Rhymes for WODGES

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• the study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment)

• the branch of zoology that studies eggs (especially birds' eggs and their size, shape, coloration, and number)

• the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet

• a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)

• the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

• the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet

• used of a single unit or thing; not two or more

• an expression of greeting

• a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands

• an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

• a quick evasive movement

• a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

• make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid

• move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

• a formal association of people with similar interests

• English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)

• small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener

• a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter

• any of various Native American dwellings

• a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

• be a lodger; stay temporarily

• put, fix, force, or implant

• file a formal charge against

• provide housing for

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

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

• a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges

• something lost (especially money lost at gambling)

• the common people generally

• informal term of address for someone's wife

• an examination consisting of a few short questions

• examine someone's knowledge of something

• a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

• a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

• offensive term for a homosexual man

• 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 powerful effect or influence

• (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

• physical energy or intensity

• group of people willing to obey orders

• a unit that is part of some military service

• an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

• one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority

• a group of people having the power of effective action

• (of a law) having legal validity

• a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base

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

• urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

• move with force

• impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably

• squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

• do forcibly; exert force

• take by force

• solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

• a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs

• troops trained to fight on horseback

• a framework for holding wood that is being sawed

• a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

• provide with a horse or horses

• a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

• the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments

• the members of a religious community living together

• the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema

• an official assembly having legislative powers

• aristocratic family line

• play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults

• (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

• the management of a gambling house or casino

• a social unit living together

• a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

• a building in which something is sheltered or located

• contain or cover

• provide someone with accomodation

• informal term of address for someone's wife

• 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

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

• (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality

• a large constellation in the Northern Hemisphere between Lyra and Corona Borealis

• land and the buildings on it

• performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others

• (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun

• heavy and filling (and usually starchy) food

• a motley assortment of things

• a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

• one who works hard at boring tasks

• a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

• work hard

• soft creamy candy

• tamper, with the purpose of deception

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

• a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

• any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change

• an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

• hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge

• enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges

• minimize loss or risk

• a slight push or shake

• to push against gently

• push into action by pestering or annoying gently

• your occupation or line of work

• an appliance that corrects dental irregularities

• (used in the plural) informal term for breeches

• an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)

• become bubbly or frothy or foaming

• a region in central Italy, with capital Ancona

• an abundance of material possessions and resources

• someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

• 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 specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission

• a shallow and rectangular briefcase