muzzle
/ˈmʌzəl/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1
The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws.
2
A person's mouth.
3
A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.
4
The mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., that the bullet emerges from.
5
A piece of the forward end of the plow-beam by which the traces are attached.
6
An openwork covering for the nose, used for the defense of the horse, and forming part of the bards in the 15th and 16th centuries.
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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