stave-rhyme
A word that rhymes with another, in that it begins with the same consonant, consonant…A (stressed) word that rhymes with another, in that it begins with the same consonant, consonant cluster, or vowel.
Meaning
2 senses(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".
(uncountable, usually)This kind of rhyme.
The poem exhibits stave-rhyme.
Stabreim
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Most likely a calque of a Germanic term, such as German Stabreim or Danish stavrim.Most likely a calque of a Germanic term, such as German Stabreim or Danish stavrim.
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Forms
plural: stave-rhymesSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.