English noun: sonnet | |||
1. | sonnet (communication) a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme | ||
Broader (hypernym) | poem, verse form | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Elizabethan sonnet, English sonnet, Italian sonnet, Petrarchan sonnet, Shakespearean sonnet, Spenserian sonnet | ||
English verb: sonnet | |||
1. | sonnet (creation) praise in a sonnet | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | praise | ||
Domain category | poesy, poetry, verse | ||
2. | sonnet (creation) compose a sonnet | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | poetise, poetize, verse, versify | ||
Domain category | poesy, poetry, verse | ||