cul-de-sac
/ˈkʌldəsæk/noun
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1
A blind alley or dead end street.
2
A circular area at the end of a dead end street to allow cars to turn around, designed so children can play on the street, with little or no through-traffic.
3
An impasse.
4
A sacklike cavity, a tube open at one end only.
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