16K+ Words That Rhyme With CLINCHER

• a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

• a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

• the speech act of replying to a question

• the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims

• a nonverbal reaction

• react verbally

• respond to a signal

• give the correct answer or solution to

• understand the meaning of

• give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)

• be liable or accountable

• be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

• match or correspond

• be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of

• react to a stimulus or command

• (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer

• any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream

• a small zodiacal constellation in the Northern Hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini

• the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22

• type genus of the family Cancridae

• a performer who dances professionally

• a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)

• English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)

• someone who supports or champions something

• an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)

• assume sponsorship of

• assume responsibility for or leadership of

• do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

• someone who proclaims a message publicly

• reads news, commercials on radio or television

• armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket

• a device that launches aircraft from a warship

• a person who owns or operates a ranch

• a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting

• someone who censures or condemns

• a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable

• forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)

• subject to political, religious, or moral censorship

• an armored vehicle or tank

• any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner

• permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

• hard to pass through because of dense growth

• having high relative density or specific gravity

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• having component parts closely crowded together

• any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

• an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits

• a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit

• proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

• put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

• put at risk

• a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts

• a person who dispenses

• one who practices magic or sorcery

• one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead

• a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

• take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

• put at risk

• a preparation used in cleaning something

• a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

• (formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance

• a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small pieces

• recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

• keep in mind for attention or consideration

• recapture the past; indulge in memories

• show appreciation to

• mention favorably, as in prayer

• mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship

• exercise, or have the power of, memory

• call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony

• someone who digs trenches

• a wooden board or platter on which food is served or carved

• the coldest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

• spend the winter

• Something that quenches (thirst, fire, etc.)

• an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions

• either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight

• a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)

• of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually

• an area that is approximately central within some larger region

• the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher

• a building dedicated to a particular activity

• a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

• the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

• the object upon which interest and attention focuses

• a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process

• the middle of a military or naval formation

• (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team

• (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback

• a place where some particular activity is concentrated

• politically moderate persons; centrists

• (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team

• the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering

• mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace

• the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game

• (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play

• a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game

• equally distant from the extremes

• center upon

• direct one's attention on something

• move into the center

• the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

• a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

• a cause of pain or injury or loss

• a dangerous place

• to come or go into

• become a participant; be involved in

• register formally as a participant or member

• be or play a part of or in

• make a record of; set down in permanent form

• come on stage

• take on duties or office

• put or introduce into something

• set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)

• a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

• yet to be or coming

• a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened

• the time yet to come

• a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future

• bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date

• effective in or looking toward the future

• (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving

• a generalization of the concept of a vector

• any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm

• down to defeat, death, or ruin

• through a range downward

• into unconsciousness

• in or into a state of subordination or subjugation

• below some quantity or limit

• below the horizon

• down below

• further down

• located below or beneath something else

• lower in rank, power, or authority

• the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

• something that causes feelings of wonder

• a state in which you want to learn more about something

• have a wish or desire to know something

• place in doubt or express doubtful speculation

• be amazed at

• used in the treatment of cancer

• an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge

• an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid

• a hollow coil that condenses by abstracting heat

• lens used to concentrate light on an object

• sponsor together with another sponsor

• anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities

• a contestant who loses the contest

• a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

• a gambler who loses a bet

• one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

• anything that belongs to a set or class

• an external body part that projects from the body

• an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations)

• the male sex organ

• the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

• a concept of quantity involving zero and units

• a short performance that is part of a longer program

• the number is used in calling a particular telephone

• a symbol used to represent a number

• one of a series published periodically

• a select company of people

• a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc.

• a clothing measurement

• a numbered item in a series

• the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural)

• an item of clothing

• add up in number or quantity

• give numbers to

• enumerate

• put into a group

• determine the number or amount of

• place a limit on the number of

• the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

• a force that compels

• the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

• the state of demanding notice or attention

• the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin

• an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress

• the pressure exerted by the atmosphere

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

• exert pressure on someone through threats

• harsh criticism or disapproval

• the state of being excommunicated

• rebuke formally

• a mettlesome or fiery horse

• someone who is excessively careful with money (who pinches every penny before letting go of it)