condensation" -
jocular
adv 1: with humor; "they tried to deal with this painful subject jocularly" [syn: jocosely, jocular] adj 1: characterized by jokes and good humor [syn: jesting, jocose, jocular, joking] -
macromolecular
adj 1: relating to or consisting of or characterized by macromolecules; "macromolecular compounds" -
macula
n 1: a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field [syn: sunspot, macula] 2: a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision [syn: macula, macula lutea, macular area, yellow spot] 3: a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases [syn: macule, macula] -
molecular
adj 1: relating to or produced by or consisting of molecules; "molecular structure"; "molecular oxygen"; "molecular weight is the sum of all the atoms in a molecule" 2: relating to simple or elementary organization; "proceed by more and more detailed analysis to the molecular facts of perception"--G.A. Miller [ant: molar(a)] -
muscular
adj 1: of or relating to or consisting of muscle; "muscular contraction" 2: having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer [syn: mesomorphic, muscular] [ant: ectomorphic, endomorphic, pyknic] 3: having or suggesting great physical power or force; "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony" 4: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" [syn: brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy] -
neuromuscular
adj 1: affecting or characteristic of both neural and muscular tissue -
oracular
adj 1: of or relating to an oracle; "able by oracular means to expose a witch" 2: obscurely prophetic; "Delphic pronouncements"; "an oracular message" [syn: Delphic, oracular] 3: resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile" [syn: enigmatic, oracular] -
particular
adj 1: unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair" [syn: particular(a), peculiar(a), special(a)] 2: separate and distinct from others of the same group or category; "interested in one particular artist"; "a man who wishes to make a particular woman fall in love with him" 3: surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "he paid especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's so special about the year 2000?" [syn: especial(a), exceptional, particular(a), special] 4: first and most important; "his special interest is music"; "she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work" [syn: particular, special] 5: exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared" [syn: finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky] 6: providing specific details or circumstances; "a particular description of the room" n 1: a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general" [syn: particular, specific] [ant: general] 2: a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details" [syn: detail, particular, item] 3: (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class [syn: particular, particular proposition] [ant: universal, universal proposition] -
perpendicular
adj 1: intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other" [ant: oblique, parallel] 2: at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height" [syn: vertical, perpendicular] [ant: horizontal, inclined] 3: extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff" n 1: a straight line at right angles to another line 2: a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting [syn: perpendicular, perpendicular style, English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture] 3: a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point [syn: plumb line, perpendicular] 4: an extremely steep face -
reticular
adj 1: resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of a leaf"; "a reticulated highway system" [syn: reticulate, reticular] [ant: nonreticulate] -
semicircular
adj 1: curved into a half circle -
spectacular
adj 1: sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation" [syn: dramatic, spectacular, striking] 2: characteristic of spectacles or drama; "spectacular dives from the cliff" 3: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child" [syn: outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, striking] n 1: a lavishly produced performance; "they put on a Christmas spectacular" -
testicular
adj 1: of or involving the testes; "testicular cancer" -
titular
adj 1: of or relating to a legal title to something; "titulary rights" [syn: titular, titulary] 2: of or bearing a title signifying status or function; "of titular rank" 3: of or pertaining to the title of a work of art; "performed well in the titular (or title) role"; "the titular theme of the book" 4: of or associated with or bearing a title signifying nobility; "titular dignitaries" 5: existing in name only; "the nominal (or titular) head of his party" [syn: nominal, titular] -
tubercular
adj 1: characterized by the presence of tuberculosis lesions or tubercles; "tubercular leprosy" 2: pertaining to or of the nature of a normal tuberosity or tubercle; "a tubercular process for the attachment of a ligament or muscle" 3: relating to tuberculosis or those suffering from it; "a tubercular hospital" 4: constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus; "a tubercular child"; "tuberculous patients"; "tubercular meningitis" [syn: tubercular, tuberculous] n 1: a person with pulmonary tuberculosis [syn: consumptive, lunger, tubercular] -
ventricular
adj 1: of or relating to a ventricle (of the heart or brain) -
vermicular
adj 1: decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; "vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework" [syn: vermicular, vermiculate, vermiculated] -
vernacular
adj 1: being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species" [syn: common, vernacular, vulgar] n 1: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular] 2: the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language) -
vesicular
adj 1: of or relating to or involving vesicles; "normal vesicular breathing" -
specular
adj 1: capable of reflecting light like a mirror; "mirrorlike surface of the lake"; "a specular metal" [syn: mirrorlike, specular] -
facula
n 1: a bright spot on a planet 2: a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots -
dracula
n 1: comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants having bizarre and often sinister-looking flowers with pendulous scapes and motile lips [syn: Dracula, genus Dracula] 2: fictional vampire in a gothic horror novel by Bram Stoker -
canicular
adj 1: of or relating to the dog days of summer; "the canicular heat of the Deep South" 2: relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star); "canicular days" -
cuticular
adj 1: of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula [syn: cuticular, epidermal, epidermic, dermal] -
lenticular
adj 1: convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil [syn: biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular, lentiform] -
acicula
n 1: a needlelike part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal; as a spine or bristle or crystal -
auricula
n 1: yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated [syn: auricula, bear's ear, Primula auricula] 2: a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart [syn: auricula, auricular appendage, auricular appendix] -
reveler
n 1: a celebrant who shares in a noisy party; "the clubs attract revelers as young as thirteen" [syn: reveler, reveller, merrymaker] -
majuscular
adj 1: of the nature of a majuscule or written in majuscules -
minuscular
adj 1: of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries [syn: minuscule, minuscular] [ant: majuscule] -
curricula
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fascicular
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monocular
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monomolecular
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pedicular
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utricular
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versicular
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furuncular
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corbicula
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locular
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