barrel
A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
Such a cask of a certain size, holding one-eighth of what a tun holds. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.
A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case
A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
A venturi (in carburetion).
A ceiling-mounted tube from which lights are suspended.
Any tube.
The hollow basal part of a feather.
The part of a clarinet which connects the mouthpiece and upper joint, and resembles a barrel.
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