card

/kɑːd/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1

A playing card.

2

Any game using playing cards; a card game.

3

A resource or argument, used to achieve a purpose. (See play the something card.)

4

Any flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic, etc.

5

A bank card.

6

Any electronic payment (rather than a cash payment using notes, bills or coins).

7

Paper that is thicker and more durable than normal writing or printing paper, but thinner and more flexible than paperboard, used for postcards, playing cards, etc.; card stock.

8

A map or chart.

9

An amusing or entertaining person, often slightly eccentric.

10

A list of scheduled events or of performers or contestants; chiefly used in professional wrestling.

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

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