What rhymes with asterisk?

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   Laura Schneiderposted 10 years ago

   What rhymes with asterisk?
   
   ( Yes, that symbol: * .) Rhymes may be phrases or single words, or fairly loose rhymes.

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   JThomp42posted 10 years ago

   The only words that I can think of is maverick, alaric, and tamarisk.

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      Laura Schneiderposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Tamarisk is solid and the others are loose.... Great jo!
      
      What are some others? (No cheating and looking it up in a rhyming dictionary....)

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      JThomp42posted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you Laura, still thinking.

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   dashingscorpioposted 10 years ago

   There aren't many I would imagine. In fact I went onto rhymezone.com and nothing came up. Another site suggested using (friskiest), (riskiest), and (tamarisk).

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      Laura Schneiderposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Looking up the answer is kinda cheating, but... Tamarisk is an excellent rhyme, and riskiest and friskiest are good, too. But there are many more...

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      JThomp42posted 10 years agoin reply to this

      I can't comment on my own answer, so I'll comment on this one Laura. What about "mollusk." )

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   junksellerposted 10 years ago

   whisk, obelisk, basilisk...................................

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      Laura Schneiderposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      OH! Whisk, being a single syllable word, doesn't rhyme with asterisk (sorry!), but you got two of my personal favorites: basilisk and obelisk. Great job!!
      
      Keep those rhymes coming, folks. Think phrases, too (but keep it rated G, please)...

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      Dan Barfieldposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Actually the word rhyme refers only to the vowel sound in the word - the number of syllables doesn't really matter. To make whisk fit with asterisk you could just add more words e.g. master-whisk or plaster-whisk or something along those lines.

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      Laura Schneiderposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Dan, in looking into this further, I think we're both wrong: see http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhyme, especially the concise encyclopedia section where they talk about "true rhymes". I was thinking only of trisyllabic rhymes (wrong!).

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   Goody5posted 10 years ago

   How about trick, strick, and brick for a few.

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      Laura Schneiderposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Hm. Well, first off, "asterisk" has three syllables, and your words all have only one, so I'm afraid they don't rhyme. Also, the ends of your words highlight the common mis-pronunciation of the word as "ick", whereas it ends in "isk". Sorry, Goody5!

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      Goody5posted 10 years agoin reply to this

      I respect this, however in different regions of the country the word is pronounced differently, and where I come from it's ending is pronounced with "ICK". There's also no rule stating that two words need to have the same amount of syllables to rhyme

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      Laura Schneiderposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      See my comment to Dan Barfield: you're right about last syllables matching. Per Merriam-Webster, however, "isk" is the most correct, formal pronunciation  the end of this word, like its spelling (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asterisk).

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   logoquizposted 10 years ago

   How about compact-disc?.. it's the only one i can think of??

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      Laura Schneiderposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      That totally counts! Good one!

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   MKayoposted 10 years ago

   Frisbee disk, tsk-tsk-tsk, Quik of Bisc, insurance risk, San Francisc.

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      Laura Schneiderposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Ooooh! You're the master of phrases so far! Good job! I laughed at "Quik of Bisc" :-) Where would I be without Bisquick pancakes? (25 pounds lighter, at least LOL). Thanks for taking up the challenge--you play a good game!

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   Sherry Hewinsposted 10 years ago

   How about: Flying Disk, Lobster Bisque, High Risk, Wire Whisk.

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   Insane Mundaneposted 10 years ago

   Thinking of rhymes for the word 'asterisk' is like getting chased by the legendary Basilisk that was dropped from a freakin' flying disc, but you turn around and put the big reptile at a taser risk which is easier than using an electric whisk.  ...So you zap that sucker and now they erect an obelisk, in your name.  Tsk, tsk...

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      Laura Schneiderposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      ROTFL! I'm having a hard time thinking of the last time I read something this excellently creative! Kudos! This is fabulous!

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    nehanatu86posted 10 years ago

    Incur Risk
    Lively Frisk
    Walking Brisk
    Rapid Whisk
    Boiling Bisk
    Video Disk

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       Laura Schneiderposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       These are great! Thanks, nehanatu86!

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