Rhymes for HEIRESSES

• (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein

• a harmful or corrupting agency

• a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer

• a female actor

• a meeting of elected or appointed representatives

• the legislature of the United States government

• a national legislative assembly

• the social act of assembling for some common purpose

• a fortified defensive structure

• a woman waiter

• serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

• any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

• a group of people assembled to sing together

• the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers

• a body of dancers or singers who perform together

• a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play

• utter in unison

• sing in a choir

• plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

• muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye

• diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening

• either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber

• a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building

• reinforce with a buttress

• make stronger or defensible

• a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed

• an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

• a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)

• a woman master who directs the work of others

• the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico

• cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell, thus changing the genome of that cell.

• usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

• a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)

• a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)

• provide (a house) with a terrace

• make into terraces as for cultivation

• anything that tends to arouse

• an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

• An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.

• A human embryo after the eighth week of gestation.

• the concentration of attention or energy on something

• maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system

• maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea

• a central point or locus of an infection in an organism

• special emphasis attached to something

• a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges

• a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section

• direct one's attention on something

• cause to converge on or toward a central point

• bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions

• become focussed or come into focus

• put (an image) into focus

• Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.

• Extraordinary mental capacity.

• Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.

• The tutelary deity or spirit of a place or person.

• a name that has been assumed

• as known or named at another time or place

• any competition

• a contest of speed

• people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock

• (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

• the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

• a canal for a current of water

• move hurridly

• compete in a race

• to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others

• cause to move fast or to rush or race

• female equivalent of a count or earl

• a female deity

• impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

• a flaw or weak point

• powerlessness revealed by an inability to act

• the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain

• the condition of being financially weak

• a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you

• someone who sees an event and reports what happened

• a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

• testimony by word or deed to your religious faith

• (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature

• (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law

• be a witness to

• perceive or be contemporaneous with

• a collection of maps in book form

• (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders

• the 1st cervical vertebra

• a figure of a man used as a supporting column

• a closed political meeting

• meet to select a candidate or promote a policy

• (Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors

• (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

• elegance and beauty of movement or expression

• a sense of propriety and consideration for others

• a disposition to kindness and compassion

• a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an obligation during which a penalty that would be imposed for being late is waived, especially an extended period granted as a special favor

• a short prayer of thanks before a meal

• (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God

• make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

• be beautiful to look at

• a spectator who can describe what happened

• be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes

• a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)

• stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart

• put a harness

• exploit the power of

• control and direct with or as if by reins

• keep in check

• a woman host

• a woman innkeeper

• a woman steward on an airplane

• similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things

• picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing

• a woman steward on an airplane

• United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

• United States socialist who was a candidate for president six times (1884-1968)

• a radio broadcast journalist during World War I and World War II noted for his nightly new broadcast (1892-1981)

• Welsh poet (1914-1953)

• the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes

• an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

• a field on which the buildings of a university are situated

• massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa

• a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead

• the butt of a marijuana cigarette

• street names for flunitrazepam

• any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests

• European freshwater food fish having a greenish back

• comb (hair) into a roach

• cut the mane off (a horse)

• an abundance of material possessions and resources

• a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number

• a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time

• a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself

• an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed

• the finger next to the thumb

• list in an index

• provide with an index

• adjust through indexation

• an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

• a depression scratched or carved into a surface

• informal terms for money

• a competitor who has withdrawn from competition

• a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

• dry mash for poultry

• a harsh noise made by scraping

• poor handwriting

• (golf) a handicap of zero strokes

• an indication of damage

• cause friction

• cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

• scrape or rub as if to relieve itching

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

• gather (money or other resources) together over time

• carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

• (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

• the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with

• the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

• the manner of speaking to another individual

• a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described

• written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location

• the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball

• the ability to do or say what is appropriate for the occasion

• speak to

• give a speech to

• put an address on (an envelope)

• direct a question at someone

• address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question

• greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name

• access or locate by address

• act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

• speak to someone

• adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting

• lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

• wander from a direct or straight course

• psychological suffering

• a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)

• extreme physical pain

• the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim

• bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship

• cause mental pain to

• the act of coercing someone into government service

• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

• impress positively

• produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

• mark or stamp with or as if with pressure

• reproduce by printing

• take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship

• dye (fabric) before it is spun

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

• cause to suffer

• bring under control by force or authority

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

• consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

• put out of one's consciousness

• lessen to the point of stopping

• a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair