Words that rhyme with can


an, ban, blan, bran, cann, chan, clan...

Pure Rhymes – 163 rhymes

Words that have identical vowel-based rhyme sounds in the tonic syllable. Moreover, that tonic syllable must start with a different consonantal sound.

an

    ban

      blan

        bran

          cann

            chan

              clan

                dan

                  dann

                    duan

                      fan

                        flan

                          gan

                            gran

                              han

                                kan

                                  lan

                                    man

                                      nan

                                        pan

                                          plan

                                            ran

                                              scan

                                                shan

                                                  span

                                                    tan

                                                      than

                                                        van

                                                          whan

                                                            began

                                                              cyan

                                                                divan

                                                                  harpin

                                                                    moulin

                                                                      pecan

                                                                        rattan

                                                                          sedan

                                                                            tin can

                                                                              harmattan

                                                                                minivan

                                                                                  overran

                                                                                    catamaran

                                                                                      Ann

                                                                                        Anne

                                                                                          Ariane

                                                                                            Bann

                                                                                              Bhutan

                                                                                                CSPAN

                                                                                                  Caen

                                                                                                    Cahn

                                                                                                      Cannes

                                                                                                        Cezanne

                                                                                                          Chapin

                                                                                                            Chauvin

                                                                                                              Cheyenne

                                                                                                                Couchman

                                                                                                                  Cruzan

                                                                                                                    Diahann

                                                                                                                      Diane

                                                                                                                        Dianne

                                                                                                                          Doran

                                                                                                                            Dupin

                                                                                                                              Duran

                                                                                                                                Dyan

                                                                                                                                  Dyane

                                                                                                                                    Fayanne

                                                                                                                                      Flann

                                                                                                                                        Fran

                                                                                                                                          Gaulin

                                                                                                                                            Georgann

                                                                                                                                              Gloriane

                                                                                                                                                Grahn

                                                                                                                                                  Iran

                                                                                                                                                    Jaan

                                                                                                                                                      Jahn

                                                                                                                                                        Jan

                                                                                                                                                          Jann

                                                                                                                                                            Japan

                                                                                                                                                              JoAnn

                                                                                                                                                                Joanne

                                                                                                                                                                  Jourdan

                                                                                                                                                                    Kazakhstan

                                                                                                                                                                      Klan

                                                                                                                                                                        Lausanne

                                                                                                                                                                          Leann

                                                                                                                                                                            Liane

                                                                                                                                                                              Lianne

                                                                                                                                                                                Liliane

                                                                                                                                                                                  Louanne

                                                                                                                                                                                    MacMahon

                                                                                                                                                                                      Mann

                                                                                                                                                                                        Marianne

                                                                                                                                                                                          Maryann

                                                                                                                                                                                            Maryanne

                                                                                                                                                                                              Maupin

                                                                                                                                                                                                McCann

                                                                                                                                                                                                  McMahon

                                                                                                                                                                                                    McShan

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Moran

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Outman

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Quillman

                                                                                                                                                                                                            Rann

                                                                                                                                                                                                              Rodin

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Rosanne

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Roseanne

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Roxanne

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Ruthann

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        San

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Saran

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Soloman

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Spann

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Spokane

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Stan

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Sudan

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Susann

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Susanne

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Suzanne

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Tann

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Thanh

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Tran

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Yan

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Japan

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Quran

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Qur'an

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Koran

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Quran

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Koran

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Qur'an

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Rhianne

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    American plan

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • hit the fan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • as one man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • best man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • company man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • dirty old man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • feel like a new man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • for no man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • hatchet man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • he man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • hired man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • iron man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • lady's man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • leg man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • man to man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • man's man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • marked man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • new man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • right hand man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • straw man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • the man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • time and tide wait for no man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • to a man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • yes man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • down the pan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • flash in the pan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • American plan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • game plan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • lay away plan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • spick and span
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • better than
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • less than
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • more than
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • no sooner than

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      End Rhymes – 124 rhymes

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Words that have a pure rhyme on their last syllable only.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      merman

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Furman

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Monaghan

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Monahan

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Calahan

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Callaghan

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Callahan

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Near Rhymes – 2008 rhymes

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Words that "almost" rhyme on the vowel-based rhyme sound of the stressed syllable like: be/eat or maybe/shapely.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    pah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      yeah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        bans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          can's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            cans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              clans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                crans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  fan's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    fans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      hands

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        hans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          krans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            man's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              mans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                pans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  plan's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    plans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      sans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        scans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          span's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            spans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              tans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                trans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  vans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    pecans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      sedans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        tin cans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          minivans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Ann's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Anne's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Benz

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Caen's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Cannes

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Chan's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Cheyenne's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Cheyennes

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Dan's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Diane's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Frans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Franz

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Gans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Han's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Iran's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Jan's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Japan's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Japans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Klan's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Klans

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Kranz

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Mann's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Mannes

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          McCann's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Nan's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Pan's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Roseanne's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Stan's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Sudan's

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • change hands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • clean hands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • devil finds work for idle hands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • hang heavy on one's hands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • in one's hands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • into one's own hands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • join hands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • off one's hands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • on one's hands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • play into one's hands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • safe pair of hands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • show of hands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • sit on one's hands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • soil one's hands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • take off one's hands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • take one's life in one's hands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • take the law into one's own hands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • throw up one's hands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • tie one's hands

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      bang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        chang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          clang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            dang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              drang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                fang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  gang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    hang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      klang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        lang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          mang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            pang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              rang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                sang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  slang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    spang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      sprang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        whang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          harangue

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            big bang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              meringue

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Ang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Chiang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Huang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Hwang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Kang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Kuomintang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Lange

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Liang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Nanchang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Pyongyang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Shenyang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Siang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Stang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Strang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            T'ang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Tang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Vang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Wang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Yang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Zhang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • chain gang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • road gang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • care a hang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • go hang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • let go hang

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Mosaic Rhymes

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Rhymes made up of more than one word. For instance, "jealous" and "tell us" or "shaky" and "make me."

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        One-syllable words do not have mosaic rhymes.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        220 best rhymes for 'can'

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1 syllable

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • An
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Than
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Pan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Man
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Fan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Plan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Van
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ran
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Dan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Stan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Clan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ban
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • San
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Han
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Span
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Nan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Scan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Thang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ham

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Sam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Slam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Damn
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Dang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Gang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Jam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Slang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Gran
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Am
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Hang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Bang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Chan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Lan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Jan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Yan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Bran
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Fran
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Zan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Gan

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Shan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Gram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Whan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tran
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Pran
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Flan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Blan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Duan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Bam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Cam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Lang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Sang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Rang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Kang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Lamb
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Yang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Spam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Scam

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Nang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Clam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Cram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Sham
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Pang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Wang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Nam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Scram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Fang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Swam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Glam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Pam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Chang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Sprang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Mang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Wham
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Clang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Stang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Yam

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ma'am
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Dram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Bram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Fram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Strang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Flam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tham
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Cham
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Jang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Pham
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Stam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Vang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Plam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Stram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Trang

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2 syllables

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Began
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Batman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Japan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Goddamn
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Hitman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Madman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Birdman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Iran
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Afghan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Snowman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Sedan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tristan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tarzan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Sandman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Caveman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Fishman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Lifespan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Saran
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Walkman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Sudan

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Mailman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Outran
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Mcmahon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Wingspan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Doorman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Iceman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Lappin
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Redman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Chopin
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Roxanne
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Sideman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Diane
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Cyan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Suntan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Divan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Milkman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Duran
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Forman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Mccann
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Moran

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Moulin
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Roseanne
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Bhutan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Sirhan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Bedpan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Soundscan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Harpin
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Spokane
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Richman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Suzanne
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Leann
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Gauguin
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tinman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Merman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Frenchman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Gayman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Voisin
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Joanne
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Cruzan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Hackman

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Jourdan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Program
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Exam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Mustang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Imam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Alam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Beckham
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Madame
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Wolfgang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Pyongyang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Siam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Durham
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Baram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ghulam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Ulam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Abram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Harangue
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Langham
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Burnham

