1K+ Words That Rhyme With GRATES

• 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• violate the sacred character of a place or language

• remove the consecration from a person or an object

• make too high an estimate of

• 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

• 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

• 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

• a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

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

• the quantity contained in a crate

• put into a crate; as for protection

• act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

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

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

• treat cruelly

• to wind or move in a spiral course

• revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

• 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)

• provide commentary for a film, for example

• narrate or give a detailed account of

• 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

• consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous

• be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics

• make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching

• (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

• independent; not united or joint

• a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

• a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

• standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything

• separated according to race, sex, class, or religion

• have the connection undone; having become separate

• act as a barrier between; stand between

• force, take, or pull apart

• mark as different

• separate into parts or portions

• divide into components or constituents

• arrange or order by classes or categories

• make a division or separation

• discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

• go one's own way; move apart

• become separated into pieces or fragments

• treat differently on the basis of sex or race

• move or break apart

• divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

• 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

• goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

• 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

• the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

• dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards

• to have and express negative sentiments about a person

• the top of the head

• liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned

• fill to satisfaction

• sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs

• large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins

• move along on skates

• (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate

• thin layers of rock used for roofing

• a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers

• a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices

• designate or schedule

• enter on a list or slate for an election

• cover with slate

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• a sudden forceful flow

• the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

• make less active or intense

• become less in amount or intensity

• add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments

• provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases

• 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

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

• behave as expected during of holidays or rites

• have a celebration

• assign great social importance to

• 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

• a person appointed or elected to represent others

• transfer power to someone

• give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

• 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

• an authoritative rule

• a guiding principle

• issue commands or orders for

• say out loud for the purpose of recording

• rule as a dictator

• fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

• everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

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

• a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights