2K+ Words That Rhyme With ASCESES

• The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Latin sphaera (expected form would be *sfera).

• A type of preparatory ceremony, part of the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church

• a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowel

• language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams

• solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

• die before; die earlier than

• inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer)

• an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

• motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis

• medication with antipyretics to treat a fever

• the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode

• a slight paralysis or weakness of both legs

• involuntary defecation not attributable to physical defects or illness

• dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure

• the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)

• a separate part of a whole

• an item that is an instance of some type

• a portion of a natural object

• a musical work that has been created

• an instance of some kind

• an artistic or literary composition

• a portable gun

• a serving that has been cut from a larger portion

• a distance

• a work of art of some artistic value

• a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

• a share of something

• game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games

• to join or unite the pieces of

• create by putting components or members together

• join during spinning

• eat intermittently; take small bites of

• repair by adding pieces

• the force of policemen and officers

• maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol

• (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

• put an end to a state or an activity

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

• a quantity that is added

• a change resulting in an increase

• a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

• the amount by which something increases

• the act of increasing something

• become bigger or greater in amount

• make bigger or more

• property that is leased or rented out or let

• a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment

• the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect

• let for money

• hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

• grant use or occupation of under a term of contract

• engage for service under a term of contract

• something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

• a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie

• a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group

• a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government

• written contract or certificate of insurance

• imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part

• (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities

• exact opposite

• the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance

• breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations)