gouge

/ɡaʊd͡ʒ/noun
Middle SchoolNot in standard dictionaries
1

A chisel with a curved blade for cutting or scooping channels, grooves, or holes in wood, stone, etc.

2

A bookbinder's tool with a curved face, used for blind tooling or gilding.

3

An incising tool that cuts blanks or forms for envelopes, gloves, etc., from leather, paper, or other materials.

4

A cut or groove, as left by a gouge or something sharp.

5

An act of gouging.

6

A cheat, a fraud; an imposition.

7

An impostor.

8

Soft material lying between the wall of a vein and the solid vein of ore.

9

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Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

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Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

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