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misrhymes

misrhymes is the plural of misrhyme.

misrhymes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misrhyme.

Meaning of misrhyme

Noun

misrhyme (plural misrhymes)

  1. A false rhyme.
    • In this poem his 'vernacular' bluster and garish misrhymes build to a pitch of rowdy anarchy; 'lanes' rhymes with 'sardines', 'bucket' with 'like it', 'toad-like' with 'hard luck' and 'blarney' with 'money' […]2014, James Booth, Philip Larkin: Life, Art and Love, page 190

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Questions about misrhymes

What is misrhymes the plural of?
Misrhymes is the plural of misrhyme.

Words near misrhymes in the dictionary

  1. misrewarded
  2. misrewarding
  3. misrewards
  4. misrhyme
  5. misrhymed
  6. misrhymes
  7. misrhyming
  8. misri
  9. misridden
  10. misride
  11. misrides

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