Rhymes for GROMMETS

• a written account of what transpired at a meeting

• the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information

• the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures

• childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus

• pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids

• armor plate that protects the head

• a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows

• a loud and disturbing noise

• an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit

• the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience

• a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games

• celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities

• make loud and annoying noises

• hit (a ball) with a racket

• the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

• something won (especially money)

• an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

• an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band

• The state of being defective.

• (chiefly South Australia) A type of processed meat sausage; devon

• To go wrong or become defective.

• beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly

• edible viscera of a fowl

• the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

• the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

• a meeting of heads of governments

• reach the summit (of a mountain)

• (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line

• a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment

• attack suddenly and without warning

• the people of Great Britain

• a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)

• coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States

• make unwanted and intrusive comments

• on equal terms by payment or requital

• ostentatious display of elegance

• Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918)

• an ostentatiously elegant hotel

• the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception

• A fused mixture of materials used to make glass.

• A similar material used in the manufacture of ceramic beads and small ornaments. (eastern Mediterranean; Bronze and Iron Age)

• A frit fly.

• To add frit to a glass or ceramic mixture

• To prepare by heat (the materials for making glass); to fuse partially.

• any admirable quality or attribute

• the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)

• be worthy or deserving

• extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)

• an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea

• a bottle containing half the usual amount

• a promised or claimed share of loot or money

• a lengthwise crack in wood

• an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

• a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts

• (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl

• an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity

• the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

• division of a group into opposing factions

• having been divided; having the unity destroyed

• (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain

• separate into parts or portions

• separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

• discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

• go one's own way; move apart

• come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

• metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon

• ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform

• metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon

• ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform

• a Java application; an application program that uses the client's web browser to provide a user interface

• a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard

• a band worn around the arm for decoration

• any of several small auks of the northern Pacific coasts

• small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings

• a container that is usually woven and has handles

• the quantity contained in a basket

• horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball

• a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop

• smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears

• appear at the surface

• (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship

• (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)

• avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers

• North American white-flowered avens

• a short personal letter

• lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)

• provide housing for (military personnel)

• bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

• anything that covers

• a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor

• broad in scope or content

• cover as if with a blanket

• form a blanket-like cover (over)

• a hat tied under the chin

• protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine

• dress in a bonnet

• a small book usually having a paper cover