scooper
/ˈskuːpə(ɹ)/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1
A person who scoops.
2
Something that scoops.
3
An engraver's tool.
4
The avocet, a bird that scoops up the mud to obtain food.
5
A journalist who obtains a scoop, or exclusive.
6
A type of air tanker waterbomber airplane, which is capable of landing on water, and directly scooping up water to fill its tanks, by skimming the water's surface with scoops delopyed.
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
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