dodge
/dɒd͡ʒ/verb
Middle School
1
To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
2
To avoid; to sidestep.
3
To elude.
4
To go, or cause to go, hither and thither.
5
To make an area of an image lighter (when processing photographs in a darkroom, this is accomplished by decreasing the exposure of that area to light).
6
To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.
7
To trick somebody.
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
#archaic#dated