Words that rhyme with tunisian

  • adhesion
    n 1: abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen 2: a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures 3: the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition; "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion" [syn: adhesiveness, adhesion, adherence, bond] 4: faithful support for a cause or political party or religion; "attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; "the adhesion of Seville was decisive" [syn: attachment, adherence, adhesion]
  • aeon
    n 1: (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe [syn: eon, aeon] 2: the longest division of geological time [syn: eon, aeon] 3: an immeasurably long period of time; "oh, that happened eons ago" [syn: eon, aeon]
  • artesian
    adj 1: (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure; "an artesian well"; "artesian pressure" [ant: subartesian]
  • cohesion
    n 1: the state of cohering or sticking together [syn: coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness] [ant: incoherence, incoherency] 2: (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals) 3: (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid
  • elysian
    adj 1: relating to the Elysian Fields 2: being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods; "her pies were simply divine"; "the divine Shakespeare"; "an elysian meal"; "an inspired performance" [syn: divine, elysian, inspired]
  • lesion
    n 1: any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part 2: an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) [syn: wound, lesion]
  • provision
    n 1: a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision" [syn: provision, proviso] 2: the activity of supplying or providing something [syn: provision, supply, supplying] 3: the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" [syn: planning, preparation, provision] 4: a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms) v 1: supply with provisions [syn: provision, purvey]
  • recursion
    n 1: (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation
  • rescission
    n 1: (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made; "recission may be brought about by decree or by mutual consent" [syn: recission, rescission]
  • revision
    n 1: the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion" [syn: revision, alteration] 2: the act of rewriting something [syn: revision, revisal, revise, rescript] 3: something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better" [syn: rewrite, revision, rescript]
  • scission
    n 1: the act of dividing by cutting or splitting
  • seclusion
    n 1: the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others [syn: privacy, privateness, seclusion] 2: the act of secluding yourself from others
  • suffusion
    n 1: the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance [syn: permeation, pervasion, suffusion]
  • supervision
    n 1: management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group [syn: supervision, supervising, superintendence, oversight]
  • frisian
    adj 1: of or relating to the people or culture or language of Friesland or Frisia n 1: a native or inhabitant of Friesland or Frisia 2: a West Germanic language spoken in Friesland in the northwestern Netherlands; a near relative of English
  • persian
    adj 1: of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture; "Iranian mountains"; "Iranian security police" [syn: Iranian, Persian] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims" [syn: Irani, Iranian, Persian] 2: the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms [syn: Persian, Farsi]
  • caucasian
    adj 1: of or relating to the geographical region of Caucasia; "Caucasian languages" [syn: Caucasian, Caucasic] 2: of or relating to Caucasian people [syn: Caucasian, Caucasoid] n 1: a member of the Caucasoid race [syn: White, White person, Caucasian] 2: a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere [syn: Caucasian, Caucasian language]
  • malaysian
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Malaysia; "Malaysian police crack down hard on drug smugglers"; "Malayan crocodiles" [syn: Malaysian, Malayan] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Malaysia 2: the Malay language spoken in Malaysia [syn: Malaysian, Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Melayu, Bahasa Kebangsaan]
  • cartesian
    adj 1: of or relating to Rene Descartes or his works; "Cartesian linguistics" n 1: a follower of Cartesian thought
  • rhodesian
    adj 1: of or relating to the former country of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
  • indonesian
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Indonesia or its people or languages n 1: a native or inhabitant of Indonesia 2: the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia [syn: Indonesian, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa]
  • melanesian
    adj 1: of or relating to Melanesia or its people or culture
  • polynesian
    adj 1: of or relating to Polynesia or its people or culture n 1: a native or inhabitant of Polynesia 2: the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific [syn: Malayo-Polynesian, Polynesian]
  • abkhazian
    adj 1: of or relating to Abkazia or its people or their language [syn: Abkhaz, Abkhazian] n 1: a member of the Circassian people who live to the east of the Black Sea [syn: Abkhaz, Abkhazian, Abkhas, Abkhasian] 2: a Circassian language spoken by the Abkhaz [syn: Abkhazian, Abkhasian]
  • nasion
    n 1: the craniometric point at the bridge of the nose where the frontal and nasal bones of the skull meet
  • vespasian
    n 1: Emperor of Rome and founder of the Flavian dynasty who consolidated Roman rule in Germany and Britain and reformed the army and brought prosperity to the empire; began the construction of the Colosseum (9-79) [syn: Vespasian, Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus]
  • carthusian
    adj 1: of or relating to the Carthusian order n 1: a member of the Carthusian order
  • parisian
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants; "Parisian restaurants can be expensive" n 1: a native or resident of Paris
  • dionysian
    adj 1: of or relating to or worshipping Dionysus
  • friesian
    n 1: a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland [syn: Friesian, Holstein, Holstein-Friesian]
  • ephesian
    adj 1: of or relating to ancient Ephesus or its people or language or culture n 1: a resident of the ancient Greek city of Ephesus
  • austronesian
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Austronesia or its people or culture n 1: a native or inhabitant of Austronesia 2: the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia [syn: Austronesian, Austronesian language]
  • ambrosian
    adj 1: of or by or relating to Saint Ambrose; "Ambrosian chants" 2: extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant; "a nectarous drink"; "ambrosial food" [syn: ambrosial, ambrosian, nectarous] 3: worthy of the gods [syn: ambrosial, ambrosian]
  • keynesian
    adj 1: of or relating to John Maynard Keynes or to his economic theories n 1: a follower of the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes
  • dickensian
    adj 1: of or like the novels of Charles Dickens (especially with regard to poor social and economic conditions)
  • malthusian
    adj 1: of or relating to Thomas Malthus or to Malthusianism; "Malthusian theories" n 1: a believer in Malthusian theory
  • etesian
  • inhesion
  • reclusion
  • athanasian
  • milesian
  • salesian
  • micronesian
  • holmesian
  • venusian
  • homoiousian
  • homoousian
  • maglemosian
  • tardenoisian

See also tunisian definition