factory
/ˈfæk.tə.ɹi/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1
A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
2
A police station.
3
A device or process that produces or manufactures something.
4
A factory farm.
5
In a computer program or library, a function, method, etc. which creates an object.
6
The original state of an electronic device, as it was when it came from the manufacturer.
7
The position or state of being a factor.
8
A trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.
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Sound Patterns & Rhymes
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
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