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stave-rhymes

stave-rhymes is the plural of stave-rhyme.

stave-rhymes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stave-rhyme.

Meaning of stave-rhyme

Noun

stave-rhyme (usually uncountable, plural stave-rhymes)

  1. (countable, usually) A (stressed) word that rhymes with another, in that it begins with the same consonant, consonant cluster, or vowel.
    • The poem is littered with stave-rhymes like "start, stop".
    Synonyms:
    alliteration
  2. (usually) This kind of rhyme.
    • The poem exhibits stave-rhyme.

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Questions about stave-rhymes

What is stave-rhymes the plural of?
Stave-rhymes is the plural of stave-rhyme.

Words near stave-rhymes in the dictionary

  1. stave rhyme
  2. stave rhymes
  3. stave-acre
  4. stave-rhyme
  5. stave-rhymed
  6. stave-rhymes
  7. staved
  8. staved in
  9. staved off
  10. staveless
  11. Staveley

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