tub
A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.
The contents or capacity of such a vessel.
A bathtub.
A slow-moving craft.
Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc.
A small cask.
Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc).
A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.
A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.
A corpulent or obese person.
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