feeder
/ˈfidɚ/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1
One who feeds, or gives food to another.
2
The participant in feederism who feeds the other (the feedee).
3
One who feeds, or takes in food.
4
One who, or that which, feeds material into something (especially a machine).
5
That which is used to feed.
6
A tributary stream, especially of a canal.
7
A branch line of a railway.
8
A transmission line that feeds the electricity for an electricity substation, or for a transmitter.
9
Ellipsis of feeder school.
10
A feeder ship.
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Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
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Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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