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3 syllables

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Superman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Taliban
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Pakistan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Spiderman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Minivan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Caravan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Weatherman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Fisherman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Middleman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Businessman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Anchorman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Candyman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Handyman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Overran
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Bogeyman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Journeyman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Superfan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Minuteman
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Donavan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Soloman

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Mcewan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Kazakhstan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Instagram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Abraham
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Boomerang
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Hologram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Diagram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Amsterdam
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Birmingham
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Diaphragm
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Kilogram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Anagram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Milligram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Reprogram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Cunningham
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Telegram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Histogram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Buckingham
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Sonogram
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tottenham

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Nottingham
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Polygram

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        4 syllables

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Afghanistan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Orangutan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Catamaran

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Rhymes to words in English: search and selection of rhyme

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Rhyme is the repetition of the same or similar sound combinations at the end of two or more words. Rhyme is used in poems and songs, which gives them a special charm to attract the attention of the listener. Rhymes make speech pleasant to the ear. Most often, the last words in the lines rhyme.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        There are rhymes:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • full - coincidence of all sounds after the stressed vowel: tight - light;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • incomplete - repetition of consonants or vowels: worth - forth, sale - rain;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • compound - phrases rhyme: bottom - shot him;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • visual - words whose spelling is partially the same, but the words themselves sound different: wood - blood.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Again - men, ten, then, when.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • All - ball, call, doll, curl, girl, fall, mall, roll, small, soul, tall, wall, world.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Alone - flown, home, own, phone, stone.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Back - attack, black, crack, hack, pack, track.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Believe - eve, live, leave.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Best - chest, crest, quest, rest, test, west.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Better – matter.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Body – beauty, dirty, party.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Book - brook, cook, hook, look, took.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Boy destroy, employ, enjoy, joy, toy.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Care bear, hair, pair, share, square, there, wear, where.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Chance – dance, ends, fans, France, friends, hands, romance, sense, tense.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Change – range, strange.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Child – mild, smiled, wild.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • City - duty, kitty, pity, pretty.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Cold – gold, old, rolled, sold, told, want.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Cool - full, pool, rule, school, stool, tool, wool.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Crazy - amazing, baby, easy, lady, lazy, maybe.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Day – away, clay, deejay, delay display, grey, hey, lay, may, okay, pay, play, relay, replay, say, stay, they, today, way.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Down - brown, clown, crown, frown, town.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Dream – beam, been, between, cream, extreme, green, marine, scream, screen, steam, stream, supreme, swim, team, teen, theme.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Eyes – dies, guys, ice, lies, nice, price, slice, sunrise, surprise, twice.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Face – case, lace, place, race, space.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Fine - combine, dine, divine, design, line, mine, nine, shine, sign, time, vine, wine.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Fire - admire, denier, desire, entire, fighter, flower, flyer, higher, inspire, liar, power.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Flash - crash, hash, mash, smash, splash, trash.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Forever - ever, never, together.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Friend - band, defend, descend, depend, end, hand, land, send, spend, stand, trend, understand.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Future – nature, picture.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Game - became, came, claim, frame, name, same. Smile - aisle, I'll, isle, mile, style, vile, while.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Go ago, blow, bellow, flow, glow, grow, hello, know, no, oh, show, slow, snow, so, throw.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • God - blood, flood, mud.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Good – could, foot, hood, mood, should, shoot, stood, wood, would.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Happen – happy, heaven, seven.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Hate - create, date, eight, fate, gate, great, late, locate, state, wait.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Head - bed, bread, dead, had, red, said.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Heart – apart, art, cart, chart, fart, part, smart, start.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Hell - well, shell, fell, bell, tell, sell, smell,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Here - clear, dear, fear, fever.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Hurt - alert, a lot, comfort, desert, dot, forgot, hot, jackpot, not, slot, shot.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • I buy, by, bye, cry, defy, deny, die, dry, eye, fly, goodbye, guy, high, inside, lie, my, pie, side, sigh, shy, sky, tie, try , why.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • It admit, bit, fit, grit, hit, knit, meet, shit, sit, split.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Let - debt, forget, net, set, sunset, yet.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Level – devil.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Life - Alive, dive, drive, five, knife, rife, strife, wife.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Lip - chip, deep, equip, hip, jeep, keep, ship, skip, sleep, sweep.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Love above, dove, enough, glove, half, laugh, of, off, shove, staff, tough.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Man - can, fan, ran. In - been, begin, between, clean, green, keen, mean, queen, seen, skin.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Me - be, fee, free, key, tea, tree, sea, see, she, we.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Mind behind, declined, defined, designed, divined, find, kind, remind, signed.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Money - bunny, funny, honey, mummy, sunny.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • More - bore, door, for, four, floor, score, store.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Much – such, touch.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Need - beat, feed, kid, meet, seat, sheet, speed, street, sweet, weed.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • News - blues, confuse, muse, shoes.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Night – bite, bright, light, delight, fight, flight, height, knight, might, right, sight, slight, tight, tonight, white.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Now - allow, how, low. Up - but, cup.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • One - anyone, done, fun, gone, none, run, sun.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Out – about, around, cloud, doubt, ground, shout, sound, without.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Over - clover, cover.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Pain – brain, campaign, champagne, complain, explain, in vain, lane, main, plain, rain, train.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Real – deal, feel, hill, steel, still.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Reason – frozen, season.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Rent - present, prevent, sent, tent.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Respect - connect, correct, direct, effect, expect, reflect, select, suspect.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Self - brave, gave, help, save, wave.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Star - are, bar, car, far, guitar.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Stop - top, cop, pop, drop, shop.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Take - brake, cake, fake, lake, make, shake, snake, wake.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • That - bad, cat, dad, fat, flat, glad, mad, sad.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Thing – bring, king, nothing, ring, sing, spring, sting.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • This - assist, bliss, consist, exist, insist, kiss, miss, peace, resist.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Time - I'm, climb, clime, crime, fine, lime, mine, rhyme.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tomorrow - shadow, swallow, window, yellow, fellow.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Truth – smooth, sooth.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Walk - block, lock, rock, shock, talk.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Word - award, accord, bird, board, record, scored, stored, third.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Worry - hurry, sorry.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Wrong - along, belong, long, song, strong.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • You – adieu, blue, blew, dew, do, few, knew, ooh, threw, through, to, too, two, true, rescue, shoe, view, who, zoo.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Funny pairs of English words

