vestige
/ˈvɛs.tɪd͡ʒ/noun
High School
1
A mark left on the earth by a foot.
2
A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.
3
A vestigial organ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor.
4
The remaining portion of a partially suppressed sideband.
Thesaurus
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