yield

/jiːld/verb
Elementary
1

To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.

2

To produce as return from an investment.

3

To produce as a result.

4

To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.

5

To give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.

6

To give as demanded; to relinquish.

7

To give way so as to allow another to pass first.

8

To give way under force; to succumb to a force.

9

Of a running process, to give control back to the operating system so that other processes can be allowed to run.

10

To pass the material's yield point and undergo plastic deformation.

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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