n.
- correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when used in poetry.
▸a word with the same sound as another.
- a short poem with rhyming lines.
▸rhyming poetry or verse.
v.
- (of a word, syllable, or line) have or end with a sound that corresponds to another.
▸
(rhyme something with)
put a word together with (another with a corresponding sound).
▸(of a poem or song) be composed in rhyme.
- literary compose poetry.
Phrase
- rhyme or reason
[with neg.]
logical explanation.
Derivative
- rhymer n.
- rhymist n. (archaic).
Etymology
ME rime, from OFr., from med. L. rithmus, via L. from Gk rhuthmos (see rhythm).
