3K+ Words That Rhyme With FLYING-COLOURS

• a distinguishing emblem

• a flag that shows its nationality

• To change or lose color.

• Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965)

• a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation

• a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone

• Swiss physicist who studied superconductivity (born in 1927)

• a vessel in which wine is mulled

• German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858)

• German mathematician and astronomer (1436-1476)

• British philologist (born in Germany) who specialized in Sanskrit (1823-1900)

• United States geneticist who studied the effects of X-rays on genes (1890-1967)

• That which belongs to us; the possessive case of we, used without a following noun.

• (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately

• That which belongs to you (singular); the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.

• That which belongs to you (plural); the possessive second-person plural pronoun used without a following noun.

• Written at the end of a letter, before the signature.

• the literary culture

• scholarly attainment

• an illegal daily lottery

• the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

• writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

• underpants worn by men

• writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

• someone who originates or causes or initiates something

• be the author of

• a framework that supports climbing plants

• enclose in a bower

• a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

• bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

• the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it

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

• a natural object that covers or envelops

• covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)

• fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations

• a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink

• a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else

• a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent)

• provide with a covering or cause to be covered

• form a cover over

• span an interval of distance, space or time

• provide for

• act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

• include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

• travel across or pass over

• be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

• hold within range of an aimed firearm

• to take an action to protect against future problems

• hide from view or knowledge

• protect or defend (a position in a game)

• maintain a check on; especially by patrolling

• protect by insurance

• make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities

• invest with a large or excessive amount of something

• help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities

• be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of

• spread over a surface to conceal or protect

• cover as if with a shroud

• copulate with a female, used especially of horses

• put something on top of something else

• play a higher card than the one previously played

• be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game

• sit on (eggs)

• clothe, as if for protection from the elements

• extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

• English architect (1723-1796)

• shop where dry cleaning is done

• informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

• a group of followers or enthusiasts

• (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise

• the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command

• (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff

• the body of people who lead a group

• food remaining from a previous meal

• social deportment

• United States poet (1869-1950)

• housing available for people to live in

• an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades

• a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze

• a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move

• a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel

• the audience reached by television

• the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion

• United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

• an act of gracious kindness

• an advantage to the benefit of someone or something

• an inclination to approve

• a feeling of favorable regard

• souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party

• promote over another

• consider as the favorite

• treat gently or carefully

• bestow a privilege upon

• branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds

• turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls

• join tongue and groove, in carpentry

• cover or fit with feathers

• turn the paddle; in canoeing

• turn the oar, while rowing

• grow feathers

• A female person or animal.

• That which belongs to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun.

• any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

• how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

• a statute in draft before it becomes law

• the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule

• a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

• musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

• measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements

• a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance

• determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of

• express as a number or measure or quantity

• have certain dimensions

• evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

• a person's partner in marriage

• an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest

• a person who is a member of a partnership

• provide with a partner

• act as a partner

• a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

• a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you

• someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see

• washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle

• a brief period of precipitation

• a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower

• a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person

• expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns

• spray or sprinkle with

• take a shower; wash one's body in the shower

• rain abundantly

• provide abundantly with

• a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole

• someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

• a university degree with honors

• a feeling of favorable regard

• an inclination to approve

• an advantage to the benefit of someone or something

• souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party

• an act of gracious kindness

• treat gently or carefully

• bestow a privilege upon

• promote over another

• consider as the favorite

• a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific with capital Olympia

• nonsense

• a man's testicles

• English comic actor (1925-1980)

• originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock'n'roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers

• (plural) an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes

• (used in the plural) an outdoor grandstand without a roof; patrons are exposed to the sun as linens are when they are bleached

• informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

• waves breaking on the shore

• a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces

• many and different