Rhymes for BESTS

• a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

• any epidemic disease with a high death rate

• a persistently annoying person

• any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.

• something left after other parts have been taken away

• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

• a pause for relaxation

• a state of inaction

• euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

• a support on which things can be put

• a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

• not move; be in a resting position

• take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

• give a rest to

• have a place in relation to something else

• be at rest

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• be inherent or innate in

• put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying

• sit, as on a branch

• rest on or as if on a pillow

• be inactive, refrain from acting

• trying something to find out about it

• any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc

• a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

• the act of undergoing testing

• the act of testing something

• a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins

• put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

• test or examine for the presence of disease or infection

• examine someone's knowledge of something

• show a certain characteristic when tested

• achieve a certain score or rating on a test

• determine the presence or properties of (a substance)

• undergo a test

• a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat

• a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body

• provide with power and authority

• place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons

• become legally vested

• clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments

• clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes

• a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

• United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959)

• a customer of a hotel or restaurant etc.

• (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

• the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

• box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy

• the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

• furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

• the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

• the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

• the center of a cambered road

• (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet

• a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal

• lie at the top of

• reach a high point

• a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

• a kind of gun emplacement

• a cosy or secluded retreat

• a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality

• furniture pieces made to fit close together

• inhabit a nest, usually after building

• fit together or fit inside

• move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position

• gather nests

• (in combination) A gathering for a specified reason or occasion.

• (in combination) An event in which the act denoted by the previous noun occurs.

• situated in or facing or moving toward the west

• the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

• the cardinal compass point that is at 270 degrees

• the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River

• the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point

• a location in the western part of a country, region, or city

• British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)

• United States film actress (1892-1980)

• English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)

• to, toward, or in the west

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• take into custody

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• attract and fix

• cause to come to an abrupt stop

• provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes

• authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity

• give testimony in a court of law

• establish or verify the usage of

• a periodical that summarizes the news

• something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)

• convert food into absorbable substances

• arrange and integrate in the mind

• put up with something or somebody unpleasant

• become assimilated into the body

• systematize, as by classifying and summarizing

• soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture

• make more concise

• soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture

• take away possessions from someone

• deprive of status or authority

• reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)

• remove (someone's or one's own) clothes

• invade in great numbers

• occupy in large numbers or live on a host

• live on or in a host, as of parasites

• make an investment

• give qualities or abilities to

• furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

• provide with power and authority

• place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position

• harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

• annoy continually or chronically

• the northwestern region of the United States

• the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point

• the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees

• a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city

• to, toward, or in the northwest

• situated in or oriented toward the northwest

• coming from the northwest

• To invest again, give another investment.

• A repeat test.

• To test again.

• make a proposal, declare a plan for something

• drop a hint; intimate by a hint

• imply as a possibility

• call to mind

• a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

• the act of searching for something

• make a search (for)

• search the trail of (game)

• bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

• seek alms, as for religious purposes

• express the need or desire for

• a formal and solemn declaration of objection

• the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

• the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval

• utter words of protest

• express opposition through action or words

• affirm or avow formally or solemnly

• (law) a gift of personal property by will

• a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

• the verbal act of requesting

• express the need or desire for

• ask (a person) to do something

• inquire for (information)

• a support for the arm

• a support that you can lean against while sitting

• a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash

• a rest for the head

• a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane

• clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

• provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes

• record in a ship's manifest

• reveal its presence or make an appearance

• the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado

• the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees

• the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point

• a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city

• to, toward, or in the southwest

• coming from the southwest

• situated in or oriented toward the southwest

• an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

• a struggle between rivals

• to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

• the act of conquering

• success in mastering something difficult

• an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone

• Command, injunction.

• obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically

• vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

• a tart spicy quality

• add herbs or spices to

• establish a forest on previously unforested land

• hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists

• hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists

• A comprehensive treatise on astronomy, alchemy, geography and/or mathematics (originally compiled by Ptolemy circa 150 C.E.).

• a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables

• an authoritative command or request

• A support used to maintain a book or sheet when reading.

• To free from congestion

• dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards