rhyme

B2
Pronunciation
/ɹaɪm/
/ɹaɪm/
Noun
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

Rhyming verse (poetic form)

Example Sentences
  • Many editors say they don't want stories written in rhyme.
2 Definition

A thought expressed in verse; a verse; a poem; a tale told in verse.

Example Sentences
  • Tennyson’s rhymes
3 Definition

A word that rhymes with another.

Example Sentences
  • Norse poetry is littered with rhymes like "sól ... sunnan".
4 Definition

Rhyming: sameness of sound of part of some words.

Example Sentences
  • The poem exhibits a peculiar form of rhyme.
5 Definition

Rime

6 Definition

Number.

Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To compose or treat in verse; versify.

2 Definition

(followed by with) Of a word, to be pronounced identically with another from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.

Example Sentences
  • "Creation" rhymes with "integration" and "station".
3 Definition

Of two or more words, to be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each.

Example Sentences
  • "India" and "windier" rhyme with each other in non-rhotic accents.
4 Definition

To number; count; reckon.