Words that rhyme with strontia

n 1: extreme mental retardation [syn: idiocy, amentia]

n 1: harsh criticism or disapproval [syn: censure, animadversion] 2: the state of being excommunicated [syn: excommunication, exclusion, censure] v 1: rebuke formally [syn: reprimand, censure, criminate]

n 1: mental deterioration of organic or functional origin [syn: dementia, dementedness]

n 1: distinguishing characteristics (especially in different species of a genus)

n 1: a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country; "the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day" 2: an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary 3: an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development; "he worked at the frontier of brain science"

n 1: the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth [syn: orthodontics, orthodontia, orthodonture, dental orthopedics, dental orthopaedics]

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]

n 1: the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head 2: shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order v 1: shave the head of a newly inducted monk

adv 1: in the direction of the sea; "the sailor looked seaward" [syn: seaward, seawards, asea]

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]

n 1: one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran [syn: Shiah, Shia, Shiah Islam]

n 1: a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC) 2: an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies [syn: Hosea, Book of Hosea]

n 1: (Greek mythology) a princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father

n 1: capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria [syn: Sofia, Serdica, Bulgarian capital]

n 1: goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus [syn: Aphrodite, Cytherea]

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]

n 1: a woman who is a man's sweetheart [syn: ladylove, dulcinea]

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]

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

n 1: a genus of Pyralidae [syn: Galleria, genus Galleria]

n 1: the capital and largest city of Cyprus [syn: Nicosia, capital of Cyprus]

n 1: a county in southwestern England [syn: Devon, Devonshire]

n 1: an agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea

n 1: large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears [syn: Opuntia, genus Opuntia]

n 1: spiderworts [syn: Tradescantia, genus Tradescantia]