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RIMES
Noun
rimes
plural of rime
Verb
rimes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rime
Anagrams
• IMers, Mires, Miser, Reims, emirs, mires, miser, reims, reism, remis, riems
Proper noun
Rimes
A surname.
Anagrams
• IMers, Mires, Miser, Reims, emirs, mires, miser, reims, reism, remis, riems
Source: Wiktionary
RIME
Rime, n. Etym: [L. rima.]
Definition: A rent or long aperture; a chink; a fissure; a crack. Sir T. Browne.
Rime, n. Etym: [AS. hrim; akin to D. rijm, Icel. hrim, Dan. rim, Sw. rim; cf. D. rijp, G. reif, OHG. rifo, hrifo.]
Definition: White frost; hoarfrost; congealed dew or vapor. The trees were now covered with rime. De Quincey.
Rime, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rimed; p. pr. & vb. n. Riming.]
Definition: To freeze or congeal into hoarfrost.
Rime, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: A step or round of a ladder; a rung.
Rime, n.
Definition: Rhyme. See Rhyme. Coleridge. Landor.
Note: This spelling, which is etymologically preferable, is coming into use again.
Rime, v. i. & t.
Definition: To rhyme. See Rhyme.
RIME
Rime, n. Etym: [L. rima.]
Definition: A rent or long aperture; a chink; a fissure; a crack. Sir T. Browne.
Rime, n. Etym: [AS. hrim; akin to D. rijm, Icel. hrim, Dan. rim, Sw. rim; cf. D. rijp, G. reif, OHG. rifo, hrifo.]
Definition: White frost; hoarfrost; congealed dew or vapor. The trees were now covered with rime. De Quincey.
Rime, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rimed; p. pr. & vb. n. Riming.]
Definition: To freeze or congeal into hoarfrost.
Rime, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: A step or round of a ladder; a rung.
Rime, n.
Definition: Rhyme. See Rhyme. Coleridge. Landor.
Note: This spelling, which is etymologically preferable, is coming into use again.
Rime, v. i. & t.
Definition: To rhyme. See Rhyme.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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