tape

/teɪ̯p/noun
Early ChildhoodNot in standard dictionaries
1

Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.

2

Thin and flat paper, plastic or similar flexible material, usually produced in the form of a roll.

3

Finishing tape, stretched across a track to mark the end of a race.

4

Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio tape.

5

Any video or audio recording, regardless of the method used to produce it.

6

An unthinking, patterned response triggered by a particular stimulus.

7

The series of prices at which a financial instrument trades.

8

The wrapping of the primary puck-handling surface of a hockey stick.

9

A strong flexible band rotating on pulleys for directing the sheets in a printing machine.

10

Liquor, alcoholic drink, especially gin or brandy. (Especially in prison slang or among domestic servants and women.)

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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