Words that rhyme with testis

• armistice 0
  n 1: a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms [syn: armistice, cease-fire, truce]
• brattice 0
  n 1: a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine v 1: supply with a brattice, to ventilate mines
• cutis 0
  n 1: a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" [syn: skin, tegument, cutis]
• diabetes 0
  n 1: a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst
• epiglottis 0
  n 1: a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
• expertise 0
  n 1: skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge [syn: expertness, expertise]
• injustice 0
  n 1: an unjust act [syn: injustice, unfairness, iniquity, shabbiness] 2: the practice of being unjust or unfair [syn: injustice, unjustness] [ant: justice, justness]
• justice 0
  n 1: the quality of being just or fair [syn: justice, justness] [ant: injustice, unjustness] 2: judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments 3: a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice [syn: judge, justice, jurist] 4: the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870 [syn: Department of Justice, Justice Department, Justice, DoJ]
• litotes 0
  n 1: understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary); "saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes" [syn: litotes, meiosis]
• malpractice 0
  n 1: professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage; "the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice" 2: a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct; "he charged them with electoral malpractices"
• mantis 0
  n 1: predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer [syn: mantis, mantid]
• mortise 0
  n 1: a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint [syn: mortise, mortice] v 1: cut a hole for a tenon in [syn: mortise, mortice] 2: join by a tenon and mortise [syn: mortice, mortise]
• nephritis 0
  n 1: an inflammation of the kidney [syn: nephritis, Bright's disease]
• neuritis 0
  n 1: inflammation of a nerve accompanied by pain and sometimes loss of function
• practice 0
  n 1: a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" [syn: practice, pattern] 2: systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" [syn: exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation] 3: translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism" [syn: practice, praxis] 4: the exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired" 5: knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner" v 1: carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" [syn: practice, practise, exercise, do] 2: learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales" [syn: drill, exercise, practice, practise] 3: engage in a rehearsal (of) [syn: rehearse, practise, practice] 4: avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" [syn: practice, apply, use] 5: engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness" [syn: commit, practice]
• practise 0
  v 1: engage in a rehearsal (of) [syn: rehearse, practise, practice] 2: carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" [syn: practice, practise, exercise, do] 3: learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales" [syn: drill, exercise, practice, practise]
• pyrites 0
  n 1: any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest)
• stephanotis 0
  n 1: any of various evergreen climbing shrubs of the genus Stephanotis having fragrant waxy flowers
• striptease 0
  n 1: a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music [syn: stripper, striptease artist, striptease, stripteaser, exotic dancer, ecdysiast, peeler] 2: a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone" [syn: strip, striptease, strip show]
• treatise 0
  n 1: a formal exposition
• thetis 0
  n 1: (Greek mythology) one of the 50 Nereids; mother of Achilles by Peleus
• maltese 0
  adj 1: of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants; "Maltese customs officers" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Malta 2: the national language of the Republic of Malta; a Semitic language derived from Arabic but with many loan words from Italian, Spanish, and Norman-French [syn: Maltese, Maltese language, Malti] 3: a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat [syn: Maltese, Maltese cat] 4: breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat [syn: Maltese dog, Maltese terrier, Maltese]
• nates 0
  n 1: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass]
• abatis 0
  n 1: a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy [syn: abattis, abatis]
• isocrates 0
  n 1: Athenian rhetorician and orator (436-338 BC)
• clematis 0
  n 1: any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
• euphrates 0
  n 1: a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia [syn: Euphrates, Euphrates River]
• curtis 0
  n 1: English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799) [syn: Curtis, William Curtis]
• atlantis 0
  n 1: according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake
• cervantes 0
  n 1: Spanish writer best remembered for `Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616) [syn: Cervantes, Miguel de Cervantes, Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra]
• orestes 0
  n 1: (Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
• prentice 0
  n 1: works for an expert to learn a trade [syn: apprentice, learner, prentice]
• ascites 0
  n 1: accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity
• barytes 0
  n 1: a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium [syn: heavy spar, barite, barytes, barium sulphate]
• tympanites 0
  n 1: distension of the abdomen that is caused by the accumulation of gas in the intestines or the peritoneal cavity
• otis 0
  n 1: United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861) [syn: Otis, Elisha Graves Otis] 2: type genus of the Otididae: European bustard [syn: Otis, genus Otis]
• haliotis 0
  n 1: type genus of the family Haliotidae [syn: Haliotis, genus Haliotis]
• myosotis 0
  n 1: forget-me-nots; scorpion grass [syn: Myosotis, genus Myosotis]
• ecclesiastes 0
  n 1: an Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life; is traditionally attributed to Solomon but probably was written about 250 BC [syn: Ecclesiastes, Book of Ecclesiastes]
• atlantes 0
• cites 0
• testes 0
• polycrates 0
• attis 0
• achates 0
• penates 0
• pontes 0
• orontes 0
• prentiss 0
• stylites 0
• tagetes 0
• proglottis 0
• estes 0
• thyestes 0
• sorites 0
• fortis 0
• gentes 0
• zelotes 0
• lettice 0
• pneumocystis 0
• rigormortis 0

See also testis definition and testis synonyms