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verse
verse 1 V0069500 (vûrs)n.1. a. A single metrical line in a poetic composition; one line of poetry.b. A division of a metrical composition, such as a stanza of a poem or hymn.c. A poem.2. Metrical or rhymed composition as distinct from prose; poetry.3. a. The art or work of a poet.b. A group of poems: read a book of satirical verse.4. Metrical writing that lacks depth or artistic merit.5. A particular type of metrical composition, such as blank verse or free verse.6. One of the numbered subdivisions of a chapter in the Bible.tr. & intr.v. versed, vers·ing, vers·es To versify or engage in versifying.
[Middle English vers, from Old English fers and from Old French vers, both from Latin versus, from past participle of vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
verse 2 V0069500 (vûrs)tr.v. versed, vers·ing, vers·es To familiarize by study or experience: He versed himself in philosophy.
[Latin versāre; see versatile.]
verse 3 V0069500 (vûrs)tr.v. versed, vers·ing, vers·es Slang To play against (an opponent) in a competition.
[Probably back-formation from versus taken as verses in such phrases as Boston versus New York.]verse (vɜːs) n1. (Poetry) (not in technical usage) a stanza or other short subdivision of a poem2. (Poetry) poetry as distinct from prose3. (Poetry) a. a series of metrical feet forming a rhythmic unit of one lineb. (as modifier): verse line. 4. (Poetry) a specified type of metre or metrical structure: iambic verse. 5. (Bible) one of the series of short subsections into which most of the writings in the Bible are divided6. (Poetry) a metrical composition; poemvb (Poetry) a rare word for versify[Old English vers, from Latin versus a furrow, literally: a turning (of the plough), from vertere to turn]verse (vɜrs)
n., v. versed, vers•ing. n. 1. one of the lines of a poem. 2. a particular type of metrical line or composition: hexameter verse; elegaic verse. 3. a poem or a piece of poetry. 4. metrical composition; poetry, esp. as involving metrical form. 5. a stanza. 6. one of the short conventional divisions of a chapter of the Bible. 7. the part of a song following the introduction and preceding the chorus. v.t. 8. to express in verse. v.i. 9. to versify. [before 900; Middle English vers(e), fers, Old English fers < Latin versus a row, line (of poetry), literally, a turning =vert(ere) to turn + -tus suffix of v. action; akin to -ward, worth2] VerseSee also language; literature.
acrosticismthe art or skill of writing a poem in which the lines or stanzas begin with letters of the alphabet in regular order or one in which the first, middle, or final letters of the line spell a word or a phrase. — acrostic, n., adj.Alexandrinean iambic hexameter, or iambic verse with six feet.anapesta foot of three syllables, the first two short or unstressed, the third long or stressed. — anapestic, adj.antibacchius1. (in quantitative meter) two long syllables followed by a short.
2. (in accented meter) two stressed syllables followed by an unstressed. Cf. bacchius. — antibacchic, adj.antistrophethe second of two metrically related sections in a poem. Cf. strophe. See also drama. — antistrophic, antistrophal, adj.arsisthe accented part of a foot of verse.bacchius1. (in quantitative meter) a short syllable followed by two long.
2. (in accented meter) an unstressed syllable followed by two stressed. Cf. antibacchius. — bacchic, adj.bardism1. the art or skill of one who composes and recites epic or heroic poetry, often to his own musical accompaniment.
2. membership in an ancient Celtic order of poets.cantoone of the main (larger) divisions in a long poem.catalexisincompleteness of a foot, wherever it appears in a verse. — catalectic, adj.dactyla foot of three syllables, the flrst long or accented, the following two short or unaccented. — dactylist, n. — dactylic, adj.diastole(in Greek and Latin verse) the lengthening of a short syllable. Cf. systole. — diastolic, adj.dipodya double foot; a pair of similar feet comprising a metrical unit. — dipodic, adj.disticha couplet or pair of verses or lines, usually read as a unit.ecthlipsis(in Latin prosody) the elision of the last syllable of a word ending in m when the following word begins with a vowel.heptametera verse having seven metrical feet. — heptametrical, adj.heptapodya verse having seven metrical feet; a heptameter. — heptapodic, adj.hexametera verse having six metrical feet. — hexametrical, adj.hexapodya verse having six metrical feet; a hexameter. — hexapodous, adj.iamba foot of two syllables, the first short or unstressed, the second long or stressed. — iambic, adj.ictusthe stress or accent that indicates the rhythm of a verse or piece of music. See also music.lettrisma technique of poetic composition originated by Isidore Isou, characterized by strange or meaningless arrangements of letters.logaoedica poem or verse composed of dactyls and trochees or anapests and iambs, resulting in a proselike rhythm. — logaoedic, adj.lyricismthe practice of writing verse in song form rather than narrative form to embody the poet’s thoughts and emotions. Also lyrism. — lyricist, n. — lyrical, adj.lyrismlyricism. — lyrist, n.madrigala lyric poem suitable for setting to music, usually with love as a theme. — madrigalist, n.metricism1. any of various theories and techniques of metrical composition.
