Rhymes with chilly
chill·y
C c One-syllable rhymes
- chile — a republic in South America, on the Pacific, with a total length of about 4090 km (2650 miles) and an average width of only 177 km (110 miles): gained independence from Spain in 1818; the government of President Allende (elected 1970) attempted the implementation of Marxist policies within a democratic system until overthrown by a military coup (1973); democracy restored 1988. Chile consists chiefly of the Andes in the east, the Atacama Desert in the north, a central fertile region, and a huge S region of almost uninhabitable mountains, glaciers, fjords, and islands; an important producer of copper, iron ore, nitrates, etc. Language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: peso. Capital: Santiago. Pop: 17 216 945 (2013 est). Area: 756 945 sq km (292 256 sq miles)
Two-syllable rhymes
- billie — a feminine and masculine name
- billy — A billy or billy club is a short heavy stick which is sometimes used as a weapon by the police.
- chili — the dried pod of red pepper, a very hot seasoning
- dilly — something or someone regarded as remarkable, unusual, etc.: a dilly of a movie.
- filly — a young female horse.
- frilly — covered with or marked by frills: Some of the more elaborate dress shirts have frilly fronts.
- gillie — a low-cut, tongueless shoe with loops instead of eyelets for the laces, which cross the instep and are sometimes tied around the ankle.
- gilly — gillie.
- hilly — full of hills; having many hills; hilly country.
- lili — a female given name.
- lilly — a female given name.
- lily — any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers. Compare lily family.
- millie — a female given name, form of Millicent or Mildred.
- milly — a female given name, form of Milicent or Mildred.
- philly — Philadelphia (used as a nickname).
- silly — weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish: a silly writer.
- tilley — Vesta (ˈvɛstə), original name Matilda Alice Powles. 1864–1952, British music-hall entertainer, best known as a male impersonator
- tilly — Count Johan Tserclaes von [yoh-hahn tser-klahs fuh n] /ˈyoʊ hɑn tsɛrˈklɑs fən/ (Show IPA), 1559–1632, German general in the Thirty Years' War.
- villi — Anatomy, Zoology. one of the minute, wormlike processes on certain membranes, especially on the mucous membrane of the small intestine, where they serve in absorbing nutriment.
- willey — to willow (cotton).
- willie — William Lee ("Willie") 1931–2003, U.S. jockey.
- willy — willow (def 4).
Three-syllable rhymes
- blood lily — any of various bulbous plants of the genus Haemanthus, native to Africa, having clusters of red or white flowers.
- chantilly — a town in N France, near the Forest of Chantilly formerly famous for lace and porcelain. Pop: 10 902 (1999)
- corn lily — any of several South African iridaceous plants of the genus Ixia, which have coloured lily-like flowers
- cow lily — spatterdock.
- day lily — any widely cultivated Eurasian liliaceous plant of the genus Hemerocallis, having large yellow, orange, or red lily-like flowers, which typically last for only one day and are immediately succeeded by others
- fawn lily — any of several lilies of the genus Erythronium, of western North America, as E. californicum, having mottled leaves and cream-white flowers.
- fusilli — a type of pasta twisted into corkscrew or spiral shapes.
- lent lily — The daffodil.
- pond lily — any of several water lilies, as the common water lily, Nymphaea odorata, or the spatterdock.
- really — in reality; actually: to see things as they really are.
- sea lily — a stalked, sessile crinoid.
- snow lily — glacier lily.
- sword lily — a gladiolus.
- trout lily — dogtooth violet (def 1).
- wood lily — a lily, Lilium philadelphicum, of eastern North America, having orange-red flowers.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- arum lily — any southern African plant of the aroid genus Zantedeschia, esp Z. aethiopica, which has a white funnel-shaped spathe enclosing a yellow spadix
- aztec lily — a bulbous plant, Sprekelia formosissima, of the amaryllis family, native to Mexico, bearing a large, bright-red flower.
- checkered lily — a lily, Fritillaria meleagris, native to Europe, having solitary, checkered, red-purple flowers mottled with greenish yellow.
- climbing lily — a climbing lily of the genus Gloriosa, native to Africa and Asia, having showy red and yellow flowers.
- easter lily — any of several white-flowered lilies that are artificially brought into bloom in early spring, especially Lilium longiflorum eximium, native to Taiwan and widely cultivated.
- glacier lily — a dogtooth violet, Erythronium grandiflorum, of the lily family, native to western North America, having bright yellow flowers.
- leopard lily — a tall lily, Lilium pardalinum, of California, having drooping, orange-red flowers with purple speckles, a yellow base, and recurved petal tips.
- meadow lily — Canada lily.
- mount cook lily — a large white buttercup, Ranunculus lyallii, of the South Island alpine country of New Zealand
- plantain lily — any Japanese or Chinese plant of the genus Hosta, of the lily family, having large leaves and spikes or one-sided clusters of white, lilac, or blue flowers.
- sego lily — a plant, Calochortus nuttallii, of the lily family, native to the western U.S., having showy, bell-shaped flowers: the state flower of Utah.
- tiger lily — a lily, Lilium lancifolium (or tigrinum), having dull-orange flowers spotted with black and small bulbs or bulbils in the axils of the leaves.
- water lily — any of various aquatic plants of the genus Nymphaea, species of which have large, disklike, floating leaves and showy flowers, especially N. odorata, of America, or N. alba, of Europe. Compare water lily family.
- white globe lily — a bulbous Californian plant, Calochortus albus, of the lily family, having egg-shaped white flowers with a purplish base.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- avalanche lily — a wildflower (Erythronium montanum) of the lily family, native to the mountain meadows of Washington and Oregon and blooming in June among the melting snowbanks
- bermuda lily — a lily, Lilium longiflorum eximium, having white, funnel-shaped flowers, cultivated especially as an Easter lily.
- canada lily — a lily, Lilium canadense, of NE North America, with small orange funnel-shaped nodding flowers
- madonna lily — a lily, Lilium candidum, having clusters of pure white, bell-shaped flowers.
- white trumpet lily — a lily, Lilium longiflorum, of Japan, having fragrant, pure white, trumpet-shaped flowers nearly 7 inches (18 cm) in length.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- yellow water lily — any of several water lilies, as the spatterdock, Nuphar luteum, having yellow flowers.