quad

/kwɑd/noun
High SchoolNot in standard dictionaries
1

A blank metal block used to fill short lines of type.

2

A joke used to fill long days of setting type.

3

A keyboard command which aligns text with the left or right margin, or centred between them. In combination, as quad left, quad right, or quad centre.

4

A quadrangle (quadrangular courtyard).

5

A horse, from colloquial or humorous quadruped specifically for horse.

6

A poster advertising a cinematic film release, measuring forty by thirty inches, four times the area of crown paper.

7

A quadruple, a jump with four revolutions in the air.

8

A serving of four shots of espresso; (attributive) containing four shots of espresso.

9

A skate with four wheels.

10

Clipping of quadruplet (“a set of four; one of a set of four”).

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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