blacken
/ˈblækən/verb
Middle School
1
To cause to be or become black.
2
To become black.
3
To make dirty.
4
To defame or sully.
5
To cook (meat or fish) by coating with pepper, etc., and quickly searing in a hot pan.
Thesaurus
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