plural of 'verse

(fandom slang) The (fictional) universe in which the TV series Firefly is set. / Clipping of universe.

Forming compound nouns denoting the whole range or totality of what is indicated by the first element. / Forming compounds nouns denoting the fictional world of a given character, television series etc.

(pharmacology) A marketed variety of midazolam.

(uncountable) A poetic form divided into lines of no particular length or meter, without a rhyme scheme.

(poetry) A poetic form with regular meter, particularly iambic pentameter, but no fixed rhyme scheme.

(poetry) A Greek meter, supposedly invented by Alcaeus, consisting of combinations of spondee, iambs and dactyls.

any of several forms of verse used in epic or dramatic poetry

(trigonometry) The trigonometric function 1 − cos(x).

(literally) The chapter number and verse number (within a particular book) that locate a quotation from the Bible.