Rhymes for BATAAN

• a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

• large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits

• climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes

• the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes

• a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms

• A thin muslin with an open weave, once used for ballgowns etc.

• in operation or operational

• (of events) planned or scheduled

• with a forward motion

• indicates continuity or persistence or concentration

• in a state required for something to function or be effective

• not subject to defeat

• the basic unit of money in South Korea

• the basic unit of money in North Korea

• Being the target of an action.

• Physically above and in contact with.

• Physically directly supported by.

• Being followed by another so as to form a series.

• At (a prescribed point in time).

• On.

• a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

• youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)

• (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation

• a prostitute's customer

• the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament

• the second day of the week; the first working day

• a member of a Buddhist people living in Myanmar and adjacent parts of Thailand

• the Mon-Khmer language spoken by the Mon

• gallery where works of art can be displayed

• a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work

• elegant sitting room where guests are received

• an argument opposed to a proposal

• a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

• a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

• in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.

• deprive of by deceit

• commit to memory; learn by heart

• a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries

• an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans

• stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult

• to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• sweep majestically

• a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network

• (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

• abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

• lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness

• become pale and sickly

• the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368

• the basic unit of money in China

• (used only to address someone) Honey, sweetheart, a term of endearment; a friendly term of address.

• ; cheering a sports team, especially a GAA team; exhortation or encouragement come on; congratulations well done, bravo

• an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus

• a landlocked principality in the Himalayas to the northeast of India

• airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

• the quantity contained in a can

• a buoy with a round bottom and conical top

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

• a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

• a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

• preserve in a can or tin

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

• wood of a pecan tree

• tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts

• smooth brown oval nut of south central United States

• hard dry sharp-flavored Italian cheese; often grated

• 100 chon equal 1 won in South Korea

• 100 chon equal 1 won in North Korea

• conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane

• the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs

• call forth

• lay spawn

• at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is archaic and dialectal)

• distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal)

• (Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively)

• a large strong and aggressive woman

• mainly green tropical American parrots

• a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)

• any long and arduous undertaking

• a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians

• a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards

• any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

• a remarkable development

• one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea

• an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

• someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force

• the generic use of the word to refer to any human being

• any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

• a male subordinate

• an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)

• a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer

• a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman

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

• all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

• take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place

• provide with workers

• the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages

• At that time; then.

• Introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates.

• Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.

• (obsolete outside dialectal, usually used with for) Because; for.

• a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense

• a five-sided polygon

• the United States military establishment

• imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization

• a sheer fabric of silk or rayon

• a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle

• a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron

• A French nursemaid.

• do without or cease to hold or adhere to

• be earlier in time; go back further

• lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime

• Upon that; thereon.

• In consequence, or by reason, of that; therefore.

• Following that; forthwith; in sequence, but not necessarily in consequence.

• After which, in consequence.

• Upon which.

• an associate degree in nursing

• writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing

• write, draw, or trace with a crayon

• the outcome of a complex sequence of events

• the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work

• status in a society or organization

• a body of troops arranged in a line

• a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset

• a Navajo lodge covered with earth; traditionally built with the entrance facing east

• United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997)

• a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons

• a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient synthetic fibers

• a group of synthetic fabrics, known generically as aliphatic polyamides