raft
A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.
Any flattish thing, usually wooden, used in a similar fashion.
A thick crowd of seabirds or sea mammals, particularly a group of penguins when in the water.
A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. which obstructs navigation in a river.
A slice of toast.
A square array of sensors forming part of a large telescope.
A mass of congealed solids that forms on a consommé because of the protein in the egg white.
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