Words that rhyme with william

n 1: a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element [syn: beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4]

adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States 2: denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain n 1: the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen [syn: billion, one million million, 1000000000000] 2: a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole); "there were millions of flies" [syn: million, billion, trillion, zillion, jillion, gazillion] 3: the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros [syn: billion, one thousand million, 1000000000]

adj 1: of surpassing excellence; "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor" [syn: brilliant, superb] 2: having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem" [syn: brainy, brilliant, smart as a whip] 3: characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" [syn: brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid] 4: having striking color; "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage" [syn: bright, brilliant, vivid] 5: full of light; shining intensely; "a brilliant star"; "brilliant chandeliers" 6: clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets" [syn: bright, brilliant]

n 1: a changeable or inconstant person 2: a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa [syn: Chamaeleon, Chameleon] 3: lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue [syn: chameleon, chamaeleon]

adj 1: associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military; "civilian clothing"; "civilian life" [ant: military] n 1: a nonmilitary citizen [ant: man, military man, military personnel, serviceman]

n 1: a stable situation in which forces cancel one another [ant: disequilibrium] 2: a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates [syn: chemical equilibrium, equilibrium] 3: equality of distribution [syn: balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance] 4: a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head [syn: equilibrium, labyrinthine sense, vestibular sense, sense of balance, sense of equilibrium]

n 1: largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa [syn: gorilla, Gorilla gorilla]

n 1: a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas) [syn: helium, He, atomic number 2]

n 1: a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language [syn: parlance, idiom] 2: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy" [syn: dialect, idiom, accent] 3: the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom" [syn: artistic style, idiom] 4: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up [syn: idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase]

n 1: a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals [syn: lithium, Li, atomic number 3]

adj 1: of or happening at noon; "meridian hour" 2: being at the best stage of development; "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning [syn: prime, meridian] n 1: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top] 2: a town in eastern Mississippi 3: an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude" [syn: meridian, line of longitude]

adj 1: (in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units n 1: the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros [syn: million, 1000000, one thousand thousand, meg] 2: a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole); "there were millions of flies" [syn: million, billion, trillion, zillion, jillion, gazillion]

n 1: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" [syn: opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought] 2: a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" [syn: opinion, view] 3: a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" [syn: public opinion, popular opinion, opinion, vox populi] 4: the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge" [syn: opinion, legal opinion, judgment, judgement] 5: the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) [syn: opinion, ruling] 6: a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" [syn: impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion]

n 1: someone who journeys in foreign lands 2: one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620 [syn: Pilgrim, Pilgrim Father] 3: someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion

n 1: the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat" [syn: rhythm, beat, musical rhythm] 2: recurring at regular intervals [syn: rhythm, regular recurrence] 3: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons" [syn: cycle, rhythm, round] 4: the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements; "the rhythm of Frost's poetry" [syn: rhythm, speech rhythm] 5: natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle) [syn: rhythm method of birth control, rhythm method, rhythm, calendar method of birth control, calendar method]

n 1: instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer" 2: a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going" [syn: system, scheme] 3: (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium; "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide" 4: a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender" [syn: system, system of rules] 5: an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification" [syn: arrangement, organization, organisation, system] 6: a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion" 7: a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation" 8: the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole; "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system" 9: an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized; "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here" [syn: organization, organisation, system]

adj 1: one quintillion in Great Britain 2: one million million in the United States n 1: a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole); "there were millions of flies" [syn: million, billion, trillion, zillion, jillion, gazillion] 2: the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros; "in England they call a quintillion a trillion" [syn: trillion, one million million million] 3: the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; "in England they call a trillion a billion" [syn: trillion, one million million, 1000000000000]

n 1: a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately [syn: villain, scoundrel] 2: the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction [syn: villain, baddie]

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Brazil or the people of Brazil n 1: a native or inhabitant of Brazil

n 1: United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941) [syn: Dylan, Bob Dylan] 2: Celtic god of the waves; son of Arianrhod

n 1: congenital absence of an arm or leg

n 1: Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921) [syn: Philip, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]

n 1: author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870) [syn: Wilson, Harriet Wilson] 2: English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991) [syn: Wilson, Sir Angus Wilson, Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson] 3: Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813) [syn: Wilson, Alexander Wilson] 4: United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918) [syn: Wilson, Robert Woodrow Wilson] 5: Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993) [syn: Wilson, John Tuzo Wilson] 6: American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798) [syn: Wilson, James Wilson] 7: United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929) [syn: Wilson, E. O. Wilson, Edward Osborne Wilson] 8: Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959) [syn: Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees Wilson] 9: United States literary critic (1895-1972) [syn: Wilson, Edmund Wilson] 10: 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924) [syn: Wilson, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, President Wilson] 11: a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high) [syn: Wilson, Mount Wilson]

n 1: a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War [syn: Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA] 2: one of the British colonies that formed the United States 3: a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range