flake
/fleɪk/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1
A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
2
A scale of a fish or similar animal
3
A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.
4
A person who is impractical, flighty, unreliable, or inconsistent; especially with maintaining a living.
5
A carnation with only two colours in the flower, the petals having large stripes.
6
A flat turn or tier of rope.
7
A corrupt arrest, e.g. to extort money for release or merely to fulfil a quota.
8
A wire rack for drying fish.
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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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