verse

verse

Pronunciation: ⁄vəːs⁄

noun

[mass noun]

·              writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme:

a lament in verse[as modifier]:verse drama

·    [count noun] a group of lines that form a unit in a poem or song; a stanza:

the second verse

·    [count noun] each of the short numbered divisions of a chapter in the Bible or other scripture:

we were each required to recite a Bible verse from memoryon the walls were framed verses from the Koran

·    [count noun] a versicle.

·    [count noun] archaic a line of poetry.

·    [count noun] a passage in an anthem for a soloist or a small group of voices.

verb

[no object] archaic

·              speak in or compose verse; versify:

he began to verse extemporaneously in her ear

[with object]:

thou sat all day, playing on pipes and versing love