stunner

noun
Middle SchoolNot in standard dictionaries
1

Anything that is stunning.

2

A woman or man of stunning beauty or handsomeness (often hyperbolic), a knockout.

3

A professional wrestling maneuver in which an attacking wrestler applies a facelock to an opponent and falls to a seated position, forcing the opponent's jaw or neck to drop on the attacker's shoulder.

4

A pistol firing a beam capable of stunning an enemy.

5

A person or machine that stuns an animal before slaughter.

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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