Word Meanings - RHYME - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Correspondence of sound in the terminating words or syllables of two or more verses, one succeeding another immediately or at no great distance. The words or syllables so used must not begin with the same consonant, or if one begins with a vowel

Additional info about word: RHYME

Correspondence of sound in the terminating words or syllables of two or more verses, one succeeding another immediately or at no great distance. The words or syllables so used must not begin with the same consonant, or if one begins with a vowel the other must begin with a consonant. The vowel sounds and accents must be the same, as also the sounds of the final consonants if there be any. For rhyme with reason may dispense, And sound has right to govern sense. Prior. 3. Verses, usually two, having this correspondence with each other; a couplet; a poem containing rhymes. 4. A word answering in sound to another word. Female rhyme. See under Female. -- Male rhyme. See under Male. -- Rhyme or reason, sound or sense. -- Rhyme royal , a stanza of seven decasyllabic verses, of which the first and third, the second, fourth, and fifth, and the sixth and seventh rhyme. (more info) number, succession, series, G. reim rhyme. The modern sense is due to the influence of F. rime, which is of German origin, and originally 1. An expression of thought in numbers, measure, or verse; a composition in verse; a rhymed tale; poetry; harmony of language. "Railing rhymes." Daniel. A ryme I learned long ago. Chaucer. He knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rime. Milton.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of RHYME)

• Jingle
• Rhyme
• chime
• tinkle
• tingle

Related words: (words related to RHYME)

• JINGLE
  1. To sound with a fine, sharp, rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound; as, sleigh bells jingle. 2. To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect. "Jingling street ballads." Macaulay.
• RHYMERY
  The art or habit of making rhymes; rhyming; -- in contempt.
• CHIMERICAL
  Merely imaginary; fanciful; fantastic; wildly or vainly conceived; having, or capable of having, no existence except in thought; as, chimerical projects. Syn. -- Imaginary; fanciful; fantastic; wild; unfounded; vain; deceitful; delusive.
• RHYMER
  One who makes rhymes; a versifier; -- generally in contempt; a poor poet; a poetaster. This would make them soon perceive what despicaple creatures our common rhymers and playwriters be. Milton.
• CHIMERICALLY
  Wildy; vainly; fancifully.
• TINKLE
  1. To make, or give forth, small, quick, sharp sounds, as a piece of metal does when struck; to clink. As sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 1 Cor. xiii. 1. The sprightly horse Moves to the music of his tinkling bells. Dodsley. 2. To hear, or
• RHYME
  Correspondence of sound in the terminating words or syllables of two or more verses, one succeeding another immediately or at no great distance. The words or syllables so used must not begin with the same consonant, or if one begins with a vowel
• TINKLER
  A tinker.
• CHIMERA
  A monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon. "Dire chimeras and enchanted isles." Milton. 2. A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as,
• CHIME
  See 3
• RHYMESTER
  A rhymer; a maker of poor poetry. Bp. Hall. Byron.
• CHIMERIC
  Chimerical.
• CHIMER
  One who chimes.
• TINGLE
  Etym: 1. To feel a kind of thrilling sensation, as in hearing a shrill sound. At which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. 1 Sam. iii. 11. 2. To feel a sharp, thrilling pain. The pale boy senator yet tingling stands. Pope.
• CHIMERE
  The upper robe worn by a bishop, to which lawn sleeves are usually attached. Hook. (more info) Sp. chamarra, zamarra, a coat made of sheepskins, a sheepskin, perh. from Ar. sammur the Scythian weasel or marten, the sable. Cf.
• RHYMELESS
  Destitute of rhyme. Bp. Hall.
• JINGLER
  One who, or that which, jingles.
• TINKERSHIRE; TINKLE
  The common guillemot.
• BLANCHIMETER
  An instrument for measuring the bleaching power of chloride of lime and potash; a chlorometer. Ure.
• FEMININE RHYME
  See A
• ISOCHEIMENAL; ISOCHIMENAL
  The same as Isocheimal.
• MONORHYME
  A composition in verse, in which all the lines end with the same rhyme.
• ISOCHIMENE
  The same as Isocheim.
• BERHYME
  To mention in rhyme or verse; to rhyme about. Note: Shak.