vane
/veɪn/noun
Middle School
1
A weather vane.
2
Any of several usually relatively thin, rigid, flat, or sometimes curved surfaces radially mounted along an axis, as a blade in a turbine or a sail on a windmill, that is turned by or used to turn a fluid.
3
The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft.
4
A sight on a sextant or compass.
5
One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile.
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