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9K+ Rhyming Words For CONTRIVANCES

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grievances10
3 nounn
noun

• a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

• an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice

• a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action

observances11
4 nounn
noun

• the act of observing; taking a patient look

• a formal event performed on a special occasion

• the act of noticing or paying attention

• conformity with law or custom or practice etc.

reminiscences13
5 nounn
noun

• a mental impression retained and recalled from the past

• the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

conveniences12
4 nounn
noun

• things that make you comfortable and at ease

ordnances9
3 nounn
noun

• military supplies

• large but transportable armament

ambulances10
4 nounn
noun

• a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals

remembrances12
4 nounn
noun

• the ability to recall past occurrences

• a recognition of meritorious service

benevolences12
5 nounn
noun

• disposition to do good

• an inclination to do kind or charitable acts

• an act intending or showing kindness and good will

inconveniences14
5 nounn
noun

• an inconvenient discomfort

• a difficulty that causes anxiety

• the quality of not being useful or convenient

verb

• to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

indulgences11
4 nounn
noun

• an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires

• a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone

• the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

• foolish or senseless behavior

• the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution

presences9
3 nounn
noun

• the state of being present; current existence

• the immediate proximity of someone or something

• an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby

• the impression that something is present

• dignified manner or conduct

• the act of being present

advances8
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• a movement forward

• a change for the better; progress in development

• a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

• the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

• an amount paid before it is earned

• increase in price or value

adjective satellite

• being ahead of time or need

• situated ahead or going before

verb

• move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

• bring forward for consideration or acceptance

• increase or raise

• contribute to the progress or growth of

• cause to move forward

• obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

• develop in a positive way

• develop further

• give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

• pay in advance

• move forward

• rise in rate or price

romances8
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• relating to languages derived from Latin

noun

• the group of languages derived from Latin

• a relationship between two lovers

• an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)

• a story dealing with love

• a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life

verb

• make amorous advances towards

• have a love affair with

• talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

• tell romantic or exaggerated lies

acquaintances13
4 nounn
noun

• personal knowledge or information about someone or something

• a relationship less intimate than friendship

• a person with whom you are acquainted

maritime provinces17
5 noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island

acceptances11
4 nounn
noun

• the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true

• the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

• the state of being acceptable and accepted

• (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)

• a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank

• a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations

• the act of taking something that is offered

allowances10
4 nounn
noun

• an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)

• a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses

• an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances

• a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

• a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets

• the act of allowing

verb

• put on a fixed allowance, as of food

annoyances10
4 nounn
noun

• the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

• anger produced by some annoying irritation

• an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

• the act of troubling or annoying someone

assurances10
4 nounn
noun

• freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

• a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something

• a statement intended to inspire confidence

• a British term for some kinds of insurance

balances8
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

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

• a state of equilibrium

• the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22

• equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

• harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)

• equality of distribution

• something left after other parts have been taken away

• the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

• (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

• a weight that balances another weight

• a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat

• a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity

verb

• bring into balance or equilibrium

• compute credits and debits of an account

• hold or carry in equilibrium

• be in equilibrium

fragrances10
3 nounn
noun

• a distinctive odor that is pleasant

• a pleasingly sweet olfactory property

hindrances10
3 nounn
noun

• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

• any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

• the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding

imbalances10
4 nounn
noun

• a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium

• lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something

insurances10
4 nounn
noun

• promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company

• written contract or certificate of insurance

• protection against future loss

nuisances9
3 nounn
noun

• (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

ordinances10
4 nounn
noun

• an authoritative command

• a statute enacted by a city government

• the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders

outdistances12
4 verbv
verb

• go far ahead of

reassurances12
4 nounn
noun

• the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence

utterances10
4 nounn
noun

• the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

pretenses9
3 nounn
noun

• the act of giving a false appearance

• pretending with intention to deceive

• imaginative intellectual play

• a false or unsupportable quality

• an artful or simulated semblance

pronounces10
3 verbv
verb

• speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

• pronounce judgment on

renounces9
3 verbv
verb

• give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

• leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

• turn away from; give up

• cast off

disallowances13
5 nounn
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disappearances14
5 nounn
noun

• the act of leaving secretly or without explanation

• the event of passing out of sight

• gradually ceasing to be visible

• ceasing to exist

distances9
3 nounn
noun

• the property created by the space between two objects or points

• a distant region

• size of the gap between two places

• indifference by personal withdrawal

• the interval between two times

• a remote point in time

verb

• keep at a distance

• go far ahead of

disturbances12
4 nounn
noun

• activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption

• an unhappy and worried mental state

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

• a noisy fight

• the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

• (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness

• electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

instances9
3 nounn
noun

• an occurrence of something

• an item of information that is typical of a class or group

verb

• clarify by giving an example of

performances12
4 nounn
noun

• a dramatic or musical entertainment

• the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment

• the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it

• any recognized accomplishment

• process or manner of functioning or operating

substances10
3 nounn
noun

• the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists

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

• the idea that is intended

• material of a particular kind or constitution

• considerable capital (wealth or income)

• content communicating a message; what something is about

• the property of holding together and retaining its shape

• a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties

fences6
2 verb, nounv, n
noun

• a barrier that serves to enclose an area

• a dealer in stolen property

verb

• enclose with a fence

• receive stolen goods

• fight with fencing swords

• surround with a wall in order to fortify

• have an argument about something

offenses8
3 nounn
noun

• a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others

• a feeling of anger caused by being offended

• a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right

• the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

• the action of attacking an enemy

defenses8
3 nounn
noun

• (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

• the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947

• protection from harm

• (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

• the justification for some act or belief

• (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

• the defendant and his legal advisors collectively

• the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

• an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

• a structure used to defend against attack

• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

• the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury

finches7
1 nounn
noun

• any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds

goldfinches11
2 nounn
noun

• American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer

• small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings

licences8
3 nounn
noun

• excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

• freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

• a legal document giving official permission to do something

verb

• authorize officially

licenses8
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• a legal document giving official permission to do something

• freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

• excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

• the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

verb

• authorize officially

silences8
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)

• the absence of sound

• a refusal to speak when expected

• the trait of keeping things secret

verb

• cause to be quiet or not talk

• keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure

tolerances10
4 nounn
noun

• the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions

• a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

• the act of tolerating something

• willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others

• a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

absences8
3 nounn
noun

• the state of being absent

• failure to be present

• the time interval during which something or somebody is away

• the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy

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