waffle
/ˈwɒf.l̩/noun
Elementary
1
A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern, often eaten hot with butter and/or honey or syrup.
2
In full potato waffle: a savoury flat potato cake with the same kind of grid pattern.
3
A concrete slab used in flooring with a gridlike structure of ribs running at right angles to each other on its underside.
4
A type of fabric woven with a honeycomb texture.
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