nounπShareIce formed by the rapid freezing of cold water droplets of fog on to a cold surface."The trees on the mountain were covered in a thick layer of rime after the foggy night. "weathernaturephenomenaenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA coating or sheet of ice so formed."The overnight frost left a delicate rime of ice on the car windows. "weathernatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA film or slimy coating."The old bucket, left outside, had a thin rime of algae on its inside surface. "appearancenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo freeze or congeal into hoarfrost."The cold, damp air caused the branches to rime overnight, coating them in a delicate layer of frost. "weathernatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo compose or treat in verse; versify."The student was asked to rime a short story about her summer vacation for English class. "literaturewritinglanguagestyleartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(followed by with) Of a word, to be pronounced identically with another from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.""Creation" rhymes with "integration" and "station"."languagephoneticswordlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareOf two or more words, to be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each.""India" and "windier" rhyme with each other in non-rhotic accents."languagephoneticslinguisticssoundwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo number; count; reckon."The shepherd would rime his sheep each evening to make sure none were missing from the fold. "numbermathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareNumber."The rime of students absent today is surprisingly high. "numberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareRhyme."Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in the 18th century."languagelinguisticsliteraturephoneticssoundmusicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe second part of a syllable, from the vowel on, as opposed to the onset."In the word "cat," the "at" is the rime. "phoneticslinguisticslanguagegrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA step of a ladder; a rung."He carefully placed his foot on each rime of the wooden ladder as he climbed to reach the roof. "partstructurebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA rent or long aperture; a chink; a fissure; a crack."The old wooden fence had a large rime running down one of its planks, allowing us to see into the neighbor's yard. "gapstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading