9K+ Words That Rhyme With INCREASES

• 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

• advance beyond the usual limit

• impinge or infringe upon

• the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

• the state of taking in or encircling

• a close affectionate and protective acceptance

• include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

• hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

• take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

• 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

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

• the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman

• an outstanding achievement

• 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

• an angular or rounded shape made by folding

• a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

• a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade

• make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic

• make wrinkled or creased

• scrape gently

• become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

• a failure to perform some promised act or obligation

• an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)

• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• make an opening or gap in

• (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 subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

• a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)

• make more compact by or as if by pressing

• squeeze or press together

• two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them

• make into a sandwich

• insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects

• an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

• 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 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

• (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

• be composed of

• include or contain; have as a component

• form or compose

• a separate part of a whole

• an item that is an instance of some type

• a portion of a natural object

• a musical work that has been created

• an instance of some kind

• an artistic or literary composition

• a portable gun

• a serving that has been cut from a larger portion

• a distance

• a work of art of some artistic value

• a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

• a share of something

• game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games

• to join or unite the pieces of

• create by putting components or members together

• join during spinning

• eat intermittently; take small bites of

• repair by adding pieces

• an abundance of material possessions and resources

• before any deductions

• twelve dozen

• the entire amount of income before any deductions are made

• lacking fine distinctions or detail

• repellently fat

• visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)

• without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

• conspicuously and tastelessly indecent

• conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

• earn before taxes, expenses, etc.

• flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil

• popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet

• hunt grouse

• complain

• 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

• 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

• an apartment located on the top floors of a building

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

• property that is leased or rented out or let

• a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment

• the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect

• let for money

• hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

• grant use or occupation of under a term of contract

• engage for service under a term of contract

• things that make you comfortable and at ease

• supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book

• a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch

• An odd, puzzling or absurd person or thing.

• A competition in the answering of questions.

• A school examination of less importance, or of greater brevity, than others given in the same course.

• To hoax; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.

• To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.

• To question closely, to interrogate.

• To instruct by means of a quiz.

• To play with a quiz.

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

• a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

• sharp piercing cry

• make a high-pitched, screeching noise

• utter a harsh abrupt scream

• a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)

• anything regarded as making something unclean

• lubricate with grease

• a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin

• merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)

• the act of liberating someone or something

• a process that liberates or discharges something

• an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

• euphemistic expressions for death

• a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

• a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

• activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion

• the act of allowing a fluid to escape

• a formal written statement of relinquishment

• (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

• release, as from one's grip

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• let (something) fall or spill from a container

• prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

• eliminate (a substance)

• generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

• make (information) available for publication

• part with a possession or right

• release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

• make (assets) available

• a female actor

• (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

• an alloy of copper and zinc

• a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece

• the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

• impudent aggressiveness

• an ornament or utensil made of brass

• the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments

• a memorial made of brass

• a slight wind (usually refreshing)

• any undertaking that is easy to do

• blow gently and lightly

• to proceed quickly and easily

• 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

• be behind; approve of

• give support or one's approval to

• guarantee as meeting a certain standard

• sign as evidence of legal transfer

• ensure observance of laws and rules

• compel to behave in a certain way

• increase the level of

• make better or more attractive

• remove from memory or existence

• remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

• wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

• a fortified defensive structure

• the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

• weather cold enough to cause freezing

• an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

• fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level

• stop moving or become immobilized

• change to ice

• be cold

• cause to freeze

• stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it

• be very cold, below the freezing point

• change from a liquid to a solid when cold

• prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

• anesthetize by cold

• suddenly behave coldly and formally

• an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice

• a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap