rhyme vs rime
rhyme
Definitions
verb
- compose rhymes
- be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable
noun
- a piece of poetry
- correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
Examples
He wears his cap backwards and spits rhymes with fierce energy and unbridled theatrics.
This stuff doesn't merely placate the listener with predictable, danceable nursery rhymes but lashes out and lacerates the eardrum relentlessly.
The evidence she’d gathered at the beach had already arrived, delivered by a young tech who’d sheepishly entered the den of the legendary Lincoln Rhyme without a word and scurried about to deposit the bags and stacks of pictures as the criminalist gruffly directed.
rime
Definitions
verb
- compose rhymes
- be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable
noun
- correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
- ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
Examples
It is recognised as a crime against humanity under international law.
In a field where biological material is limited, experimental cytogenetic techniques often require only a few cells.
Much of the crime in this area is related to drug abuse.
