duff
/dʌf/noun
Elementary
1
Dough.
2
A stiff flour pudding, often with dried fruit, boiled in a cloth bag, or steamed.
3
A pudding-style dessert, especially one made with plums or (in the Bahamas) guavas.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
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
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