Words that rhyme with vera

n 1: a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression

n 1: (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon [syn: Chimera, Chimaera] 2: a grotesque product of the imagination [syn: chimera, chimaera]

n 1: a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event [syn: era, epoch] 2: a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods [syn: era, geological era] 3: (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched [syn: earned run average, ERA]

n 1: someone who listens attentively [syn: hearer, listener, auditor, attender]

n 1: the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents [syn: lira, Maltese lira] 2: the basic unit of money in Turkey [syn: lira, Turkish lira] 3: formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi [syn: lira, Italian lira]

n 1: makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes

n 1: the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball [syn: sclera, sclerotic coat]

n 1: a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline) 2: a Spanish mackerel of western North America [syn: sierra, Scomberomorus sierra]

n 1: Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926) [syn: Shearer, Moira Shearer] 2: a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles 3: a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other animals

n 1: a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression [syn: sneerer, scorner]

n 1: the person who steers a ship [syn: helmsman, steersman, steerer] 2: a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) [syn: decoy, steerer]

n 1: (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered; "the parity of the mother must be considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children" [syn: parity, para] 2: 100 para equal 1 dinar in Yugoslavia 3: a soldier in the paratroops [syn: paratrooper, para] 4: an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows [syn: Para, Para River] 5: port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin [syn: Belem, Para, Feliz Lusitania, Santa Maria de Belem, St. Mary of Bethlehem]

n 1: (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

n 1: United States baseball player (born 1925) [syn: Berra, Lawrence Peter Berra, Yogi, Yogi Berra]

n 1: a Chadic language spoken in Chad

n 1: the basic unit of money in Nigeria

n 1: a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century

n 1: the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia [syn: Canberra, Australian capital, capital of Australia]

n 1: a progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders [syn: medroxyprogesterone, Provera]

n 1: socialist Mexican painter of murals (1886-1957) [syn: Rivera, Diego Rivera]

n 1: the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa [syn: Sahara, Sahara Desert]

n 1: a landlocked federal republic in central Europe [syn: Switzerland, Swiss Confederation, Suisse, Schweiz, Svizzera]

n 1: a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France; "the Riviera contains some of Europe's most popular resorts"

n 1: queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno [syn: Hera, Here]

n 1: a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River [syn: Madeira, Madeira River] 2: an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa; the largest of the Madeira Islands 3: an amber dessert wine from the Madeira Islands

n 1: the basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos

n 1: one of the three Furies

n 1: type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice [syn: Phylloxera, genus Phylloxera]