Words that rhyme with thorite

• affright 0
  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]
• alexandrite 0
  n 1: a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone
• alright 0
  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
• anchorite 0
  n 1: one retired from society for religious reasons [syn: anchorite, hermit]
• archimandrite 0
  n 1: the superior of an abbey of monks [syn: abbot, archimandrite]
• aright 0
  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]
• barite 0
  n 1: a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium [syn: heavy spar, barite, barytes, barium sulphate]
• birthright 0
  n 1: a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth; "free public education is the birthright of every American child" 2: an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) [syn: birthright, patrimony] 3: personal characteristics that are inherited at birth
• chalcopyrite 0
  n 1: a yellow copper ore (CuFeS2) made up of copper and iron sulfide [syn: chalcopyrite, copper pyrites]
• chlorite 0
  n 1: a generally green or black mineral; it occurs as a constituent of many rocks typically in the form of a flat crystal
• contrite 0
  adj 1: feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses [syn: contrite, remorseful, rueful, ruthful]
• copyright 0
  n 1: a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work [syn: copyright, right of first publication] v 1: secure a copyright on a written work; "did you copyright your manuscript?"
• diorite 0
  n 1: a granular crystalline intrusive rock
• downright 0
  adv 1: thoroughgoing; "he is outright dishonest" adj 1: characterized by plain blunt honesty; "a downright answer"; "a downright kind of person" 2: complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity" [syn: absolute, downright, out-and-out(a), rank(a), right-down, sheer(a)]
• ferrite 0
  n 1: a solid solution in which alpha iron is the solvent
• fluorite 0
  n 1: a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine [syn: fluorite, fluorspar, fluor]
• forthright 0
  adv 1: directly and without evasion; not roundabout; "to face a problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with them"; "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point" [syn: squarely, forthrightly, forthright] adj 1: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight- from-the-shoulder]
• meteorite 0
  n 1: stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface
• millwright 0
  n 1: a workman who designs or erects mills and milling machinery
• nephrite 0
  n 1: an amphibole mineral consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade that is less valuable than from jadeite; once believed to cure kidney disorders
• outright 0
  adv 1: without restrictions or stipulations or further payments; "buy outright" 2: without reservation or concealment; "she asked him outright for a divorce" 3: without any delay; "he was killed outright" [syn: instantaneously, outright, instantly, in a flash] adj 1: without reservation or exception [syn: outright, straight-out, unlimited]
• overwrite 0
  v 1: write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data; "overwrite that file"
• playwright 0
  n 1: someone who writes plays [syn: dramatist, playwright]
• pyrite 0
  n 1: a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color [syn: pyrite, iron pyrite, fool's gold]
• rewrite 0
  n 1: something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better" [syn: rewrite, revision, rescript] v 1: write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis" 2: rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose; "re-write a play for use in schools"
• shipwright 0
  n 1: a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels [syn: shipwright, shipbuilder, ship builder]
• siderite 0
  n 1: iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate [syn: siderite, chalybite] 2: a meteorite consisting principally of nickel and iron
• underwrite 0
  v 1: guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank" [syn: underwrite, subvention, subvent] 2: protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this" [syn: cover, insure, underwrite]
• upright 0
  adj 1: in a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post" [syn: upright, unsloped] 2: of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man" [syn: good, just, upright] 3: upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright" [syn: erect, vertical, upright] [ant: unerect] n 1: a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights" [syn: upright, vertical] 2: a piano with a vertical sounding board [syn: upright, upright piano]
• wheelwright 0
  n 1: someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels [syn: wheelwright, wheeler]
• sclerite 0
  n 1: hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods
• fulbright 0
  n 1: United States senator who is remembered for his creation of grants that fund exchange programs of teachers and students between the United States and other countries (1905-1995) [syn: Fulbright, William Fulbright, James William Fulbright]
• wainwright 0
  n 1: a wagon maker [syn: wagonwright, waggonwright, wainwright]
• laterite 0
  n 1: a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides
• sphalerite 0
  n 1: an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form [syn: zinc blende, blende, sphalerite]
• thatcherite 0
  n 1: an advocate of Thatcherism
• cassiterite 0
  n 1: a hard heavy dark mineral that is the chief source of tin
• hypochlorite 0
  n 1: any salt or ester of hypochlorous acid
• anhydrite 0
• dolerite 0
• eyebright 0
• enright 0
• albright 0
• arkwright 0
• plowright 0
• ankerite 0
• fulgurite 0
• hitlerite 0
• hutterite 0
• margarite 0
• minorite 0
• phosphorite 0
• tellurite 0
• prochlorite 0

See also thorite definition