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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.

End Rhymes — Set #1 of 1

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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.

  • natural born
  • to the manner born
  • to the manor born
  • toot one's own horn
  • toot you own horn
Near Rhymes — Set #2 of 85
  • above board
  • across the board
  • back to the drawing board
  • by the board
  • on board
  • pass by the board
  • room and board
  • sandwich board
  • drunk as a lord
  • break the record
  • break the record
  • go on record
  • go on record
  • matter of record
  • matter of record
  • off the record
  • off the record
  • on record
  • on record
  • double-edged sword
  • fall on your sword
  • pen is mightier than the sword
  • put to the sword
  • those who live by the sword die by the sword
  • to the sword
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