husk
/hʌsk/noun
Elementary
1
The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside.
2
Any form of useless, dried up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something.
3
The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
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