hinge

/ˈhɪnd͡ʒ/noun
Elementary
1

A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.

2

A naturally occurring joint resembling such hardware in form or action, as in the shell of a bivalve.

3

A stamp hinge, a folded and gummed paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps in an album.

4

A principle, or a point in time, on which subsequent reasonings or events depend.

5

The median of the upper or lower half of a batch, sample, or probability distribution.

6

One of the four cardinal points, east, west, north, or south.

7

A movement that presents itself as rotation when an off-centre fixed point is taken into account.

8

In polyamory, a person connected emotionally or sexually to two others who are not connected to each other.

9

To be in poor health; to be out of sorts.

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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

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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