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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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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