reckon

/ˈɹɛkən/verb
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1

To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.

2

To count as in a number, rank, or series; to estimate by rank or quality; to place by estimation; to account; to esteem; to repute.

3

To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as having a certain quality or value.

4

To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an objective clause

5

To reckon with something or somebody or not, i.e. to reckon without something or somebody: to take into account, deal with, consider or not, i.e. to misjudge, ignore, not take into account, not deal with, not consider or fail to consider; e.g. reckon without one's host

6

To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in numbering or computing.

7

To come to an accounting; to draw up or settle accounts; to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to adjust relations of desert or penalty.

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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