Rhymes for STRAW-BOSS

• an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text

• an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

• the property of being smooth and shiny

• an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

• give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing

• provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases

• provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase

• give a deceptive explanation or excuse for

• something that is lost

• gradual decline in amount or activity

• the act of losing someone or something

• the disadvantage that results from losing something

• the experience of losing a loved one

• the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

• military personnel lost by death or capture

• euphemistic expressions for death

• tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants

• the act of flipping a coin

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

• an abrupt movement

• throw or toss with a light motion

• lightly throw to see which side comes up

• throw carelessly

• move or stir about violently

• throw or cast away

• agitate

• flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food

• behave saucily or impudently towards

• dress (food) with a relish

• add zest or flavor to, make more interesting

• a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery

• a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth

• use dental floss to clean

• to the opposite side

• transversely

• a person who exercises control over workers

• a person responsible for hiring workers

• a person who exercises control and makes decisions

• a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments

• a circular rounded projection or protuberance

• exceptionally good

• raise in a relief

• sleep in a convenient place

• worthless or dangerous material that should be removed

• the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals

• ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

• lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head

• A pit, groove, cavity, or depression.

• A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.

• A carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar, Cryptoprocta ferox.

• A ditch or moat.

• Waterfall (permanent flow of water over the edge of a cliff).

• (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps

• large web-footed birds of the Southern Hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight

• a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol

• wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini

• an operating system that is on a disk

• the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies

• a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union

• a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel

• an indefinitely short time

• a game invented by American Indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal

• An examination of a witness, following redirect, by the opposing party.

• To cross again.

• a mouth or mouthlike opening

• (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services

• a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known

• rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

• the left eye

• a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse

• ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

• (in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities

• raise in a relief

• (in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities

• a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

• crossing one another in opposite directions

• marked with crossing lines

• cross in a pattern, often random

• mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines

• mark with a pattern of crossing lines

• a paint that dries with a finish between glossy and flat

• (in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities

• the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization

• a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

• a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

• an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts

• puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced

• nonsensical talk or writing

• (Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman Sol

• a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army

• a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor

• an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States

• a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea

• change from a crossed to an uncrossed position

• an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code

• any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes

• a region of northeastern France famous for its wines

• an Islamic Palestinian fundamentalist political organization; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel

• an assistant or second-in-command to a chief (especially in a crime syndicate)

• A treated animal-skin cloak or blanket with the hair still left on.

• A plant or animal produced by outcrossing

• To crossbreed different strains of a plant or animal