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rhyme also rime  (rm)

n.

1. Correspondence of terminal sounds of words or of lines of verse.

2.

a. A poem or verse having a regular correspondence of sounds, especially at the ends of lines.

b. Poetry or verse of this kind.

3. A word that corresponds with another in terminal sound, as behold and cold.

v. rhymed also rimed, rhym·ing also rim·ing, rhymes also rimes

v.intr.

1. To form a rhyme.

2. To compose rhymes or verse.

3. To make use of rhymes in composing verse.

v.tr.

1. To put into rhyme or compose with rhymes.

2. To use (a word or words) as a rhyme.

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[Alteration (influenced by rhythm) of Middle English rime, from Old French, of Germanic origin; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

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rhyme archaic, rime [raɪm]

n

1. (Literature / Poetry) identity of the terminal sounds in lines of verse or in words

2. (Literature / Poetry) a word that is identical to another in its terminal sound ``while'' is a rhyme for ``mile''

3. (Literature / Poetry) a verse or piece of poetry having corresponding sounds at the ends of the lines the boy made up a rhyme about his teacher

4. (Literature / Poetry) any verse or piece of poetry

rhyme or reason sense, logic, or meaning this proposal has no rhyme or reason

vb

1. (Literature / Poetry) to use (a word) or (of a word) to be used so as to form a rhyme; be or make identical in sound

2. (Literature / Poetry) to render (a subject) into rhyme

3. (Literature / Poetry) to compose (verse) in a metrical structure See also masculine rhyme, feminine rhyme, eye rhyme

[from Old French rime, from rimer to rhyme, from Old High German rīm a number; spelling influenced by rhythm]

rhymeless , rimeless adj

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rhyme

• assonance - The condition of the words of a phrase or verse having the same sound or termination without rhyming.
• blank verse - A verse without rhyme.
• rhyme - From Latin rhythmus, "rhythm," from Greek rhein, "to flow."
• rhyme or reason - A phrase derived from French ni rime ni raison.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rhyme - correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds) rime poem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines versification - the form or metrical composition of a poem internal rhyme - a rhyme between words in the same line alliteration, beginning rhyme, head rhyme, initial rhyme - use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran" assonance, vowel rhyme - the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words consonance, consonant rhyme - the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words double rhyme - a two-syllable rhyme; "`ended' and `blended' form a double rhyme" eye rhyme - an imperfect rhyme (e.g., `love' and `move')
	2.	rhyme - a piece of poetry                     verse poem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines clerihew - a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person; "`The president is George W. Bush, Who is happy to sit on his tush, While sending his armies to fight, For anything he thinks is right' is a clerihew" doggerel, doggerel verse, jingle - a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind" limerick - a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba
Verb	1.	rhyme - compose rhymes rime poesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical form create verbally - create with or from words tag - supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes alliterate - use alliteration as a form of poetry
	2.	rhyme - be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable; "hat and cat rhyme" rime correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" assonate - correspond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance; "The accented vowels assonated in this poem"

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rhyme

noun

poem, song, verse, ode, ditty, piece of poetry, metrical composition He has taught her a little rhyme.

rhyme or reason (usually in negative construction) sense, meaning, plan, planning, system, method, pattern, logic He picked people without rhyme or reason.

Translations

rhyme [raɪm]

A. N

1. (= identical sound) → rima f
without rhyme or reason → sin ton ni son

2. (= poem) → poesía f, versos mpl
in rhyme → en verso

B. VI → rimar
to rhyme with sth → rimar con algo

C. VT → rimar

D. CPD rhyme scheme N → esquema m de la rima, combinación f de rimas

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rhyme [ˈraɪm]

n

(= same sound) → rime f
Rhyme can be used as a memory aid → On peut se servir de la rime comme d'un moyen mnémotechnique.
a rhyme for sth → un mot qui rime avec qch

(= verse) in rhyme → en vers

(= poem) → poésie f
a children's rhyme → une poésie d'enfant

without rhyme or reason → sans rime ni raison

vi → rimer
to rhyme with sth → rimer avec qch

vt [+ word] → faire rimer
to rhyme sth with sth → faire rimer qch avec qch
rhyming slang n argot dans lequel on remplace un mot donné par un autre mot ou une expression qui rime avec lui

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rhyme

n

(= rhyming word) → Reim m; rhyme scheme → Reimschema nt; without rhyme or reason → ohne Sinn und Verstand; there seems to be no rhyme or reason to it, that has no rhyme or reason → das hat weder Sinn noch Verstand

(= poem) → Gedicht nt; in rhyme → in Reimen or Versen; to put into rhyme → in Reime or Verse bringen

vt → reimen

vi

(words) → sich reimen

(pej, = write verse) → reimen, Verse schmieden

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rhyme [raɪm]

1. n → rima; (verse) → poesia
without rhyme or reason → senza capo né coda

2. vi to rhyme (with) → fare rima (con)

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rhyme

n rhyme [raim]

1 a short poem a book of rhymes for children. rympie قصيده قَصيرَه стихче říkanka rim; vers der Reim ποιηματάκι poema luuletus شعر کوتاه runo vers, poème חָרוּז तुकबंदी rima, stih vers puisi pendek vísa poesia 短い詩 압운(押韻) eilėraštukas dzejolītis; pantiņš sajak rijmpje vers, barnerim wierszyk poema poezie, versuri стишок riekanka pesmica rimovana pesmica vers, ramsa บทกวี kısa şiir 順口溜 римований вірш نظم bài thơ ngắn 短诗

2 a word which is like another in its final sound(s) Beef' and `leaf' are rhymes. rym قافِيَه рима rým rim der Reim ομοιοκατάληκτη λέξη rima riim هم قافیه loppusointu rime חָרוּז तुकान्त शब्द rima rím bersajak, berirama rímaður kveðskapur rima 韻 동운어(同韻語) rimas, rimuotas žodis atskaņa rima rijmwoord rim słowo rymujące się, rym rima rimă рифма rým rima rima rim คำสัมผัส kafiye, uyak 韻 рима قافیہ có vần 韵

3 verse or poetry using such words at the ends of the lines To amuse his colleagues he wrote his report in rhyme. rym شِعْر مُقَفّى، أبيات شِعْرِيَّه ذات قافِيَه поезия rýmované verše rim der Reim ποίηση με ομοιοκαταληξία rima riimitud kuju نظم؛ loppusointua hyödyntävä runous en vers rimés שִׁיר חָרוּז तुकान्त कविता, तुकपूर्ण या तुकान्तमय कविता rima rím sajak ríma rima 韻文 압운시(詩), 운문 rimuotos eilės dzejolis ar atskaņām kata berima versvorm rim, vers wiersz rima rimă стихи (rýmovaný) verš rima rima rim, vers บทกวี kafiyeli şiir/nesir 押韻的方式 рима مقفیٰ الفاظ những câu có vần 韵诗

v

(of words) to be rhymes Beef' rhymes with `leaf'; Beef' and `leaf' rhyme. rym يَتَوافَق بالقافِيَه، يَتَقَفّى римувам (се) rýmovat se rime sich reimen ομοιοκαταληκτώ rima riimuma هم قافیه بودن یا شدن muodostaa loppusointu rimer לַחֲרוֹז तुक बंदी करना rimovati, praviti stihove rímel bersajak ríma rimare 韻をふむ (...과) 운이 맞다 rimuotis būt atskaņai menggubah rima rijmen rime rymować się rimar a rima (cu) рифмовать rýmovať (sa) rimati se rimovati rimma ใช้เสียงสัมผัส kafiyeli olmak 與...押韻 римувати(ся) قافیہ لگانا gieo vần 与...押韵