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    A Dictionary of English Rhymes
    A Dictionary of English Rhymes
    A Dictionary of English Rhymes
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    A Dictionary of English Rhymes

    By James A. Colligan

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    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateSep 6, 2016
    ISBN9781473351684
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      A Dictionary of English Rhymes - James A. Colligan

      Rhymes

      1

      Words ending with the sound of a in day.

      Bray, clay, day, dray, tray, flay, fray, gay, hay, jay, lay, may, nay, pay, play, ray, say, way, pray, spray, slay, spay, stay, stray, sway, affray, allay, array, astray, away, belay, bewray, betray, decay, defray, delay, disarray, display, dismay, essay, forelay, gainsay, inlay, relay, repay, roundelay, virelay, neigh, weigh, inveigh, prey, they, convey, obey, purvey, survey, disobey, grey, tway, fay, shay, yea, gray, aye, denay, sleigh.

      2

      Words ending with the sound of a in call.

      Craw, daw, law, claw, draw, flaw, gnaw, jaw, law, maw, paw, raw, scraw, shaw, saw, straw, thaw, withdraw, foresaw, usquebaugh.

      3

      Words ending with the sound of e in bee.

      Bee, free, glee, knee, see, three, thee, tree, agree, decree, degree, disagree, flee, foresee, oversee, pedigree, he, me, we, she, be, jubilee, lee, ne, sea, plea, flea, tea, key, cap-a-pie, gree, dree, calipee, the, quay, lea, tee.

      4

      Words ending with the sound of i in high.

      By, buy, cry, die, dry, eye, fly, fry, fie, hie, lie, pie, ply, pry, rye, shy, sly, spy, sky, sty, tie, try, vie, why, ally, apply, awry, bely, comply, decry, defy, descry, deny, imply, espy, outvie, outfly, rely, reply, supply, untie, amplify, beautify, certify, crucify, deify, dignify, edify, falsify, fortify, gratify, glorify, indemnify, justify, magnify, modify, mollify, mortify, pacify, petrify, purify, putrify, qualify, ratify, rectify, sanctify, satisfy, scarify, signify, specify, stupefy, terrify, testify, verify, vilify, vitrify, vivify, prophesy, high, nigh, sigh, thigh, alibi, alkali, wry, dye, lye, L

      5

      Words ending with the sound of o in go.

      Calico, bo, portico, go, ago, undergo, row, though, tho, woe, adagio, seraglio, owe, beau, crow, lo, no, fro, so, snow, show, slow, overthrow, overflow, foreshow, outgrow, dough, foreknow, forego, undergo, below, bestow, hoe, ho, ago, strow, slow, mistletoe, sloe, toe, foe, doe, roe, oh, stow, bow, flow, glow, grow, know, low, mow, sew, plateau, throw, tow, throe, floe, sow, trow.

      6

      Words ending with the sound of ow in how.

      Bow, how, mow, cow, brow, sow, vow, prow, avow, allow, disallow, endow, bough, plough, slough, thou, row.

      7

      Words ending with the sound of u in imbue, true and too.

      Blew, chew, dew, brew, flew, few, grew, new, coo, woo, shoe, too, who, do, blue, stew, knew, hew, Jew, mew, view, threw, yew, crew, slew, anew, askew, bedew, eschew, renew, review, withdrew, screw, interview, emmew, clue, due, cue, glue, hue, rue, sue, true, accrue, ensue, endue, imbue, imbrue, pursue, subdue, adieu, purlieu, perdue, residue, ormolu, avenue, revenue, through, pooh, retinue, you, thru, shoo, slue, two, to, ewe, flue.

      8

      Words ending with the sound of oy in boy.

      Boy, buoy, coy, employ, cloy, joy, toy, alloy, annoy, convoy, decoy, destroy, enjoy.

      9

      Words ending with the sound of y in poesy.

      Pleurisy, chemistry, academy, apostacy, conspiracy, confederacy, ecstacy, democracy, embassy, fallacy, legacy, supremacy, lunacy, privacy, piracy, malady, remedy, tragedy, comedy, cosmography, geography, geometry, elegy, certainty, sovereignty, loyalty, disloyalty, penalty, casualty, ribaldry, chivalry, infamy, constancy, fealty, cavalry, bigamy, polygamy, vacancy, inconstancy, infancy, company, accompany, litany, tyranny, villainy, anarchy, monarchy, lethargy, incendiary, infirmary, library, salary, sanctuary, votary, auxiliary, contrary, diary, granary, rosemary, urgency, infantry, knavery, livery, recovery, robbery, novelty, antipathy, apathy, sympathy, idolatry, galaxy, husbandry, cruelty, enemy, blasphemy,

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