Rhymes for NOT-BY-A-LONG-SIGHT

• without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion)

• an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence

• in a satisfactory or adequate manner

• nonstandard usage

• emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

• not made dim or less bright

• with brightness

• having strong or striking color

• characterized by quickness and ease in learning

• having lots of light either natural or artificial

• made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow

• splendid

• clear and sharp and ringing

• characterized by happiness or gladness

• likely to turn out well in the future

• being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north

• free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth

• in conformance with justice or law or morality

• correct in opinion or judgment

• of or belonging to the political or intellectual right

• an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

• location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east

• the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right

• those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged

• the hand that is on the right side of the body

• a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east

• anything in accord with principles of justice

• (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing

• precisely, exactly

• immediately

• completely

• toward or on the right; also used figuratively

• in the right manner; correctly; suitably

• an interjection expressing agreement; Yes, you are indeed correct

• (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree

• to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely

• in accordance with moral or social standards

• in an accurate manner

• socially right or correct

• appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs

• in or into a satisfactory condition

• intended for the right hand

• in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure

• having the axis perpendicular to the base

• (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward

• (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier

• most suitable or right for a particular purpose

• precisely accurate

• make reparations or amends for

• put in or restore to an upright position

• regain an upright or proper position

• make right or correct

• a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person

• a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

• a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

• a light informal meal

• (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait

• wit having a sharp and caustic quality

• a strong odor or taste property

• the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

• a portion removed from the whole

• to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws

• cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

• penetrate or cut, as with a knife

• deliver a sting to

• physical strength

• Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx

• the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

• a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom

• the period spent sleeping

• the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit

• darkness

• a shortening of nightfall

• the time between sunset and midnight

• lighted up by or as by fire or flame

• to come to rest, settle

• come down

• a state or condition being blighted

• any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting

• cause to suffer a blight

• a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

• the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

• an aggressive willingness to compete

• an intense verbal dispute

• a boxing or wrestling match

• be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

• fight against or resist strongly

• make a strenuous or labored effort

• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

• a formation of aircraft in flight

• an instance of traveling by air

• a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next

• the act of escaping physically

• an air force unit smaller than a squadron

• passing above and beyond ordinary bounds

• the path followed by an object moving through space

• a flock of flying birds

• a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports

• shoot a bird in flight

• fly in a flock

• decorate with feathers

• of comparatively little physical weight or density

• (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent

• of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment

• not great in degree or quantity or number

• psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles

• characterized by or emitting light

• of little intensity or power or force

• (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average

• a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul

• (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

• any device serving as a source of illumination

• a particular perspective or aspect of a situation

• the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light

• an illuminated area

• a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination

• the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures

• a person regarded very fondly

• having abundant light or illumination

• mental understanding as an enlightening experience

• merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance

• public awareness

• a visual warning signal

• a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires

• with few burdens

• (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress

• easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned

• (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency

• (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims

• moving easily and quickly; nimble

• demanding little effort; not burdensome

• weak and likely to lose consciousness

• very thin and insubstantial

• marked by temperance in indulgence

• less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

• having little importance

• intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound

• silly or trivial

• designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight

• having relatively few calories

• (of sleep) easily disturbed

• casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

• introduce light into

• begin to smoke

• to come to rest, settle

• cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat

• fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed

• alight from (a horse)

• start or maintain a fire in

• closely constrained or constricted or constricting

• of such close construction as to be impermeable

• firmly or closely

• in an attentive manner

• pulled or drawn tight

• set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration

• pressed tightly together

• (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

• affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow

• of textiles

• securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid

• (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched

• very drunk

• exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent

• demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

• packed closely together

• the present or immediately coming night

• during the night of the present day

• a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

• make reference to

• commend

• refer to

• repeat a passage from

• refer to for illustration or proof

• advance evidence for

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

• a colloquial expression for invitation

• increase the likelihood of

• invite someone to one's house

• give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting

• ask someone in a friendly way to do something

• have as a guest

• ask to enter

• request the participation or presence of

• express willingness to have in one's home or environs

• to a degree (not used with a negative)

• to the greatest extent; completely

• of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative)

• actually or truly or to an extreme

• the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)

• physical position in relation to the surroundings

• a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web

• assign a location to

• being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light

• of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration

• the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)

• a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion

• the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water

• United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)

• (board games) the lighter pieces

• Australian writer (1912-1990)

• (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth

• United States political journalist (1915-1986)

• United States architect (1853-1906)

• United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)

• United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)

• a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri

• free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied

• marked by the presence of snow

• restricted to whites only

• glowing white with heat

• benevolent; without malicious intent

• (of a surface) not written or printed on

• (of coffee) having cream or milk added

• (of hair) having lost its color

• anemic looking from illness or emotion

• of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets

• turn white

• produce a literary work

• communicate or express by writing

• communicate (with) in writing

• write music

• mark or trace words or symbols on a surface

• record data on a computer

• write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)

• create code, write a computer program

• a small portable battery-powered electric lamp

• an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

• cause fear in

• originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

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

• raise (someone) to knighthood

• the light of the Moon

• work a second job, usually after hours

• during or for the length of one night

• happening in a short time or with great speed

• lasting, open, or operating through the whole night

• (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some

• a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

• lacking substance or significance

• being of delicate or slender build

• pay no attention to, disrespect

• upright in position or posture

• a vertical structural member as a post or stake

• a piano with a vertical sounding board

• in a vertical position; not sloping

• of moral excellence

• being in a tense state

• in an accurate manner

• an instance of visual perception

• anything that is seen

• the ability to see; the visual faculty

• a range of mental vision

• the range of vision

• the act of looking or seeing or observing

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• a place of interest, especially to visitors

• catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes

• take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)

• feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

• lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

• contemptuous disregard

• the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

• the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

• (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot

• elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface

• a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value

• a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float

• plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string

• any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals

• increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently

• get credit or money by using a bad check

• soar or fly like a kite

• fly a kite

• showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.

• not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others

• marked by refinement in taste and manners

• recite in elocution

• repeat aloud from memory

• render verbally

• narrate or give a detailed account of

• specify individually

• feeling a need to see others suffer

• malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

• hurt the feelings of

• directly and without evasion; not roundabout

• characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

• thoroughgoing

• characterized by plain blunt honesty

• complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

• a period of fourteen consecutive days

• without restrictions or stipulations or further payments

• without reservation or concealment

• without any delay

• thoroughgoing

• without reservation or exception

• a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

• a solemn pledge of fidelity

• give to in marriage

• promise solemnly and formally

• an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel

• a living being

• someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)

• United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)

• United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960)

• United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912)

• United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948)

• influential United States architect (1869-1959)

• United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852)

• the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

• light during the daytime

• 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

• the rays of the sun

• arouse or elicit a feeling

• act as a stimulant

• stir feelings in

• cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

• to evoke sexual feelings

• stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

• raise to a higher energy level

• produce a magnetic field in

• cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat

• start to burn or burst into flames

• arouse or excite feelings and passions

• start or maintain a fire in

• not polite