Rhyme Dictionary
Rhymes with “Deserve”
/dɪˈzɜːv/
To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have.
♬96 rhyming words found
🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Deserve"
46 wordsThese words rhyme exactly with "deserve" — same ending sound.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| observe | 2 | verb | (transitive) To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail. |
| preserve | 2 | verb | To protect; to keep from harm or injury. |
| verve | 1 | noun | Enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist, musician, or writer, in composing or performing. |
| curve | 1 | noun | A gentle bend, such as in a road. |
| oeuvre | 1 | noun | (uncountable, collective) A substantial or complete corpus of works produced by a artist, composer, or writer. |
| swerve | 1 | verb | To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact. |
| serve | 1 | verb | (personal) To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink). |
| nerve | 1 | noun | Courage; boldness; audacity; gall. |
| conserve | 2 | verb | (transitive) To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative. |
| unnerve | 2 | verb | To make somebody nervous, upset, alarm, shake the resolve of. |
| olfactory nerve | 5 | noun | (neuroanatomy) Either of the first of twelve paired cranial nerves which arise in the olfactory neurosensory cells of the nasal mucous membrane and carries information of the sense of smell from the nasal cavity to the brain. |
| optic nerve | 3 | noun | (neuroanatomy) Each of the second pair of cranial nerves that carry visual information from the retina to the brain. |
| facial nerve | 3 | noun | (neuroanatomy) The seventh (VII) of twelve paired cranial nerves that supply motor fibers especially to the muscles of the face and jaw and sensory and parasympathetic fibers to the tongue, palate, and fauces. |
| accessory nerve | 5 | noun | (neuroanatomy) Either of a pair of motor nerves that are the 11th cranial nerve of higher vertebrates, arise from the medulla oblongata and the upper part of the spinal cord, controlling the pharynx and the muscles of the upper chest, back and shoulders. |
| auditory nerve | 5 | noun | (neuroanatomy) Synonym of vestibulocochlear nerve. |
| acoustic nerve | 4 | noun | cochlear nerve |
| spinal nerve | 3 | noun | (neuroanatomy) Any of the 31 paired nerves that originate from the spinal cord. |
| motor nerve | 3 | noun | (anatomy) A nerve that carries impulses from the brain and spinal cord to muscles. |
| femoral nerve | 4 | The femoral nerve is a nerve in the thigh that supplies skin on the upper thigh and inner leg, and the muscles that extend the knee. | |
| sine curve | 2 | noun | (mathematics) A curve representing periodic oscillations as given by the sine function. |
| break of serve | 3 | noun | (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving |
| sensory nerve | 4 | A sensory nerve, or afferent nerve, is an anatomic term for a nerve that contains exclusively afferent nerve fibers. | |
| valuation reserve | 6 | noun | a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets |
| serv | 1 | noun | Abbreviation of service. [An act of being of assistance to someone.] |
| exponential curve | 5 | noun | a graph of an exponential function |
| lumbar nerve | 3 | noun | any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the lumbar section of the spinal cord |
| cervical nerve | 4 | noun | (neuroanatomy) One of the spinal nerves of the cervical region of which there are eight on each side in most mammals including humans. |
| home reserve | 3 | Home Reserve, LLC, is a furniture manufacturing company headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, US. | |
| thoracic nerve | 4 | noun | any of twelve pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the thoracic region of the spinal cord |
| military reserve | 6 | A military reserve, active reserve, reserve formation, or simply reserve, is a group of military personnel or units that is initially not committed to a battle by its commander, so that it remains available to address unforeseen situations or exploit sudden opportunities. | |
| regression curve | 4 | noun | a smooth curve fitted to the set of paired data in regression analysis; for linear regression the curve is a straight line |
| shooting preserve | 4 | noun | A preserve or area of country used for hunting. |
| territorial reserve | 7 | noun | a territorial military unit |
| wandering nerve | 4 | noun | Synonym of vagus nerve. |
| underserve | 3 | verb | (transitive) To supply something with insufficient services or resources. |
| federal reserve | 5 | noun | (US, economics) The Federal Reserve System. |
| herve | 1 | noun | A Belgian cheese similar to Limburger. |
