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/ˈɹæpɚ/noun
Middle SchoolNot in standard dictionaries
1

The knocker of a door.

2

A swinging knocker for making signals at the mouth of a shaft.

3

A spiritualistic medium who claims to receive communications from spirits in the form of knocking sounds.

4

A performer of rap music, or someone who raps in any form of music.

5

A sword.

6

A flexible strip of metal, 45-60cm long, with handles at each end, used for Northumbrian rapper sword dancing.

7

A mechanical, or later electric, signalling device formerly used in the mines of north-eastern England to signal to the engineman that the cages carrying men or coals up and down the shaft were ready to be raised or lowered.

8

A bold lie; a whopper.

9

A loud oath.

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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