dredge
/dɹɛd͡ʒ/noun
High School
1
A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds.
2
A dredging machine.
3
An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.
4
The act of dredging.
5
Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.
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