2K+ Words That Rhyme With RETINAE

• a theatrical performance held during the daytime (especially in the afternoon)

• used in some classifications for the swans

• subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks

• the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

• a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas)

• a parrot subfamily

• in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising the armored searobins

• at half the distance; at the middle

• equally distant from the extremes

• at a point midway between two extremes

• including only half or a portion

• pay back

• make repayment for or return something

• act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

• answer back

• used of an opponent's ground

• from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)

• from one's possession

• out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)

• out of existence

• at a distance in space or time

• indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily

• so as to be removed or gotten rid of

• freely or at will

• in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)

• in a different direction

• in reserve; not for immediate use

• not present; having left

• (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter

• United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)

• time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

• a point or period in time

• a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance

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

• the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)

• an era of existence or influence

• the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis

• the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day

• a period of opportunity

• thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America

• the month following April and preceding June

• an endorsement

• in a satisfactory or adequate manner

• being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

• give sanction to

• 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

• the chance to speak

• express in words

• report or maintain

• express a supposition

• have or contain a certain wording or form

• give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

• speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

• communicate or express nonverbally

• utter aloud

• state as one's opinion or judgement; declare

• recite or repeat a fixed text

• indicate

• continuing or remaining in a place or state

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted

• a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

• (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• stay put (in a certain place)

• dwell

• continue in a place, position, or situation

• remain behind

• stop or halt

• stay behind

• hang on during a trial of endurance

• stop a judicial process

• fasten with stays

• overcome or allay

• the present time or age

• the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow)

• in these times

• on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow

• how something is done or how it happens

• to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

• a line leading to a place or point

• the condition of things generally

• a course of conduct

• any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another

• a journey or passage

• space for movement

• the property of distance in general

• doing as one pleases or chooses

• a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'

• a portion of something divided into shares

• to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)

• An exclamation to get attention.

• A protest or reprimand.

• An expression of surprise.

• An informal greeting, similar to hi.

• A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion.

• A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in song lyrics.

• (country dancing) A choreographic figure in which three or more dancers weave between one another, passing by left and right shoulder alternately.

• The name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

• The name of the first letter of the Old South Arabian abjad.

• To possess, own.

• To hold, as something at someone's disposal.

• Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.

• To partake of (a particular substance, especially food or drink, or action or activity).

• To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in.

• To experience, go through, undergo.

• To be afflicted with, suffer from.

• (auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect.

• Used as an interrogative verb before a pronoun to form a tag question, echoing a previous use of 'have' as an auxiliary verb or, in certain cases, main verb. (For further discussion, see the appendix English tag questions.)

• (auxiliary verb, taking a to-infinitive) See have to.

• To give birth to.

• To engage in sexual intercourse with.

• To accept as a romantic partner.

• (transitive with bare infinitive) To cause to, by a command, request or invitation.

• (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To cause to be.

• (transitive with bare infinitive) To be affected by an occurrence. (Used in supplying a topic that is not a verb argument.)

• (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To depict as being.

• To defeat in a fight; take.

• (obsolete outside Ireland) To be able to speak (a language).

• To feel or be (especially painfully) aware of.

• To trick, to deceive.

• (often with present participle) To allow; to tolerate.

• (often used in the negative) To believe, buy, be taken in by.

• To host someone; to take in as a guest.

• To get a reading, measurement, or result from an instrument or calculation.

• (of a jury) To consider a court proceeding that has been completed; to begin deliberations on a case.

• To make an observation of (a bird species).

• an orderly arrangement

• an impressive display

• especially fine or decorative clothing

• an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics

• lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

• align oneself with a group or a way of thinking

• 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

• the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

• fear resulting from the awareness of danger

• lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

• fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

• portray in words

• make a portrait of

• assume or act the character of

• represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture

• the act of passing something along from one person or group to another

• a crew of workers who relieve another crew

• a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals

• a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance

• electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit

• pass along

• control or operate by relay

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

• in any way whatsoever

• an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

• the date on which a person was born

• someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex

• bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

• full of or showing high-spirited merriment

• given to social pleasures often including dissipation

• brightly colored and showy

• offering fun and gaiety

• homosexual or arousing homosexual desires

• 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

• something that remunerates

• give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

• convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow

• cancel or discharge a debt

• bring in

• do or give something to somebody in return

• dedicate

• be worth it

• render

• bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action

• make a compensation for

• discharge or settle

• address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

• call upon in supplication; entreat

• the day immediately before today

• the recent past

• on the day preceding today

• in the recent past; only a short time ago

• ice cream served with a topping

• a sudden short attack

• an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)

• steal goods; take as spoils

• briefly enter enemy territory

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

• music written for a ballet

• an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

• the sound of a hound on the scent

• small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors

• a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital

• a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose

• a small recess opening off a larger room

• a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color

• (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color

• utter in deep prolonged tones

• bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

• reveal unintentionally

• deliver to an enemy by treachery

• disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake

• be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

• give away information about somebody

• cause someone to believe an untruth

• an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

• a pleasingly sweet olfactory property

• United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1898-1978)

• a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

• United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)

• water soaked soil; soft wet earth

• the dead body of a human being

• time during which some action is awaited

• the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

• cause to be slowed down or delayed

• act later than planned, scheduled, or required

• stop or halt

• slow the growth or development of

• something intended to communicate a particular impression

• something shown to the public

• a visual representation of something

• behavior that makes your feelings public

• exhibiting openly in public view

• an electronic device that represents information in visual form

• to show, make visible or apparent

• attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals

• an analytic or interpretive literary composition

• a tentative attempt

• make an effort or attempt

• put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

• found in the ordinary course of events

• appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions

• commonplace and ordinary