least
/liːst/adj
Middle School
1
Chiefly used with abstract nouns: less than all others in extent or size; littlest, smallest.
2
Of two or more animals or plants with the same name: the smaller or smallest.
3
Lowest in importance or status; most insignificant or unimportant.
4
Followed by an agent noun: of a person: who does some action to the smallest degree.
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
#archaic#obsolete