scoop

/skuːp/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1

Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.

2

The amount or volume of loose or solid material held by a particular scoop.

3

The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shovelling.

4

A story or fact; especially, news learned and reported before anyone else.

5

An opening in a hood/bonnet or other body panel to admit air, usually for cooling the engine.

6

The digging attachment on a front-end loader.

7

A place hollowed out; a basinlike cavity; a hollow.

8

A spoon-shaped surgical instrument, used in extracting certain substances or foreign bodies.

9

A special spinal board used by emergency medical service staff that divides laterally to scoop up patients.

10

A sweep; a stroke; a swoop.

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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