Rhyme Dictionary
Rhymes with “Sheriff”
/ˈʃɛɹəf/
(except Scotland) (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.
🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Sheriff"
50 wordsThese words rhyme exactly with "sheriff" — same ending sound.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
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| seraph | 2 | noun | (post-biblical) A six-winged angel; one of the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God. |
| teraph | 2 | noun | An idol or other image of reverence and divination among the ancient Hebrews; apparently especially a kind of household god. |
| tariff | 2 | noun | A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves. |
| seriph | 2 | noun | Archaic form of serif. [(typography) A short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman.] |
| ceriph | 2 | noun | Archaic form of serif. [(typography) A short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman.] |
| serif | 2 | noun | (typography) Of a typeface, provided with serifs. |
| sherif | 2 | noun | A surname from Arabic. |
| protective tariff | 5 | Protective tariffs are tariffs that are enacted with the aim of protecting a domestic industry. | |
| revenue tariff | 5 | noun | a tariff imposed to raise revenue |
| sherriff | 2 | noun | Obsolete form of sheriff. [(British, except Scotland) (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.] |
| cherif | 2 | noun | — |
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| fair if | 2 | — | |
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| hair rough | 2 | — | |
| hardware if | 3 | — | |
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| mare if | 2 | — | |
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| millionaire if | 4 | — | |
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| prepare rough | 3 | — | |
| questionnaire if | 4 | — | |
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| share if | 2 | — | |
| software if | 3 | — |
🎵 Near Rhymes for "Sheriff"
50 wordsThese words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| zealous | 2 | Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion, particularly in matters of religion. | |
| merit | 2 | noun | (countable, uncountable) Something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward. |
| dilemma | 3 | noun | A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable. |
| apparent | 3 | Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable. | |
| sterile | 2 | Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms. | |
| careless | 2 | Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. | |
| embarrassed | 3 | Having a feeling of shameful discomfort. | |
| heaven | 2 | noun | (religion) The abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; especially: |
| demerit | 3 | noun | A quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault. |
| cleric | 2 | noun | A member of a clergy. |
| merits | 2 | noun | Intrinsic advantages, as opposed to political or procedural advantages. |
| generic | 3 | noun | (pharmacology) Of a product or drug, not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class. |
| ferrous | 2 | Of or containing iron. | |
| hysteric | 3 | noun | A hysterical person. |
| heiress | 2 | noun | A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit. |
| errand | 2 | noun | A journey undertaken to accomplish some task. |
| ferret | 2 | noun | An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals. |
| inherit | 3 | verb | (transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death. |
| derrick | 2 | noun | A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects. |
| edit | 2 | noun | To change a text, or a document. |
| parrot | 2 | noun | A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae. |
| garret | 2 | noun | An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house. |
| perish | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To die; to cease to live. |
| rarest | 2 | Very uncommon; scarce. | |
| erick | 2 | noun | A male given name from the Germanic languages, a rare spelling variant of Eric that can also be explained as a form of Frederick. |
| parrots | 2 | noun | A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae. |
| tariffs | 2 | noun | A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves. |
| sheriffs | 2 | noun | (US) A government official, usually responsible for law enforcement in their county and for administration of the county jail, sometimes an officer of the court, usually elected. |
| terran | 2 | noun | (chiefly science fiction) An inhabitant of Earth; an earthling, especially a human. |
| cheryl | 2 | noun | A female given name originating as a coinage. |
| cherish | 2 | verb | To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care. |
| embarrass | 3 | verb | (transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash. |
| era | 2 | noun | A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year. |
| eric | 2 | noun | (historical) A fine paid as compensation for violent crimes. |
| farrell | 2 | noun | A surname from Irish. |
| ferris | 2 | noun | A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Fergus and/or from the Norman surname Ferrers. |
| harris | 2 | noun | (countable) An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic. |
| heron | 2 | noun | Any long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae. |
| marriage | 2 | noun | A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religious rights and responsibilities. |
| medic | 2 | noun | A physician. |
| merrit | 2 | noun | A surname. |
| merritt | 2 | noun | A surname. |
| parent | 2 | noun | (often in the plural) A person who raises a child (which they have made, adopted, fostered, taken as their own, etc.). |
| paris | 2 | noun | The capital and largest city of France. |
| senate | 2 | noun | In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber. |
| staring | 2 | noun | Looking fixedly with wide-open eyes. |
| terrace | 2 | noun | A platform that extends outwards from a building. |
| terris | 2 | noun | A surname. |
| venice | 2 | noun | A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Venice and the region of Veneto, Italy; former capital of an independent republic. |
| zealot | 2 | noun | One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for their own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic. |
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