pocket

/ˈpɒk.ɪt/noun
Early Childhood
1

A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.

2

A person's financial resources.

3

An indention and cavity with a net sack or similar structure (into which the balls are to be struck) at each corner and one centered on each side of a pool or snooker table.

4

An enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another.

5

An area of land surrounded by a loop of a river.

6

The area of the field to the side of the goal posts (four pockets in total on the field, one to each side of the goals at each end of the ground). The pocket is only a roughly defined area, extending from the behind post, at an angle, to perhaps about 30 meters out.

7

The area behind the line of scrimmage subject to certain rules regarding intentional grounding, illegal contact, etc., formally extending to the end zone but more usually understood as the central area around the quarterback directly protected by the offensive line.

8

An area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units.

9

The position held by a second defensive middle, where an advanced middle must retreat after making a touch on the attacking middle.

10

The unbroken part of a wave that offers the surfer the most power.

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