Rhymes with inspire
in·spire
I i One-syllable rhymes
- wire — a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- dire — causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity.
- tyre — to furnish with tires.
- squire — (in England) a country gentleman, especially the chief landed proprietor in a district.
- spire — a coil or spiral.
- shire — a river in SE Africa, flowing S from Lake Malawi to the Zambezi River. 370 miles (596 km) long.
- quire — a set of 24 uniform sheets of paper.
- mire — a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- lyre — a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- ire — intense anger; wrath.
- hire — to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
- gire — Obsolete form of gyre.
- fire — combustion
- eir — (neologism) Belonging to em, their (singular). non-gloss definition Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with 'his' and 'her'.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- pneumatic tyre — a rubber tyre filled with air under pressure, used esp on motor vehicles
Three-syllable rhymes
- reacquire — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
Two-syllable rhymes
- skier — a person who skis.
- retire — a movement in which the dancer brings one foot to the knee of the supporting leg and then returns it to the fifth position.
- require — to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
- rehire — to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
- perspire — to secrete a salty, watery fluid from the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.
- inquire — to seek information by questioning; ask: to inquire about a person.
- expire — (of a document, authorization, or agreement) cease to be valid, typically after a fixed period of time.
- aspire — If you aspire to something such as an important job, you have a strong desire to achieve it.
- afire — If something is afire or is set afire, it is on fire or looks as if it is on fire.
- admire — If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much.