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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.

  • behind closed doors
  • close its doors
  • open its doors
  • on all fours
  • chained to the oars
  • rest on one's oars
  • it never rains but it pours
  • when it rains, it pours
  • chain stores
  • been in the wars
Pure Rhymes — Set #1 of 1

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End Rhymes

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

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

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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
  • by the horns
  • draw in one's horns
  • grab the bulls by its horns
  • haul in one's horns
  • lock horns
  • take the bull by its horns
  • take the bull by the horns
  • bed of thorns
Near Rhymes — Set #2 of 85
  • inner core
  • outer core
  • rotten to the core
  • at death's door
  • back door
  • bar the door
  • by the back door
  • closed door
  • darken the door
  • foot in the door
  • from the door
  • get one's foot in the door
  • in the door
  • lay at one's door
  • lay the blame at one's door
  • lay the fault at one's door
  • next door
  • open the door
  • show the door
  • shut the door
  • to the door
  • top drawer
  • get in on the ground floor
  • ground floor
  • have the floor
  • on the factory floor
  • take the floor
  • through the floor
  • walk the floor
  • acquire a taste for
  • allow for
  • answer for
  • as for
  • ask for
  • beeline for
  • bound for
  • but for
  • call for
  • come in for
  • come out for
  • cry out for
  • do duty for
  • do for
  • done for
  • fall for
  • fall in for
  • fish for
  • fit for
  • get credit for
  • give one's right arm for
  • go bail for
  • go for
  • go in for
  • go to bat for
  • gun for
  • have a soft spot in one's heart for
  • have an ear for
  • have an eye for
  • have eyes only for
  • have it in for
  • have no use for
  • head for
  • hold a brief for
  • hurrah for
  • in for
  • in the market for
  • keep an eye out for
  • lay for
  • look for
  • look high and low for
  • look out for
  • lust for
  • make a beeline for
  • make a play for
  • make for
  • no time for
  • out for
  • pant for
  • pass for
  • pay for
  • play one for
  • put in a word for
  • root for
  • scratch around for
  • set one's cap for
  • set the stage for
  • settle for
  • shop around for
  • sit up for
  • so much for
  • speak for
  • spoil for
  • spoken for
  • stand for
  • stand in for
  • stick up for
  • strapped for
  • take for
  • take up the cudgels for
  • up for
  • what for
  • whistle for
  • to the fore
  • on all four
  • ten four
  • know the score
  • settle a score
  • the score
  • wipe out an old score
  • in store
  • variety store
  • all out war
  • all's fair in love and war
  • cold war
  • man of war
  • tug of war
  • turf war
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