HyperDic: rhyme

English > 4 senses of the word *rhyme*:
NOUN	communication	rhyme, rime	correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final / final sounds)
NOUN	communication	rhyme, verse	a piece of poetry
VERB	creation	rhyme, rime	compose rhymes
VERB	stative	rhyme, rime	be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable

rhyme > pronunciation
Sounds	ray'm
Rhymes	Anaheim ... wintertime: 52 rhymes with aym...

English > *rhyme*: 4 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaning	correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final / final sounds).
Synonym	rime
Category of	assonant	Having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables
Part of	poem, verse form	A composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
Narrower	alliteration, initial rhyme, beginning rhyme, head rhyme	Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
	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
	eye rhyme	An imperfect rhyme (e.g., 'love' and 'move')
	internal rhyme	A rhyme between words in the same line
Broader	versification	The form or metrical composition of a poem
Spanish	rima
Catalan	rima
Nouns	rhymester	a writer who composes rhymes
Verbs	rhyme	be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable

English > *rhyme*: 4 senses > noun 2, communication
Meaning	A piece of poetry.
Synonym	verse
Narrower	clerihew	A witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person
	doggerel, doggerel verse, jingle	A comic verse of irregular measure
	limerick	A humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba
Broader	poem, verse form	A composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
Spanish	rima
Catalan	rima
Nouns	rhymester	a writer who composes rhymes
Verbs	rhyme	compose rhymes

English > *rhyme*: 4 senses > verb 1, creation
Meaning	Compose rhymes.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonym	rime
Category	poetry, poesy, verse	literature in metrical form
Narrower	alliterate	Use alliteration as a form of poetry
Narrower	tag	Supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes
Broader	create verbally	create with or from words
Spanish	rimar
Nouns	rhyme	a piece of poetry
Nouns	rhymer	a writer who composes rhymes

English > *rhyme*: 4 senses > verb 2, stative
Meaning	Be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"hat and cat rhyme"
Synonym	rime
Narrower	assonate	correspond in vowel sounds
Broader	match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree	satisfy a condition or restriction
Spanish	rimar
Catalan	rimar
Nouns	rhyme	correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final / final sounds)

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