English words for '(intransitive) To compose sonnets.'
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- Composed of Shakespearean sonnets.
- Derivative of Shakespeare's works or authorship.
- (literature) Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship, or the time in which he lived.
- of or relating to William Shakespeare or his works
name
noun
noun
noun
- (poetry) A series of sonnets linked together such that the last word of each is the first word of the next.
- The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun (the solar corona) or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse.
- (informal, also attributively) A disease caused by a coronavirus, especially COVID-19.
- (Ancient Rome, historical) A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.
- (biology) Any appendage of an organism that resembles a crown or corona (sense 4.1).
- (by extension) Any luminous or crownlike ring around an object or person.
- (informal, also attributively) A coronavirus, especially SARS-CoV-2.
- (architecture) The large, flat, projecting member of a cornice which crowns the entablature, situated above the bed moulding and below the cymatium.
- (virology) A fringe of large, bulbous surface projections on coronaviruses, formed by viral spike peplomers, creating an appearance reminiscent of the solar corona.
- A long, straight-sided cigar with a blunt, rounded end.
- (pathology) A manifestation of secondary syphilis, consisting of papular lesions along the hairline, often bordering the scalp in the manner of a crown.
- A region of the skull located along the coronal suture, at the junction between the frontal bone and the two parietal bones.
- A large, round, pendent chandelier, with spikes around its upper rim to hold candles or lamps, usually hung from the roof of a church.
- The main body of the test of an echinoid, consisting of ambulacral and interambulacral areas.
- (mineralogy) A mineral zone, consisting of one or more minerals, which surrounds another mineral or lies at the interface of two minerals, typically in a radial arrangement; a reaction rim.
- (also geology) An oval-shaped astrogeological feature, present on both the planet Venus and Uranus's moon Miranda, probably formed by upwellings of warm material below the surface.
- The circumference of the base of the glans penis in human males.
- (electricity) A luminous appearance caused by corona discharge, often seen as a bluish glow in the air adjacent to pointed metal conductors carrying high voltages.
- The external (supragingival) portion of the tooth, covered by enamel; the crown.
- The crown of a crinoid, consisting of a cuplike central body (theca) and a set of arms.
- An annular ciliated organ on the head of rotifers, used for locomotion and sweeping food into the mouth.
- (botany) A ring or set of appendages of adaxial tissue arising from the corolla or the outer edge of the stamens, present in some plants (Narcissus, Passiflora, etc.); a paraperigonium or paracorolla.
- (meteorology) A circle or set of circles visible around a bright celestial object, especially the Sun or the Moon, attributable to an optical phenomenon produced by the diffraction of its light by small water droplets or tiny ice crystals.
- a long cigar with blunt ends
- an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
- (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape
- a viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that caused a global pandemic in 2020
- the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
- one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object
- (botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower
verb
noun
- (poetry) A poetic stanza consisting of eight lines; usually used as one part of a sonnet.
- (music) A coupler on an organ which allows the organist to sound the note an octave above the note of the key pressed (cf sub-octave)
- (signal processing) Any of a number of coherent-noise functions of differing frequency that are added together to form Perlin noise.
- (music) The pitch an octave higher than a given pitch.
- (fencing) The eighth defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword out straight at knee level.
- (astrology) The subjective vibration of a planet.
- (music) An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.
- (Christianity) The day that is one week after a feast day in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church.
- (Christianity) An eight-day period beginning on a feast day in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church.
- A small cask of wine, one eighth of a pipe.
- a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse
- a musical interval of eight tones
- a feast day and the seven days following it
verb
noun
- (poetry) The last six lines of a sonnet, forming two stanzas of three lines each.
- (music) A piece of music composed for six voices or six instruments; a sextet or sestuor.
- a musical composition written for six performers
- a rhythmic group of six lines of verse
- a set of six similar things considered as a unit
- the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
- six performers or singers who perform together
noun
- (poetry) A sonnet comprising three quatrains with the latter rhyme part being carried over from one quatrain to the next, and a concluding couplet, therefore comprising a rhyme scheme of abab bcbc cdcd ee.
