rhyme

US: /ˈɹaɪm/
UK: /ɹˈa‍ɪm/


English Vietnamese dictionary


rhyme /raim/
  • danh từ ((cũng) rime)
    • (thơ ca) văn
      • it is there for rhyme sake: phải đặt vào đấy cho nó có vần
    • ((thường) số nhiều) bài thơ; những câu thơ có vần
      • to write bad rhymes: làm thơ tồi
    • there is neither rhyme reason about it
      • cái đó chẳng có nghĩa lý gì
    • without rhyme or reason
      • vô lý
  • nội động từ ((cũng) rime)
    • ăn vần (với nhau)
      • mine and shine rhyme well: hai từ mine và shine ăn vần với nhau
    • làm thơ
    • ngoại động từ ((cũng) rime)
      • đặt thành thơ (một bài văn xuôi)
      • làm cho từ này ăn vần với từ kia

    Advanced English dictionary


    noun, verb
    + noun
    1 [C] a word that has the same sound or ends with the same sound as another word: Can you think of a rhyme for 'beauty'?
    2 [C] a short poem in which the last word in the line has the same sound as the last word in another line, especially the next one: children's rhymes and stories
    See also - NURSERY RHYME
    3 [U] the use of words in a poem or song that have the same sound, especially at the ends of lines: a poem written in rhyme + the poet's use of rhyme + a poem with an unusual rhyme scheme + a poem without rhyme
    Idioms: there's no rhyme or reason to / for sth
    without rhyme or reason if there is no rhyme or reason to sth or it happens without rhyme or reason, it happens in a way that cannot be easily explained or understood: Suddenly, without rhyme or reason, his mood changed.
    + verb
    1 [V] ~ (with sth) if two words, syllables, etc. rhyme, or if one rhymes with the other, they have or end with the same sound: 'Though' rhymes with 'low'. + 'Tough' and 'through' don't rhyme. + rhyming couplets
    2 [VN] ~ sth (with sth) to put words that sound the same together, for example when you are writing poetry: You can rhyme 'girl' with 'curl'.
    3 [V] (of a poem) to have lines that end with the same sound: I prefer poems that rhyme.

    Thesaurus dictionary


    n.
    1 rime, poem, poetry, verse, versification, metrical composition, song:
    The art of rhyme may well be coincident with the earliest stages of language
    2 rhyme or reason. (common) sense, logic, intelligence, meaning, wisdom, rationality, rationale, soundness, organization, structure:
    There appears to be no rhyme or reason behind the bombing of the library.

    Collocation dictionary


    1 using words that have the same sound as each other

    ADJ.

    internal

    VERB + RHYME

    write (in)

    RHYME + NOUN

    scheme

    PREP.

    in ~
    a story in rhyme

    2 word that has the same sound as another

    ADJ.

    half

    PREP.

    ~ for
    Can you think of a rhyme for ‘tragic’?

    3 short piece of writing with rhyming words

    ADJ.

    nonsense | nursery

    VERB + RHYME

    recite | make up

    PREP.

    ~ about
    The kids made up a rhyme about a frog.


    Concise English dictionary


    rhymes|rhymed|rhymingraɪm
    noun
    +correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
    +a piece of poetry
    verb
    +compose rhymes
    +be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable