rhymes
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English
Definitions
noun
- Rhyming verse (poetic form)“Many editors say they don't want stories written in rhyme.”
- A thought expressed in verse; a verse; a poem; a tale told in verse.“Tennyson’s rhymes”
- A word that rhymes with another.“Norse poetry is littered with rhymes like "sól ... sunnan".”
- Rhyming: sameness of sound of part of some words.“The poem exhibits a peculiar form of rhyme.”
verb
- To compose or treat in verse; versify.
- (followed by with) Of a word, to be pronounced identically with another from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.“"Creation" rhymes with "integration" and "station".”
- Of two or more words, to be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each.“"India" and "windier" rhyme with each other in non-rhotic accents.”
- To number; count; reckon.