Rhyme Dictionary
Rhymes with “Earthquake”
/ˈɜːθkweɪk/
A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
♬98 rhyming words found
🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Earthquake"
50 wordsThese words rhyme exactly with "earthquake" — same ending sound.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| break | 1 | verb | (ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly. |
| opaque | 2 | noun | Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent. |
| forsake | 2 | verb | (transitive) To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something). |
| ache | 1 | noun | (intransitive, stative) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed. |
| slake | 1 | verb | (transitive) To satisfy (thirst, or other desires). |
| heartache | 2 | noun | Emotional distress or pain, often caused by a loved one or their absence. |
| take | 1 | verb | (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force. |
| make | 1 | verb | (transitive) To create. |
| undertake | 3 | verb | (transitive) To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.). |
| shake | 1 | verb | (transitive, ergative) To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| fake | 1 | noun | Not real; false, fraudulent. |
| keepsake | 2 | noun | An object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons. |
| wake | 1 | noun | (intransitive) (often followed by up) To stop sleeping. |
| cake | 1 | noun | A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing. |
| stake | 1 | noun | A share or interest in a business or a given situation. |
| partake | 2 | verb | (formal) To take part in an activity; to participate. [with in] |
| namesake | 2 | noun | A person with the same name as another. |
| flake | 1 | noun | A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything |
| heartbreak | 2 | noun | Overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment. |
| uptake | 2 | noun | Absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism. |
| brake | 1 | noun | A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car. |
| outbreak | 2 | noun | An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc. |
| strake | 1 | noun | (nautical) A continuous line of plates or planks running from bow to stern that contributes to a vessel's skin. (FM 55-501). |
| mistake | 2 | noun | An error. |
| intake | 2 | noun | The quantity taken in. |
| overtake | 3 | verb | To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic). |
| drake | 1 | noun | A male duck. |
| fruitcake | 2 | noun | A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice; usually served in celebration of weddings and Christmas. |
| headache | 2 | noun | (medicine) A pain or ache in the head. |
| sake | 1 | noun | cause, interest or account |
| awake | 2 | verb | Not asleep; conscious. |
| bellyache | 3 | noun | Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen. |
| betake | 2 | verb | (reflexive, literary) To take oneself to; go or move; repair; resort; have recourse. |
| mandrake | 2 | noun | Any plant of the genus Mandragora, certain of which are said to have medicinal or aphrodisiac properties; the root of these plants often resembles the shape of a small person, hence occasioning various mythic, magical, or occult uses. |
| shortcake | 2 | noun | A dessert made with such a cake, typically having layers of cream and fruit. |
| milkshake | 2 | noun | A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring. |
| handshake | 2 | noun | The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement. |
| bake | 1 | noun | (transitive or intransitive or ditransitive, with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven (for someone). |
| steak | 1 | noun | Beefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling. |
| retake | 2 | verb | To take something again. |
| give and take | 3 | noun | (idiomatic) A process of compromise or accommodation. |
| beefsteak | 2 | noun | (countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from a cattle beast (e.g., cow, steer). |
| cluster headache | 4 | noun | (pathology) An extremely painful, cyclical and unilateral headache. |
| take the cake | 3 | verb | (idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly US) Used as an affirmation or accolade when one is deemed the top position in a comparison or contest; to win or be the best (at). |
| double take | 3 | noun | An abrupt movement, used, for example, as a comical reaction to a surprising sight, in which someone casually sees something, briefly stops looking at it, realizes what it is, and snaps attention back to it with an expression of surprise or disbelief. |
| sweepstake | 2 | noun | (US) A prize draw. |
| summer snowflake | 4 | noun | A member of species Leucojum aestivum of a bulbous plants belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family. |
| burning at the stake | 5 | noun | execution by fire |
| claik | 1 | noun | (Scotland) Gossip; a gossip. |
| straik | 1 | noun | Alternative form of strake. [(archaic) An iron fitting of a traditional wooden wheel, such as a hub component or bearing (e.g., box, bushel), a cleat, or a rim covering.] |
