hockey

/ˈhɒ.ki/noun
Elementary
1

Any of a family of sports in which hockey sticks are used to move a ball or puck into a goal.

2

Field hockey, a team sport played on a pitch on solid ground where players have to hit a ball into a net using a hockey stick.

3

Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.

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