Words that rhyme with termite

  • affright
    n 1: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety [syn: panic, terror, affright] v 1: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" [syn: frighten, fright, scare, affright]
  • alight
    adj 1: lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire" [syn: ablaze(p), afire(p), aflame(p), aflare(p), alight(p), on fire(p)] v 1: to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him" [syn: alight, light, perch] 2: come down; "the birds alighted" [syn: alight, climb down]
  • alright
    adv 1: without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion); "it's expensive all right" [syn: all right, alright] 2: an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence [syn: very well, fine, alright, all right, OK] 3: in a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she'll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right') [syn: okay, O.K., all right, alright] adj 1: nonstandard usage
  • aright
    adv 1: in an accurate manner; "the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"; "he guessed right" [syn: correctly, right, aright] [ant: incorrectly, wrong, wrongly]
  • bight
    n 1: a loop in a rope 2: a bend or curve (especially in a coastline) 3: a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline; "the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight" 4: the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends) v 1: fasten with a bight
  • bite
    n 1: a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person 2: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" [syn: morsel, bit, bite] 3: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin [syn: sting, bite, insect bite] 4: a light informal meal [syn: bite, collation, snack] 5: (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite" 6: wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" [syn: pungency, bite] 7: a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine" [syn: pungency, bite, sharpness, raciness] 8: the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws [syn: bite, chomp] 9: a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck" v 1: to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her" [syn: bite, seize with teeth] 2: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" [syn: bite, sting, burn] 3: penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface" 4: deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" [syn: sting, bite, prick]
  • blight
    n 1: a state or condition being blighted 2: any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting v 1: cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold" [syn: blight, plague]
  • bright
    adv 1: with brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright" [syn: brilliantly, brightly, bright] adj 1: emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" [ant: dull] 2: having striking color; "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage" [syn: bright, brilliant, vivid] 3: characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average" [syn: bright, smart] 4: having lots of light either natural or artificial; "the room was bright and airy"; "a stage bright with spotlights" 5: made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents" [syn: bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny] 6: splendid; "the bright stars of stage and screen"; "a bright moment in history"; "the bright pageantry of court" 7: not made dim or less bright; "undimmed headlights"; "surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed" [syn: undimmed, bright] [ant: dim, dimmed] 8: clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets" [syn: bright, brilliant] 9: characterized by happiness or gladness; "bright faces"; "all the world seems bright and gay" 10: full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway" [syn: bright, hopeful, promising]
  • byte
    n 1: a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
  • catamite
    n 1: a boy who submits to a sexual relationship with a man
  • cite
    n 1: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation] v 1: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" [syn: mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer] 2: commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements" [syn: mention, cite] 3: refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work" [syn: reference, cite] 4: repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her" [syn: quote, cite] 5: refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior" [syn: quote, cite] 6: advance evidence for [syn: adduce, abduce, cite] 7: call in an official matter, such as to attend court [syn: summon, summons, cite]
  • diatomite
    n 1: a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material [syn: diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr]
  • dolomite
    n 1: a kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate 2: a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer [syn: dolomite, bitter spar]
  • dynamite
    n 1: an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp v 1: blow up with dynamite; "The rock was dynamited"
  • eremite
    n 1: a Christian recluse [ant: cenobite, coenobite]
  • marmite
    n 1: soup cooked in a large pot 2: a large pot especially one with legs used e.g. for cooking soup
  • sodomite
    n 1: someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male) [syn: sodomite, sodomist, sod, bugger]
  • stalagmite
    n 1: a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave
  • write
    v 1: produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" [syn: write, compose, pen, indite] 2: communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week" 3: have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career" [syn: publish, write] 4: communicate (with) in writing; "Write her soon, please!" [syn: write, drop a line] 5: communicate by letter; "He wrote that he would be coming soon" 6: write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" [syn: compose, write] 7: mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet" 8: record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk" [syn: write, save] 9: write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the word wrong in this letter" [syn: spell, write] 10: create code, write a computer program; "She writes code faster than anybody else"
  • elamite
    n 1: a member of an ancient warlike people living in Elam east of Babylonia as early as 3000 BC 2: an extinct ancient language of unknown affinities; spoken by the Elamites [syn: Elamitic, Elamite, Susian]
  • tridymite
    n 1: a mineral form of silica
  • wolframite
    n 1: a mineral consisting of iron and manganese tungstate in crystalline form; the principal ore of tungsten; found in quartz veins associated with granitic rocks [syn: wolframite, iron manganese tungsten]
  • semite
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Semites; "Semite peoples" [syn: Semite, Semitic] n 1: a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
  • somite
    n 1: one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally [syn: metamere, somite]
  • samite
    n 1: a heavy silk fabric (often woven with silver or gold threads); used to make clothing in the Middle Ages
  • chromite
    n 1: a brownish-black mineral; the major source of chromium
  • hellgrammite
  • thermite
  • adamite
  • benthamite
  • edomite
  • fatimite
  • hashemite
  • islamite
  • preadamite
  • hamite

See also termite definition and termite synonyms