Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Gunfire

57 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Gunfire"

50 words

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

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
desire3nounTo want; to wish for earnestly.
inquire2verb(intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something).
spire1noun(architecture) A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof.
acquire3verb(transitive) To get.
esquire2noun(usually US, law) A lawyer.
pyre2nounA funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.
prior2nounComing before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.
sire2nounA lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.
fire1noun(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.
quagmire3noun(figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.
enquire3verbBritish English form of inquire. [(intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something).]
twire1verb(intransitive) To glance shyly or slyly; look askance; make eyes; leer; peer; pry.
require2verbNaturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.
satire3noun(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.
squire1nounA title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See esquire.
inspire2verb(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.
transpire3verb(intransitive) To become known; to escape from secrecy.
aspire2verb(intransitive) To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
expire2verb(intransitive) To lapse and become invalid.
attire3noun(clothing) One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
quire1nounOne-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty-four or twenty-five sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold.
bonfire3nounA large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal.
wildfire3nounA rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.
flyer2nounThat which flies, as a bird or insect.
entire3noun(sometimes postpositive) Whole; complete.
perspire2verb(ambitransitive) To emit (sweat or perspiration) through the skin's pores.
conspire3verb(intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot.
town crier3noun(British, historical) A person who is employed by a town council to make public announcements in the streets
identifier5nounSomething that identifies or uniquely points to something or someone else.
supplier3nounOne who supplies; a provider.
backfire2verb(idiomatic, transitive) To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
hellfire2noun(uncountable) The fire of Hell.
retire2verb(intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
liar2nounA person who frequently lies; someone who tells a lie.
misfire3noun(firearms) To fail to discharge properly.
haywire2nounBehaviorally erratic or uncontrollable, especially of a machine or mechanical process.
brier2nounA surname.
afire2On fire (often metaphorically).
magnifier4nounA magnifying glass.
catch fire3verb(figurative) To become very popular or widespread; to take off.
plier2nounOne who plies.
brushfire2nounA large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which occurs in forests.
wire1noun(uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
tire2noun(intransitive) To become sleepy or weary.
lyre1noun(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.
crossfire2nounThe danger to a third party passing between two belligerents firing at one another.
highflier3noun(figurative) An ambitious person, especially one who takes risks or has an extravagant lifestyle.
cease-fire3nounAlternative spelling of ceasefire. [In warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose. (Typically only temporary).]
foxfire2noun(mycology, chiefly US) Bioluminescence created by some types of fungus, particularly those growing on rotting wood.
wyer2nounA surname.

🎵 Near Rhymes for "Gunfire"

7 words

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

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
advisor3nounOne who offers advice.
driver2nounA person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car, truck, bus, train, forklift, etc.
sniper2nounA person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.
subscriber3nounA person who subscribes to a publication or a service.
fired2dismissed, terminated from employment.
applier3nounA person or device that applies something.
visor2nounThe fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.

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