"D.C."ING YOU
One of these at a school might include solid colors & the banning of short skirts & sagging pants
dress code
To effervesce
fizz
Something upon which ads are placed or where pop songs are ranked
blillboard
This veggie describes an ear deformed by repeated injury
cauliflower
Bellicose:
you've ominously heard of this "before the storm"
calm
SOS or Mayday, for example
distress call
Peculiar; or, a number like 17 or 23
odd
An American Bar Association report wrote of "the continuous push to increase" these "hours"
billable
You qualify as this if your bank balance has a 2 followed by 6 zeroes
multimillionaire
Copious:
a way to serve meat
rare
They were the Super Bowl champs in 1993, 1994 & 1996
dallas cowboys
Court officer similar to a sheriff who can execute writs
bailiff
To defraud
bilk
It's a conversation between 2 people, or the talky part of movies
dialogue
Unfair:
when found before "deserts", likely unappetizing
just
It's the only capital-&-state combo that fits the category
Denver colorado
To sing with a vibratory or quavering effect
trill
Sportswear enthusiasts will know of this Australian term for a dead-end river branch
billabong
To give a person official power to do something
authorize
Adulterated:
some animals are this-bred
pure
Even today, Hot Wheels metal cars are made by this method
die-casting
This supernatural Irish "woman of the fairies" was just a scream
banshee
Lodging for a soldier
billet
You'd do well to learn about this Cabinet department
education
Flee:
part of the head
face