Rhymes for PANTHERS

• the part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne on a stalk

• a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

• a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

• the speech act of replying to a question

• the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims

• a nonverbal reaction

• react verbally

• respond to a signal

• give the correct answer or solution to

• understand the meaning of

• give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)

• be liable or accountable

• be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

• match or correspond

• be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of

• react to a stimulus or command

• wood in small pieces or splinters

• the coldest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

• spend the winter

• writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

• That which belongs to us; the possessive case of we, used without a following noun.

• English architect (1723-1796)

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

• any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream

• a small zodiacal constellation in the Northern Hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini

• the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22

• type genus of the family Cancridae

• a performer who dances professionally

• a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)

• bits and splinters and fragments

• British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814)

• a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor

• a mark to indicate a direction or relation

• an indicator as on a dial

• (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions

• a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game

• United States poet (1869-1950)

• a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping

• a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods

• the body of people who lead a group

• housing available for people to live in

• a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel

• the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion

• United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

• an act of gracious kindness

• an advantage to the benefit of someone or something

• an inclination to approve

• a feeling of favorable regard

• souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party

• promote over another

• consider as the favorite

• treat gently or carefully

• bestow a privilege upon

• mature male goose

• A female person or animal.

• That which belongs to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun.

• any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

• how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

• a statute in draft before it becomes law

• the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule

• a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

• musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

• measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements

• a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance

• determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of

• express as a number or measure or quantity

• have certain dimensions

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

• the owner or manager of a plantation

• a worker who puts or sets seeds or seedlings into the ground

• a decorative pot for house plants

• a person who owns or operates a ranch

• words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another

• an abusive attack on a person's character or good name

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

• a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole

• someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

• the literary culture

• scholarly attainment

• a group of followers or enthusiasts

• food remaining from a previous meal

• a deep yellow color

• a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin; used for jewelry

• of a medium to dark brownish yellow color

• a tool for bending

• revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party

• a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter

• an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods

• an embarrassing mistake

• commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

• make one's way clumsily or blindly

• utter impulsively

• a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

• to come or go into

• become a participant; be involved in

• register formally as a participant or member

• be or play a part of or in

• make a record of; set down in permanent form

• come on stage

• take on duties or office

• put or introduce into something

• set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)

• a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud

• an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

• a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth

• a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact

• flesh of any of various American and European flatfish

• any of various European and non-European marine flatfish

• walk with great difficulty

• behave awkwardly; have difficulties

• One who funds.

• a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness

• the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles

• a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel

• someone who hunts game

• a person who searches for something

• a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal

• cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water

• convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones

• reflect deeply on a subject

• someone whose occupation is printing

• (computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing

• a machine that prints

• a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls

• cause to become

• give something useful or necessary to

• give an interpretation or rendition of

• give or supply

• pass down

• make over as a return

• give back

• to surrender someone or something to another

• show in, or as in, a picture

• coat with plastic or cement

• bestow

• restate (words) from one language into another language

• melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities

• someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else

• an owner of property who receives payment for its use by another person

• any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed

• reptilian creature supposed to live in fire

• fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire