Rhyme Dictionary
Rhymes with “Fires”
/ˈfaɪ̯ə(ɹ)z/
A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Fires"
50 wordsThese words rhyme exactly with "fires" — same ending sound.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| intra vires | 3 | within the legal power or authority of a person or body | |
| friars | 2 | noun | A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars). |
| desires | 3 | Desires or The Last Prescription is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Heidemarie Hatheyer, O.W. Fischer, Sybil Werden and René Deltgen. | |
| inquires | 3 | verb | (intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something). |
| transpires | 3 | verb | (intransitive) To become known; to escape from secrecy. |
| pliers | 2 | noun | A pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things. |
| retires | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness. |
| acquires | 3 | verb | (transitive) To get. |
| gyres | 1 | noun | (oceanography) An ocean current caused by wind which moves in a circular manner, especially one that is large-scale and observed in a major ocean. |
| requires | 2 | verb | Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary. |
| choirs | 1 | noun | A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together. |
| driers | 2 | noun | A surname from German. |
| homebuyers | 3 | noun | A person who buys or plans to buy a house. |
| nyers | 1 | a Hungarian surname, meaning "raw". | |
| ultra vires | 3 | beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc | |
| wires | 1 | noun | (uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die. |
| sires | 1 | noun | A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign. |
| shires | 1 | noun | (British) (chiefly historical) An administrative area or district between about the 5th to the 11th century, subdivided into hundreds or wapentakes and jointly governed by an ealdorman and a sheriff; also, a present-day area corresponding to such a historical district; a county; especially (England), a county having a name ending in -shire. |
| amplifiers | 4 | noun | (electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal. |
| mires | 1 | noun | An undesirable situation; a predicament. |
| plyers | 2 | noun | Archaic form of pliers (“gripping tool”). [A pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things.] |
| inspires | 2 | verb | (transitive) To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration. |
| pacifiers | 4 | noun | (Canada, US) A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. |
| expires | 3 | verb | (intransitive) To lapse and become invalid. |
| flyers | 2 | noun | That which flies, as a bird or insect. |
| humidifiers | 5 | noun | A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air. |
| liars | 2 | noun | A person who frequently lies; someone who tells a lie. |
| locking pliers | 4 | (also called Vise-Grips, Mole wrench or Mole grips) pliers that can be locked into position, using an "over-center" cam action. | |
| umpires | 3 | noun | An official who presides over a sports match. |
| buyers | 2 | noun | A person who makes one or more purchases. |
| dyers | 2 | noun | One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation. |
| punch pliers | 3 | noun | punch consisting of pliers for perforating paper or leather |
| vires | 1 | noun | (law) the state of being either ultra vires or intra vires; the extent of a court's, legislature's, or other government entity's jurisdiction to do something. |
| admires | 2 | verb | (transitive) To regard with wonder and delight. |
| backfires | 3 | verb | (idiomatic, transitive) To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune. |
| dryers | 2 | noun | One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative |
| glires | 1 | (Latin glīrēs 'dormice') a clade (sometimes ranked as a grandorder) consisting of rodents and lagomorphs (rabbits, hares, and pikas). | |
| priors | 2 | noun | (Bayesian statistics) A prior probability distribution, that is, one determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it, before additional data is collected. |
| satires | 3 | noun | (uncountable) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change or highlighting a shortcoming in the work of another. Imitation, humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this. |
| bonfires | 3 | noun | A large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal. |
| fliers | 2 | noun | Alternative form of flyer (more common in US, except in the sense of "leaflet") [That which flies, as a bird or insect.] |
| fryers | 2 | noun | A machine or container for frying food. |
| lyres | 1 | noun | (music) An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke. |
| purifiers | 4 | noun | A person or device that purifies (by removing impurities). |
| qualifiers | 4 | noun | One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition. |
| rib joint pliers | 4 | noun | a type of pliers |
| aspires | 3 | verb | (intransitive) To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something. |
| byres | 1 | noun | (chiefly British) A barn, especially one used for keeping cattle in. |
| magnifiers | 4 | noun | A magnifying glass. |
| occupiers | 4 | noun | One who occupies, particularly with respect to a foreign government controlling the territory of another. |
🎵 Near Rhymes for "Fires"
50 wordsThese words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| desire | 3 | noun | To want; to wish for earnestly. |
| pyre | 2 | noun | A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned. |
| prior | 2 | noun | Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous. |
| fire | 2 | noun | (uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering. |
| state of affairs | 4 | noun | (idiomatic) A specific situation; a set of circumstances. |
| tired | 2 | In need of some rest or sleep. | |
| inspired | 3 | Filled with inspiration or motivated. | |
| transpire | 3 | verb | (intransitive) To become known; to escape from secrecy. |
| required | 3 | Necessary; obligatory; mandatory. | |
| wired | 2 | Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires. | |
| bonfire | 3 | noun | A large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal. |
| airs | 1 | noun | Affected manners intended to impress others. |
| wildfire | 3 | noun | A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area. |
| corps | 1 | noun | An organized group of people united by a common purpose. |
| flyer | 2 | noun | That which flies, as a bird or insect. |
| conspire | 3 | verb | (intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot. |
| drawers | 1 | noun | (slang) Any clothing covering the legs, such as shorts, trousers, or tights. |
| identifier | 5 | noun | Something that identifies or uniquely points to something or someone else. |
| iron | 2 | noun | (uncountable) A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe. |
| tears | 1 | noun | Viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting. |
| desired | 3 | wished-for, longed-for | |
| funeral pyre | 5 | noun | A pyre; a funeral pile. |
| liar | 2 | noun | A person who frequently lies; someone who tells a lie. |
| nares | 1 | the plural of naris, meaning nostril. | |
| scores | 1 | noun | (slang, UK) A bag of cannabis worth £20. |
| kick upstairs | 3 | verb | (transitive, informal, idiomatic) To promote (an employee considered troublesome) to a position of lesser influence, but of apparently higher status. |
| wire | 2 | noun | (uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die. |
| tire | 2 | noun | (intransitive) To become sleepy or weary. |
| yours | 1 | noun | — |
| years | 1 | noun | (colloquial, hyperbolic) A very long time. |
| affairs | 2 | noun | transactions of professional or public interest |
| admirers | 3 | noun | One who admires. |
| downstairs | 2 | noun | Located on a lower floor. |
| pacifier | 4 | noun | (Canada, US) A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. |
| qualifier | 4 | noun | One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition. |
| higher | 2 | verb | (transitive) To make higher; to raise or increase in amount or quantity. |
| unawares | 3 | Unexpectedly or by surprise. | |
| fired | 2 | dismissed, terminated from employment. | |
| doors | 1 | noun | Opening time |
| clears | 1 | noun | A relatively strong, coarse flour that has only been sifted once. |
| shears | 1 | noun | A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for cutting cloth, or for removing the fleece from sheep etc. |
| flier | 2 | noun | Alternative form of flyer (more common in US, except in the sense of "leaflet") [That which flies, as a bird or insect.] |
| upstairs | 2 | noun | Located on a higher floor or level of a building. |
| hours | 1 | noun | an indefinite period of time |
| campfire | 3 | noun | A fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and heat, to drive away bugs, and as a focal point for sitting around in the evening and talking, telling stories, and singing. |
| cheers | 1 | verb | (ambitransitive) To say "cheers" as a toast (to someone). |
| all fours | 2 | noun | The four legs of a quadruped. |
| theirs | 1 | — | |
| drivers | 2 | noun | An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. |
| in arrears | 3 | in debt |
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