900+ Words That Rhyme With DIRE-STRAITS

• the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies

• the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

• the way something is with respect to its main attributes

• the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state

• a politically organized body of people under a single government

• (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

• a state of depression or agitation

• the territory occupied by a nation

• express in words

• put before

• indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

• the specified day of the month

• a participant in a date

• a meeting arranged in advance

• the present

• the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred

• a particular day specified as the time something happens

• sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed

• go on a date with

• stamp with a date

• assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of

• date regularly; have a steady relationship with

• provide with a dateline; mark with a date

• United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

• a pair of people who live together

• time during which some action is awaited

• the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

• stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

• wait before acting

• look forward to the probable occurrence of

• serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

• a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field

• relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

• of major significance or importance

• remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect

• excellent

• uppercase

• in an advanced stage of pregnancy

• look forward to the probable occurrence of

• an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

• the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events

• your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

• decree or designate beforehand

• a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

• a difficult juncture

• a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

• having no deviations

• (of hair) having no waves or curls

• characterized by honesty and fairness

• no longer coiled

• free from curves or angles

• a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex

• a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)

• a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

• without deviation

• in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly

• in a straight line; in a direct course

• successive (without a break)

• erect in posture

• in keeping with the facts

• neatly arranged; not disorderly

• not homosexual

• accurately fitted; level

• without evasion or compromise

• (of an alcoholic drink) without water

• following a correct or logical method

• rigidly conventional or old-fashioned

• violate the sacred character of a place or language

• remove the consecration from a person or an object

• a frame of iron bars to hold a fire

• a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something

• a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air

• furnish with a grate

• gnaw into; make resentful or angry

• reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface

• make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together

• scratch repeatedly

• make too high an estimate of

• a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping

• the quantity contained in a crate

• put into a crate; as for protection

• provide commentary for a film, for example

• narrate or give a detailed account of

• consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous

• be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics

• make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching

• the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

• sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms

• the relative importance granted to something

• an artifact that is heavy

• an oppressive feeling of heavy force

• a system of units used to express the weight of something

• a unit used to measure weight

• (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

• weight down with a load

• present with a bias

• make or cause to be or to become

• bring into existence

• pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity

• invest with a new title, office, or rank

• create by artistic means

• create or manufacture a man-made product

• a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal

• the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)

• argue with one another

• think about carefully; weigh

• discuss the pros and cons of an issue

• have an argument about something

• (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

• a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

• a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)

• dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten

• the quantity contained in a plate

• a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly

• the thin under portion of the forequarter

• a main course served on a plate

• any flat platelike body structure or part

• the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube

• a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded

• structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage

• a shallow receptacle for collection in church

• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

• a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

• coat with a layer of metal

• moderate or restrain; lessen the force of

• flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons

• soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments

• act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• treat cruelly

• clarify by giving an example of

• depict with an illustration

• supply with illustrations

• a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)

• write an orchestra score for

• plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

• pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance

• come to understand

• become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

• enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members

• make one's way deeper into or through

• insert the penis into the vagina or anus of

• spread or diffuse through

• a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction

• deprive of strength or vigor

• edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

• remove the testicles of a male animal

• remove the ovaries of

• the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore

• a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water

• a concentrated example of something

• make denser, stronger, or purer

• direct one's attention on something

• make central

• make more concise

• draw together or meet in one common center

• compress or concentrate

• be cooked until very little liquid is left

• cook until very little liquid is left

• give an exhibition of to an interested audience

• establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

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

• march in protest; take part in a demonstration

• any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)

• treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate

• perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

• the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment

• a surface on which an organism grows or is attached

• any stratum or layer lying underneath another

• an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population

• the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year

• to wind or move in a spiral course

• revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

• make into a whole or make part of a whole

• open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups

• become one; become integrated

• calculate the integral of; calculate by integration

• behave as expected during of holidays or rites

• have a celebration

• assign great social importance to

• a number that identifies a position relative to an axis

• of equal importance, rank, or degree

• bring order and organization to

• bring into common action, movement, or condition

• be co-ordinated

• bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation

• leave one's country of residence for a new one

• any compound that contains water of crystallization

• supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance

• become hydrated and combine with water

• cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to

• move from one country or region to another and settle there

• move periodically or seasonally

• having a backbone or spinal column

• animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium

• an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds

• a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds

• a professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds

• a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

• a person of exceptional importance and reputation

• A weight class division in combat sports, often the heaviest.

• Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties.

• a weight that balances another weight

• constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to

• break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity

• cause to undergo fission or lose particles

• lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

• a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

• a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts

• of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree

• receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; completion of a course or training

• confer an academic degree upon

• make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring

• commence officially

• open ceremoniously or dedicate formally

• be a precursor of