shut
/ʃʌt/verb
Early Childhood
1
To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
2
To make or become unreceptive.
3
To close (a business or venue) temporarily or permanently.
4
To put out of use or operation.
5
To cease operation or cease to be available.
6
To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.
7
To catch or snag in the act of shutting something.
8
To confine in an enclosed area; to enclose.
9
To isolate, to close off from the world.
10
To preclude, exclude.
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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