Definition of verse

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Verse (n.) One of the short divisions of the chapters in the Old and New Testaments.

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Macrocosm :: Macrocosm (n.) The great world; that part of the universe which is exterior to man; -- contrasted with microcosm, or man. See Microcosm..
Paracrostic :: Paracrostic (n.) A poetical composition, in which the first verse contains, in order, the first letters of all the verses of the poem..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To turn to the one side or the other, in order to point in any direction; as, to traverse a cannon..
Phonographer :: Phonographer (n.) One versed or skilled in phonography.
Sonnet :: Sonnet (n.) A poem of fourteen lines, -- two stanzas, called the octave, being of four verses each, and two stanzas, called the sestet, of three verses each, the rhymes being adjusted by a particular rule..
Scutellum :: Scutellum (n.) One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds; a scutella.
System :: System (n.) Hence, the whole scheme of created things regarded as forming one complete plan of whole; the universe..
Overeye :: Overeye (v. t.) To superintend; to oversee; to inspect.
Tail :: Tail (n.) The side of a coin opposite to that which bears the head, effigy, or date; the reverse; -- rarely used except in the expression heads or tails, employed when a coin is thrown up for the purpose of deciding some point by its fall..
Reverser :: Reverser (n.) One who reverses.
Polished :: Polished (a.) Made smooth and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly finished; refined; polite; as, polished plate; polished manners; polished verse..
Housekeeper :: Housekeeper (n.) One who does, or oversees, the work of keeping house; as, his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to superintend the servants of a household and manage the ordinary domestic affairs..
Octave :: Octave (n.) The first two stanzas of a sonnet, consisting of four verses each; a stanza of eight lines..
Demonologist :: Demonologist (n.) One who writes on, or is versed in, demonology..
Climatologist :: Climatologist (n.) One versed in, or who studies, climatology..
Parle :: Parle (v. i.) To talk; to converse; to parley.
Sonometer :: Sonometer (n.) An instrument for exhibiting the transverse vibrations of cords, and ascertaining the relations between musical notes. It consists of a cord stretched by weight along a box, and divided into different lengths at pleasure by a bridge, the place of which is determined by a scale on the face of the box..
Syzygy :: Syzygy (n.) The coupling together of different feet; as, in Greek verse, an iambic syzygy..
Seta :: Seta (n.) One of the movable chitinous spines or hooks of an annelid. They usually arise in clusters from muscular capsules, and are used in locomotion and for defense. They are very diverse in form..
Laudatory :: Laudatory (a.) Of or pertaining praise, or to the expression of praise; as, laudatory verses; the laudatory powers of Dryden..
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