rhyme
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
rhymes
plural
rhymes
Britannica Dictionary definition of RHYME
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[count]
:
one of two or more words or phrases that end in the same sounds
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She used “moon” as a rhyme for “June.”
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He couldn't think of a rhyme for “orange.”
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[count]
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a poem or song whose lines end in rhymes
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see also nursery rhyme
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children's rhymes
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a catchy rhyme
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[noncount]
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the use of rhymes in a poem or song
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They're learning about meter and rhyme.
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He delivered the speech in rhyme. [=he used words that rhyme in the speech]
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poems that use rhyme
rhyme or reason
:
a good reason or explanation for something
— used in negative statements
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There seems to be no rhyme or reason to/for some of the things he does.
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She does things without rhyme or reason.
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rhyme
/ˈraɪm/
verb
rhymes;
rhymed;
rhyming
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rhyme
/ˈraɪm/
verb
rhymes;
rhymed;
rhyming
Britannica Dictionary definition of RHYME
1
[no object]
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to have or end with the same sounds
— often + with
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Please find the two lines that rhyme.
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words that don't rhyme
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“Bug” rhymes with “rug.”
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[no object]
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to have lines that end with the same sounds
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poems that rhyme
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rhyming verse/couplets
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[+ object]
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to use (a rhyme) in a poem, song, etc.
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She rhymed “moon” with “June.”
