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What is assonance?

What is assonance?

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the resemblance of sound between syllables in nearby words arising from the rhyming of stressed vowels (e.g. sonnet, porridge), and also from the use of identical consonants with different vowels (e.g. killed, cold, culled)
liliane
23 August 2011
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Can you name ten words starting with king

  Can you name ten words starting with king: Here’s an expanded list of English words beginning with “king‑”, divided into groups for easier reference.


A. Core/root forms

  • king (noun/verb)
  • kings (plural)
  • kinged (past tense of “to king” = to enthrone or make king)
  • kinging (present participle/gerund)

B. Derived with suffixes indicating state, condition, quality

  • kingdom, kingdoms
  • kinghood, kinghoods
  • kingship, kingships
  • kingly
  • kinglier, kingliest
  • kingless
  • kingliness, kinglinesses
  • kinglike
  • kinglihood, kinglihoods

C. Compound & specialised nouns

  • kingmaker, kingmakers
  • kingpin, kingpins
  • kingpost, kingposts
  • kingbird, kingbirds
  • kingbolt, kingbolts
  • kingcraft, kingcrafts
  • kingcup, kingcups
  • kingfish, kingfishes
  • kingfisher, kingfishers
  • kinglet, kinglets
  • kingling, kinglings
  • kingside, kingsides
  • kingsnake, kingsnakes
  • kingwood, kingwoods
  • kingklip, kingklips

D. Proper nouns/names & metaphorical uses

  • (As proper nouns, e.g., “King …” in a title or name)
  • “king of …” used metaphorically (“the king of pop”, “the kingpin”)
  • Use in card playing: the King card in a deck.

Key notes and caveats

  • Some derivatives use archaic or poetic form (e.g., kinglihood).
  • Compound words may be hyphenated or written as one word depending on usage (e.g., king‑maker vs kingmaker).
  • Some words beginning with king‑ may also derive from other sources (e.g., names of specific items or species like kingbird, kingsnake).
  • The list above omits words where king appears but is not the prefix (i.e., words containing “king” not at the start).