sander
/ˈsændɚ/noun
Middle School
1
A person employed to sand wood.
2
A machine to mechanize the process of sanding.
3
A device which spreads sand on the rails in wet, snowy, icy, slippery conditions to improve traction.
4
A small device resembling a salt shaker but containing sand that was shaken over a document to remove excess ink.
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