- a sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab bcbd cdcd ee
adj
- (poetry) Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style.
- Of or relating to musical drama and opera.
- Having a light singing voice of modest range.
- Melodious.
- Lyrical.
- Of or relating to the lyre (or sometimes the harp).
- Of or relating to a writer of such poetry.
- used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range
- of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way)
- relating to or being musical drama
- expressing deep emotion
noun
verb
noun
- Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
- A low price, especially one under the expected value; chiefly in for a song.
- A melodious sound made by a bird, insect, whale or other animal.
- The act or art of singing.
- (music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
- (by extension) Any musical composition.
- (ornithology) The distinctive sound that a male bird utters to attract a mate or to protect his territory; contrasts with call; also, similar vocalisations made by female birds.
- a short musical composition with words
- a distinctive or characteristic sound
- the act of singing
- a very small sum
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird
verb
noun
- A personal slogan.
- A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.
- (heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- a favorite saying of a group, organization or individual
noun
- a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd
- (poetry) A sonnet comprising an octave and a closing sestet, following the rhyme scheme of either abba abba cde cde or abba abba cd cd cd or abba abba cce dde or abba abba cdd cee.
verb
- (intransitive) To produce the components of speech.
- (transitive) To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.
- (intransitive) To pass judgment.
- (transitive) To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.
- (transitive) To emphasize, highlight.
- (passive voice) To sound like.
- (transitive) To pronounce dead.
- (transitive) To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
- (transitive) To read aloud.
- speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- pronounce judgment on
noun
verb
- (transitive or intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.
- To settle (an argument, dispute etc.); to come to a settlement.
- (transitive) To make up the whole; to constitute.
- To arrange the elements of a photograph or other picture.
- To arrange in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition.
- (transitive) To make something by merging parts.
- (sometimes reflexive) To calm; to free from agitation.
- (transitive, nonstandard) To comprise.
- make up plans or basic details for
- put together out of existing material
- produce a literary work
- write music
- calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet
- form the substance of
noun
noun
- (poetry) A series of sonnets linked together such that the last word of each is the first word of the next.
- The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun (the solar corona) or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse.
- (informal, also attributively) A disease caused by a coronavirus, especially COVID-19.
- (Ancient Rome, historical) A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.
- (biology) Any appendage of an organism that resembles a crown or corona (sense 4.1).
- (by extension) Any luminous or crownlike ring around an object or person.
- (informal, also attributively) A coronavirus, especially SARS-CoV-2.
- (architecture) The large, flat, projecting member of a cornice which crowns the entablature, situated above the bed moulding and below the cymatium.
- (virology) A fringe of large, bulbous surface projections on coronaviruses, formed by viral spike peplomers, creating an appearance reminiscent of the solar corona.
- A long, straight-sided cigar with a blunt, rounded end.
- (pathology) A manifestation of secondary syphilis, consisting of papular lesions along the hairline, often bordering the scalp in the manner of a crown.
- A region of the skull located along the coronal suture, at the junction between the frontal bone and the two parietal bones.
- A large, round, pendent chandelier, with spikes around its upper rim to hold candles or lamps, usually hung from the roof of a church.
- The main body of the test of an echinoid, consisting of ambulacral and interambulacral areas.
- (mineralogy) A mineral zone, consisting of one or more minerals, which surrounds another mineral or lies at the interface of two minerals, typically in a radial arrangement; a reaction rim.
- (also geology) An oval-shaped astrogeological feature, present on both the planet Venus and Uranus's moon Miranda, probably formed by upwellings of warm material below the surface.
- The circumference of the base of the glans penis in human males.
- (electricity) A luminous appearance caused by corona discharge, often seen as a bluish glow in the air adjacent to pointed metal conductors carrying high voltages.
- The external (supragingival) portion of the tooth, covered by enamel; the crown.
- The crown of a crinoid, consisting of a cuplike central body (theca) and a set of arms.
- An annular ciliated organ on the head of rotifers, used for locomotion and sweeping food into the mouth.
