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Meaning of 'rime' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rime [ n.]
- A rent or long aperture; a chink; a fissure; a crack.
- White frost; hoarfrost; congealed dew or vapor.
- A step or round of a ladder; a rung.
- Rhyme. See Rhyme.
2 . Rime [ v. i.]
- To freeze or congeal into hoarfrost.
3 . Rime [ v. i. & t.]
- To rhyme. See Rhyme.

Meaning of 'rime' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rime [ v]
Meaning (1):
- be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable
Example in sentence:
  • hat and cat rhyme

Nearby Words:

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