Rhyme Dictionary
Rhymes with “Backgammon”
/ˈbæk.ɡæm.ən/
A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
♬72 rhyming words found
🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Backgammon"
50 wordsThese words rhyme exactly with "backgammon" — same ending sound.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| examine | 3 | verb | To observe or inspect carefully or critically. |
| mammon | 2 | noun | Often mammon: wealth, material avarice, profit. |
| gammon | 2 | noun | A cut of quick-cured pork leg. |
| reexamine | 4 | verb | Alternative spelling of re-examine. [(transitive) To examine again.] |
| ramen | 2 | noun | A type of instant noodles. |
| gamin | 2 | noun | (dated, also attributively) A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also (more generally), a cheeky, street-smart boy. |
| salmon | 2 | noun | (zoology) One of several species of fish, typically of the Salmoninae subfamily, brownish above with silvery sides and delicate pinkish-orange flesh; they ascend rivers to spawn. |
| brahman | 2 | noun | (Hinduism) The unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent reality which is the Divine Ground of all matter, energy, time, space, being, and everything beyond in this Universe. The nature of Brahman is described as transpersonal, personal and impersonal by different philosophical schools. |
| cross examine | 4 | verb | Alternative form of cross-examine. [(transitive) To question (someone) closely in order to verify facts, or information previously given.] |
| king salmon | 3 | noun | A census-designated place in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska, which is the borough seat of the adjacent Lake and Peninsula Borough. |
| silver salmon | 4 | noun | Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) |
| red salmon | 3 | noun | A sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). |
| coho salmon | 4 | noun | A species of anadromous fish in the salmon family (Oncorhynchus kisutch) |
| smoked salmon | 3 | noun | edible raw salmon that is cut into strips and cured by smoking. |
| rock salmon | 3 | noun | (British) The flesh of any of several species of small sharks. |
| landlocked salmon | 4 | noun | Any of the populations of the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar that inhabit freshwater only. |
| jack salmon | 3 | noun | A Chinook salmon that returns to the fresh water one or two years early. |
| stamin | 2 | noun | (obsolete) A kind of coarse woollen cloth from England. |
| thamyn | 2 | noun | Alternative form of thamin (“Eld's deer”) (Rucervus eldii) [Synonym of Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii)] |
| hamon | 2 | noun | A wavy line found on steel products that have been hardened differentially, with soft and hard steel sections, where the tempered steel is separated from the softer parts by the hamon. |
| cram in | 2 | — | |
| dammen | 2 | noun | — |
| ram in | 2 | — | |
| scammon | 2 | noun | — |
| abraham in | 4 | — | |
| abram in | 3 | — | |
| alabama in | 4 | — | |
| alabaman | 4 | noun | Synonym of Alabamian. |
| alam in | 3 | — | |
| allingham in | 4 | — | |
| am in | 2 | — | |
| am inn | 2 | — | |
| amann | 2 | noun | A surname. |
| amman | 2 | noun | The capital city of Jordan. |
| ammann | 2 | noun | A surname. |
| ammon | 2 | noun | (historical) An ancient nation occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan. |
| amsterdam in | 4 | — | |
| anagram in | 4 | — | |
| atlantic salmon | 5 | noun | A species of fish of the salmon family, Salmo salar. |
| bam in | 2 | — | |
| bartram in | 3 | — | |
| beckham in | 3 | — | |
| bellingham in | 4 | — | |
| birmingham in | 4 | — | |
| brahma in | 2 | — | |
| bramin | 2 | noun | Dated form of brahmin. [A member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.] |
| buckingham in | 4 | — | |
| cablegram in | 4 | — | |
| cam in | 2 | — | |
| cammon | 2 | noun | A surname. |
🎵 Near Rhymes for "Backgammon"
22 wordsThese words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| common | 2 | noun | Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual. |
| battle | 2 | noun | (military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement. |
| wagon | 2 | noun | A heavier four-wheeled (normally horse-drawn) vehicle designed to carry goods (or sometimes people). |
| examines | 3 | verb | To observe or inspect carefully or critically. |
| cannon | 2 | noun | A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar, which may include muzzle appendages. |
| slamming | 2 | noun | The act of something being slammed. |
| planning | 2 | noun | The act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans. |
| bandwagon | 3 | noun | (figuratively) A current movement that attracts wide support. |
| napkin | 2 | noun | A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating. |
| snapdragon | 3 | noun | (countable) Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum, with showy yellow, white or red flowers. |
| spamming | 2 | noun | (Internet) The act of sending unwanted electronic mail. |
| jackman | 2 | noun | (motor racing) A member of the pit crew responsible for lifting the car with a jack. |
| gamming | 2 | noun | Collective noun used to refer to a group of whales, or rarely also of porpoises; a pod. |
| tannen | 2 | noun | — |
| allen | 2 | noun | An English and Scottish surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Alan. |
| atom | 2 | noun | (chemistry, physics) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. |
| hammond | 2 | noun | An English surname originating as a patronymic. |
| hansen | 2 | noun | A surname from Danish [in turn originating as a patronymic] of Danish and Norwegian origin. |
| hey snap dragon | 4 | — | |
| salmons | 2 | noun | A surname. |
| scrabble | 2 | noun | (transitive) To gather hastily. |
| shannon | 2 | noun | The longest river in the British Isles, which flows through Ireland into the Atlantic Ocean. |
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