2. the study of metrics. — metricist, n.metrics1. the science of meter. — metricist, n.
2. the art of composing metrical verse. — metrician, metrist, n.metromaniaan abnormal compulsion for writing verse.monopodya verse consisting of one foot. — monopodic, adj.octonarya stanza of eight lines; an octave. — octonary, adj.orthometry1. the laws of versification.
2. the art or practice of applying these laws.pentametera verse of five metrical feet.pentapodya line of verse containing five feet.poesy1. Archaic. poetry.
2. Obsolete, a poem.poetasterypoor or mediocre poetry.poeticismthe qualities of bad poetry: trite subject matter, banal or archaic and poetical language, easy rhymes, jingling rhythms, sentimentality, etc; the standards of a poetaster.poetics1. Lit. Crit. the nature and laws of poetry.
2. the study of prosody.
3. a treatise on poetry.
4. (cap.) a treatise or collection of lecture notes on aesthetics composed by Aristotle.proceleusmatica metrical foot of four short syllables. — proceleusmatic, adj.prosody1. the science or study of poetic meters and versification.
2. a particular or distinctive system of metrics and versification, as that of Dylan Thomas. — prosodist, n. — prosodie, prosodical, adj.pyrrhica metrical foot composed of two short or unaccented syllables. — pyrrhic, adj.rhapsodismthe professional recitation of epic poems. — rhapsodist, n.rhapsodomancya form of divination involving verses.rhopalism1. the art or skill of writing verse in which each successive word in a line is longer by one syllable than the preceding word or in which each line of verse is longer by a syllable or a metrical foot than the preceding line.
2. an instanceof rhopalicform. — rhopalist, n. — rhopalic, adj.rhymestera poetaster or poet of little worth; a mere versifier.scansionthe analysis of verse into its metrical or rhythmic components.spondeea foot of two syllables, both long or stressed. — spondiac, adj.stanzaa section of a poem containing a number of verses.sticha line of a poem; verse.stichomancya form of divination involving lines of poetry or passages from books.strophethe first of two metrically related sections in a poem. Cf. antistrophe. See also drama.synonymous parallelisma term describing a couplet in which the second line repeats the idea or content of the first line, but in different terms, as by using different images, symbols, etc.systolethe shortening of a syllable that is naturally long. Cf. diastole. — systolic, adj.tetrameter1. a verse of four feet.
2. Classical Prosody. a verse consisting of four dipodies in trochaic, iambic, or anapestic meter. — tetrameter, adj.tetrapodya verse of other measure having four metrical feet.triadismthe composition of poetic triads. — triadist, n.tribracha foot composed of three short syllables. — tribrachic, adj.trimetera verse having three metrical units.triplet1. a stanza of three verses.
2. any set of three verses. See also music; numbers.tripodya verse or measure of three metrical feet.tristicha poem, strophe, or stanza of three lines. — tristichic, adj.trocheea foot of two syllables, the first long or stressed, the second short or unstressed. — trochaic, adj.truncationthe omission of one or more unaccented syllables at the beginning or end of a verse. — truncated, adj.Verse a certain amount of poetry; the poetic output of a particular author or group of authors, 1586; poetry considered as a whole.verse
Past participle: versed
Gerund: versing
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| I verse | | you verse | | he/she/it verses | | we verse | | you verse | | they verse |
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| I versed | | you versed | | he/she/it versed | | we versed | | you versed | | they versed |
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| I am versing | | you are versing | | he/she/it is versing | | we are versing | | you are versing | | they are versing |
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| I have versed | | you have versed | | he/she/it has versed | | we have versed | | you have versed | | they have versed |
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| I was versing | | you were versing | | he/she/it was versing | | we were versing | | you were versing | | they were versing |
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| I had versed | | you had versed | | he/she/it had versed | | we had versed | | you had versed | | they had versed |
| Future |
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| I will verse | | you will verse | | he/she/it will verse | | we will verse | | you will verse | | they will verse |
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| I will have versed | | you will have versed | | he/she/it will have versed | | we will have versed | | you will have versed | | they will have versed |
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| I will be versing | | you will be versing | | he/she/it will be versing | | we will be versing | | you will be versing | | they will be versing |
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| I have been versing | | you have been versing | | he/she/it has been versing | | we have been versing | | you have been versing | | they have been versing |
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| I will have been versing | | you will have been versing | | he/she/it will have been versing | | we will have been versing | | you will have been versing | | they will have been versing |
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| I had been versing | | you had been versing | | he/she/it had been versing | | we had been versing | | you had been versing | | they had been versing |
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| I would verse | | you would verse | | he/she/it would verse | | we would verse | | you would verse | | they would verse |
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| I would have versed | | you would have versed | | he/she/it would have versed | | we would have versed | | you would have versed | | they would have versed |
verseTechnically, one metrical line of a poem, but more commonly used to mean a stanza and as a general description of poetry as distinct from prose.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  verse - literature in metrical form poesy, poetryhush, stillness, still - (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"epos - a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic themeliterary genre, writing style, genre - a style of expressing yourself in writingepic poetry, heroic poetry - poetry celebrating the deeds of some herodolor, dolour - (poetry) painful griefErin - an early name of Ireland that is now used in poetrylyric - write lyrics for (a song)relyric - write new lyrics for (a song)rhyme, rime - compose rhymestag - supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymesalliterate - use alliteration as a form of poetrypoetise, poetize, verse, versify - compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga"metrify - compose in poetic meter; "The bard metrified his poems very precisely"spondaise, spondaize - make spondaic; "spondaize verses"elegise, elegize - compose an elegysonnet - compose a sonnetsonnet - praise in a sonnetscan - conform to a metrical patternlyric - of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way); "lyric poetry"sweet, sweetly - in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly'); "Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly"; "how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank"- Shakespeare; "talking sweet to each other" | | 2. |  verse - a piece of poetry rhymepoem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical linesclerihew - a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person; "`The president is George W. Bush, Who is happy to sit on his tush, While sending his armies to fight, For anything he thinks is right' is a clerihew"doggerel, doggerel verse, jingle - a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"limerick - a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba | | 3. |  verse - a line of metrical text verse linepoem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical linesiambic - a verse line consisting of iambsAdonic, Adonic line - a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonisline - text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza"tetrameter - a verse line having four metrical feetpentameter - a verse line having five metrical feethexameter - a verse line having six metrical feetoctameter - a verse line having eight metrical feetoctosyllable - a verse line having eight syllables or a poem of octosyllabic linesdecasyllable - a verse line having ten syllables | | Verb | 1. | verse - compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga"poetise, poetize, versifypoesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical formindite, pen, write, compose - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"metrify - compose in poetic meter; "The bard metrified his poems very precisely"spondaise, spondaize - make spondaic; "spondaize verses"elegise, elegize - compose an elegysonnet - compose a sonnet | | 2. | verse - familiarize through thorough study or experience; "She versed herself in Roman archeology"familiarise, familiarize, acquaint - make familiar or conversant with; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings" |
versenoun1. poetry, poems, lyrics, rhyme, balladry, poesy (archaic), versification a slim volume of verse2. stanza, section, stave, canto, part This verse describes the three signs of spring.3. poem, rhyme, ode, lyric, composition, ballad, sonnet He wrote a verse about her pride and sense of accomplishment.versenounA poetic work or poetic works:poem, poesy, poetry, rhyme.Translationsverse (vəːs) noun1. a number of lines of poetry, grouped together and forming a separate unit within the poem, song, hymn etc. This song has three verses. 詩句 诗句2. a short section in a chapter of the Bible. 聖經章節中的一小段 圣经章节中的一小段3. poetry, as opposed to prose. He expressed his ideas in verse. 詩 诗verse
cite (something) chapter and verseTo recite all the facts or details of something. Likened to quoting scripture by citing the exact chapter and verse where it appears. Ask Stan if you need to be updated on the case—he can cite it chapter and verse.See also: and, chapter, cite, versechapter and verseIn thorough and exact detail. Likened to the ability to quote a passage of scripture by citing the exact chapter and verse where it appears. If you need to be updated on the case, ask Stan—he can cite it chapter and verse. I know the manual chapter and verse. Which part are you looking for?See also: and, chapter, versegive chapter and verseTo provide full, specific, and authoritative information to support some quote, question, or issue at hand. Can also be used with similar verbs such as "offer," "cite," quote," etc. It is a reference to quoting scripture. Don't try to debate Sarah about physics. She'll give chapter and verse until you realize she's right. You can't be so vague if you want to convince me. You'll have to give chapter and verse.See also: and, chapter, give, verseverse (someone or oneself) in (something)To train, familiarize, or educate someone or oneself in or about some field or activity. Often used in the passive construction "be (well) versed in (something)." Our program is intended to verse older customers in the basics of the computer's operating system. As a project manager of over 15 years, I'm well versed in overseeing large teams and meeting deadlines. I versed myself in three different languages while I was in college.See also: versechapter and verseFig. very specifically detailed, in reference to sources of information. (A reference to the method of referring to biblical text.) He gave chapter and verse for his reasons for disputing that Shakespeare had written the play. The suspect gave chapter and verse of his associate's activities.See also: and, chapter, versechapter and verseThe precise authority backing up a statement or view; established rules for or detailed information about something. For example, You can't withdraw a card after you've played it; I'll cite you the rules, chapter and verse . The term alludes to the chapter and verse of a quotation from the Bible, long regarded as an ultimate authority. [Early 1600s] See also: and, chapter, versechapter and verse If you give someone chapter and verse on a subject, you tell them all the details of it, without missing anything out. It gives chapter and verse on how to select a product. When we expressed doubts they handed us the proof, chapter and verse. Note: This expression refers to the practice of giving precise chapter and verse numbers when quoting passages from the Bible. See also: and, chapter, versechapter and verse an exact reference or authority. Chapter and verse was originally used to refer to the numbering of passages in the Bible. It is now also used more generally to refer to any (usually written) authority for something.See also: and, chapter, verseˌchapter and ˈverse the exact details of something, especially the exact place where particular information may be found: I can’t give you chapter and verse, but I can tell you that the lines she quoted come from a Brecht play.This originally referred to books of the Bible, which are divided into chapters with numbered divisions called verses.See also: and, chapter, verseverse inv. To familiarize someone with something by study or experience. Used chiefly in the passive or with a reflexive: She is versed in physics. He has versed himself in the art of fencing. The music teacher will verse the students in keeping time to a beat.See also: versechapter and verse mod. in the finest detail. (From the chapter and verse organization of the Bible.) He could recite the law concerning state-funded libraries, chapter and verse. See also: and, chapter, versechapter and verse, cite/giveBack up a statement or belief by citing the precise authority on which it is based. The chapter and verse refer to the Bible, which was long considered the ultimate authority, and was (and is) frequently quoted by the clergy with precise attribution to the exact chapter and verse. The figurative use, referring to any established set of rules, dates from the seventeenth century and was long very common, but is heard less often today. See also: and, chapter, cite, giveverse
verse1. (not in technical usage) a stanza or other short subdivision of a poem 2. poetry as distinct from prose 3. a. a series of metrical feet forming a rhythmic unit of one line b. (as modifier): verse line 4. a specified type of metre or metrical structure 5. one of the series of short subsections into which most of the writings in the Bible are divided 6. a metrical composition; poem Verse artistic speech that is phonically divided into relatively short sections called verses, which are mutually related and commensurable. Division into verses is generally marked by the text’s appearance (printing in separate lines) and is often accompanied by rhyme and other phonic features. Meter, or the alternation within a line of strong and weak syllables, is the means used to emphasize the interrelationship and commensurability of verses, but meter in verse may be absent, as in tonic verse and free verse. MedicalSeeVersedVERSE
| Acronym | Definition |
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| VERSE➣Variable Rate Selective Excitation (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) | | VERSE➣Verbal Expressions Rejecting Society's Expectations (Normal, Illinois) | | VERSE➣Vertical Rail Stiffness Equipment |
See VERverse
Synonyms for versenoun poetrySynonyms- poetry
- poems
- lyrics
- rhyme
- balladry
- poesy
- versification
noun stanzaSynonyms- stanza
- section
- stave
- canto
- part
noun poemSynonyms- poem
- rhyme
- ode
- lyric
- composition
- ballad
- sonnet
Synonyms for versenoun a poetic work or poetic worksSynonymsSynonyms for versenoun literature in metrical formSynonymsRelated Words- hush
- stillness
- still
- epos
- literary genre
- writing style
- genre
- epic poetry
- heroic poetry
- dolor
- dolour
- Erin
- lyric
- relyric
- rhyme
- rime
- tag
- alliterate
- poetise
- poetize
- verse
- versify
- metrify
- spondaise
- spondaize
- elegise
- elegize
- sonnet
- scan
- sweet
- sweetly
noun a piece of poetrySynonymsRelated Words- poem
- verse form
- clerihew
- doggerel
- doggerel verse
- jingle
- limerick
noun a line of metrical textSynonymsRelated Words- poem
- verse form
- iambic
- Adonic
- Adonic line
- line
- tetrameter
- pentameter
- hexameter
- octameter
- octosyllable
- decasyllable
verb compose verses or put into verseSynonymsRelated Words- poesy
- poetry
- verse
- indite
- pen
- write
- compose
- metrify
- spondaise
- spondaize
- elegise
- elegize
- sonnet
verb familiarize through thorough study or experienceRelated Words- familiarise
- familiarize
- acquaint
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