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rime

Noun

∙ ice formed by the rapid freezing of cold water droplets of fog onto a cold surface. meteorology, uncountable
∙ a coating or sheet of ice so formed. meteorology, uncountable
∙ a film or slimy coating. uncountable

Verb

∙ To freeze or congeal into hoarfrost.

Noun

∙ Number. obsolete or dialectal
∙ Rhyme. archaic except in direct borrowings from French
∙ The second part of a syllable, from the vowel on, as opposed to the onset. linguistics

Verb

∙ Obsolete form of rhyme.

Noun

∙ A step of a ladder; a rung.

Noun

∙ A rent or long aperture; a chink; a fissure; a crack.