Rhymes for ITALIAN-REGION

• the extended spatial location of something

• a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve

• a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth

• the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')

• a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about

• of insufficient quantity to meet a need

• displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

• lacking interest or significance or impact

• a rational motive for a belief or action

• an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon

• the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination

• the state of having good sense and sound judgment

• a justification for something existing or happening

• a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion

• decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion

• present reasons and arguments

• think logically

• the act of making up your mind about something

• a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

• (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred

• the outcome of a game or contest

• the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose

• airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

• the quantity contained in a can

• a buoy with a round bottom and conical top

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

• a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

• a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

• preserve in a can or tin

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

• a student (or former student) at a college or university

• the place where something begins, where it springs into being

• properties attributable to your ancestry

• an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

• the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero

• the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

• a large amount of wealth or prosperity

• an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome

• your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

• the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder

• any entry into an area not previously occupied

• (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body

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

• a large and imposing house

• a meeting for execution of a group's functions

• the time during which a school holds classes

• a meeting devoted to a particular activity

• a meeting of spiritualists

• a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

• a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

• hear with intention

• listen and pay attention

• pay close attention to; give heed to

• affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed

• affording free passage or access

• used of mouth or eyes

• (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints

• ready or willing to receive favorably

• open and observable; not secret or hidden

• a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

• where the air is unconfined

• a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play

• information that has become public

• with no protection or shield

• open to or in view of all

• not having been filled

• accessible to all

• not defended or capable of being defended

• (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

• having no protecting cover or enclosure

• not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought

• not sealed or having been unsealed

• without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition

• not requiring union membership

• possibly accepting or permitting

• affording free passage or view

• openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness

• ready for business

• cause to open or to become open

• start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning

• become open

• begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.

• spread out or open from a closed or folded state

• make available

• become available

• have an opening or passage or outlet

• make the opening move

• afford access to

• display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

• an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

• a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man

• a human female employed to do housework

• women as a class

• a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element

• have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

• be identical to; be someone or something

• occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere

• have an existence, be extant

• happen, occur, take place

• be identical or equivalent to

• form or compose

• work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function

• represent, as of a character on stage

• spend or use time

• have life, be alive

• to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

• be priced at

• At that time; then.

• Introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates.

• Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.

• (obsolete outside dialectal, usually used with for) Because; for.

• unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

• an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

• motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work

• something used to achieve a purpose

• a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

• an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.

• form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

• expect, believe, or suppose

• of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language

• a native or inhabitant of Norway

• a Scandinavian language that is spoken in Norway

• an occurrence that involves the production of a union

• the state of being combined into one body

• the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words

• a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy

• the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept

• correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization

• the act of fusing (or melting) together

• the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)

• the act of rewriting something

• something that has been written again

• something done (usually as opposed to something said)

• the state of being active

• a military engagement

• a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

• the series of events that form a plot

• the trait of being active and energetic and forceful

• the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism

• a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong

• an act by a government body or supranational organization

• the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field

• In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).

• institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

• put in effect

• an associate degree in nursing

• the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

• the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

• a general interest that leads people to want to know more

• a courteous act indicating affection

• the faculty or power of mental concentration

• a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review

• physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

• not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly

• (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded

• subdued or brought low in condition or status

• tamed or trained to obey

• topographically very uneven

• imperfectly spoken or written

• thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

• weakened and infirm

• destroyed financially

• out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')

• discontinuous

• lacking a part or parts

• an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

• the naval officer in command of a military ship

• a policeman in charge of a precinct

• an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

• the leader of a group of people

• the pilot in charge of an airship

• a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

• be the captain of a sports team

• having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

• established beyond doubt or question; definitely known

• certain to occur; destined or inevitable

• established irrevocably

• definite but not specified or identified

• reliable in operation or effect

• exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance

• the flesh of a chicken used for food

• a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl

• a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy

• a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops

• easily frightened

• belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

• having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual

• a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

• common to or shared by two or more parties

• commonly encountered

• being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language

• of or associated with the great masses of people

• of low or inferior quality or value

• lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

• to be expected; standard

• a state at a particular time

• an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

• a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing

• information that should be kept in mind when making a decision

• the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')

• an illness, disease, or other medical problem

• (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement

• the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition

• establish a conditioned response

• develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

• specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

• put into a better state

• apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny

• the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

• the child of your aunt or uncle

• a faint constellation twisting around the North Celestial Pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus

• a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings

• a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman

• any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body

• of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

• relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world

• not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

• not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source

• not noticed inadvertently

• a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

• the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden

• a yard or lawn adjoining a house

• the usual or familiar type

• work in the garden

• a man of refinement

• a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer

• of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language

• a person of German nationality

• the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic

• an assumption that is taken for granted

• acknowledged as a supposition

• (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward

• come to pass

• happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance

• chance to be or do something, without intention or causation

• come into being; become reality

• come upon, as if by accident; meet with

• a place regarded by various beliefs as the abode of their deities; also a place where good people are believed to go after death

• any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

• characteristic of humanity

• relating to a person

• having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings

• any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

• a message received and understood

• knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction

• formal accusation of a crime

• a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn

• (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome

• an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

• the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

• a room equipped for preparing meals

• a unit of instruction

• punishment intended as a warning to others

• the significance of a story or event

• a task assigned for individual study

• any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas

• French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

• United States actor and comedian (born in 1945)

• United States actress (1913-1990)

• United States singer (1917-1995)