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  2. List of closed pairs of English rhyming words - Wikipedia

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    concoction, decoction (In GA, these rhyme with auction; there is also the YouTube slang word obnoxion, meaning something that is obnoxious.) distinguish , extinguish pneumatic , rheumatic

  3. Japanese godan and ichidan verbs - Wikipedia

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    The majority of verbs that rhyme with 〜ぇる (-eru) are monograde verbs. 2886 of the 3013 〜ぇる (-eru) verbs [ca. 95%] listed in JMdict are monograde verbs. [citation needed] Kana and kanji based heuristics for 〜ぃる (-iru) and 〜ぇる (-eru) verbs: Verbs written entirely in hiragana are quinquegrade verbs. For example, びびる ...

  4. List of English words without rhymes - Wikipedia

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    tufts rhymes with scufts, the third-person singular form of the dialectal verb scuft. [20] waltzed / ˈ-ɔː l t s t / rhymes with schmaltzed, as in "schmaltzed up" (see schmaltz). wasp rhymes with knosp, "an ornament in the form of a bud or knob". wharves / ˈ-ɔːr v z / rhymes with dwarves, the variant of dwarfs usually used in fantasy of ...

  5. Rhyming dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Rhyming dictionaries for Old English, Elizabethan poetry, or Standard English would have quite different content. Rhyming dictionaries are invaluable for historical linguistics; as they record pronunciation, they can be used to reconstruct pronunciation differences and similarities that are not reflected in spelling.

  6. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    pronunciation spelling of "seek" used as a dog command, and by extension as a verb meaning to set (as a dog, etc.) to attack someone ("I'll sic my attorney on you") sick (to be sick) to vomit (off sick) not at work because of illness (n.) vomit ("a puddle of sick") unwell, not in good health (except with "to be" in UK English) [63]

  7. Fais do-do - Wikipedia

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    "She'd go to the cry room, give the baby a nipple and say, 'Fais do-do.' She'd want the baby to go to sleep fast, 'cause she's worried about her husband dancing with somebody else out there." [citation needed] "Do-do" itself is a hypocoristic shortening of the French verb dormir (to sleep), used primarily in speaking to small children. The ...

  8. How To Pronounce ‘Erin Go Bragh’—and Why You Hear ... - AOL

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    Erin go Bragh is one of the most common phrases heard around St. Patrick's Day each year. The greeting can be confusing for some, who may wonder, "Who the eff is Erin and why do I care where she went?

  9. Help:IPA/English - Wikipedia

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    This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of English on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of English in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.