verses

/-əz/

noun

  1. 1

    A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.

    Restoration literature is well known for its carefully constructed verse.
  2. 2

    Poetic form in general.

    The restrictions of verse have been steadily relaxed over time.
  3. 3

    One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.

    Note the shift in tone between the first verse and the second.
  4. 4

    A small section of the Jewish or Christian Bible.

  5. 5

    A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To compose verses.

  2. 2

    To tell in verse, or poetry.

  3. 3

    To educate about, to teach about.

    He versed us in the finer points of category theory.

verb

  1. 1

    To oppose, to compete against, especially in a video game.

    Verse him, G!

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