Pure Rhymes
– 60 rhymes
Words that have identical vowel-based rhyme sounds in the tonic syllable. Moreover, that tonic syllable must start with a different consonantal sound.
boreschorescorescorpsdoor'sdoorsdrawersfloorsfour'sfoursgoreshorsoresporespoursroarsscoresshoressoarssoressporesstore'sstorestourswar'swarswhoresyours abhorsadoresdeploresexploresignoresimploresoutdoorsrestores guarantorssaboteursunderscores AzoresBoersBorsDelorsGore'sMoore'sMor'sNemoursShore'sStorrsStorzTimor's
- behind closed doors
- close its doors
- open its doors
- on all fours
- it never rains but it pours
- when it rains, it pours
- chain stores
- been in the wars
- you scratch my back and i'll scratch yours
End Rhymes
– 27 rhymes
Words that have a pure rhyme on their last syllable only.
centaursmentor'smentors
sophomoresencoresphosphorsdownpoursdrugstoresindoorsbookstores carnivoresdinosaursmetaphorssuperstores Baltimore'sKantor'sCommodore'sEleanor'sSalvador'sMegastoresEcuador'sSingapore'sBangalore'sSeymour's
Near Rhymes
– 1937 rhymes
Words that "almost" rhyme on the vowel-based rhyme sound of the stressed syllable like: be/eat or maybe/shapely.
cornshorn'shornsmournsscornsthornswarns
- by the horns
- draw in one's horns
- grab the bulls by its horns
- haul in one's horns
- lock horns
- take the bull by its horns
- take the bull by the horns
- bed of thorns
board'sboardsbordeschordscordsfjordsfordsgourdshoardshordeslordsswordstowardsward'swards accord'saccordsaffordsawardsrecordsrecordsrewards Ford'sLord'sLourdesCollege Boards
- College Boards
- tread the boards
- saw gourds
- go down in the records
- go down in the records
- cross swords
Mosaic Rhymes
Rhymes made up of more than one word. For instance, "jealous" and "tell us" or "shaky" and "make me."
One-syllable words do not have mosaic rhymes.