- (botany) A ring or set of appendages of adaxial tissue arising from the corolla or the outer edge of the stamens, present in some plants (Narcissus, Passiflora, etc.); a paraperigonium or paracorolla.
- (meteorology) A circle or set of circles visible around a bright celestial object, especially the Sun or the Moon, attributable to an optical phenomenon produced by the diffraction of its light by small water droplets or tiny ice crystals.
- a long cigar with blunt ends
- an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
- (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape
- a viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that caused a global pandemic in 2020
- the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
- one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object
- (botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower
verb
noun
- (poetry) A poetic stanza consisting of eight lines; usually used as one part of a sonnet.
- (music) A coupler on an organ which allows the organist to sound the note an octave above the note of the key pressed (cf sub-octave)
- (signal processing) Any of a number of coherent-noise functions of differing frequency that are added together to form Perlin noise.
- (music) The pitch an octave higher than a given pitch.
- (fencing) The eighth defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword out straight at knee level.
- (astrology) The subjective vibration of a planet.
- (music) An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.
- (Christianity) The day that is one week after a feast day in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church.
- (Christianity) An eight-day period beginning on a feast day in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church.
- A small cask of wine, one eighth of a pipe.
- a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse
- a musical interval of eight tones
- a feast day and the seven days following it
verb
noun
- (poetry) The last six lines of a sonnet, forming two stanzas of three lines each.
- (music) A piece of music composed for six voices or six instruments; a sextet or sestuor.
- a musical composition written for six performers
- a rhythmic group of six lines of verse
- a set of six similar things considered as a unit
- the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
- six performers or singers who perform together
noun
- (poetry) A sonnet comprising three quatrains with the latter rhyme part being carried over from one quatrain to the next, and a concluding couplet, therefore comprising a rhyme scheme of abab bcbc cdcd ee.
- a sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab bcbd cdcd ee
noun
- Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
- A low price, especially one under the expected value; chiefly in for a song.
- A melodious sound made by a bird, insect, whale or other animal.
- The act or art of singing.
- (music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
- (by extension) Any musical composition.
- (ornithology) The distinctive sound that a male bird utters to attract a mate or to protect his territory; contrasts with call; also, similar vocalisations made by female birds.
- a short musical composition with words
- a distinctive or characteristic sound
- the act of singing
- a very small sum
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird
noun
- a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd
- (poetry) A sonnet comprising an octave and a closing sestet, following the rhyme scheme of either abba abba cde cde or abba abba cd cd cd or abba abba cce dde or abba abba cdd cee.
verb
noun
verb
noun
- A personal slogan.
- A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.
- (heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- a favorite saying of a group, organization or individual
verb
- (intransitive) To produce the components of speech.
- (transitive) To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.
- (intransitive) To pass judgment.
- (transitive) To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.
- (transitive) To emphasize, highlight.
- (passive voice) To sound like.
- (transitive) To pronounce dead.
- (transitive) To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
- (transitive) To read aloud.
- speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- pronounce judgment on
noun
verb
- (transitive or intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.
- To settle (an argument, dispute etc.); to come to a settlement.
- (transitive) To make up the whole; to constitute.
- To arrange the elements of a photograph or other picture.
- To arrange in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition.
- (transitive) To make something by merging parts.
- (sometimes reflexive) To calm; to free from agitation.
- (transitive, nonstandard) To comprise.
- make up plans or basic details for
- put together out of existing material
- produce a literary work
- write music
- calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet
- form the substance of
adj
- Composed of Shakespearean sonnets.
- Derivative of Shakespeare's works or authorship.
- (literature) Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship, or the time in which he lived.
- of or relating to William Shakespeare or his works
name
noun
adj
- (poetry) Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style.
- Of or relating to musical drama and opera.
- Having a light singing voice of modest range.
- Melodious.
- Lyrical.
- Of or relating to the lyre (or sometimes the harp).
- Of or relating to a writer of such poetry.
- used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range
- of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way)
- relating to or being musical drama
- expressing deep emotion