cook

/kʊk/noun
Early ChildhoodNot in standard dictionaries
1

A person who prepares food.

2

The head cook of a manor house.

3

The degree or quality of cookedness of food.

4

The member of a hot-rivetting team who heats the rivets in a brazier, see rivet.

5

One who manufactures certain illegal drugs, especially meth.

6

A session of manufacturing certain illegal drugs, especially meth.

7

A fish, the European striped wrasse, Labrus mixtus.

8

An unintended solution to a chess problem, considered to spoil the problem.

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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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