stave-rhyme /steɪv.ɹaɪm/noun 2verb 1forms 4 noun2 •A (stressed) word that rhymes with another, in that it begins with the same consonant, consonant cluster, or vowel.The poem is littered with stave-rhymes like "start, stop". •This kind of rhyme.The poem exhibits stave-rhyme. verb1 •To exhibit this kind of rhyme.To find other Old High German parallels, it is necessary to include those genres which are not composed in stave-rhyming verse. — 2002 formsstave-rhymed · stave-rhyming · stave-rhymes · stave rhymes