Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Derive”

♬100 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Derive"

50 words

These words rhyme exactly with "derive" — same ending sound.

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
contrive2verbTo invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
strive1verbTo try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.
drive1nounTo operate a vehicle:
archive2nounA place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.
connive2verb(intransitive) To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire.
live1verb(intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
revive2verb(transitive) (figurative) To cause (something) to recover from a state of decline, neglect, oblivion, or obscurity; to make (something) active or lively again; to reanimate, to revitalize.
alive2Having life; living; not dead.
thrive1verb(intransitive) To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.
shrive1verb(religion, transitive and intransitive) To hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.).
arrive2verb(intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place.
beehive2nounA sheltered place where bees, usually honey bees (genus Apis), live.
skive1noun(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.
hive1nounA structure, whether artificial or natural, for housing a swarm of honeybees.
jive1noun(intransitive, colloquial) To dance, originally to jive or swing music; later, to jazz, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, disco, etc.
survive2verb(intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
dive1noun(intransitive) To swim under water.
deprive2verb(transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
shive1nounA slice, especially of bread.
swive1verb(archaic, transitive) To copulate with (a woman).
slive1noun(slang) To live life to the fullest while being successful, glamorous, and confident.
stive1noun(UK, dialect, transitive, intransitive) To stew; to be stifled or suffocated.
blive1verb(obsolete) quickly; forthwith
overdrive3noun(uncountable, figurative) A state of heightened activity.
nosedive2noun(economics, etc.) A rapid fall, e.g. in price or value.
clive1nounA male given name transferred from the surname, popular in Britain in the mid-twentieth century.
crash dive2noun(idiomatic, military) An emergency maneuver by a submarine in which it suddenly descends, especially to considerable depth, usually in order to escape an attack or avoid a collision.
five1nounThe digit/figure 5.
test drive2nounA sample driving session in a motor vehicle, in order to assess its quality before purchase.
sex drive2nounThe tendency or instinct of animals to engage in sexual activity.
vive1(obsolete) lively, animated
nose dive2nounAlternative form of nosedive. [A headfirst fall or jump.]
take a dive3verbTo decline rapidly.
chive1nounA perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.
tape drive2noun(computing) A cartridge-based interface for computers that reads from and/or writes to a tape.
swan dive2noun(diving) A forward dive performed with an arched back, the legs together, starting with arms outstretched when jumping, bringing them over the head when landing.
come alive3verb(idiomatic) to become responsive and animated.
hard drive2noun(computing, computer hardware) An electromechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage with one or more rigid, rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material.
disk drive2noun(computer hardware) A computer drive that reads disks.
take five2verb(US, Canada, informal) To take a short, typically five-minute, break from some activity.
line drive2noun(baseball, softball) A batted ball hit hard enough and low enough that it appears to travel in a relatively straight line.
power dive3verbTo perform such a dive.
fluid drive3the trademarked name that Chrysler Corporation assigned to a transmission driveline combination which replaced the flywheel with a hydraulic coupling and performed the same function as a modern torque converter, only without torque multiplication.
swallow dive3nouna swan dive
disc drive2noun(UK) Alternative spelling of disk drive. [(computer hardware) A computer drive that reads disks.]
external drive4nouna drive with its own power supply and fan mounted outside the computer system enclosure and connected to the computer by a cable
backhand drive3nouna hard straight return made on the backhand side
forehand drive3noun(sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
internal drive4nouna drive mounted inside of a computer
sky dive2the twentieth album by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, recorded in 1972.

🎵 Near Rhymes for "Derive"

50 words

These words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
analyze3verb(transitive) To subject to analysis.
reprise2noun(music) A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical.
deride2verb(transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.
demise2noun(countable) Death; decease.
imbibe2verbTo drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
despite2nounEvil feeling; malice, spite, annoyance.
devise2verb(transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
arise2verb(intransitive) To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.
realize3verb(transitive) To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation, especially something which has been true for some time).
supply2noun(transitive) To provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
ostracize3verb(by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun.
describe2verb(transitive) To represent in words.
incline2noun(chiefly intransitive, chiefly passive voice) To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.
design2nounA plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
derived2A product of derivation
disguise2nounMaterial (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.
resign2verb(transitive or intransitive) To voluntarily leave (a job or position), in particular a hard-fought position of high status.
reply2noun(transitive, intransitive) To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.
deny2verb(transitive) To assert that something is not true.
suicide3noun(uncountable) The act of intentionally killing oneself.
outside2nounThe space beyond some limit or boundary.
implied2Suggested without being stated directly; implicated or hinted at.
expire2verb(intransitive) To lapse and become invalid.
subside2verb(intransitive) To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil.
deprived2Subject to deprivation; poor.
quantify3verb(transitive) To assign a quantity to.
divide2verb(transitive) To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
decide2verb(ambitransitive) To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
define2verbTo state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
perspire2verb(ambitransitive) To emit (sweat or perspiration) through the skin's pores.
unlike2nounNot like; dissimilar (to); having no resemblance; unalike.
electrify4verb(transitive) To strongly excite, especially by something delightful or inspiring; to thrill.
penalize3verb(transitive) To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
incise2verb(transitive) To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave.
inside2nounThe interior or inner part.
feline2nounOf or pertaining to cats.
multiply3verb(transitive) To increase the amount, degree or number of (something).
generalize4verbTo infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
preside2verb(intransitive) To act as president or chairperson.
compartmentalize5verb(transitive) To separate something into different categories, or compartments.
terrorize3verbTo fill (someone) with terror; to terrify.
derives2verb(transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
survives2verb(intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
tonight2nounDuring the night following the current day; during the evening of today.
denies2verb(transitive) To assert that something is not true.
devine2nounAn unincorporated community in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States.
divine2nounOf or pertaining to a god.
dubai2nounA city in the United Arab Emirates; the capital of Dubai emirate.
reside2verbTo dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time.
surprise2nounSomething unexpected.

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