Rhymes for BOUFFANTS

• an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin

• someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

• Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)

• any monetary aid

• the act of providing a subsidy

• United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)

• 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)

• (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

• a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

• a right or privilege that has been granted

• let have

• give as judged due or on the basis of merit

• be willing to concede

• allow to have

• bestow, especially officially

• give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

• transfer by deed

• A ghost; a supernatural being.

• buildings for carrying on industrial labor

• (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

• an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience

• something planted secretly for discovery by another

• put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

• fix or set securely or deeply

• set up or lay the groundwork for

• place into a river

• place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive

• put firmly in the mind

• a state of extreme poverty

• the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

• anything that is necessary but lacking

• a specific feeling of desire

• feel or have a desire for; want strongly

• have need of

• hunt or look for; want for a particular reason

• wish or demand the presence of

• be without, lack; be deficient in

• loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs; worn by athletes

• A male who débuts, or appears for the first time.

• the act of displaying something ostentatiously

• display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

• a specific size and style of type within a type family

• bowl for baptismal water

• a frequently visited place

• follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

• haunt like a ghost; pursue

• be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place

• a journey taken for pleasure

• make a trip for pleasure

• aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

• showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish

• A quantitative analyst.

• Short for quantity.

• Short for quantifier.

• A punting pole with a broad flange near the end to prevent it from sinking into the mud; a setting pole.

• A vertical shaft used to drive a millstone.

• To propel using a quant.

• social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers

• An ash sapling.

• A walking stick.

• A stick kept for administering corporal punishment, a cane.

• small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward

• a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages

• stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition

• a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force

• a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

• insincere talk about religion or morals

• two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

• heel over

• a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone

• recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

• utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

• someone who claims a benefit or right or title

• steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection

• a quantity that does not vary

• a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context

• unvarying in nature

• uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

• a fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling; especially one used to cool a system by transferring heat away from one part to another

• very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll

• any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams

• any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants

• small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking

• pour out gradually, so as to separate out sediment

• a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody

• sing in descant

• sing by changing register; sing by yodeling

• talk at great length about something of one's interest

• a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody

• A substance added in small amounts to a pure material, such as semiconductor, to alter its original electrical or optical properties; a doping agent

• egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow

• hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable

• hold spellbound

• attract; cause to be enamored

• cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

• An acid or corrosive chemical used in etching.

• Any portion taken from a plant or an animal that will be used to initiate a culture. It can be a portion of the shoot, or of the leaves, or even just some cells.

• a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue

• fix or set securely or deeply

• become attached to and embedded in the uterus

• put firmly in the mind

• To state solemnly, to chant.

• To recite an incantation.

• shrub of sandy woodlands and stream banks of western United States having hoary pinnate flowers and dull-colored racemose flowers; thought to indicate the presence of lead ore

• an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)

• branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling

• held from above and hanging down

• long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened