verse¹ /vûrs/

1. Poetry as opposed to prose
2. A line of metre
3. A metrical composition, form, or work
4. Versification
5. A stanza
6. A short division of a chapter, esp of the Bible
7. A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part
8. A versicle

To versify

verseˈlet noun

1. A little verse
2. A short poem

verˈser noun

A writer of verse

verˈsicle noun

1. A little verse
2. In liturgy, the verse said by the officiant

versicˈūlar adjective

Of or in verse

verˈsing noun

The composing of verse

verseˈ-maker noun

verseˈ-making noun

verseˈ-man noun (archaic)

A writer of verse

verseˈ-monger noun

A scribbler of verses

verseˈ-mongering noun

verseˈ-smith noun

A writer of verse

free verse see under free

transverse² /tranz-vûrsˈ, tränz-/

To turn from prose into verse

transverˈsion /-shən/ noun

versed¹ /vûrst/

Thoroughly acquainted, skilled (with in)

verse transitive verb

To make conversant (with in)

• drift-sails
• drift transistor
• drift transistors
• drift tube
• drift tubes
• drift-way
• drift-ways
• drift-weed
• driftwood
• driftwoods
• drifty
• drill
• drill-barrow
• drill-barrows
• drill bit
• drill bits
• drill down
• drilled
• driller
• drillers
• drill-harrow
• drill-harrows
• drillhole
• drillholes
• drill-husbandry