popcorn

/ˈpɒp.kɔː(ɹ)n/noun
Early Childhood
1

A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.

2

A serving of popcorn.

3

A piece of popcorn.

4

A type of corn or maize with a hard outer hull that, along with the type of starch it contains, makes it suitable for popping.

5

A kind of stitch similar to a bobble.

6

A form of brainstorming in which participants call out their ideas immediately, instead of waiting for an assigned turn to speak.

7

Entertainment for observers.

8

A slow Belgian style of soul music popular in the early 1960s.

9

A Romanian style of Europop popular in the late 2000s.

Thesaurus

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

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