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        English doesn't seem very poetic to me, but it's a pleasure to pronounce and hear some English words. For example: higgledy piggledy, hugger mugger, topsy turvy and pell mell. Most of these words rhyme, that is, they have the same final sound, but a different initial one.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The combination of similarities and differences can give us a little push to understand the meaning of the couple, because they all mean the same thing - a situation where everything is confused, in a mess, upside down or scattered everywhere. For example: “My house is all topsy turvy, everything is all over the place” or “Sorry everything is so higgledy piggledy, I will tidy up later“.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Other interesting-sounding examples of rhyming compounds include: hurly burly, super duper, itty bitty, razzle-dazzle, bees knees, and lovey dovey. In most of these stable combinations, the first word conveys the possible meaning of the whole couple, which the second word reinforces, for example, lovey from love and dovey from dove (a dove symbolizing love) are combined to describe an overly sentimental expression of love.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Other compound words include nitty gritty (as in the sentence “Let's get down to the nitty gritty” – let's get down to business) and wheeler dealer (“He's a bit of a wheeler dealer“, which means a person who cleverly uses any opportunities for self-enrichment).

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Dilly dally is another interesting sounding combination made popular by entertainer Mary Lloyd. This verb, consisting of two words with the same consonant sounds, means “to hesitate”, “to waste time, not daring to do something”. Another similar word that we all know is ping pong, or table tennis. Zig zag, wishy washy, see saw, and mish mash are other examples of common compound words formed by consonants.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        There are also phrases that can be used separately, but in direct proximity carry a greater semantic charge, for example: “They were a dream team the year they won the double.”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        There are also short phrases of two words connected by an article or conjunction, for example: “I want some peace and quiet“.


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