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Verse

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Noun

1. poesy, poetry, verse

literature in metrical form

2. rhyme, verse

a piece of poetry

3. verse, verse line

a line of metrical text

Verb

4. poetise, poetize, verse, versify

compose verses or put into verse

Example Sentences:
'He versified the ancient saga'

5. verse

familiarize through thorough study or experience

Example Sentences:
'She versed herself in Roman archeology'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Verse

see synonyms of verse
noun
1. 
(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
iambic verse
5. 
one of the series of short subsections into which most of the writings in the Bible are divided
6. 
a metrical composition; poem
verb
7.  a rare word for versify
verb
(transitive) Australian and New Zealand
to oppose in a competition

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Verse

see synonyms of verse
noun
1. 
a sequence of words arranged metrically in accordance with some rule or design; single line of poetry
2. 
a. 
metrical writing or speaking, esp. when light or trivial or merely metered and rhymed, but without much serious content or artistic merit
b. 
a particular form of poetic composition
free verse, trochaic verse
3. 
a. 
a single metrical composition; poem
b. 
a body of poetry, as of a specific writer or period
4. 
a stanza or similar short subdivision of a metrical composition, sometimes specif. as distinguished from the chorus or refrain
5. 
any of the single, usually numbered, short divisions of a chapter of the Bible, generally a sentence
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: versed or ˈversing
6.  Rare
versify

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Verse

see synonyms of verse
tr. & intr.v. versed, vers·ing, vers·es
To versify or engage in versifying.
tr.v. versed, vers·ing, vers·es
To familiarize by study or experience: He versed himself in philosophy.
tr.v. versed, vers·ing, vers·es
Slang
To play against (an opponent) in a competition.
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.

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