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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.

  • doesn't add up to a can of beans
  • full of beans
  • not worth a hill of beans
  • spill the beans
  • beyond one's means
  • by all manner of means
  • by any means
  • man of means
  • not by any manner of means
  • not by any means
  • ways and means
  • like sardines
  • packed like sardines
  • behind the scenes
Pure Rhymes — Set #1 of 1

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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.

Near Rhymes — Set #1 of 54
  • look bleak
  • tongue in cheek
  • turn the other cheek
  • up the creek
  • spring a leak
  • past one's peak
  • widow's peak
  • fit of pique
  • quarterback sneak
  • pip squeak
  • till the pips squeak
  • talk a blue streak
  • winning streak
  • yellow streak
  • spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak
Near Rhymes — Set #2 of 54
  • fox and geese
  • elbow grease
  • squeaky wheel gets the grease
  • on the increase
  • nasty nice
  • hold one's peace
  • all in one piece
  • by the piece
  • conversation piece
  • of a piece
  • speak one's piece
  • the villain of the piece
  • think piece
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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."

  • back + means
  • black + beans
  • black + jeans
  • lack + means
Mosaic Rhymes — Set #1 of 1