surf
/sɜːf/noun
Elementary
1
Waves that break on an ocean shoreline.
2
An instance or session of riding a surfboard in the surf.
3
A dance popular in the 1960s in which the movements of a surfboard rider are mimicked.
4
The bottom of a drain.
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
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