basin
/ˈbeɪs(ə)n/noun
Middle School
1
A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.
2
A shallow bowl used for a single serving of a drink or liquidy food.
3
A depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
4
An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin.
5
A shallow depression in a rock formation, such as an area of down-folded rock that has accumulated a thick layer of sediments, or an area scooped out by water erosion.
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
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