trough
A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.
Any similarly shaped container.
A rectangular container used for washing or rinsing clothes.
A short, narrow canal designed to hold water until it drains or evaporates.
An undivided metal urinal (plumbing fixture)
A gutter under the eaves of a building; an eaves trough.
A channel for conveying water or other farm liquids (such as milk) from place to place by gravity; any ‘U’ or ‘V’ cross-sectioned irrigation channel.
A long, narrow depression between waves or ridges; the low portion of a wave cycle.
A low turning point or a local minimum of a business cycle.
A linear atmospheric depression associated with a weather front.
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