Rhymes for FAIR-TO-MIDDLING

• (informal) small and of little importance

• a loud low dull continuous noise

• continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound

• any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)

• to certain extent or degree

• lacking exceptional quality or ability

• gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby

• showing lack of skill or aptitude

• the gymnastic moves of an acrobat

• an event that happens

• first or beginning

• an open or empty space in or between things

• a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise

• becoming open or being made open

• the first performance (as of a theatrical production)

• the act of opening something

• opportunity especially for employment or promotion

• the initial part of the introduction

• a possible alternative

• an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

• a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made

• an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

• a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess

• the first of a series of actions

• To last, continue, endure.

• For all of a given time interval.

• At any time or period within a given time interval.

• the act of drilling

• the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

• capable of or involving speech or speaking

• the utterance of intelligible speech

• delivering an address to a public audience

• capable of speech

• a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns

• turn in a twisting or spinning motion

• manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner

• causing awareness of your shortcomings

• a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)

• used to give emphasis

• extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

• quick and energetic

• method or manner of conduct in relation to others

• the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)

• putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form

• the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

• preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance

• a shaky motion

• vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze

• causing distress or worry or anxiety

• the state or fact of existing

• a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

• the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas

• cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil

• passionately or agitatedly

• a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them

• (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman

• the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc

• the act of drawing spatially closer to something

• arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

• the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

• the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

• of the relatively near future

• a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

• the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger

• disposed to venture or take risks

• radically new or original

• use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens

• the act of digging

• the act of eating dinner

• an athletic competition that involves diving into water

• a headlong plunge into water

• an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

• a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines

• the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams

• players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots

• act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source

• the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

• the act of acquiring something

• the act of departing

• euphemistic expressions for death

• advancing toward a goal

• in full operation

• the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look

• the act of searching visually

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

• the time period between dawn and noon

• a conventional expression of greeting or farewell, used to wish someone a good morning

• the first light of day

• the earliest period

• a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential

• in no respect; to no degree

• the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you

• forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage

• an exchange of ideas via conversation

• hard to endure

• extremely irritating to the nerves

• the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization

• doctor's degree in osteopathy

• an uproarious party

• engage in

• carry out or perform an action

• get (something) done

• proceed or get along

• give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

• carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions

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

• create or design, often in a certain way

• behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

• spend time in prison or in a labor camp

• carry on or function

• arrange attractively

• travel or traverse (a distance)

• fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market

• bring forth or yield

• create or manufacture a man-made product

• cause to happen, occur or exist

• bring out for display

• cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

• bring onto the market or release

• come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

• An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

• An object whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g., from words of a song. Also used to refer to an object earlier indefinitely referred to as 'something' (pronoun sense).

• Applied to an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song.

• Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.

• (degree) Somewhat; to a degree.

• (degree) To a high degree.

• An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.

• (of someone or something) A quality to a moderate degree.

• (of a person) A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.

• (often with really or quite) Somebody who or something that is superlative or notable in some way.

• the act of providing approval and support

• something forming a back that is added for strengthening

• financial resources provided to make some project possible

• immersing the body in water or sunshine

• the act of washing yourself (or another person)

• (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain

• relevant relation or interconnection

• the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

• dignified manner or conduct

• characteristic way of bearing one's body

• heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield

• a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily

• the act of overcoming or outdoing

• the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

• a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)

• preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance

• an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

• a request to be present

• (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make