400+ Rhymes For CLERIHEWS

• a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

• a note explaining an absence

• a poor example

• accept an excuse for

• grant exemption or release to

• serve as a reason or cause or justification of

• defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

• ask for permission to be released from an engagement

• excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with

• information about recent and important events

• information reported in a newspaper or news magazine

• a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary

• informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone

• the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins

• cruel or inhumane treatment

• a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

• improper or excessive use

• treat badly

• change the inherent purpose or function of something

• use foul or abusive language towards

• use wrongly or improperly or excessively

• bring an accusation against; level a charge against

• blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against

• food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

• show unwillingness towards

• not accept as true

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• refuse to let have

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse entrance or membership

• the act of using

• what something is used for

• a particular service

• (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

• (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition

• exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage

• (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property

• put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

• take or consume (regularly or habitually)

• use up, consume fully

• seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage

• avail oneself to

• habitually do something or be in a certain state or place (use only in the past tense)

• occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

• make (somebody) laugh

• an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration

• injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of

• hurt the feelings of

• break up into small pieces for food preparation

• damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure

• (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected

• spread out; not concentrated in one place

• lacking conciseness

• move outward

• spread or diffuse through

• cause to become widely known

• improper or excessive use

• apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly

• change the inherent purpose or function of something

• pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

• select as an alternative over another

• see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way

• cause to come to know personally

• bring something new to an environment

• place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing

• bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment

• bring in or establish in a new place or environment

• put or introduce into something

• bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.

• put before (a body)

• furnish with a preface or introduction

• be a precursor of

• a particular situation

• (interrogative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.

• (relative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.

• a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes

• a state of depression

• mistake one thing for another

• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

• cause to feel embarrassment

• assemble without order or sense

• make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

• an ocean trip taken for pleasure

• drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure

• travel at a moderate speed

• look for a sexual partner in a public place

• sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing

• an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded

• any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

• mix together different elements

• become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat

• equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse

• make liquid or plastic by heating

• beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something)

• the cords used to suspend a hammock

• street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings

• remove the triggering device from

• a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it

• a female massager

• the source of an artist's inspiration

• in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

• reflect deeply on a subject

• any thick, viscous matter

• the process of seeping

• pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

• release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities

• a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

• sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

• sleep lightly or for a short period of time

• the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong

• any admirable quality or attribute

• morality with respect to sexual relations

• a particular moral excellence

• To address (a person) using the pronoun you (in the past, especially to use you rather than thou, when you was considered more formal).

• You (plural).

• You (singular).

• You (plural).

• You (singular).

• (used in the plural) tight-fitting trousers; usually of tartan

• the crew of an aircraft

• a propeller that rotates to push against air

• cover with drops of dew or as with dew

• wish harm upon; invoke evil upon

• cover by strewing

• drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling

• prepare by brewing

• sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor

• water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air

• avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

• bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum

• Polecat

• a son of your niece or nephew

• make or shape as with an axe

• strike with an axe; cut down, strike

• an alcoholic beverage (especially beer) made at home

• the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth greenish-white melon with pale green flesh

• a sugar-rich sticky liquid, secreted by aphids and some scale insects as they feed on plant sap.

• screw-operated jack

• a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

• A beer produced by a small local brewery, or microbrewery.