slab

/slæb/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1

A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.

2

A paving stone; a flagstone.

3

A carton containing 24 cans (chiefly of beer).

4

An outside piece taken from a log or timber when sawing it into boards, planks, etc.

5

The slack part of a sail.

6

A very large wave.

7

The amount by which a cache can grow or shrink, used in memory allocation.

8

Part of a tectonic plate that is being, or has been, subducted.

9

A poured-concrete foundation for a building.

10

A region between two parallel lines in the Euclidean plane, or between two parallel planes in three-dimensional Euclidean space, or between two hyperplanes in higher dimensions.

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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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