Words that rhyme with stys

n 1: a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively) [syn: abyss, abysm]

adv 1: away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations" [syn: awry, amiss] 2: in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; "if you think him guilty you judge amiss"; "he spoke amiss"; "no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly" 3: in an imperfect or faulty way; "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen [syn: imperfectly, amiss] [ant: perfectly] adj 1: not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine" [syn: amiss(p), awry(p), haywire, wrong(p)]

n 1: a state of extreme happiness [syn: bliss, blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air]

v 1: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" [syn: dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore] 2: cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This case is dismissed!" [syn: dismiss, throw out] 3: stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" [syn: dismiss, send packing, send away, drop] 4: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate] [ant: employ, engage, hire] 5: end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave; "I was dismissed after I gave my report" [syn: dismiss, usher out] 6: declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections" [syn: dissolve, dismiss]

v 1: recall the past; "The grandparents sat there, reminiscing all afternoon"

adj 1: failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills" [syn: derelict, delinquent, neglectful, remiss]

n 1: a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade [syn: kris, creese, crease]

n 1: a landlocked federal republic in central Europe [syn: Switzerland, Swiss Confederation, Suisse, Schweiz, Svizzera]

adj 1: of or relating to Switzerland or its people or culture; "the Swiss army" n 1: the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland [syn: Swiss, Swiss people]