Words that rhyme with wilcoxson

n 1: an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin

n 1: malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising" [syn: arson, incendiarism, fire-raising]

n 1: the branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice 2: the branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel)

n 1: any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns

n 1: a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen [syn: boatswain, bos'n, bo's'n, bosun, bo'sun]

n 1: an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome [syn: coffer, caisson, lacuna] 2: a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition 3: a chest to hold ammunition [syn: caisson, ammunition chest] 4: large watertight chamber used for construction under water [syn: caisson, pneumatic caisson, cofferdam]

n 1: the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson" [syn: president, chairman, chairwoman, chair, chairperson]

n 1: the act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator" [syn: comparison, comparing] 2: relation based on similarities and differences 3: qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare" [syn: comparison, compare, equivalence, comparability]

n 1: the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew [syn: coxswain, cox]

n 1: a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade 2: an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality [syn: national flag, ensign] 3: colors flown by a ship to show its nationality

adj 1: of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; "flaxen locks" [syn: flaxen, sandy]

n 1: American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792) [syn: Mason, George Mason] 2: English film actor (1909-1984) [syn: Mason, James Mason, James Neville Mason] 3: English writer (1865-1948) [syn: Mason, A. E. W. Mason, Alfred Edward Woodley Mason] 4: a craftsman who works with stone or brick [syn: mason, stonemason] 5: a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love [syn: Freemason, Mason]

n 1: domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen" [syn: cattle, cows, kine, oxen, Bos taurus]

n 1: a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" [syn: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul] 2: a human body (usually including the clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person" 3: a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party; "stop talking about yourself in the third person"

n 1: a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species

n 1: a malicious woman with a fierce temper [syn: vixen, harpy, hellcat] 2: a female fox

adj 1: made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy" [syn: waxen, waxy] 2: having the paleness of wax; "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness" [syn: waxen, waxlike, waxy]

n 1: German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the Bunsen burner (1811-1899) [syn: Bunsen, Robert Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm Bunsen] 2: a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air [syn: bunsen burner, bunsen, etna]

n 1: United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964) [syn: Carson, Rachel Carson, Rachel Louise Carson] 2: United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American Civil War (1809-1868) [syn: Carson, Kit Carson, Christopher Carson]

n 1: a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century [syn: Hudson, Hudson River] 2: English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922) [syn: Hudson, W. H. Hudson, William Henry Hudson] 3: English navigator who discovered the Hudson River; in 1610 he attempted to winter in Hudson Bay but his crew mutinied and set him adrift to die (1565-1611) [syn: Hudson, Henry Hudson]

n 1: (Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece

n 1: English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784) [syn: Johnson, Samuel Johnson, Dr. Johnson] 2: 36th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973) [syn: Johnson, Lyndon Johnson, Lyndon Baines Johnson, LBJ, President Johnson, President Lyndon Johnson] 3: 17th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote (1808-1875) [syn: Johnson, Andrew Johnson, President Johnson, President Andrew Johnson]

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Texas or its residents n 1: a native or resident of Texas

n 1: United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000) [syn: Thompson, Homer Thompson, Homer A. Thompson, Homer Armstrong Thompson] 2: English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814) [syn: Thompson, Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford]

n 1: United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941) [syn: Anderson, Sherwood Anderson] 2: United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-) [syn: Anderson, Philip Anderson, Philip Warren Anderson, Phil Anderson] 3: United States dramatist (1888-1959) [syn: Anderson, Maxwell Anderson] 4: United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993) [syn: Anderson, Marian Anderson] 5: United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991) [syn: Anderson, Carl Anderson, Carl David Anderson]

n 1: an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons [syn: Saxony, Sachsen, Saxe]