redhead

/ˈɹɛdˌhɛd/noun

ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries

1

A person with red hair.

2

A North American duck (Aythya americana) highly esteemed as a game bird.

3

A kind of milkweed (Asclepia curassavica), with red flowers, formerly used in medicine.

4

Chinese red-headed centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans)

5

Red-headed bunting (Emberiza bruniceps).

6

Red-headed titi (Callicebus regulus).

7

Red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus).

8

Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus).

9

A kind of 800-watt lamp.

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Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

egghead newlywed waterbed woodshed coed hotbed inbred seabed airhead anstead

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”)

rab rad rae raf rag rah rai raj rak ram

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

acm aer afl air aix any ary bec bed beg

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

had hid hud heid hidy hird hudy hyde hairdo hatred

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