trend
/tɹɛnd/noun
Middle School
1
An inclination in a particular direction.
2
A tendency.
3
A fad or fashion style.
4
A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points.
5
The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the shank from the throat that the arm measures from the throat to the bill.
6
The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor.
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