rail
A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
The metal bar forming part of the track for a railroad.
A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.
A conductor maintained at a fixed electrical potential relative to ground, to which other circuit components are connected.
A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
One of the lengthwise edges of a surfboard.
A vertical section on one side of a web page.
A large line (portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug).
Each of two vertical side bars supporting the rungs of a ladder.
The raised edge of the game board.
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