Words that rhyme with textile
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acetyl
n 1: the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) [syn: acetyl, acetyl group, acetyl radical, ethanoyl group, ethanoyl radical] -
aisle
n 1: a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods) 2: passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores [syn: aisle, gangway] 3: part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns -
amphiprostyle
adj 1: marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure [syn: amphiprostylar, amphiprostyle, amphistylar, porticoed] -
awhile
adv 1: for a short time; "sit down and stay awhile"; "they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West"; "the baby was quiet for a while" [syn: awhile, for a while] -
beguile
v 1: influence by slyness [syn: juggle, beguile, hoodwink] 2: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" [syn: capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant] -
bile
n 1: a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats [syn: bile, gall] -
butyl
n 1: a hydrocarbon radical (C4H9) -
compile
v 1: get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" [syn: roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard] 2: put together out of existing material; "compile a list" [syn: compose, compile] 3: use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed -
contractile
adj 1: capable of contracting or being contracted; "the contractile wings of an insect" -
cyclostyle
n 1: a writing implement with a small toothed wheel that cuts small holes in a stencil v 1: print with an implement with small toothed wheels that cuts small holes in a stencil -
ductile
adj 1: easily influenced [syn: ductile, malleable] 2: capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy" [syn: ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile] -
erectile
adj 1: capable of being raised to an upright position; "erectile feathers" 2: filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood; "erectile tissue"; "the penis is an erectile organ" [syn: erectile, cavernous] -
fertile
adj 1: capable of reproducing [ant: infertile, sterile, unfertile] 2: intellectually productive; "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination" [syn: fecund, fertile, prolific] 3: bearing in abundance especially offspring; "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree" [syn: prolific, fertile] 4: marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" [syn: fat, fertile, productive, rich] -
fictile
adj 1: of or relating to the craft of pottery; "the fictile art"; "fictile ware" 2: susceptible to being led or directed; "fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda" [syn: fictile, pliable] 3: capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); "plastic substances such as wax or clay" [syn: fictile, moldable, plastic] -
freestyle
n 1: a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use -
futile
adj 1: producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt" [syn: futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing] 2: unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt" [syn: bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain] -
gentile
adj 1: belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples n 1: a person who does not acknowledge your god [syn: heathen, pagan, gentile, infidel] 2: a person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus 3: a Christian as contrasted with a Jew [syn: gentile, non- Jew, goy] 4: a Christian; "Christians refer to themselves as gentiles" -
hairstyle
n 1: the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) [syn: hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coiffure, coif] -
hostile
adj 1: characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions" [ant: amicable] 2: not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces" [ant: friendly] 3: impossible to bring into friendly accord; "hostile factions" 4: very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes" [syn: hostile, uncongenial, unfriendly] 5: unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business); "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"; "hostile bid" n 1: troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles" [ant: friendly] -
infantile
adj 1: indicating a lack of maturity; "childish tantrums"; "infantile behavior" [syn: childish, infantile] 2: of or relating to infants or infancy; "infantile paralysis" 3: being or befitting or characteristic of an infant; "infantile games" -
infertile
adj 1: incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple" [syn: sterile, unfertile, infertile] [ant: fertile] -
lifestyle
n 1: a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes [syn: life style, life-style, lifestyle, modus vivendi] -
mercantile
adj 1: of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism; "mercantile theories"; "mercantile system" 2: profit oriented; "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business" [syn: mercantile, mercenary, moneymaking(a)] 3: relating to or characteristic of trade or traders; "the mercantile North was forging ahead"- Van Wyck Brooks -
motile
adj 1: (of spores or microorganisms) capable of movement n 1: one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action -
percentile
n 1: (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total [syn: percentile, centile] -
projectile
adj 1: impelling or impelled forward; "a projectile force"; "a projectile missile" n 1: a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled [syn: projectile, missile] 2: any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine [syn: rocket, projectile] -
protractile
adj 1: able to be extended; "protractile muscle" [syn: protractile, protractible] -
quartile
n 1: (statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores -
reptile
n 1: any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms [syn: reptile, reptilian] -
retractile
adj 1: capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back; "cats have retractile claws" [ant: nonretractable, nonretractile] -
tactile
adj 1: of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; "haptic data"; "a tactile reflex" [syn: haptic, tactile, tactual] 2: producing a sensation of touch; "tactile qualities"; "the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair" [syn: tactile, tactual] -
turnstile
n 1: a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering -
utile
adj 1: being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society" [syn: useful, utile] [ant: useless] -
versatile
adj 1: having great diversity or variety; "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition" [syn: versatile, various] 2: changeable or inconstant; "versatile moods" 3: competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another; "a versatile writer" 4: able to move freely in all directions; "an owl's versatile toe can move backward and forward"; "an insect's versatile antennae can move up and down or laterally"; "a versatile anther of a flower moves freely in the wind" -
volatile
adj 1: evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures; "volatile oils"; "volatile solvents" [ant: nonvolatile, nonvolatilisable, nonvolatilizable] 2: liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation" [syn: explosive, volatile] 3: marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections" [syn: fickle, volatile] 4: tending to vary often or widely; "volatile stocks"; "volatile emotions" n 1: a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor; "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles" -
argyll
n 1: a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm [syn: argyll, argyle] 2: a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland [syn: argyle, argyll] 3: a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design (usually used in the plural) [syn: argyle, argyll] -
pantile
n 1: a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap -
peristyle
n 1: a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court -
prostyle
adj 1: marked by columniation having free columns in a portico only across the opening to the structure [syn: prostyle, pseudoprostyle] -
rutile
n 1: a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide in crystalline form; occurs in metamorphic and plutonic rocks and is a major source of titanium -
bissextile
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hypostyle
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quintile
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restyle
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decastyle
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epistyle
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hexastyle
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octastyle
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tetrastyle
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vibratile
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homestyle
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