9K+ Words That Rhyme With PURPOSES

• include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

• an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author

• a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport

• providing for many things at once

• the acquisition of something for payment

• something acquired by purchase

• a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage

• the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever

• obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

• (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

• anything that tends to arouse

• an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

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

• A human embryo after the eighth week of gestation.

• 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

• 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

• a name that has been assumed

• as known or named at another time or place

• an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface

• any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull

• a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel

• a collection of maps in book form

• (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders

• the 1st cervical vertebra

• a figure of a man used as a supporting column

• either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber

• land and the buildings on it

• massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa

• a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)

• a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill

• a field on which the buildings of a university are situated

• usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid areas except Australia and Antarctica

• on the surface

• the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

• the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object

• the outermost level of the land or sea

• a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something

• information that has become public

• a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight

• come to the surface

• put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface

• appear or become visible; make a showing

• equipment designed to serve a specific function

• (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function

• Inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality, prejudice, preference, predilection.

• The diagonal line between warp and weft in a woven fabric.

• A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (such as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.

• A voltage or current applied to an electronic device, such as a transistor electrode, to move its operating point to a desired part of its transfer function.

• The difference between the expectation of the sample estimator and the true population value, which reduces the representativeness of the estimator by systematically distorting it.

• In the games of crown green bowls and lawn bowls: a weight added to one side of a bowl so that as it rolls, it will follow a curved rather than a straight path; the oblique line followed by such a bowl; the lopsided shape or structure of such a bowl. In lawn bowls, the curved course is caused only by the shape of the bowl. The use of weights is prohibited.

• A person's favourite member of a K-pop band.

• To place bias upon; to influence.

• a contorted facial expression

• contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state

• something that is a source of danger

• a threat or the act of threatening

• pose a threat to; present a danger to

• express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture

• act in a threatening manner

• jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)

• the act of purchasing back something previously sold

• buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away

• a woman waiter

• serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

• a flaw or weak point

• powerlessness revealed by an inability to act

• the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain

• the condition of being financially weak

• a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you

• A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.

• A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.

• A spectacle; a noisy fuss; a chaotic and/or crowded place.

• In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing.

• (World War II) A code name for bomber attacks with fighter escorts in the day time. The attacks were against short-range targets with the intention of occupying enemy fighters and keeping their fighter units in the area concerned.

• Circuit; space; enclosure.

• cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• of advancing the ball by throwing it

• (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

• (military) a written leave of absence

• (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

• the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks

• any authorization to pass or go somewhere

• a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions

• a flight or run by an aircraft over a target

• a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

• a difficult juncture

• one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)

• an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent

• a permit to enter or leave a military installation

• a complimentary ticket

• a usually brief attempt

• (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team

• success in satisfying a test or requirement

• go across or through

• move past

• make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation

• for time to move forward

• place into the hands or custody of

• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

• travel past

• come to pass

• go unchallenged; be approved

• use up a period of time in a specific way

• pass over, across, or through

• transmit information

• disappear gradually

• go successfully through a test or a selection process

• be superior or better than some standard

• accept or judge as acceptable

• allow to go without comment or censure

• transfer to another; of rights or property

• pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

• throw (a ball) to another player

• be inherited by

• cause to pass

• grant authorization or clearance for

• pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

• eliminate from the body

• To focus on something else

• To change the focus of

• To change one's priorities

• To come back into focus

• 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.

• obscene terms for female genitals

• informal terms referring to a domestic cat

• a meeting of elected or appointed representatives

• the legislature of the United States government

• a national legislative assembly

• the social act of assembling for some common purpose

• the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico

• a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

• a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse

• a small bag for carrying money

• a sum of money offered as a prize

• contract one's lips into a rounded shape

• gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker

• a relation that provides the foundation for something

• the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

• the most important or necessary part of something

• plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

• muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye

• diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening

• Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.

• Extraordinary mental capacity.

• Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.

• The tutelary deity or spirit of a place or person.

• a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)

• stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart

• put a harness

• exploit the power of

• control and direct with or as if by reins

• keep in check

• a woman host

• a woman innkeeper

• a woman steward on an airplane

• a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed

• an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

• a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)

• a woman master who directs the work of others

• place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

• an administrative unit of government

• the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

• (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power

• professional or clerical workers in an office

• a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities

• a job in an organization

• a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

• grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

• make a promise or commitment

• promise to undertake or give

• make a prediction about; tell in advance

• give grounds for expectations

• someone who makes or mends dresses

• usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

• a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)

• a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)

• provide (a house) with a terrace

• make into terraces as for cultivation

• A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

• An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.

• (medical industry) An ambulance.

• To transport via a motor bus.

• To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.

• To travel by bus.

• (food service) To clear meal remains from.

• (food service) To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.

• affected manners intended to impress others

• a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes

• a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

• offer for others to consider

• assume a posture as for artistic purposes

• pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions

• behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others

• put into a certain place or abstract location

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• kindly endorsement and guidance

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