Reverse Dictionary: VERSE

VERSE

ADJECTIVES
1522 — ROYET of a verse: absurd, nonsensical; wild, chaotic → Sc. obs.
1589 HARMONICAL of verse: rhythmical, melodious, sweet-sounding → obs.
1624 MACILENT of verses: jejune, poor
1854 VERSICAL composed or written in verse


NOUNS
1300 BASTON a stanza, or verse → obs.
1573 VERSICLE a short or single metrical line; a little verse
1614 ACROSTIC the beginning or end of a verse → obs.
1615 VERSET a little or short verse
1762 VERSEMANSHIP verse-making
..19C — JABBERWOCK nonsense language or verse
..19C — JABBERWOCKY nonsense verse
1819 HARPING verses, poetry, ‘song’
1827 BAGATELLE a piece of verse or music in a light style
1836 VERSELET a little verse; a small poem
1836 VERSEMONGERY the writing of bad verse


NOUNS, PERSON
1560 SINGER a composer of poetry or verse; a poet
1592 VERSE-FELLOW a fellow or companion verse-maker → obs.
1611 VERSER a writer of verse; a poet
1634 VERSEMONGER a versifier, esp. one who writes poor or indifferent verse; a poetaster
1647 VERSEMAKER one who makes or writes verses; a poet
1652 VERSEMAN a man who writes verse; a poet; later, a minor poet or versifier


VERBS
1844 RAISE METRE to write verse → Sc.