Definition of verses:
(n) :
Poetic form in general.
(n) :
A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
(n) :
One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.
(n) :
A small section of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)
(v) :
(transitive) To tell in verse, or poetry.
(n) :
(music) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.