rime Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
    hoarfrost; hoar; frost.
  2. noun correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
    rhyme.
  3. verb be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable
    rhyme.
    • hat and cat rhyme
  4. verb compose rhymes
    rhyme.

WordNet

Rime noun
Etymology
L. rima.
Definitions
  1. A rent or long aperture; a chink; a fissure; a crack. Sir T. Browne.
Rime noun
Etymology
AS. hrim; akin to D. rijm, Icel. hrim, Dan. rim, Sw. rim; cf. D. rijp, G. reif, OHG. rifo, hrifo.
Definitions
  1. White frost; hoarfrost; congealed dew or vapor.
    The trees were now covered with rime. De Quincey.
Rime intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Rimed ; present participle & verbal noun Riming
Definitions
  1. To freeze or congeal into hoarfrost.
Rime noun
Etymology
Etymol. uncertain.
Definitions
  1. A step or round of a ladder; a rung.
Rime noun
Definitions
  1. Rhyme. See Rhyme. Coleridge. Landor. ✍ This spelling, which is etymologically preferable, is coming into use again.
Rime intransitive verb & transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To rhyme. See Rhyme.

Webster 1913