wicket

/ˈwɪkɪt/noun
High SchoolNot in standard dictionaries
1

A small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one.

2

A small window or other opening, sometimes fitted with a grating.

3

A service window, as in a bank or train station, where a customer conducts transactions with a teller

4

a ticket barrier at a rail station, box office at a cinema, etc.

5

One of the two wooden structures at each end of the pitch, consisting of three vertical stumps and two bails; the target for the bowler, defended by the batsman.

6

A dismissal; the act of a batsman getting out.

7

The job of a wicketkeeper while the team is bowling.

8

The period during which two batsmen bat together.

9

The pitch.

10

The area around the stumps where the batsmen stand.

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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