Rhymes for DECRIES

• a growth in strength or number or importance

• the act of changing location in an upward direction

• an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

• a movement upward; rise above the ground

• the amount a salary is increased

• the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

• a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

• (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

• an increase in cost

• increase in price or value

• move upward

• increase in value or to a higher point

• rise to one's feet

• rise up

• come to the surface

• come into existence; take on form or shape

• move to a better position in life or to a better job

• go up or advance

• become more extreme

• get up and out of bed

• rise in rank or status

• become heartened or elated

• exert oneself to meet a challenge

• take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

• increase in volume

• come up, of celestial bodies

• return from the dead

• the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

• a sudden unexpected event

• the act of surprising someone

• cause to be surprised

• come upon or take unawares

• attack by storm; attack suddenly

• something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

• goods or money obtained illegally

• something given as a token of victory

• of superior grade

• hold dear

• to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

• regard highly; think much of

• having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

• a way of doing or being

• United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)

• United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900)

• marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters

• evidencing the possession of inside information

• improperly forward or bold

• a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

• a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)

• a slogan used to rally support for a cause

• a fit of weeping

• the characteristic utterance of an animal

• utter a sudden loud cry

• shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

• utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

• proclaim or announce in public

• demand immediate action

• utter a characteristic sound

• bring into a particular state by crying

• (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)

• repeat an earlier theme of a composition

• an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy

• the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945

• in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers

• in other respects or ways

• in another and different manner

• other than as supposed or expected

• in like or similar manner

• in addition

• equally

• the first light of day

• atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun

• the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon

• of an industry or technology; new and developing

• showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom

• not appropriate to the purpose

• opinion or judgment

• a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

• an organization created for business ventures

• readiness to embark on bold new ventures

• the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

• the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)

• any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics

• the actual state of affairs

• a large magnitude

• (used in combination) sized

• cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance)

• sort according to size

• make to a size; bring to a suitable size

• inform (somebody) of something

• make aware of

• gain in value

• increase the value of

• be composed of

• include or contain; have as a component

• form or compose

• in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock

• in the direction that the hands of a clock move

• look down on with disdain

• an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something

• any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity

• the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance

• make unrecognizable

• give advice to

• inform (somebody) of something

• make a proposal, declare a plan for something

• come into existence; take on form or shape

• originate or come into being

• rise to one's feet

• result or issue

• move upward

• take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

• get up and out of bed

• coerce by violence or with threats

• fill with terror; frighten greatly

• a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; forms compounds that are highly magnetic

• free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

• lacking moisture or volatile components

• opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages

• not producing milk

• (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation

• without a mucous or watery discharge

• a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages

• humorously sarcastic or mocking

• not shedding tears

• lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless

• used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones

• unproductive especially of the expected results

• having no adornment or coloration

• (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish

• having a large proportion of strong liquor

• lacking warmth or emotional involvement

• practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages

• remove the moisture from and make dry

• become dry or drier

• a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge

• to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

• be nosey

• search or inquire in a meddlesome way

• make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry

• earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

• make an effort or attempt

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

• put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

• take a sample of

• examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process

• give pain or trouble to

• test the limits of

• melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities

• put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice

• accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority

• be fully aware or cognizant of

• detect with the senses

• perceive to be the same

• grant credentials to

• express greetings upon meeting someone

• express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for

• exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)

• show approval or appreciation of

• acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing

• defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

• be fully aware or cognizant of

• perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

• make real or concrete; give reality or substance to

• earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

• convert into cash; of goods and property

• expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass

• the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

• put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

• be pertinent or relevant or applicable

• ask (for something)

• coat, cover or smear a surface with

• be applicable to; as to an analysis

• give or convey physically

• avail oneself to

• ensure observance of laws and rules

• refer (a word or name) to a person or thing

• apply oneself to

• be in contradiction with

• represent falsely

• act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

• resist or confront with resistance

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• challenge

• declare untrue; contradict

• refuse to accept or believe

• refuse to grant, as of a petition or request

• refuse to let have

• deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure

• deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

• refuse to recognize or acknowledge

• express or state indirectly

• suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

• have as a logical consequence

• suggest that someone is guilty

• have as a necessary feature

• administer baptism to

• lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction

• not in the intended manner

• transversely

• in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross

• the time when something ends

• transfer by a lease or by a will

• a will disposing of real property

• (law) a gift of real property by will

• come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

• arrange by systematic planning and united effort

• give by will, especially real property

• with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge

• as if by an edge; barely

• an artful or simulated semblance

• running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing

• in the direction of the length

• the act of rewriting something

• make revisions in

• revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving

• in a lateral direction

• with one side forward or to the front

• from the side; obliquely

• having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment

• a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

• infer from incomplete evidence

• imagine to be the case or true or probable