twitch
A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
Action of spotting or seeking out a bird, especially a rare one.
A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery.
A brief, contractile response of a skeletal muscle elicited by a single maximal volley of impulses in the neurons supplying it.
The sudden narrowing almost to nothing of a vein of ore.
A trip taken in order to observe a rare bird.
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