Edit

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.

  • second guess
  • couldn't care less
  • more or less
  • much less
  • hot mess
  • hot off the press
  • yellow press
  • in progress
  • in progress
  • howling success
  • nothing succeeds like success
  • That makes two of us
Pure Rhymes — Set #1 of 1

Edit

End Rhymes

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

End Rhymes — Set #1 of 10
End Rhymes — Set #2 of 10
End Rhymes — Set #3 of 10

"Go Pro" to see the next 7 end rhyme sets

Edit

Near Rhymes

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

  • keep abreast
  • under arrest
  • at one's best
  • at the best
  • come off second best
  • do one's best
  • for the best
  • had best
  • level best
  • second best
  • who laughs last laughs best
  • get off one's chest
  • off one's chest
  • on one's chest
  • be my guest
  • feather one's nest
  • feather your own nest
  • hornets' nest
  • mare's nest
  • stir up a hornet's nest
  • self possessed
  • under protest
  • make a request
  • lay to rest
  • parade rest
  • set one's mind at rest
  • to rest
  • acid test
  • road test
  • screen test
Near Rhymes — Set #1 of 85
  • by a hair's breadth
Near Rhymes — Set #2 of 85
  • clean bill of health
  • holistic health
  • in rude health
Near Rhymes — Set #3 of 85

"Go Pro" to see the next 82 near rhyme sets

Edit

Mosaic Rhymes

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

There are no mosaic rhymes for "distress".
Mosaic Rhymes — Set #1 of 1