ABS
noun
RareNot in standard dictionaries
1
Initialism of antilock braking system.
2
Initialism of all-black stuff: i.e. acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, referring to the black color of the waste water.
3
plumbing Pipes composed of this plastic.
4
Initialism of asset-backed security or asset-backed securities.
5
Initialism of automatic block signaling.
6
Initialism of auto-brewery syndrome.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
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
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