rime vs rhyme

Definitions

verb

1. compose rhymes
2. be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable

noun

1. correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
2. 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.

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Definitions

verb

1. compose rhymes
2. be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable

noun

1. a piece of poetry
2. 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.

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