Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Hire

/haɪə/

Payment for the temporary use of something.

100 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Hire"

50 words

These words rhyme exactly with "hire" — 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 "Hire"

50 words

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

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
obscure2verbDifficult to understand; abstruse.
austere2Grim or severe in manner or appearance.
sneer1nounA facial expression where one slightly raises one corner of the upper lip, generally indicating scorn.
dour1nounStern, harsh and forbidding.
despair2noun(intransitive) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation. [(often) with of]
jeer1verb(intransitive, with at) To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.
lour1noun(intransitive) To frown; to look sullen.
glare1noun(intransitive) To stare angrily.
debonair3noun(especially of men) Charming, confident, and carefully dressed.
cavalier3nounLacking the proper care or concern for something important, reckless, rash, high-handed.
clear1verbTransparent in colour.
implore2verb(transitive) To beg or plead for (something) earnestly or urgently; to beseech.
assure2verb(transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.
procure2verb(transitive) To acquire or obtain.
core1nounIn general usage, an essential part of a thing surrounded by other essential things.
severe2nounVery bad or intense.
demure2verb(chiefly of a woman) Modest, quiet, reserved, or serious.
infer2verb(transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.
allure2nounThe power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.
concur2verbTo agree (in action or opinion); to have a common opinion; to coincide; to correspond.
secure2verbFree from attack or danger; protected.
endure2verb(intransitive) To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
bare1nounNaked, uncovered.
peer1nounSomebody who is, or something that is, at a level or of a value equal (to that of something else).
declare2verb(transitive, intransitive) To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.
affair2nounAn adulterous relationship, chiefly of a married person. (from affaire de cœur, affair of the heart).
flare1nounA sudden bright light.
char1noun(computing, programming) A character (text element such as a letter or symbol).
stir1verb(transitive) To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.
queer1noun(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
abhor2verb(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward.
fair1nounUnblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
pure1nounFree of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
bar1nounA solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
whore1nounSynonym of prostitute: a person (especially a woman) who offers sexual services for payment.
premier2noun(politics, UK, Westminster system) The head of government in parliament and leader of the cabinet.
chevalier3noun(historical) cavalier; knight
score1nounThe total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.
ensure2verb(intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
defer2verb(transitive) To delay or postpone.
aware2verbConscious or having knowledge of something; awake.
gore1nounBlood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air.
scour1noun(transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
incur2verb(transitive) To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.
air1noun(uncountable) The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
square1noun(geometry) A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
transfer2noun(transitive) To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.
sore1nounCausing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
lore1nounAll the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
slur1nounAn extremely offensive and socially unacceptable term targeted at a group of people (such as an ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.).

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