Definitions for Rhyme
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Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rhyme, rimenoun

   correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

2. verse, rhymeverb

   a piece of poetry

3. rhyme, rimeverb

   compose rhymes

4. rhyme, rimeverb

   be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable

   "hat and cat rhyme"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. rhymenoun

   Number.

2. rhymenoun

   Rhyming verse (poetic form)

   Many editors say they don't want stories written in rhyme.

3. rhymenoun

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

   Tennyson's rhymes

4. rhymenoun

   A word that rhymes with another.

5. rhymenoun

   Rhyming: sameness of sound of part of some words.

   The poem exhibits a peculiar form of rhyme.

6. rhymenoun

   Rhyming verse (poetic form).

7. rhymenoun

   rime

8. rhymeverb

   To number; count; reckon.

9. rhymeverb

   To compose or treat in verse; versify.

10. rhymeverb

    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".

11. rhymeverb

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

12. rhymeverb

    To put words together so that they rhyme.

    I rewrote it to make it rhyme.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Rhymenoun

   an expression of thought in numbers, measure, or verse; a composition in verse; a rhymed tale; poetry; harmony of language

2. Rhymenoun

   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

3. Rhymenoun

   verses, usually two, having this correspondence with each other; a couplet; a poem containing rhymes

4. Rhymenoun

   a word answering in sound to another word

5. Rhymenoun

   to make rhymes, or verses

6. Rhymenoun

   to accord in rhyme or sound

7. Rhymeverb

   to put into rhyme

8. Rhymeverb

   to influence by rhyme

9. 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.]

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1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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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1. rhyme

   Rhymes.net -- Rhymes.net is a huge collection of rhyming words divided by senses, that also include dictionary definitions, images and nursery rhymes.

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   • Versification

How to pronounce Rhyme?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Rhyme in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Rhyme in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Rhyme in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Rhyme in a Sentence

1. Fabrice:

   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!"

2. Samiya Williams:

   I see Samiya Williams in you, i appreciate that Samiya Williams have a name that people must take their time to pronounce. I appreciate the tight coils in Samiya Williams locs that rhyme with mine, in my braids. I am fueled knowing that the journey it took to get to this place has many similarities to the one I am on right now as a 16-year-old.

3. Ryan Seidemann:

   They float. They tend to go wherever the water goes. We’ve recovered them from yards, from levees, from underneath stairwells, there’s no rhyme or reason, really, to where they come to rest, and then it’s kind of our logistical problem to figure out how to get them out of there.

4. Gilda Radner:

   I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity.

5. Craig Hodges:

   During the first six weeks of the year you had no rhyme or reason for the way stocks were selling.

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