Rhymes for ANANAS-COMOSUS

• any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines

• the concentration of attention or energy on something

• maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system

• maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea

• a central point or locus of an infection in an organism

• special emphasis attached to something

• a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges

• a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section

• direct one's attention on something

• cause to converge on or toward a central point

• bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions

• become focussed or come into focus

• put (an image) into focus

• showing careful forethought

• people who are fearful and cautious

• avoiding excess

• anything that tends to arouse

• an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

• any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous

• a genus of haws comprising the harriers

• a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

• a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals

• a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment

• (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games

• an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent

• native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers

• annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs

• white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians

• on the negative side or lower end of a scale

• an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated

• involving disadvantage or harm

• the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

• a state at a particular time

• North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

• the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'

• goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite

• type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells

• Against; in opposition to.

• Compared with, as opposed to.

• Bringing a legal action against, as used in the title of a court case in which the first party indicates the plaintiff (or appellant or the like), and the second indicates the defendant (or respondent or the like).

• softly bright or radiant

• variety of sweet eating apples

• greatly pleasing or entertaining

• extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

• to consider or examine in speech or writing

• speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion

• someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

• unusual mental ability

• someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

• exceptional creative ability

• a natural talent

• concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

• completely lacking in playfulness

• of great consequence

• causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

• appealing to the mind

• requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve

• erect annual of tropical central Asia and Africa having a pair of divergent spines at most leaf nodes

• a fernlike plant native to South Africa

• type genus of the Kyphosidae

• clingfish with typical skillet shape

• small brilliantly colored North American sunfish

• a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

• Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods; large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils

• on the positive side or higher end of a scale

• a useful or valuable quality

• the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers

• involving advantage or good

• a fungus with a lateral stalk (when there is a stalk) and a scaly cap that becomes nearly black in maturity; widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere

• pondweed with floating leaves; of northern United States and Europe

• enter buildings in pursuit of prey

• perennial Old World buttercup with golden to sulphur yellow flowers in late spring to early summer; naturalized in North America

• the true blackberry of Europe as well as any of numerous varieties having sweet edible black or dark purple berries

• red raspberry of North America

• either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavity

• eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)

• beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

• characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit

• characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects

• exhibiting courtesy and politeness

• disposed to bestow favors

• easily perceived and understood

• equipment designed to serve a specific function

• (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function

• plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable

• edible young shoots of the asparagus plant

• genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals

• fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

• nocturnal burrowing toad of mesquite woodland and prairies of the United States southwest

• a periodic count of the population

• conduct a census

• any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions

• any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds

• sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of Australia

• sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur