Words that rhyme with sonia

n 1: a water solution of ammonia [syn: ammonia water, ammonia, ammonium hydroxide] 2: a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3)

n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes

n 1: pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles [syn: bronchopneumonia, bronchial pneumonia]

n 1: extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia 2: a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement [syn: catatonic schizophrenia, catatonic type schizophrenia, catatonia]

n 1: baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables [syn: lasagna, lasagne] 2: very wide flat strips of pasta [syn: lasagna, lasagne]

n 1: an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action [syn: mania, passion, cacoethes] 2: a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently [syn: mania, manic disorder]

n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests

n 1: respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants

n 1: a man of rank in the ancient regime [syn: feudal lord, seigneur, seignior]

n 1: the term during which some position is held [syn: tenure, term of office, incumbency] 2: the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands [syn: tenure, land tenure] v 1: give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book"

n 1: the wool of the vicuna 2: a soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna 3: small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat [syn: vicuna, Vicugna vicugna]

n 1: a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes [syn: zirconium oxide, zirconia, zirconium dioxide]

n 1: the capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy to the east of the Apennines 2: large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork [syn: bologna, Bologna sausage]

n 1: a region on the Baltic that is divided between northern Estonia and southern Latvia

n 1: a region of northeastern Spain

n 1: a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman; "Dona Marguerita"

n 1: a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice [syn: aphonia, voicelessness]

n 1: a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea [syn: Estonia, Esthonia, Republic of Estonia]

n 1: region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks

n 1: an ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern Peloponnesus; dominated by Sparta

n 1: landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 2: the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria [syn: Macedon, Macedonia, Makedonija]

n 1: abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction

n 1: region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic

n 1: Italian painter and engraver noted for his frescoes (1431-1506) [syn: Mantegna, Andrea Mantegna]

n 1: a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya [syn: Kenya, Republic of Kenya]

n 1: a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes [syn: California, Golden State, CA, Calif.]