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.

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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