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verse
1[vurs]
noun
(not in technical use) a stanza.
a succession of metrical feet written, printed, or orally composed as one line; one of the lines of a poem.
a particular type of metrical line.
a hexameter verse.
a poem, or piece of poetry.
metrical composition; poetry, especially as involving metrical form.
metrical writing distinguished from poetry because of its inferior quality.
a writer of verse, not poetry.
a particular type of metrical composition.
elegiac verse.
the collective poetry of an author, period, nation, etc..
Miltonian verse;
American verse.
one of the short conventional divisions of a chapter of the Bible.
Music.
that part of a song following the introduction and preceding the chorus.
a part of a song designed to be sung by a solo voice.
Rare.a line of prose, especially a sentence, or part of a sentence, written as one line.
Rare.a subdivision in any literary work.
adjective
of, relating to, or written in verse.
a verse play.
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to express in verse.
verse
2[vurs]
verb (used with object)
Slang.to play against; be the opponent of, as in a game or match.
Want to verse me in this new RPG?
We lost against the Wildcats when we versed them a couple of days ago.
-verse
3a combining form extracted from universe, occurring as the final element in compounds with the sense “in the sphere or realm of”: Chaos is erupting in the Twitterverse right now. We try to stick with using the Linuxverse on our computers. A new publisher is big news in the writerverse.
a combining form extracted from universe, used in forming names for a fictional world associated with a particular media franchise: the BTTF-verse of Back to the Future;
the Whoniverse of Doctor Who;
the BTTF-verse of Back to the Future;
the Vorkosiverse of the Vorkosigan Saga.
verse
/ ɜː /
noun
(not in technical usage) a stanza or other short subdivision of a poem
poetry as distinct from prose
a series of metrical feet forming a rhythmic unit of one line
( as modifier )
verse line
a specified type of metre or metrical structure
iambic verse
one of the series of short subsections into which most of the writings in the Bible are divided
a metrical composition; poem
verb
a rare word for versify
verse
A kind of language made intentionally different from ordinary speech or prose. It usually employs devices such as meter and rhyme, though not always. Free verse, for example, has neither meter nor rhyme. Verse is usually considered a broader category than poetry, with the latter being reserved to mean verse that is serious and genuinely artistic.
Other 51Թ Forms
- underverse noun
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Here we have that rhyme written in the latest Los Angeles verse of our tense world.
And like water, she sees herself as able to flow, changing form without losing her core alchemy — equally comfortable spitting fire rap verses as delivering sultry R&B riffs.
The second verse may be the same as the first, but in Donald Trump’s case, it’s a lot louder and far more dangerous the second time around.
A surprise cameo from Lizzo paid alms to their long friendship, and a bawdy slice of her verse from Drake’s “Rich Baby Daddy” proved she can own even a nemesis’ material with her charisma.
Newspapers sent reporters to cover the dispute's twists and turns, so Annie was well versed on the "war", and any opportunity to benefit for it.
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