16K+ Words That Rhyme With SUPPORTING-STRUCTURE

• the basic structure or features of a system or organization

• the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area

• structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck

• breaking of hard tissue such as bone

• (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

• the act of cracking something

• violate or abuse

• interrupt, break, or destroy

• break into pieces

• become fractured

• break (a bone)

• fracture a bone of

• motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling

• the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

• something done as an indication of intention

• show, express or direct through movement

• construct or form anew or provide with a new structure

• the sacred writings of the Christian religions

• any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group

• an event that occurs at a critical time

• a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made

• the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

• loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object

• a small hole made by a sharp object

• the act of puncturing or perforating

• pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into

• make by piercing

• reduce or lessen the size or importance of

• cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing

• be pierced or punctured

• abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway

• severe criticism

• a person who owns or operates a ranch

• yet to be or coming

• a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened

• the time yet to come

• a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future

• bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date

• effective in or looking toward the future

• (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving

• the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

• a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field

• any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle

• the act of taking of a person by force

• the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board

• succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

• attract; cause to be enamored

• succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

• bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit

• take possession of by force, as after an invasion

• capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

• a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

• a living being

• a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

• a prominent attribute or aspect of something

• the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin

• the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater

• a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine

• (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind

• an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles

• have as a feature

• wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner

• (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

• any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients

• a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

• an event that combines things in a mixture

• the act of mixing together

• the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

• a force that compels

• the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

• the state of demanding notice or attention

• the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin

• an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress

• the pressure exerted by the atmosphere

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

• exert pressure on someone through threats

• state of being torn or burst open

• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

• the act of making a sudden noisy break

• separate or cause to separate abruptly

• a person whose occupation is teaching

• someone who digs trenches

• a wooden board or platter on which food is served or carved

• the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

• something that causes feelings of wonder

• a state in which you want to learn more about something

• have a wish or desire to know something

• place in doubt or express doubtful speculation

• be amazed at

• an architectural product or work

• the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings

• the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect

• (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software

• something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty

• a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something

• the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

• a speech that is open to the public

• a lengthy rebuke

• teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)

• deliver a lecture or talk

• censure severely or angrily

• a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

• a state of elated bliss

• 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

• (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 contestant who loses the contest

• a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

• a gambler who loses a bet

• any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

• someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust

• a member of a police force

• a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel

• direct or command as an officer

• someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

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

• spend the winter

• furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

• creative writing of recognized artistic value

• the humanistic study of a body of literature

• published writings in a particular style on a particular subject

• the profession or art of a writer

• a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

• graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

• a clear and telling mental image

• a situation treated as an observable object

• illustrations used to decorate or explain a text

• a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

• the visible part of a television transmission

• a graphic or vivid verbal description

• a typical example of some state or quality

• a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format

• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

• show in, or as in, a picture

• a three-dimensional work of plastic art

• creating figures or designs in three dimensions

• create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material

• shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it

• your name written in your own handwriting

• a distinguishing style

• a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program

• the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key

• a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book

• the feel of a surface or a fabric

• the essential quality of something

• the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together

• the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality

• the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)

• extreme mental distress

• unbearable physical pain

• intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

• the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

• the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason

• torment emotionally or mentally

• subject to torture

• any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion

• someone who attacks in search of booty

• The gross structure of a material or tissue as visible to the unaided eye or at very low levels of magnification.

• The gross structure of a pure metal or alloy, as revealed by magnifications of 10X or less.

• The fine structure of a material or tissue as revealed by microscopy.

• The fine structure of a pure metal or alloy, as revealed by magnifications of 25X or greater.

• Fine-scale structure in such variables as temperature, salinity, velocity, etc.

• A corporate structure including technicians or other skilled professionals

• The fine, detailed structure of a biological specimen that can only be observed by electron microscopy

• someone indifferent to the busy world

• a physicist who studies astronomy

• heavy-bodied marine bottom-lurkers with eyes on flattened top of the head

• anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

• an individual that one is not acquainted with

• someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager

• Something that quenches (thirst, fire, etc.)

• having strength or power greater than average or expected

• having a strong physiological or chemical effect

• not faint or feeble

• having or wielding force or authority

• immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

• of good quality and condition; solidly built

• of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection

• being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content

• freshly made or left

• strong and sure

• vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain

• the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience

• the disclosure of something secret

• aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces

• the state of being vulnerable or exposed

• the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate

• a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format

• the act of exposing film to light

• presentation to view in an open or public manner

• abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving an infant out in the open)