Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Tortoise

72 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Tortoise"

22 words

These words rhyme exactly with "tortoise" — same ending sound.

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
rigor mortis4nounTemporary stiffness of the body's muscles and joints following death.
aqua fortis4noun(alchemy) A corrosive liquor made of saltpeter, serving as a solvent for dissolving silver and all other metals except gold.
fortas2noun
fortis2noun(phonetics) A fortis consonant.
portesse2nounObsolete spelling of porteous. [(historical) A portable breviary.]
mortis2A mortis, also spelt mortrose, mortress, mortrews, or mortruys, was a sweet pâté of a meat such as chicken or fish, mixed with ground almonds, made in Medieval, Tudor and Elizabethan era England.
anacortes4nounA city located on Fidalgo island, Skagit county in the state of Washington, USA.
cortices2noun(countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
court us2
courtis2noun
deport us3
escort us3
exhort us3
ortis2noun
portis2noun
report us3
sort us2
sport us2
support us3
thwart us2
transport us3
vortices2nounA whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.

🎵 Near Rhymes for "Tortoise"

50 words

These words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
important3Having relevant and crucial value; having import.
purpose2nounThe end for which something is done, is made or exists.
chorus2nounA group of singers performing together; a choir; specifically, such a group singing together in a musical, an opera, etc., as distinct from the soloists; an ensemble.
moral2nounOf or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.
argus2noun(Greek mythology) A mythical being, also called Argos or Argus Panoptes, with many eyes, a watchman who served Hera; his eyes were later transplanted to the peacock's tail.
distorted3having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
flawless2verbWithout flaws, defects, or shortcomings; perfect.
gorgeous2(of a person or place, sometimes endearing) Very beautiful.
forest2nounA dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
supported3Helped or aided.
importance3nounThe quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
immortal3nounNot susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.
enormous3Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.
torus2noun(geometry) The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a surface or solid formed by rotating a closed curve, especially a circle, about a line which lies in the same plane but does not intersect it (e.g. like a ring doughnut).
circus2nounA traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.
fortress2nounA fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; for example a fort, a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.
orbit2nounThe curved path of one object around a point or another body.
supportive3Providing support.
clitoris3noun(anatomy) A sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals.
doris2nounA female given name from Ancient Greek, taken to regular use at the end of the 19th century.
arcus2noun(medicine) A white band of cholesterol that forms at the edge of the cornea
carcass2nounThe body of a dead animal, especially a vertebrate or other animal having flesh.
porous2Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.
habeas corpus5noun(law) A writ ordering that a person be brought before a court or a judge, most frequently used to ensure that a person's imprisonment, detention, or commitment is legal.
mortise2noun(woodworking) A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint.
scoreless2With no points or goals etc having been scored.
sorus2noun(botany) A cluster of sporangia on the edge or underside of a fern frond.
mortice2noun(woodworking) Alternative spelling of mortise. [(woodworking) A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint.]
aborted3Stopped before completion; especially because of problems or danger.
walrus2nounA large Arctic marine mammal related to seals and having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.
porpoise2nounAny small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.
stegosaurus4nounA member of the genus Stegosaurus within this suborder.
unsupported4For which support or help is not available.
sported2verb(intransitive) To amuse oneself, to play.
morphous2noun
morris2nounA morris dance.
imported3used of especially merchandise brought from a foreign source
shortish2Somewhat short; moderately short.
all-purpose3For all purposes; general-purpose.
multipurpose4Designed or intended to fit more than one type of function or application; having multiple uses.
on purpose3the twelfth studio album by American country music artist Clint Black.
targets2a 1968 American crime thriller film directed by Peter Bogdanovich in his theatrical directorial debut, and starring Tim O'Kelly, Boris Karloff, Nancy Hsueh, Bogdanovich, James Brown, Arthur Peterson and Sandy Baron.
transported3subjected to transportation
dorcas2nounA female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin.
shortest2most direct
writ of habeas corpus7nounSynonym of habeas corpus.
orcas2a musical collaboration between Pacific Northwest minimalist composer Rafael Anton Irisarri and multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Benoit Pioulard.
porpus2nounObsolete spelling of porpoise. [Any small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.]
cordis2noun
porus2noun(botany, dated) A pore.

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