■ noun
1》 correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when used in poetry.
↘a word with the same sound as another.
2》 a short poem with rhyming lines.
↘rhyming poetry or verse.
■ verb
1》 (of a word, syllable, or line) have or end with a sound that corresponds to another.
↘( ~ something with ) put a word together with (another with a corresponding sound).
↘(of a poem or song) be composed in ~.
2》 literary compose poetry.
Phrases
~ or reason [with negative ] logical explanation.
Derivatives
~r noun
rhymist noun ( archaic ).
Origin
ME rime , from OFr., from med. L. rithmus , via L. from Gk rhuthmos (see rhythm ).