milling

/ˈmɪlɪŋ/noun
High School
1

Such grinding, cutting, or shredding applied to grain to produce meal or flour.

2

Such cutting to produce millwork (finely finished lumber).

3

A type of machining in which a rotary cutter is moved through a toolpath to cut away material.

4

The surface or other physical result produced by such a process.

5

The series of notches around the edge of a coin during minting so that it can be told if some of the metal from the edge is removed.

6

A circular or random motion of a herd or a crowd.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

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