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Pure Rhymes

Words that have identical vowel-based rhyme sounds in the tonic syllable. Moreover, that tonic syllable must start with a different consonantal sound.

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End Rhymes

Words that have a pure rhyme on their last syllable only.

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Near Rhymes

Words that "almost" rhyme on the vowel-based rhyme sound of the stressed syllable like: be/eat or maybe/shapely.

  • no holds barred
  • Christmas card
  • bingo card
  • drawing card
  • flash card
  • mark someone's card
  • trump card
  • catch off guard
  • color guard
  • off guard
  • old guard
  • on guard
Near Rhymes — Set #1 of 104
  • act of God
  • honest to God
  • get the nod
  • give the nod
  • land of nod
  • on the nod
  • hoist with one's own petard
  • hoist with your own petard
  • like peas in a pod
  • like two peas in a pod
  • hot rod
  • lightning rod
  • ride roughshod
  • rough shod
  • firing squad
  • shoot one's wad
Near Rhymes — Set #2 of 104
  • here you are
  • lower the bar
  • getaway car
  • kiddie car
  • close but no cigar
  • by far
  • near and far
  • thus far
  • below par
  • hitch one's wagon to a star
  • lucky star
  • wishin' on a star
  • wishing on a star
  • spoil the ship for a ha'pworth of tar
Near Rhymes — Set #3 of 104

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Mosaic Rhymes

Rhymes made up of more than one word. For instance, "jealous" and "tell us" or "shaky" and "make me."

  • Barbie + dolls
Mosaic Rhymes — Set #1 of 1