bin
/bɪn/noun
Early ChildhoodNot in standard dictionaries
1
A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.
2
A container for rubbish or waste.
3
Any of the discrete intervals in a histogram, etc
4
Any of the fixed-size chunks into which airspace is divided for the purposes of radar.
5
Jail or prison.
6
Ellipsis of loony bin (“lunatic asylum”).
7
A digital file folder for organising media in a non-linear editing program.
Thesaurus
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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