Verse

/ˈvɝs/

Synonyms for "verse" (291 found)

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Closest matches (59)

Noun(7 words)

poetryverse linearethusa ayahbiblical versecompose a poemcynara

acquaint adage advertiseadvertise ofadvise alba ana anacreontic anacrusis analects antistrophe aphorism apothegm apprise article avant-propos axiomback matterbalada ballad

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balladebass passagebook bourdon breakthrough bridge briefbring wordbucolic burden byword cadence canso canto catchword chanson chapter chorus clause clerihewclimb parnassuscodacollected sayingscolumn communicatecompose poetrycoupletcurrent sayingdevelopment dictate dictum dirge

Strong matches (87)

disclose distich dithyramb division eclogue elegize elegyenglish sonnetenlighten envoi epic epigram epithalamium epode epopee epopoeia epos exordium exposition expression

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falderal familiarize fascicle figure folderol folio forewordfront matterfrontispiece gathering georgic ghazelgive noticegive the factsgive wordgnomegolden sayinghaikuharmonic closeheptastich hexastichhoratian odeidyll inform innovation installment instruct interlude intermezzo introductionintroductory phraseitalian sonnetjingle lay leapleave wordlet knowlimerick linelisp in numberslivraison lyric madrigalmake immortal versemaxim measure mentionmention tomonody monostich moral mot mottomount pegasusmovementmusical phrasemusical sentencemusical thoughtnarrative poemnotify

Noun(5 words)

ditties endymion epigramsline of poetrylyrics

Adjective(1 words)

lyrical piece

Adverb(1 words)

more lyric

Related words (145)

numbernursery rhymeoctastich octave octet ode oracle ornamentottava rimaoverture page palinode paragraph part passage pastoralpastoral elegypastorela pastourelle pentastich

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periodpetrarchan sonnetphrasepindaric odepithy sayingpoem poesy poetize poetry postulate preamble precept preface prefix prefixture preliminary prelude premise prescript presupposition proem prolegomena prolegomenon prolepsis prologue protasis prothalamium proverbproverbial sayingproverbs quatrain refrain report resolution response rhymerhyme royalritornello rondeau rondel roundel roundelay runesapphic odesatire saw saying sectionsend wordsentencesententious expressionseptet serialserve noticesestet sestina sextetshakespearean sonnetsheet signature singsing deathless songssloka song sonnetsonnet sequencespeakspenserian stanzastanza statement stavestock sayingstrain strophe sutra syllable tailpiece tanka teaching tell tenso tenzone tercetterza rimatetrastich textthe supreme fictionthrenody triolet triplet tristichtroubadour poemtuttitutti passagevariation verselet versicle versify villanelle virelay volume voluntary wisdomwisdom literaturewise sayingwitticism wordwords of wisdomwrite poetry

Noun(12 words)

poem sectionpoems poesypoetic linepoetriespoetry unitposies posy rhymescripture linesonnets stanza

Verb(3 words)

poetise poetize versify

Adjective(1 words)

short ditty

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More general

16 entries

acquaint compose familiarise familiarize genre indite lineliterary formliterary genrepen poem poetry scriptureverse formwritewriting style

More specific

9 entries

ballad stanzablank versecoupletfree verseheroic coupletmonostichproverb versepsalm versequatrain

Collocations

6 entries

ballad stanzabiblical verseblank versefree verseline of versepoetic verse

Inflections

1 entries

verses

Derivations

6 entries

verselet versification versified versifier versify versifying

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

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Give me chapter and verse.

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He wrote several plays in verse.

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He gave me chapter and verse on how bears pass the winter.

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He translated the verse into English.

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