rusk

/ɹʌsk/noun
High School
1

a rectangular, hard, dry biscuit

2

a twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a zwieback)

3

a weaning food for children

4

a cereal binder used in meat product manufacture

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