| hors-d-oeuvre | 2 | — | |
| irv | 1 | noun | Initialism of instant runoff voting. |
| irve | 1 | noun | A male given name. |
| merv | 1 | noun | A male given name, clipping of Mervyn. |
| mirv | 1 | noun | (transitive, military, slang) To attack with MIRV missiles. |
| normal curve | 3 | noun | a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution |
| proserv | 2 | noun | — |
| reserve | 2 | noun | (transitive, ditransitive) To book in advance; to make a reservation for. |
| zurve | 1 | — |
🎵 Near Rhymes for "Deserve"
50 wordsThese words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| assert | 2 | verb | To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively. |
| discern | 2 | verb | (transitive) To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry. |
| inert | 2 | noun | Unable to move or act; inanimate. |
| reserved | 2 | (not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or purpose; spoken for. | |
| concern | 2 | noun | That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone. |
| concur | 2 | verb | To agree (in action or opinion); to have a common opinion; to coincide; to correspond. |
| perverse | 2 | noun | Morally wrong or evil; wicked; perverted. |
| absurd | 2 | noun | Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. |
| adverse | 2 | Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction. | |
| return | 2 | noun | (intransitive) To come or go back (to a place or person). |
| incur | 2 | verb | (transitive) To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to. |
| disperse | 2 | verb | (transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions. |
| superb | 2 | First-rate; of the highest quality; exceptionally good. | |
| transfer | 2 | noun | (transitive) To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another. |
| usurp | 2 | verb | To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means. |
| confirm | 2 | verb | To assure the accuracy of previous statements. |
| perturb | 2 | verb | To disturb; to bother or unsettle. |
| unnerved | 2 | Deprived of courage, strength, confidence, self-control, etc. | |
| revert | 2 | verb | One who, or that which, reverts. |
| berserk | 2 | noun | Furiously, injuriously, or maniacally violent or out of control. |
| disconcert | 3 | verb | (transitive) To upset the composure of; to startle. |
| occur | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To happen or take place. |
| refer | 2 | verb | (transitive) To direct the attention of (someone toward something) |
| divert | 2 | verb | (transitive) To turn aside from a course. |
| reverse | 2 | noun | Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction. |
| preferred | 2 | noun | favoured |
| preserved | 2 | kept intact or in a particular condition | |
| disturb | 2 | verb | (transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids. |
| observed | 2 | (of a holiday) Exceptionally celebrated on a date other than the usual date. | |
| adjourn | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To end or suspend an event. |
| carve | 1 | verb | To cut meat in order to serve it. |
| starve | 1 | verb | (intransitive) To die because of lack of food or of not eating. |
| prefer | 2 | verb | (transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. |
| rehearse | 2 | verb | (ambitransitive) To practise by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation, especially in theater. |
| unheard | 2 | Not heard. | |
| deserved | 2 | fair; merited. | |
| undeserved | 3 | Not deserved, earned or merited; unjustifiable or unfair. | |
| referred | 2 | verb | (transitive) To direct the attention of (someone toward something) |
| homework | 2 | noun | Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class. |
| reverb | 2 | noun | (audio effects) An electronic effect which simulates echoes or reverberations in the sound signal being processed. |
| incurred | 2 | verb | (transitive) To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to. |
| deserves | 2 | verb | (transitive) To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have. |
| occurs | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To happen or take place. |
| prefered | 2 | verb | Misspelling of preferred. |
| dessert | 2 | noun | The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc. |
| reword | 2 | verb | (transitive) To change the wording of; to restate using different words. |
| occurred | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To happen or take place. |
| alert | 2 | noun | Attentive; awake; on guard. |
| deter | 2 | verb | (transitive) To prevent something from happening. |
| insert | 2 | verb | (transitive) To put in between or into. |
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