sausage
/ˈsɒsɪd͡ʒ/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1
A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic casing.
2
An individual item of this food.
3
A sausage-shaped thing.
4
A penis.
5
A term of endearment.
6
A saucisse.
7
A dachshund; sausage dog.
8
Ellipsis of sausage roll (“the dole; unemployment”).
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
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