gorge

/ɡɔːdʒ/noun
Middle School
1

The front aspect of the neck; the outside of the throat.

2

The inside of the throat; the esophagus, the gullet; (falconry, specifically) the crop or gizzard of a hawk.

3

The throat of a flower.

4

Food that has been taken into the gullet or the stomach, particularly if it is regurgitated or vomited out.

5

A choking or filling of a channel or passage by an obstruction; the obstruction itself.

6

A concave moulding; a cavetto.

7

The rearward side of an outwork, a bastion, or a fort, often open, or not protected against artillery; a narrow entry passage into the outwork of an enclosed fortification.

8

A primitive device used instead of a hook to catch fish, consisting of an object that is easy to swallow but difficult to eject or loosen, such as a piece of bone or stone pointed at each end and attached in the middle to a line.

9

A deep, narrow passage with steep, rocky sides, particularly one with a stream running through it; a ravine.

10

The groove of a pulley.

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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

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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