verse

Meanings

Plural: verses

Noun

literature in metrical form
a piece of poetry
a line of metrical text
A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
Poetic form in general.
One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.
A small section of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)
A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.

Verb

compose verses or put into verse
familiarize through thorough study or experience
- "She versed herself in Roman archeology"
To compose verses.
To tell in verse, or poetry.
to educate about, to teach about.
To oppose, to compete against.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English vers, from a mixture of Old English fers and Old French vers; both from Latin versus (“a line in writing, and in poetry a verse; (originally) row, furrow”), from vertō (“to turn around”).

Synonyms

poesy, poetise, poetize, poetry, rhyme, stanza, verse line, versify

Scrabble Score: 8

verse is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
verse is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
verse is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

verse is a valid Words With Friends word