bachelor

/ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)/noun
Middle School
1

A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.

2

The first or lowest academic degree conferred by colleges and universities; a bachelor's degree.

3

Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.

4

A bachelor apartment.

5

An unmarried woman.

6

A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field.

7

Among London tradesmen, a junior member not yet admitted to wear the livery.

8

A kind of bass, an edible freshwater fish (Pomoxis annularis) of the southern United States.

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

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