9K+ Words That Rhyme With TORTOISES

• (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein

• a harmful or corrupting agency

• a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer

• an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface

• any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull

• a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel

• a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)

• stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart

• put a harness

• exploit the power of

• control and direct with or as if by reins

• keep in check

• land and the buildings on it

• equipment designed to serve a specific function

• (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function

• the acquisition of something for payment

• something acquired by purchase

• a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage

• the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever

• obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

• an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

• what something is used for

• the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose

• propose or intend

• reach a decision

• include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

• an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author

• a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport

• providing for many things at once

• a woman host

• a woman innkeeper

• a woman steward on an airplane

• a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed

• an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

• a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)

• a woman master who directs the work of others

• place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

• an administrative unit of government

• the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

• (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power

• professional or clerical workers in an office

• a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities

• a job in an organization

• a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

• grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

• make a promise or commitment

• promise to undertake or give

• make a prediction about; tell in advance

• give grounds for expectations

• someone who makes or mends dresses

• a depository for goods

• on the surface

• the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

• the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object

• the outermost level of the land or sea

• a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something

• information that has become public

• a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight

• come to the surface

• put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface

• appear or become visible; make a showing

• usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

• a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)

• a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)

• provide (a house) with a terrace

• make into terraces as for cultivation

• 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

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

• a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)

• a woman headmaster

• a field on which the buildings of a university are situated

• A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.

• A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.

• A spectacle; a noisy fuss; a chaotic and/or crowded place.

• In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing.

• (World War II) A code name for bomber attacks with fighter escorts in the day time. The attacks were against short-range targets with the intention of occupying enemy fighters and keeping their fighter units in the area concerned.

• Circuit; space; enclosure.

• something that provides access (to get in or get out)

• a movement into or inward

• the act of entering

• attract; cause to be enamored

• put into a trance

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

• a formal exposition

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

• something lost (especially money lost at gambling)

• the common people generally

• outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

• the event of coming into sight

• formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action

• a mental representation

• the act of appearing in public view

• pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression

• anything that tends to arouse

• an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

• 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

• 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

• drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

• force to drink

• permeate or impregnate

• cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

• An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.

• A human embryo after the eighth week of gestation.

• the concentration of attention or energy on something

• maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system

• maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea

• a central point or locus of an infection in an organism

• special emphasis attached to something

• a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges

• a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section

• direct one's attention on something

• cause to converge on or toward a central point

• bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions

• become focussed or come into focus

• put (an image) into focus

• 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

• farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

• manage or run a ranch

• a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building

• reinforce with a buttress

• make stronger or defensible

• a name that has been assumed

• as known or named at another time or place

• 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

• something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration

• any decoration added as a trimming or adornment

• take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support

• decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

• serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern

• a following of one thing after another in time

• film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie

• the action of following in order

• several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys

• arrange in a sequence

• determine the order of constituents in

• a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface

• cover with varnish

• an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

• the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

• relative importance or fame

• something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

• an appliance that corrects dental irregularities