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- pronunciation:
- raIm
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- rhyme or reason
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a word that ends with the same or almost the same sound as another word.
"Skip" and "trip" are rhymes for "slip." |
| definition 2: |
a similarity or repetition in the sounds at the ends of words, especially as used in poetry.
These lines use rhyme: "What a lovely walk we've taken! Let us dine on Beans and Bacon!" |
| definition 3: |
a poem, often short and amusing, that uses words that rhyme at the ends of lines.
Do you know the nursery rhyme "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep"? |
| related words: |
jingle |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
rhymes, rhyming, rhymed |
| definition 1: |
to match with another word that ends with the same sound.
Did you know that you can't rhyme "orange" with any another word? |
| definition 2: |
to compose using rhymes.
I rhymed a poem for an assignment. |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to be a rhyme for or to be in a relationship of rhyme.
"Cat" rhymes with "hat."The words "weight" and "plate" rhyme. |
| phrase: |
rhyme or reason |
| derivation: |
rhymer (n.) |
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