advantage

/ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒ/noun
Middle School
1

Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.

2

Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.

3

Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit

4

The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.

5

The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position.

6

Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).

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

#obsolete