squint
/skwɪnt/verb
Elementary
1
To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
2
To look or glance sideways.
3
To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.
4
To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.
5
To be not quite straight, off-centred; to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
6
To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely.
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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