Rhymes for MEROME

• another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments

• plate with chromium

• treat with a chromium compound

• a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order

• a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward

• informal terms for a human head

• a stadium that has a roof

• a hemispherical roof

• a complex of concurrent things

• a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease

• an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo

• the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism

• a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

• a short pithy saying expressing a general truth

• a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century

• a (usually) large and scholarly book

• clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music

• a master's degree in arts and sciences

• a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms

• modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave

• a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

• a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need

• a radio or television show

• a document stating the aims and principles of a political party

• an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event

• an integrated course of academic studies

• (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute

• a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation

• arrange a program of or for

• write a computer program

• an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo

• a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part

• a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure

• a transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations

• not easily borne; wearing

• a surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin

• a stadium for horse shows or horse races

• a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction

• a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward

• a banked oval track for bicycle or motorcycle racing

• a sudden very loud noise

• an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003

• a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion

• a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River

• a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

• a metric unit of length equal to ten meters

• female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock

• obstruct with, or as if with, a dam

• a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

• flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage)

• United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)

• United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991)

• Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938)

• a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

• meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)

• (Old Testament) the second son of Noah

• a licensed amateur radio operator

• an unskilled actor who overacts

• exaggerate one's acting

• preserve of crushed fruit

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• a dense crowd of people

• deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems

• press tightly together or cram

• push down forcibly

• crush or bruise

• interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

• get stuck and immobilized

• crowd or pack to capacity

• block passage through

• young sheep

• English essayist (1775-1834)

• a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters)

• a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)

• the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food

• give birth to a lamb

• an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event

• an integrated course of academic studies

• a radio or television show

• (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute

• a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need

• a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

• a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation

• write a computer program

• arrange a program of or for

• a tool for driving or forcing something by impact

• the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible

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

• uncastrated adult male sheep

• the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19

• strike or drive against with a heavy impact

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

• undergo damage or destruction on impact

• crowd or pack to capacity

• a fraudulent business scheme

• deprive of by deceit

• leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form

• the act of swimming

• travel through water

• be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

• be dizzy or giddy

• be covered with or submerged in a liquid

• move as if gliding through water

• a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair

• the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds

• any of several tools for straightening fibers

• ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore

• the act of drawing a comb through hair

• straighten with a comb

• search thoroughly

• smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb

• a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

• a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture

• become bubbly or frothy or foaming

• a toilet that is available to the public

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)

• a rapid escape (as by criminals)

• flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

• give a thrashing to; beat hard

• a message transmitted by telegraph

• (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide

• any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions