Rhymes for ECHO-SOUNDING

• (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals

• any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears

• someone who is morally reprehensible

• pursue or chase relentlessly

• education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge

• fastening electrical equipment to earth

• the act of combining things to form a new whole

• a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line

• the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)

• appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms

• having volume or deepness

• making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form

• closely encircling

• confined by bonds

• held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union

• secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form

• a line determining the limits of an area

• the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

• the greatest possible degree of something

• a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

• (usually followed by `to') governed by fate

• covered or wrapped with a bandage

• headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'

• bound by an oath

• bound by contract

• confined in the bowels

• move forward by leaps and bounds

• form the boundary of; be contiguous to

• place limits on (extent or amount or access)

• spring back; spring away from an impact

• bewildering or striking dumb with wonder

• so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm

• the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

• existing in abundance

• that confounds or contradicts or confuses

• a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

• placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law

• a movement back from an impact

• a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration

• the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot

• spring back; spring away from an impact

• return to a former condition

• characterized by resonance

• the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

• the decision of a court on issues of fact or law

• something that is found

• (of fluids) not moving or flowing

• executed in or initiated from a standing position

• (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs

• social or financial or professional status or reputation

• an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event

• the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position

• having a supporting base

• not created for a particular occasion

• permanent

• the act of inflicting a wound

• causing physical or especially psychological injury

• the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

• the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)

• giving practical help to

• used of a height or viewpoint

• attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring

• requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill

• the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

• the act of ending something

• the point in time at which something ends

• event whose occurrence ends something

• the last section of a communication

• financial resources provided to make some project possible

• the act of financing

• an intermediate platform in a staircase

• structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods

• the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface)

• the act of coming to land after a voyage

• distinguished from others in excellence

• having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

• owed as a debt

• of major significance or importance

• the act of giving a false appearance

• the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

• the act of spending or disbursing money

• money paid out; an amount spent

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

• an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

• the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination

• characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy

• To pass a ball inbounds

• the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp

• selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market

• the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump

• the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground

• a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction

• the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body

• a low-cut shoe without fastenings

• operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal

• deliver forth

• draw or pour with a pump

• supply in great quantities

• flow intermittently

• move up and down

• raise (gases or fluids) with a pump

• question persistently

• moving or going or growing upward

• the act of changing location in an upward direction

• movement that causes the formation of a curve

• the property of being bent or deflected

• the act of bending something

• the capacity to attract and hold something

• strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration

• the act of applying a bandage

• one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should release in case of a fall

• the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book

• executed with proper legal authority

• the act of blending components together thoroughly

• a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades

• shining intensely

• a close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child)

• (dentistry) a technique for repairing a tooth; resinous material is applied to the surface of the tooth where it adheres to the tooth's enamel

• fastening firmly together

• the act of stigmatizing

• (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

• accompanying

• similar especially in position or purpose

• conforming in every respect

• coming down or downward

• material resulting from the process of grinding

• a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)

• the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

• close in time; about to occur

• disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned