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

   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.]

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

   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.]

3. Rhymenoun

   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.]

4. Rhymenoun

   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.]

5. Rhymenoun

   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.]

6. Rhymenoun

   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.]

7. Rhymeverb

   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.]

8. Rhymeverb

   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.]

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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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How to pronounce Rhyme?

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   Karen

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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. Luther:

   Next to theology I give to music the highest place and honor. And we see how David and all the saints have wrought their godly thoughts into verse, rhyme, and song.

2. Ahmed Korayem:

   You can kill the poet but never his rhyme

3. Barrett Baber:

   This is the 9th time that Adam and I have had to do what we are doing right now and it never gets easier, sometimes there is just no rhyme or reason to who moves on.

4. Jim Vlahos:

   The cognitive dissonance between the minister of education insisting schools are safe and then shutting playgrounds down boggles the mind, there's no rhyme or reason to the outdoor closures.

5. Sakshi Tanwar:

   While I was shooting for Kahaani …I got a call from the director of Coffee House – Gurbir Singh. He asked me whether I was ready to take up a role in his film. Not many people are aware that Gurbirji was the person who offered me my first role in television – for a show called Dastoor. Those days I was a greenhorn, but still he had faith in my capabilities and offered me the role. Since the offer of Coffee House came from him, I definitely had to give it a good thought. Plus, many times it has happened in my life – and perhaps in everyone's life – while talking to someone about a project, an instinct tells you that it is something good for you. There may apparently be no rhyme or reason, but you do sense an inner voice telling you that it will be good. I got the same feeling with this film. Plus my saying yes also meant me saying thank you to him for restoring his faith in me.

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