Rhymes for INCHES

• (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily

• a small slip noose made with seizing

• the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet

• a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

• a tight or amorous embrace

• secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts

• hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches

• hold in a tight grasp

• embrace amorously

• flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)

• settle conclusively

• a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth

• a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

• any long ditch cut in the ground

• impinge or infringe upon

• fortify by surrounding with trenches

• cut or carve deeply into

• set, plant, or bury in a trench

• cut a trench in, as for drainage

• dig a trench or trenches

• a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

• the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual

• having important effects or influence

• a long seat for more than one person

• the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively

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

• persons who administer justice

• a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic

• the reserve players on a team

• (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom

• take out of a game; of players

• exhibit on a bench

• To lift a weight using a bench press

• To exercise using a bench press

• an impression that something might be the case

• the act of bending yourself into a humped position

• round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward

• United States diplomat and United Nations official (1904-1971)

• Heroin.

• An addiction or intense craving.

• Have an intense craving.

• a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images

• genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils

• (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood

• biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina

• electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons

• satisfy (thirst)

• put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

• suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device

• suppress or crush completely

• reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance

• cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid

• 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

• a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

• American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer

• small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings

• a payment of money sent to a person in another place

• things that make you comfortable and at ease

• a division of some larger or more complex organization

• a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

• a part of a forked or branching shape

• a natural consequence of development

• a stream or river connected to a larger one

• any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

• grow and send out branches or branch-like structures

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

• drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

• force to drink

• permeate or impregnate

• cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

• a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck

• the act of propelling with force

• set up or found

• propel with force

• launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage

• begin with vigor

• get going; give impetus to

• smoothen the surface of

• farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

• manage or run a ranch

• a request to be present

• an order to appear in person at a given place and time

• a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant

• call in an official matter, such as to attend court

• a small slip noose made with seizing

• the act of grasping

• hold in a tight grasp

• squeeze together tightly

• combination of breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning

• eat a meal in the late morning

• a midday meal

• take the midday meal

• provide a midday meal for

• (boxing) a blow with the fist

• an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl

• a tool for making holes or indentations

• deliver a quick blow to

• drive forcibly as if by a punch

• make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation

• informal terms for a (young) woman

• frequent prostitutes

• a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

• a jerky pulling movement

• a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt

• twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates

• make a sudden twisting motion

• twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish

• twist suddenly so as to sprain

• the sound of something crunching

• a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)

• the act of crushing

• make a crushing noise

• press or grind with a crushing noise

• crush with the teeth, making a grinding sound

• reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

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

• outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

• the event of coming into sight

• formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action

• a mental representation

• the act of appearing in public view

• pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression

• a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

• the part of the general public interested in a source of information, entertainment, or a product/service

• an opportunity to state your case and be heard

• a conference (usually with someone important)

• a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain

• a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things

• gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow

• an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin

• a sculpture made of bronze

• of the color of bronze

• made from or consisting of bronze

• give the color and appearance of bronze to something

• get a tan, from wind or sun

• 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

• (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

• the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947

• protection from harm

• (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

• the justification for some act or belief

• (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

• the defendant and his legal advisors collectively

• the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

• an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

• a structure used to defend against attack

• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

• the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury

• 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

• activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption

• an unhappy and worried mental state

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

• a noisy fight

• the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

• (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness

• electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

• something that provides access (to get in or get out)

• a movement into or inward

• the act of entering

• attract; cause to be enamored

• put into a trance

• fix firmly or securely

• impinge or infringe upon

• occupy a trench or secured area

• your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

• an indication that makes something evident

• (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved

• provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes

• provide evidence for

• give evidence

• a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

• an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice

• a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action

• an occurrence of something

• an item of information that is typical of a class or group

• clarify by giving an example of

• a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound

• a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams

• large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur

• a dramatic or musical entertainment

• the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment

• the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it

• any recognized accomplishment

• process or manner of functioning or operating

• a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

• the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

• relative importance or fame

• something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

• the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

• the proper sphere or extent of your activities