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verse, rhyme
(noun) a piece of poetry
verse, verse line
(noun) a line of metrical text
poetry, poesy, verse
(noun) literature in metrical form
verse
(verb) familiarize through thorough study or experience; “She versed herself in Roman archeology”
verse, versify, poetize, poetise
(verb) compose verses or put into verse; “He versified the ancient saga”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
verse (countable and uncountable, plural verses)
A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
Synonym: poetry
Poetic form in general.
One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.
Synonym: stanza
A small section of the Jewish or Christian Bible.
Holonym: chapter
(music) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.
verse (third-person singular simple present verses, present participle versing, simple past and past participle versed)
(obsolete) To compose verses.
(transitive) To tell in verse, or poetry.
verse (third-person singular simple present verses, present participle versing, simple past and past participle versed)
to educate about, to teach about.
verse (third-person singular simple present verses, present participle versing, simple past and past participle versed)
(colloquial) To oppose, to compete against, especially in a video game.
• reves, serve, sever, veers
Source: Wiktionary
Verse, n. Etym: [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere, versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become: cf. F. vers. See Worth to become, and cf. Advertise, Averse, Controversy, Convert, Divers, Invert, Obverse, Prose, Suzerain, Vortex.]
1. A line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet (see Foot, n., 9) disposed according to metrical rules.
Note: Verses are of various kinds, as hexameter, pentameter, tetrameter, etc., according to the number of feet in each. A verse of twelve syllables is called an Alexandrine. Two or more verses form a stanza or strophe.
2. Metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed in metrical form; versification; poetry. Such prompt eloquence Flowed from their lips in prose or numerous verse. Milton. Virtue was taught in verse. Prior. Verse embalms virtue. Donne.
3. A short division of any composition. Specifically: -- (a) A stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses.
Note: Although this use of verse is common, it is objectionable, because not always distinguishable from the stricter use in the sense of a line. (b) (Script.) One of the short divisions of the chapters in the Old and New Testaments.
Note: The author of the division of the Old Testament into verses is not ascertained. The New Testament was divided into verses by Robert Stephens [or Estienne], a French printer. This arrangement appeared for the first time in an edition printed at Geneva, in 1551. (c) (Mus.) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.
4. A piece of poetry. "This verse be thine." Pope. Blank verse, poetry in which the lines do not end in rhymes.
– Heroic verse. See under Heroic.
Verse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Versed; p. pr. & vb. n. Versing.]
Definition: To tell in verse, or poetry. [Obs.] Playing on pipes of corn and versing love. Shak.
Verse, v. i.
Definition: To make verses; to versify. [Obs.] It is not rhyming and versing that maketh a poet. Sir P. Sidney.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.