🎵 Near Rhymes for "Earthquake"
48 wordsThese words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| create | 2 | verb | (transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:) |
| elevate | 3 | verb | (transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position. |
| escape | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To get free; to free oneself. |
| estate | 2 | noun | The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person. |
| survey | 2 | noun | A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality. |
| afraid | 2 | Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear. | |
| insane | 2 | Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad. | |
| concentrate | 3 | verb | (intransitive) To focus one's thought or attention (on). |
| hesitate | 3 | verb | (intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination. |
| regulate | 3 | verb | To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law. |
| okay | 2 | noun | Alternative spelling of OK. [All right, acceptable, permitted.] |
| rotate | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To spin, turn, or revolve. |
| lightweight | 2 | noun | Something that is light in weight, or relatively so. |
| away | 2 | verb | From a place, hence. |
| mermaid | 2 | noun | A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish. |
| today | 2 | noun | On the current day or date. |
| holiday | 3 | noun | (chiefly UK, Australia) A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural. |
| fireplace | 3 | noun | An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney. |
| vertebrate | 3 | noun | An animal having a backbone: one belonging to the subphylum Vertebrata. |
| driveway | 2 | noun | (UK, US) A short private road that leads to a house or garage. |
| birthday | 2 | noun | The anniversary of the day on which someone is born. |
| suitcase | 2 | noun | A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling. |
| underestimate | 5 | verb | (transitive) To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has. |
| birthplace | 2 | noun | The location where a person was born. |
| mistakes | 2 | noun | An error. |
| lemonade | 3 | noun | (US, Canada, India, Philippines) A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment. |
| shock wave | 2 | noun | (physics) A powerful compression wave produced by the movement of a body through a fluid or gas at a velocity greater than the local speed of sound. |
| ashtray | 2 | noun | A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars. |
| birthrate | 2 | noun | The ratio of total live births to total population for a specific community or nation in a specified period; often expressed in births per thousand per year. |
| word play | 2 | noun | A technique in which the nature of the words used become part of the subject of the work, such as puns, phonetic mix-ups such as spoonerisms, obscure words and meanings, clever rhetorical excursions, oddly formed sentences, and telling character names. |
| headaches | 2 | noun | (medicine) A pain or ache in the head. |
| sideways | 2 | Moving or directed toward one side. | |
| birth rate | 2 | noun | Alternative spelling of birthrate. [The ratio of total live births to total population for a specific community or nation in a specified period; often expressed in births per thousand per year.] |
| yesterday | 3 | noun | The day immediately before today; one day ago. |
| sweepstakes | 2 | noun | Synonym of sweepstake. |
| refrigerate | 4 | verb | (transitive, specifically) To keep (something) cool by containing within a refrigerator. |
| workday | 2 | noun | (chiefly US) Any of the days of a week on which work is done; any day in a workweek. The five workdays in many countries are usually Monday to Friday (and are defined as such in official and legal usage even though many people work on weekends). |
| earthquakes | 2 | noun | A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults. |
| birthdays | 2 | noun | The anniversary of the day on which someone is born. |
| first place | 2 | an album by the J. J. Johnson Quartet which was released on the Columbia label. | |
| birth place | 2 | — | |
| donate | 2 | verb | (ambitransitive) To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another. |
| earth quakes | 2 | — | |
| hurricane | 3 | noun | A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye. |
| richter scale | 3 | noun | (seismology) A logarithmic scale used to express the energy released by an earthquake, each increase of 1 representing a 31-fold increase in energy, and a 10-fold increase in the measured wave amplitude. |
| thursday | 2 | noun | The fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Wednesday and precedes Friday. |
| work rate | 2 | In association football, work rate refers to the extent to which a player contributes to running and chasing in a match while not in possession of the ball. | |
| yellow snail | 3 | — |
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