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Words that rhyme with -ite

List of words that end with a "ite " sound

Iis forIgnite

You ignite something when you set it on fire. The picture is of the gas in a cigarette lighter igniting.

Kis forKite

A kite is something light that you can fly, and you keep it from getting away from you by holding onto it by a length of string. You launch a kite on a windy day by running with it until it starts to lift up, and then letting it go.
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Kis forKnight

Knights were "gentleman soldiers", a kind of noble warrior who lived a long time ago in Europe. They wore plate armour, carried a sword, and rode a horse.
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Leadlighting, also called stained glass, is the craft of making beautiful works out of coloured glass held together by strips of lead. The effect of light shining through a stained glass window or a stained glass lampshade can be spectacular. Most churches have stained glass windows.
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Lis forLight

Light is a type of energy that makes you able to see things. Things like light bulbs, candles and the sun emit light. Things that don't emit light reflect light, which makes you able to see them.
Scientific name: Cu2CO3(OH)2
Malachite is copper carbonate, and is a bright green colour, often with bands and swirls of different shades of green. The patterning makes it quite attractive polished and can be used in jewelry.
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Mis forMidnight

Midnight is the middle of the night, 12am, or twelve o'clock at night. The opposite of midnight is midday, or noon.

Mis forMite

Mites are small, generally parasitic arachnids very closely related to ticks. Some mites are so small you need a microscope. Some mites infest animals, including insects, others infest plants. The mite in the picture is on a bee's head.

Nis forNight

It is night time when it is dark outside. You usually go to sleep at night. A lot of animals sleep during the day and come out at night, like the owl. The opposite of night is day.
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Pis forParasite

A parasite is something that takes what it needs from a host. Parasites can be plants, insects, viruses or animals. The one feature they all share is that they either live on in their host, and damage the host to some degree for their own benefit. Fleas are the parasite that most people are familiar with. The parasite in the photo is mistletoe.