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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.

  • not worth a red cent
  • red cent
  • worth a cent
  • silence gives consent
  • to one's heart's content
  • in any event
  • in the event
  • to a large extent
  • avowed intent
  • at present
  • at present
  • no time like the present
  • no time like the present
  • throw off the scent
Pure Rhymes — Set #1 of 1

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End Rhymes

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

  • to one's heart's content
End Rhymes — Set #1 of 4
  • backhanded compliment
  • fish for a compliment
  • left handed compliment
  • left-handed compliment
  • pay one a left handed compliment
  • return the compliment
End Rhymes — Set #2 of 4
End Rhymes — Set #3 of 4

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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.

Near Rhymes — Set #1 of 85
  • come again
  • now and again
  • on again, off again
  • run that by me again
  • something else again
  • then again
  • time and again
  • time and time again
  • you can say that again
  • beard the lion in his own den
  • mad as a wet hen
  • beyond our ken
  • poison pen
  • slip of the pen
  • count to ten
  • five and ten
  • hang ten
  • now and then
  • say when
  • say when
Near Rhymes — Set #2 of 85
  • feel like two cents
  • two cents
  • at all events
Near Rhymes — Set #3 of 85

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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."

One-syllable words do not have mosaic rhymes.

Mosaic Rhymes — Set #1 of 1