substance
/ˈsʌbstəns/noun
Middle School
1
Physical matter; material.
2
A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.
3
The essential part of anything; the most vital part.
4
Substantiality; solidity; firmness.
5
Material possessions; estate; property; resources.
6
Drugs (illegal narcotics)
7
Ousia, essence; underlying reality or hypostasis in the philosophical sense.
Thesaurus
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