barnacle
A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.
The barnacle goose.
In electrical engineering, a change made to a product on the manufacturing floor that was not part of the original product design.
On printed circuit boards, a change such as soldering a wire in order to connect two points, or addition such as an added resistor or capacitor, subassembly or daughterboard.
A deprecated or obsolete file, image or other artifact that remains with a project even though it is no longer needed.
An instrument like a pair of pincers, to fix on the nose of a vicious horse while shoeing so as to make it more tractable.
A pair of spectacles.
A good job, or snack easily obtained.
A worldly sailor.
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