talon
A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal.
One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth.
A kind of moulding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; an ogee. (When the concave part is at the top, it is called an inverted talon.)
The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt.
The remaining stock of undealt cards.
A document that could be detached and presented in exchange for a block of further coupons on a bond, when the original block had been used up.
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