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verses
 
Noun verse has 3 senses
  1. poetry, poesy, verse - literature in metrical form
    --1 is a kind of writing style, literary genre, genre
    --1 has particulars: epos; heroic poetry, epic poetry
    Derived forms: verb verse1, verb versify1
  2. verse, rhyme - a piece of poetry
    --2 is a kind of poem, verse form
    --2 has particulars: clerihew; doggerel, doggerel verse, jingle; limerick
    Derived forms: verb verse1, verb versify1
  3. verse, verse line - a line of metrical text
    --3 is a kind of line
    --3 is a part of poem, verse form
    --3 has particulars:
     iambic; Adonic, Adonic line; tetrameter; pentameter; hexameter; octameter; octosyllable; decasyllable
    Derived forms: verb verse1, verb versify1
Verb verse has 2 senses
  1. verse, versify, poetize, poetise - compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga"
    --1 is one way to write, compose, pen, indite
    Derived forms: noun verse3, noun verse2, noun verse1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
  2. verse - familiarize through thorough study or experience; "She versed herself in Roman archeology"
    --2 is one way to     familiarize, familiarise, acquaint
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody with something
versatily versatised verse verse blank verse form verse line versed verser verses versetile versicell versicle versicolor versification versified versifier versifies

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