work
/wɜː(ɹ)k/noun
Early ChildhoodNot in standard dictionaries
1
Labour, occupation, job.
2
The place where one is employed.
3
One's employer.
4
A factory; a works.
5
Effort expended on a particular task.
6
Sustained effort to overcome obstacles and achieve a result.
7
Something on which effort is expended.
8
Cosmetic surgery.
9
Prison gang violence.
10
A measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance. No work is done if the object does not move.
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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
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