echo
A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
An utterance repeating what has just been said.
A device in verse in which a line ends with a word which recalls the sound of the last word of the preceding line.
Sympathetic recognition; response; answer.
Something that reflects or hearkens back to an earlier thing.
An insignificant indirect result; a ripple.
The displaying on the command line of the command that has just been executed.
An individual discussion forum using the echomail system.
Alternative letter-case form of Echo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
A signal, played in the same manner as a trump signal, made by a player who holds four or more trumps (or, as played by some, exactly three trumps) and whose partner has led trumps or signalled for trumps.
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