Rhymes for IMPORTANCES

• the relation of something to the matter at hand

• a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing

• a state or condition markedly different from the norm

• deviate behavior

• the act of incurring (making yourself subject to something undesirable)

• a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction

• quiet and inactive restfulness

• a juicy appetizingness

• (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate

• (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)

• the process of bubbling as gas escapes

• the property of giving off bubbles

• the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

• any red eruption of the skin

• the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

• a powdery deposit on a surface

• the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

• the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk

• the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise

• the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface

• a mental impression retained and recalled from the past

• the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

• the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit

• an occurrence of rebounding or springing back

• assets in the form of money

• a movement forward

• a change for the better; progress in development

• a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

• the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

• an amount paid before it is earned

• increase in price or value

• being ahead of time or need

• situated ahead or going before

• move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

• bring forward for consideration or acceptance

• increase or raise

• contribute to the progress or growth of

• cause to move forward

• obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

• develop in a positive way

• develop further

• give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

• pay in advance

• move forward

• rise in rate or price

• the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet

• a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)

• the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

• the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet

• used of a single unit or thing; not two or more

• an expression of greeting

• a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands

• an artistic form of nonverbal communication

• a party of people assembled for dancing

• taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

• a party for social dancing

• move in a graceful and rhythmical way

• move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance

• skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways

• the property created by the space between two objects or points

• a distant region

• size of the gap between two places

• indifference by personal withdrawal

• the interval between two times

• a remote point in time

• keep at a distance

• go far ahead of

• increase the level of

• make better or more attractive

• a quick look

• throw a glance at; take a brief look at

• hit at an angle

• relating to languages derived from Latin

• the group of languages derived from Latin

• a relationship between two lovers

• an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)

• a story dealing with love

• a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life

• make amorous advances towards

• have a love affair with

• talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

• tell romantic or exaggerated lies

• (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

• United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)

• an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'

• (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality

• a large constellation in the Northern Hemisphere between Lyra and Corona Borealis

• a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges

• something lost (especially money lost at gambling)

• the common people generally

• informal term of address for someone's wife

• land and the buildings on it

• an examination consisting of a few short questions

• examine someone's knowledge of something

• performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others

• (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun

• a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

• a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

• offensive term for a homosexual man

• any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

• (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces

• the flesh of fish used as food

• the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20

• seek indirectly

• catch or try to catch fish or shellfish

• a powerful effect or influence

• (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

• physical energy or intensity

• group of people willing to obey orders

• a unit that is part of some military service

• an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

• one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority

• a group of people having the power of effective action

• (of a law) having legal validity

• a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

• urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

• move with force

• impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably

• squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

• do forcibly; exert force

• take by force

• solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

• a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs

• troops trained to fight on horseback

• a framework for holding wood that is being sawed

• a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

• provide with a horse or horses

• a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

• the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments

• the members of a religious community living together

• the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema

• an official assembly having legislative powers

• aristocratic family line

• play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults

• (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

• the management of a gambling house or casino

• a social unit living together

• a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

• a building in which something is sheltered or located

• contain or cover

• provide someone with accomodation

• informal term of address for someone's wife

• of advancing the ball by throwing it

• (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

• (military) a written leave of absence

• (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

• the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks

• any authorization to pass or go somewhere

• a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions

• a flight or run by an aircraft over a target

• a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

• a difficult juncture

• one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)

• an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent

• a permit to enter or leave a military installation

• a complimentary ticket

• a usually brief attempt

• (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team

• success in satisfying a test or requirement

• go across or through

• move past

• make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation

• for time to move forward

• place into the hands or custody of

• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

• travel past

• come to pass

• go unchallenged; be approved

• use up a period of time in a specific way

• pass over, across, or through

• transmit information

• disappear gradually

• go successfully through a test or a selection process

• be superior or better than some standard

• accept or judge as acceptable

• allow to go without comment or censure

• transfer to another; of rights or property

• pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

• throw (a ball) to another player

• be inherited by

• cause to pass

• grant authorization or clearance for

• pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

• eliminate from the body

• 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

• a state or condition markedly different from the norm

• acting according to certain accepted standards

• the act of dwelling in a place

• the act of abiding (enduring without yielding)

• (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation

• the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply

• (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present

• (chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million