rime

/raim/
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rime

A poet carefully checks the rime in the final words of each line.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • Frost or hoarfrost: A white, icy deposit that forms on objects, especially outdoors, when water vapor in the air freezes directly onto cold surfaces.
    • Rhyme: (Less common, poetic) Correspondence in the sounds of two or more words, especially at the ends of lines of verse.

  2. Verb:

    • To cover with frost: To become covered with or as if with rime (frost).
    • To rhyme: (Archaic or poetic) To compose or be in rhyme; to have similar sounds, especially in their final syllables.
Usage and Examples

  • Noun (Frost):

    • The trees were coated with a thick rime after the freezing fog.
    • We woke up to a world of sparkling rime on every branch and blade of grass.

  • Noun (Rhyme):

    • The poet used a simple rime scheme in his ballad. (This usage is now rare; "rhyme" is standard.)

  • Verb (To cover with frost):

    • The windows were rimed with ice on the cold morning.
    • The old gate was rimed over, looking like a ghostly sculpture.

  • Verb (To rhyme):

    • "Love" and "dove" rime perfectly. (This is an archaic spelling; "rhyme" is the modern standard.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Hard rime" vs. "Soft rime": In meteorology, these terms describe different types of frost formation. Hard rime is dense and granular, while soft rime is feathery and crystalline.
  • Literary/Archaic Use: In older poetry or texts, "rime" is often found as a spelling variant for "rhyme." Modern usage strongly favors "rhyme" for the poetic device and reserves "rime" primarily for the frost formation.
Variants and Related Words
  • Rimed (adj.): Covered with rime (frost).
    • The rimed forest looked enchanting.
  • Rimy (adj.): Frosty; covered with rime.
    • The rimy air made breathing feel sharp.
  • Rhyme (n. & v.): The standard modern spelling for the concept of corresponding word sounds. "Rime" and "rhyme" were historically interchangeable, but "rhyme" is now dominant for this meaning.
Synonyms
  • For Frost/Ice: Hoarfrost, frost, ice crystals, deposit.
  • For Rhyme: (As "rhyme") Verse, poem, jingle, correspondence.
Phrasal Verbs / Common Phrases
  • To be rimed over: To be completely covered with a layer of frost.
    • The entire landscape was rimed over, silent and white.
Related Idioms
  • None specific to "rime": As a specialized term for frost and an archaic term for rhyme, it does not commonly feature in modern idioms. The idiom "without rhyme or reason" uses the standard spelling "rhyme."
rime

A poet carefully checks the rime in the final words of each line.

Noun
  1. correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
  2. ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
Verb
  1. compose rhymes
  2. be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable
    • hat and cat rhyme

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