arrest
/əˈɹɛst/noun
Elementary
1
A check; a stop; an act or instance of arresting something.
2
The condition of being stopped, standstill.
3
The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
4
A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
5
A device to physically arrest motion.
6
The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.
7
Any seizure by power, physical or otherwise.
8
A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse
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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