What does Rhyme mean?
Definitions for Rhyme
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Princeton's WordNet
rhyme, rime(noun)
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
verse, rhyme(verb)
a piece of poetry
rhyme, rime(verb)
compose rhymes
rhyme, rime(verb)
be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable
"hat and cat rhyme"
Wiktionary
rhyme(Noun)
Number.
rhyme(Noun)
Rhyming verse (poetic form)
Many editors say they don't want stories written in rhyme.
rhyme(Noun)
A thought expressed in verse; a verse; a poem; a tale told in verse.
Tennyson's rhymes
rhyme(Noun)
A word that rhymes with another.
rhyme(Noun)
Rhyming: sameness of sound of part of some words.
The poem exhibits a peculiar form of rhyme.
rhyme(Noun)
Rhyming verse (poetic form).
rhyme(Noun)
rime
rhyme(Verb)
To number; count; reckon.
rhyme(Verb)
To compose or treat in verse; versify.
rhyme(Verb)
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".
rhyme(Verb)
Of two or more words, to be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each.
rhyme(Verb)
To put words together so that they rhyme.
I rewrote it to make it rhyme.
Webster Dictionary
Rhyme(noun)
an expression of thought in numbers, measure, or verse; a composition in verse; a rhymed tale; poetry; harmony of language
Etymology: [OE. ryme, rime, AS. rm number; akin to OHG. rm number, succession, series, G. reim rhyme. The modern sense is due to the influence of F. rime, which is of German origin, and originally the same word.]
Rhyme(noun)
correspondence of sound in the terminating words or syllables of two or more verses, one succeeding another immediately or at no great distance. The words or syllables so used must not begin with the same consonant, or if one begins with a vowel the other must begin with a consonant. The vowel sounds and accents must be the same, as also the sounds of the final consonants if there be any
Etymology: [OE. ryme, rime, AS. rm number; akin to OHG. rm number, succession, series, G. reim rhyme. The modern sense is due to the influence of F. rime, which is of German origin, and originally the same word.]
Rhyme(noun)
verses, usually two, having this correspondence with each other; a couplet; a poem containing rhymes
Etymology: [OE. ryme, rime, AS. rm number; akin to OHG. rm number, succession, series, G. reim rhyme. The modern sense is due to the influence of F. rime, which is of German origin, and originally the same word.]
Rhyme(noun)
a word answering in sound to another word
Etymology: [OE. ryme, rime, AS. rm number; akin to OHG. rm number, succession, series, G. reim rhyme. The modern sense is due to the influence of F. rime, which is of German origin, and originally the same word.]
Rhyme(noun)
to make rhymes, or verses
Etymology: [OE. ryme, rime, AS. rm number; akin to OHG. rm number, succession, series, G. reim rhyme. The modern sense is due to the influence of F. rime, which is of German origin, and originally the same word.]
Rhyme(noun)
to accord in rhyme or sound
Etymology: [OE. ryme, rime, AS. rm number; akin to OHG. rm number, succession, series, G. reim rhyme. The modern sense is due to the influence of F. rime, which is of German origin, and originally the same word.]
Rhyme(verb)
to put into rhyme
Etymology: [OE. ryme, rime, AS. rm number; akin to OHG. rm number, succession, series, G. reim rhyme. The modern sense is due to the influence of F. rime, which is of German origin, and originally the same word.]
Rhyme(verb)
to influence by rhyme
Etymology: [OE. ryme, rime, AS. rm number; akin to OHG. rm number, succession, series, G. reim rhyme. The modern sense is due to the influence of F. rime, which is of German origin, and originally the same word.]
Freebase
Rhyme
A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, most often at the end of lines in poems and songs. The word "rhyme" may also be used as a pars pro toto to refer to a short poem, such as a rhyming couplet or other brief rhyming poem such as nursery rhymes.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Rhyme
Rime, rīm, n. the recurrence of similar sounds at certain intervals: (orig.) words arranged in numbers or verse: poetry: metre: a short poem.—v.i. to correspond in sound: to harmonise: to chime: to make rhymes or verses.—v.t. to put into rhyme.—adj. Rhyme′less, without rhyme or reason: without sound or sense: neither pleasant to the mind nor to the ear.—ns. Rhyme′-lett′er, the repeated letters in alliteration (q.v.); Rhy′mer, Rhy′mist, Rī′mist, an inferior poet: a minstrel; Rhyme′-roy′al (so called from its use by King James I. of Scotland in the King's Quair), a seven-line stanza borrowed by Chaucer from the French—its formula, a b a b b c c; Rhyme′ster, a poetaster: a would-be poet.—adjs. Rhy′mic, Rī′mic.—Feminine rhyme (see Feminine); Male, or Masculine, rhyme, a rhyme in which the accent and rhyme fall on the final syllable only.—Neither rhyme nor reason, without either sound or sense.—The Rhymer, Thomas the Rhymer, the earliest poet of Scotland (flor. 1286). [Properly rime (the hy being due to the influence of Rhythm)—A.S. rim, number, cog. with Old High Ger. rīm (Ger. reim).]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Rhyme in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Rhyme in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Rhyme in a Sentence
Pupils had to create a rhyme for today's lesson. When it's his turn, Gilbert goes: "I was in the pond behind the hillocks and I had water up to my knees!" Teacher:"Interesting Gilbert, but that doesn't rhyme!" Gilbert:"I know it doesn't and I'm sorry Mrs Walter, but it's not my fault if there wasn't enough water!"
On the wedding day, the bride is always on cloud nine because she knows that from this day onward the groom will be dancing only to the tune of her blown musical rhyme.
I'm tired of Love I'm still more tired of Rhyme. But Money gives me pleasure all the time.
It has been a nursery rhyme experience for sure, but more than likely without a fairy tale ending.
Every little or big problem has a reason. Every year there is a winter season. Every trouble goes away with time, after winter spring comes with rhyme.
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- قافيةArabic
- rima, rimarCatalan, Valencian
- rýmovačka, rým, rýmovat, říkankaCzech
- rimDanish
- Reim, reimenGerman
- ομοιοκαταληξία, ομοιοκαταληκτώGreek
- rimoEsperanto
- rima, rimarSpanish
- قافیهPersian
- rimmata, riimi, riimitelläFinnish
- rime, rimer, strophe, vers, faire rimerFrench
- तुकHindi
- rímel, rímHungarian
- sajakIndonesian
- rímIcelandic
- rimaItalian
- חרוזHebrew
- 韻を踏む, 韻, 押韻, 詩Japanese
- ಪ್ರಾಸKannada
- 운Korean
- rithimusLatin
- rimaMalay
- rijm, versje, rijmen, (op elkaar) rijmen, rijmpje, vers, rijmwoordDutch
- rimeNorwegian
- rymPolish
- rima, rimar, poesiaPortuguese
- vers, rimăRomanian
- стихотворение, рифма, рифмовать, стих, рифмоватьсяRussian
- srok, slik, slikovati, srokovatiSerbo-Croatian
- rimaSlovene
- rimmaSwedish
- kinaSwahili
- ரைம்Tamil
- పద్యంTelugu
- สัมผัสThai
- kafiye, uyakTurkish
- римаUkrainian
- شاعریUrdu
- vầnVietnamese
- גראםYiddish
- 韻Chinese
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