Rhymes for BALLADS

• of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous

• entirely of one substance with no holes inside

• matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure

• the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape

• a three-dimensional object, structurally rigid, usually resistant to changes of shape or volume

• characterized by good substantial quality

• of one substance or character throughout

• uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks

• providing abundant nourishment

• of good quality and condition; solidly built

• not soft or yielding to pressure

• having length, breadth and thickness

• impenetrable for the eye

• financially dependable

• of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial

• meriting respect or esteem

• of the same color throughout

• acting together as a single undiversified whole

• freshwater green algae

• a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure

• continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas

• subject to change; variable

• characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape

• smooth and unconstrained in movement

• in cash or easily convertible to cash

• affording change (especially in social status)

• the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

• ten 10s

• being ten more than ninety

• a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)

• a composite of mixed origin

• (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species

• a car which runs on two power sources, usually an internal combustion engine and an electronic motor

• produced by crossbreeding

• having no cogency or legal force

• someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury

• no longer valid

• force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen

• injure permanently

• existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow

• changed from a solid to a liquid state

• a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure

• the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility

• fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume

• a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')

• filled or brimming with tears

• clear and bright

• smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness

• smooth and unconstrained in movement

• in cash or easily convertible to cash

• a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

• an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed

• any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

• a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business

• a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars

• having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth)

• having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

• a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive

• having skin rich in melanin pigments;

• favoring one person or side over another

• (used of color) artificially produced; not natural

• small in range or scope

• public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops

• subject to limits or subjected to limits

• including only a part

• mediocre

• not excessive

• having a specific function or scope

• not unlimited

• an amount of time

• the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon

• (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games

• a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed

• the end or completion of something

• the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause

• a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

• A group of illustrious or talented people, especially one with seven members.

• a written account of what transpired at a meeting

• the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information

• informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

• a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting

• a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative

• vote by ballot

• a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball

• a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.

• a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing

• the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art

• a portable platform for storing or moving goods that are stacked on it

• a hand tool with a flat blade used by potters for mixing and shaping clay

• a mattress filled with straw or a pad made of quilts; used as a bed

• board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used

• small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water

• small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters

• extract (metals) by heating

• a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money

• a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

• a raised or strengthened seam

• beat severely with a whip or rod

• put a welt on

• the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

• something won (especially money)

• an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

• an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band

• The state of being defective.

• (chiefly South Australia) A type of processed meat sausage; devon

• To go wrong or become defective.

• fortitude and determination

• separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument

• fashioned or shaped by cutting

• made neat and tidy by trimming

• (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine

• (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit

• a share of the profits

• (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next

• a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation

• a step on some scale

• a wound made by cutting

• a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass

• a remark capable of wounding mentally

• a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc

• the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

• the style in which a garment is cut

• a canal made by erosion or excavation

• a refusal to recognize someone you know

• in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

• (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball

• the division of a deck of cards before dealing

• the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

• the act of cutting something into parts

• the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

• the act of reducing the amount or number

• an unexcused absence from class

• with parts removed

• (of a male animal) having the testicles removed

• (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply

• mixed with water

• separate with or as if with an instrument

• cut down on; make a reduction in

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• make an incision or separation

• discharge from a group

• form by probing, penetrating, or digging

• style and tailor in a certain fashion

• hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction

• make out and issue

• cut and assemble the components of

• intentionally fail to attend

• be able to manage or manage successfully

• give the appearance or impression of

• move (one's fist)

• pass directly and often in haste

• pass through or across

• make an abrupt change of image or sound

• stop filming

• make a recording of

• record a performance on (a medium)

• create by duplicating data

• form or shape by cutting or incising

• perform or carry out

• function as a cutting instrument

• allow incision or separation

• divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult

• cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

• reap or harvest

• fell by sawing; hew

• penetrate injuriously

• refuse to acknowledge

• shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of

• weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

• dissolve by breaking down the fat of

• have a reducing effect

• cease, stop

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

• have grow through the gums

• grow through the gums

• cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)

• an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

• a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds

• initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum

• produce buds, branches, or germinate

• a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

• make a dull sound

• strike with a dull sound

• make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants

• software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing

• someone who is morally reprehensible

• a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river

• a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape

• a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960

• a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa

• wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

• having an outer covering especially of thin metal

• tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

• small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

• (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line

• a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment

• attack suddenly and without warning

• the people of Great Britain

• a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)

• coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States

• make unwanted and intrusive comments

• the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures

• on equal terms by payment or requital

• childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus

• ostentatious display of elegance

• Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918)

• an ostentatiously elegant hotel

• pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids