bypass

/ˈbaɪpæs/noun
Middle School
1

A road that passes around something, such as a residential area or business district.

2

A replacement road for obsolete road that is no longer in use because devastating natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides).

3

The act of going past or around.

4

A section of pipe that conducts a fluid around some other fixture.

5

An electrical shunt.

6

An alternative passage created to divert a bodily fluid around a damaged organ; the surgical procedure to construct such a bypass.

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

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing