Rhymes for SODAS

• (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day

• For the reason (that).

• On account (of), for sake (of).

• (by ellipsis) Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so".

• On account of, because of.

• By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.

• As is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that.

• So that, in order that.

• a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries

• (usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers

• a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to

• a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)

• a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)

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

• a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort

• the vast grassy plains of northern Argentina

• naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion

• an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals

• sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ

• one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste

• a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific with capital Olympia

• any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits

• elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh

• founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC)

• one who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment

• equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

• television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam

• large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae

• reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas

• United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)

• something lost (especially money lost at gambling)

• the common people generally

• a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

• any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

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

• the flesh of fish used as food

• the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20

• seek indirectly

• catch or try to catch fish or shellfish

• 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

• any competition

• a contest of speed

• people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock

• (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

• the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

• a canal for a current of water

• move hurridly

• compete in a race

• to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others

• cause to move fast or to rush or race

• a collection of things sharing a common attribute

• a body of students who are taught together

• people having the same social, economic, or educational status

• education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

• a league ranked by quality

• a body of students who graduate together

• (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

• elegance in dress or behavior

• arrange or order by classes or categories

• education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

• a connected series of events or actions or developments

• general line of orientation

• a mode of action

• a line or route along which something travels or moves

• a body of students who are taught together

• part of a meal served at one time

• (construction) a layer of masonry

• facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport

• as might be expected

• move swiftly through or over

• move along, of liquids

• hunt with hounds

• a small cake leavened with yeast

• stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone

• Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526)

• the basic unit of money in Nicaragua; equal to 100 centavos

• a city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture

• a city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613

• llamas

• a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism

• arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal

• an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

• A simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches.

• an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'

• land and the buildings on it

• a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

• Against; in opposition to.

• Compared with, as opposed to.

• Bringing a legal action against, as used in the title of a court case in which the first party indicates the plaintiff (or appellant or the like), and the second indicates the defendant (or respondent or the like).

• Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977)

• French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870)

• The spiritual leader of a Chassidic Jewish community.

• a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process

• a prescribed number

• a proportional share assigned to each participant

• a limitation on imports

• an upholstered seat for more than one person

• an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

• (used in the plural) informal term for breeches

• an abundance of material possessions and resources

• a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening

• a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)

• a passageway under a curved masonry construction

• (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

• (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

• naughtily or annoyingly playful

• form an arch or curve

• 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