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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

Noun

1. sameness of the final sounds in lines of verse or in words

2. a word that is identical to another in its final sound: `while' is a rhyme for `mile'

3. a piece of poetry with corresponding sounds at the ends of the lines

4. rhyme or reason sense or meaning

Verb

[rhyming, rhymed]

1. (of a word) to form a rhyme with another word

2. to compose (verse) in a metrical structure [Old French rime; spelling influenced by rhythm]

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 rhyme or reason (used in negative constructions) sense, meaning, plan, planning, system, method, pattern, logic

Translations

rhyme [raɪm] n → rima (= verse); poesía

vi to rhyme (with) → rimar (con);

without rhyme or reason → sin ton ni son

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rhyme [raɪm] n → rime f (= verse); vers mpl

vi to rhyme (with) → rimer (avec);

without rhyme or reason → sans rime ni raison

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rhyme [raɪm] n → Reim m;

(verse) → Verse pl

vi to rhyme (with) → sich reimen (mit);

without rhyme or reason → ohne Sinn und Verstand

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rhyme [raɪm] n → rima (= verse); poesia

vi to rhyme (with) → fare rima (con);

without rhyme or reason → senza capo né coda

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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 짧은 시 eilėraštukas dzejolītis; pantiņš sajak rijmpje vers, barnerim wierszyk poema poezie, versuri стишок riekanka pesmica rimovana pesmica vers, ramsa บทกวี kısa şiir 短詩 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؛ riimi en vers rimés שִׁיר חָרוּז तुकान्त कविता, तुकपूर्ण या तुकान्तमय कविता rima rím sajak ríma rima 韻文 압운시, 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 韻詩 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