leech
/liːt͡ʃ/noun
Elementary
1
An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
2
A person who derives advantage from others in a parasitic fashion.
3
A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.
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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
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