700+ Rhymes For LEAP-SECOND

• a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first

• 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

• an indefinitely short time

• the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield

• a particular point in time

• following the first in an ordering or series

• a 60th part of a minute of arc

• the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match

• a speech seconding a motion

• the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle

• merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name

• in the second place

• coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude

• give support or one's approval to

• transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment

• signal with the hands or nod

• appear inviting

• summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture

• expect, believe, or suppose

• judge to be probable

• deem to be

• make a mathematical calculation or computation

• have faith or confidence in

• take account of

• In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

• Breath.

• Sea smoke; steam fog.

• As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.

• (heading) Expressing a condition.

• To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine.

• a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

• use cautiously and frugally

• a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

• a zone or area resembling an island

• used of mouth or eyes

• made open or clear

• not sealed or having been unsealed

• the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

• denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units

• a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

• brief description accompanying an illustration

• (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered

• forsaken by owner or inhabitants

• unrestrained and uninhibited

• planned and made or fashioned artistically

• made afraid

• thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

• a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level

• being in captivity

• the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula

• destroyed physically or morally

• doomed to extinction

• brought to ruin

• small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California

• oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree

• darkened by smoke

• (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood

• a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

• a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

• very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

• a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram

• a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it

• the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate

• the baseball playing field

• furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike

• established by conditioning or learning

• physically fit

• made less hopeful or enthusiastic

• having knowledge and spiritual insight

• people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity

• characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved

• seen in the mind as a mental image

• firmly closed or secured

• furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike

• fastened with strings or cords

• having been flattened

• used of high or hilly country

• elevated (e.g., mountainous) land

• straightened out

• deprived of parents by death or desertion

• conforming to orthodox or recognized rules

• formally approved and invested with legal authority

• established by authority; given authoritative approval

• aged or processed

• rendered competent through trial and experience

• shortened

• cut short in duration

• shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another

• with parts removed

• toned down

• being or made softer or less loud or clear

• given added strength or support

• not buttoned

• not under constraint in action or expression

• changed for the worse in health or fitness

• made or become worse; impaired

• one thousandth (10^-3) of a second

• (of military officers) holding by virtue of a commission a rank of second lieutenant or ensign or above

• given official approval to act

• freed from illusion

• land that is covered with trees and shrubs

• having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation

• characterized by great determination

• devoting full strength and concentrated attention to

• determined or decided upon as by an authority

• strongly motivated to succeed

• a title of respect for a clergyman

• a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

• worthy of adoration or reverence

• consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

• observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect

• question or examine thoroughly and closely

• question closely

• put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

• form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

• expect, believe, or suppose

• made light by aerating, as with yeast or baking powder; often used as a combining form

• impaired by diminution

• decreased in severity; made less harsh

• made or having become thick

• having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear

• made thick in consistency

• either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes