abrasion
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
An act of abrasiveness.
The substance thus rubbed off; debris.
The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it.
An abraded, scraped, or worn area.
A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away.
The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.
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