variants
or less commonly rime
1
a
: correspondence in terminal sounds of units of composition or utterance (such as two or more words or lines of verse)
b
: one of two or more words thus corresponding in sound
c
: correspondence of other than terminal word sounds: such as
(1)
(2)
2
a(1)
: rhyming verse
(2)
: poetry
b
: a composition in verse that rhymes
rhymeless
adjective
variants
or less commonly rime
rhymed also rimed; rhyming also riming
1
of a word or verse
: to end in syllables that are rhymes
2
: to make rhymes
also
: to compose rhyming verse
3
: to be in accord : harmonize
1
: to relate or praise in rhyming verse
2
a
: to put into rhyme
b
: to compose (verse) in rhyme
c
: to cause to rhyme : use as rhyme
rhymer
noun
rhym·er
variants
or rimer
ˈrīmə(r)
plural -s
: one that makes rhymes : versifier
specifically
: a mediocre poet
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“Rhyme.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhyme. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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