assonance | (noun) the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words | Synonyms: vowel rhyme |
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caisson | (noun) large watertight chamber used for construction under water | Synonyms: cofferdam, pneumatic caisson |
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(noun) an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome | Synonyms: coffer, lacunar |
(noun) a chest to hold ammunition | Synonyms: ammunition chest |
(noun) a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition | - |
dissonance | (noun) disagreeable sounds | - |
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(noun) the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience | Synonyms: noise, racket |
(noun) a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters | Synonyms: disagreement, dissension |
essonite | (noun) a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown | Synonyms: cinnamon stone, hessonite |
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frisson | (noun) an almost pleasurable sensation of fright | Synonyms: chill, quiver, shiver, shudder, thrill, tingle |
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hessonite | (noun) a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown | Synonyms: cinnamon stone, essonite |
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lesson | (noun) a task assigned for individual study | - |
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(noun) a unit of instruction | - |
(noun) punishment intended as a warning to others | Synonyms: deterrent example, example, object lesson |
(noun) the significance of a story or event | Synonyms: moral |