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9K+ Rhyming Words For OVERUSES

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accuses7
3 verbv
verb

• bring an accusation against; level a charge against

• blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against

amuses6
3 verbv
verb

• occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

• make (somebody) laugh

abuses6
3 verb, nounv, n
noun

• cruel or inhumane treatment

• a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

• improper or excessive use

verb

• treat badly

• change the inherent purpose or function of something

• use foul or abusive language towards

• use wrongly or improperly or excessively

fuses5
2 verb, nounv, n
noun

• an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded

• any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

verb

• mix together different elements

• become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat

• equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse

• make liquid or plastic by heating

uses4
2 verbv
noun

• the act of using

• what something is used for

• a particular service

• (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

• (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition

• exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage

• (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property

verb

• put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

• take or consume (regularly or habitually)

• use up, consume fully

• seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage

• avail oneself to

• habitually do something or be in a certain state or place (use only in the past tense)

misuses7
3 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• improper or excessive use

verb

• apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly

• change the inherent purpose or function of something

suffuses8
3 verbv
verb

• cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across

• to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light

excuses7
3 nounn
noun

• a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

• a note explaining an absence

• a poor example

verb

• accept an excuse for

• grant exemption or release to

• serve as a reason or cause or justification of

• defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

• ask for permission to be released from an engagement

• excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with

ruses5
2 nounn
noun

• a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

refuses7
3 verbv
noun

• food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

verb

• show unwillingness towards

• not accept as true

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• refuse to let have

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse entrance or membership

fuzes5
2 nounn
noun

• any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

oozes5
2 verbv
noun

• any thick, viscous matter

• the process of seeping

verb

• pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

• release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities

bruises7
2 verb, nounv, n
noun

• an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration

verb

• injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of

• hurt the feelings of

• break up into small pieces for food preparation

• damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure

confuses8
3 verbv
verb

• mistake one thing for another

• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

• cause to feel embarrassment

• assemble without order or sense

• make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

loses5
2 verbv
verb

• fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

• fail to win

• suffer the loss of a person through death or removal

• miss from one's possessions; lose sight of

• allow to go out of sight or mind

• fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit

• fail to get or obtain

• fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

• withdraw, as from reality

• be set at a disadvantage

peruses7
3 verbv
verb

• examine or consider with attention and in detail

fetuses7
3 nounn
noun

• An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.

• A human embryo after the eighth week of gestation.

focuses7
3 verbv
noun

• the concentration of attention or energy on something

• maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system

• maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea

• a central point or locus of an infection in an organism

• special emphasis attached to something

• a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges

• a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section

verb

• direct one's attention on something

• cause to converge on or toward a central point

• bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions

• become focussed or come into focus

• put (an image) into focus

viruses7
3 nounn
noun

• (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

chooses7
2 verbv
verb

• pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

• select as an alternative over another

• see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way

infuses7
3 verbv
verb

• teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

• fill, as with a certain quality

• undergo the process of infusion

• let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse

• introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes

muses5
2 verb, nounv, n
noun

• the source of an artist's inspiration

• in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

verb

• reflect deeply on a subject

refocuses9
4 verbv
verb

• To focus on something else

• To change the focus of

• To change one's priorities

• To come back into focus

retroviruses12
5 nounn
noun

• Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell, thus changing the genome of that cell.

advertises10
4 verbv
verb

• call attention to

• make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

oversizes9
4 noun, adjectiven, adj
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bemuses7
3 verbv
verb

• cause to be confused emotionally

diffuses8
3 verbv
adjective

• (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected

adjective satellite

• spread out; not concentrated in one place

• lacking conciseness

verb

• move outward

• spread or diffuse through

• cause to become widely known

disuses7
3
noun

• the state of something that has been unused and neglected

effuses7
3 verbv
verb

• pour out liberally

• flow or spill forth

• give out or emit (also metaphorically)

enthuses8
3 verbv
verb

• cause to feel enthusiasm

• utter with enthusiasm

favuses7
3
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graduses8
3 nounn
noun

• A handbook used as an aid in a difficult art or practice, specifically, a dictionary of Greek or Latin prosody used as a guide in writing of poetry in Greek or Latin.

interfuses10
4 verbv
verb

• To fuse or blend together

missuses8
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
No meanings yet for this word...
preaccuses10
4 verbv
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reaccuses9
3 verbv
No meanings yet for this word...
recuses7
3 verbv
verb

• To refuse or reject (a judge); to declare that the judge shall not try the case or is disqualified from acting.

• (of a judge) To refuse to act as a judge; to declare oneself disqualified from acting.

reinfuses9
3 verbv
No meanings yet for this word...
transfuses10
3 verbv
verb

• impart gradually

• pour out of one vessel into another

• treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin

• give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to

unconfuses10
4 verbv
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varuses7
3
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glasses7
2 nounn
noun

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

overdoses9
4 verb, nounv, n
verb

• dose too heavily

overpasses10
4 nounn
noun

• bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels

overreaches11
3 verbv
verb

• fail by aiming too high or trying too hard

• beat through cleverness and wit

differences11
4 nounn
noun

• the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

• a disagreement or argument about something important

• a significant change

• the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend

inferences10
4 nounn
noun

• the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation

references10
4 nounn
noun

• a remark that calls attention to something or someone

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

• an indicator that orients you generally

• a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts

• a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability

• the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

• the act of referring or consulting

• a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

• (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

• the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to

verb

• refer to

vanishes8
4 verbv
verb

• get lost, as without warning or explanation

• become invisible or unnoticeable

• pass away rapidly

• cease to exist

• decrease rapidly and disappear

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