Rhymes for OKAYS

• structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

• the amount a salary is increased

• an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

• increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)

• the act of raising something

• raise the level or amount of something

• raise from a lower to a higher position

• cause to be heard or known; express or utter

• collect funds for a specific purpose

• cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

• look after a child until it is an adult

• summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

• move upwards

• construct, build, or erect

• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

• create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise

• raise in rank or condition

• increase the level of

• give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

• cause to puff up with a leaven

• bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level

• bet more than the previous player

• cause to assemble or enlist in military

• put forward for consideration or discussion

• pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth

• activate or stir up

• establish radio communications with

• multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3

• bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project

• invigorate or heighten

• put an end to

• cause to become alive again

• register formally as a participant or member

• any distinct time period in a sequence of events

• (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary

• a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle

• (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun)

• arrange in phases or stages

• adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition

• an expression of approval and commendation

• offering words of homage as an act of worship

• express approval of

• at all times; all the time and on every occasion

• without variation or change, in every case

• invariably

• at any time or in any event

• forever; throughout all time

• a strong flame that burns brightly

• a cause of difficulty and suffering

• noisy and unrestrained mischief

• a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

• a light-colored marking

• shine brightly and intensively

• shoot rapidly and repeatedly

• burn brightly and intensely

• move rapidly and as if blazing

• indicate by marking trees with blazes

• atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility

• confusion characterized by lack of clarity

• become hazy, dull, or cloudy

• harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions

• a woman's close-fitting foundation garment

• a long fixed look

• look at with fixed eyes

• an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

• a short musical passage

• an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

• dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence

• put into words or an expression

• divide, combine, or mark into phrases

• United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954)

• United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954)

• the largest city in northwestern Kansas

• United States baseball player (born in 1931)

• a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

• a narrative poem of popular origin

• characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy

• not of or from a profession

• put into a certain place or abstract location

• put in a horizontal position

• prepare or position for action or operation

• lay eggs

• impose as a duty, burden, or punishment

• a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

• a theatrical performance of a drama

• a preset plan of action in team sports

• a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill

• a state in which action is feasible

• utilization or exercise

• an attempt to get something

• activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules

• (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds

• the removal of constraints

• a weak and tremulous light

• verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)

• movement or space for movement

• gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

• (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession

• the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

• the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully

• participate in games or sport

• act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome

• play on an instrument

• play a role or part

• be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children

• replay (as a melody)

• perform music on (a musical instrument)

• pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind

• move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly

• bet or wager (money)

• engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion

• pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity

• emit recorded sound

• perform on a certain location

• put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game

• engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously

• behave in a certain way

• cause to emit recorded audio or video

• manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination

• use to one's advantage

• consider not very seriously

• be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way

• behave carelessly or indifferently

• cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space

• perform on a stage or theater

• be performed or presented for public viewing

• cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

• discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream

• make bets

• stake on the outcome of an issue

• shoot or hit in a particular manner

• use or move

• employ in a game or in a specific position

• contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

• exhaust by allowing to pull on the line

• a column of light (as from a beacon)

• a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence

• (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point

• a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

• the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization

• any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish

• cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins

• emit as rays

• extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center

• expose to radiation

• an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)

• not close together in time

• (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home

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

• wander from a direct course or at random

• lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

• keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement

• lighted up by or as by fire or flame

• resembling flame in brilliance or color

• lighted with red light as if with flames

• affect with wonder

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

• state of violent mental agitation

• a fine crack in a glaze or other surface

• cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind

• develop a fine network of cracks

• the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

• confusion characterized by lack of clarity

• to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light

• overcome as with astonishment or disbelief

• any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods

• a glossy finish on a fabric

• a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.

• coat with a glaze

• become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance

• furnish with glass

• coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze

• a superficial abrasion

• the act of grazing

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• break the skin (of a body part) by scraping

• let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

• scrape gently

• eat lightly, try different dishes

• tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

• a strong yellow color

• complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost

• something jumbled or confused

• tear down so as to make flat with the ground

• express the same message in different words

• a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells

• used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

• the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

• in these times

• with one side forward or to the front

• from the side; obliquely

• in a lateral direction

• to, toward or at one side

• (of movement) at an angle

• any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday)

• evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

• consider in a comprehensive way

• a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables

• a long chair; for reclining

• a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse

• disturb the composure of

• physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)

• very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world

• uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence

• nonchalantly unconcerned

• cook in liquid

• a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

• a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers

• music written for a ballet

• a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style

• a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef

• a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish

• lace having a square mesh

• decorate with a lace of geometric designs

• cut into filets

• flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes

• the process of gradually becoming inferior

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• the organic phenomenon of rotting

• an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying

• the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

• lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

• fall into decay or ruin

• undergo decay or decomposition

• cooked with onions

• a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt

• appraise anew

• (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group