Rhymes for TONGAS

• a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

• the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual

• having important effects or influence

• (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.

• United States diplomat and United Nations official (1904-1971)

• a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images

• genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils

• (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood

• biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina

• electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons

• a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together

• the vocal organ of a bird

• 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).

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

• the vast grassy plains of northern Argentina

• a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple

• 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

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

• a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu

• a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations

• 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

• 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

• a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

• 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

• an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin

• a sculpture made of bronze

• of the color of bronze

• made from or consisting of bronze

• give the color and appearance of bronze to something

• get a tan, from wind or sun

• 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

• 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

• a kind of literary or artistic work

• a style of expressing yourself in writing

• a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique

• 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 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)

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

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

• land and the buildings on it

• a division of some larger or more complex organization

• a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

• a part of a forked or branching shape

• a natural consequence of development

• a stream or river connected to a larger one

• any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

• grow and send out branches or branch-like structures

• divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

• a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

• an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

• a risk involving danger

• a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible

• the possibility of future success

• occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

• be the case by chance

• take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

• come upon, as if by accident; meet with

• an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

• a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event

• the action of changing something

• the result of alteration or modification

• the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due

• a thing that is different

• a different or fresh set of clothes

• coins of small denomination regarded collectively

• money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency

• a difference that is usually pleasant

• cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

• undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

• become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence

• lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

• change clothes; put on different clothes

• exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category

• give to, and receive from, one another

• change from one vehicle or transportation line to another

• become deeper in tone

• remove or replace the coverings of

• a small slip noose made with seizing

• the act of grasping

• hold in a tight grasp

• squeeze together tightly

• (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily

• a small slip noose made with seizing

• the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet

• a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

• a tight or amorous embrace

• secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts

• hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches

• hold in a tight grasp

• embrace amorously

• flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)

• settle conclusively

• the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera

• an artistic form of nonverbal communication

• a party of people assembled for dancing

• taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

• a party for social dancing

• move in a graceful and rhythmical way

• move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance

• skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways

• drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

• force to drink

• permeate or impregnate

• cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

• a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object

• a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

• a unit of measurement for advertising space

• advance slowly, as if by inches

• a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck

• the act of propelling with force

• set up or found

• propel with force

• launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage

• begin with vigor

• get going; give impetus to

• smoothen the surface of

• a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound

• a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams

• large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur

• a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

• satisfy (thirst)

• put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

• suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device

• suppress or crush completely

• reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance

• cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid