smudge
/smʌd͡ʒ/noun
Elementary
1
A blemish or smear, especially a dark or sooty one.
2
Dense smoke, such as that used for fumigation.
3
A heap of damp combustibles partially ignited and burning slowly, placed on the windward side of a house, tent, etc. to keep off mosquitoes or other insects.
4
A quantity of herbs used in suffumigation.
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