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Aa very short little insignificant English wordeh an interrogative utterance

acts things doneax chopping tool

ad short for advertisementadd short for addition

adds performs additionsads more than one advertisementadze axe-like tool

ade fruit beverageaid to assistaide an assistant

aerie eagle's nestairy breezy

aero of aircraftarrow slender, pointed shaft

affect to changeeffect result

ail sickale beer

air stuff we breathe1/100th of a hectare

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aree'er contraction of "ever"ere eventuallyerr to make a mistakeheir one who will inherit

aisle walkwayI'll contraction of "I will"isle island

all everythingawl pointed scriber

allowed permittedaloud spoken

altar raised center of worshipalter to change

an a single instanceAnn a woman's name

ant insectaunt parent's sister

ante preliminary betauntie sister of a parent

arc portion of a circleark vessel

ascent the climbassent to agree

ate past tense of eateight the number base of octal

auger a drillaugur foretell

aught anythingought should



B

aural of hearingoral of the mouth

auricle external part of the earoracle seer

away distantaweigh just clear of the bottom

awed in a state of wonderodd not usual

aweful filled with aweawful really badoffal butchered entrails

aye naval affirmativeeye ocular organI oneself

bail bucket handlebale bundle of hay

bailed pumping water out of a boatbaled to gather into a bale

bailee a person to whom goods are committed forcustody or repair

bailey the outer wall of a castlebailie a municipal officer in Scotland

bailer one who bails (water)bailor a person that entrusts goods to a baileebaler one who bales (hay)

bailing pumping water out of a boatbaling wire used to tie bales

bait to tormentbate to lessen



baited past tense of baitbated past tense of bate

baiting tormentingbating lessening

baize green feltbays one or more enclosed arms of the oceanbeys one or more Turkish officials

bald hairlessballed carnal knowledgebawled cried aloud

ball playful orbbawl to cry

band a groupbanned forbidden

bard a poetbarred enclosed by poles

bare nakedbear wild ursine

bark outer sheath of a treebarque square-rigged sailing ship

baron minor royaltybarren unable to bear children

Barry a man's nameberry small fruitbury to take under

basal forming the basebasil an herb

base the bottom support for anythingbass the lowest musical pitch or range

based supported



baste to swab with liquid during cooking

bases what baseball players like to stealbasis principal constituent of anythingbasses many four-stringed guitars

bask to warm oneself pleasantly

basque tightfitting bodice or tunic (or, people of thePyrenees)

bat a blind, flying rodentbatt a flat pad

baud bits per secondbawd brothel manager

bay an enclosed arm of the oceanbey a Turkish official

be to existbee pollinating buzzer

beach where i want to bebeech a type of tree

bean a legumebeen past tense of be

beat to hitbeet edible red root

beau male friendbow a curve or bend; double-slipped reef knot

beaut slang for beauty, beautifulbutte steep sided hill

been past tense of bebin a box or container

beer universally brewed comfort foodbier a temporary frame for a coffin

bel indian thorn treeBel Babylonian god



bell ding dingbelle beautiful woman

berth anchoragebirth your method of arrival

besot to get drunkbesought past tense of beseech

better superiorbettor one who bets

bight middle of a ropebite a mouthfulbyte eight bits

billed has a billbuild to construct

bit past tense of bitebitt large cleat for tying up ships

blew past tense of blowblue color of California sky

bloc an allianceblock square object

boar wild pigBoer a South African of Dutch descentboor tasteless buffoonbore not interesting

board a plankbored not interested

boarder lodger who gets meals, tooborder perimeter

bode an omenbowed curved

bold bravebowled knocked over



bolder more courageousboulder large rock

bole trunkboll round seed podbowl dish

boos disparaging sounds from fansbooze whiskey

born brought into lifeborne past participle of bearbourn a small stream or boundary

borough townshipburrow dig into the ground

bough tree branchbow front of a ship; respectful bend

bouy navigational aidboy male child

bra brassierebraw well-groomed

braid a weave of three strandsbrayed a donkey cried

braise cook with oil and waterbrays loud, harsh cry

brake stopping devicebreak to split apart

breach to break throughbreech the back part

bread a loafbred past tense of breed

brewed fermentedbrood family



C

brews more than one beerbruise a contusion

bridal pertaining to bridesbridle horse's headgear

broach to raise a subjectbrooch an ornament fastened to clothes

brows multiple foreheadsbrowse grazing

bundt type of cakebunt hit a pitch without swinging

burger meat sandwichburgher merchant

bus large multi-passenger vehiclebuss a kiss

bussed kissedbust head and shoulders sculpture

but exceptingbutt the thick end

buy to purchaseby nearbye farewell

buyer one who purchasesbyre a cow barn

cache hidden storagecash legal tender

cached hidden awaycashed converted to legal tender

calendar chart of days



calender paper press

call to summoncaul amnionic membranecol a mountain pass

caller one who callscollar my cat has collar ID

can't contraction of "can not"cant a bevel

cannon big guncanon body of law

canter a moderate gallopcantor singer

canvas rough clothcanvass to examine thoroughly

capital most importantcapitol center of government

carat unit of weight for precious stones, equal to 200milligrams

caret proofreader's insertion markcarrot edible orange rootkarat one 24th part of otherwise pure gold

carol Christmas songcarrel study enclosure

carpal a bone of the carpuscarpel a pistil

cast to throwcaste a social class

caster one who throwscastor beaver's smelly gland

cause generative forcecaws sounds of crows



cay a low islandkey opens locksquay a wharf

cedar an evergreen treeseeder one who broadcasts seeds

cede to giveseed part of a plant from which a new one grows

ceding givingseeding planting

ceiling top of the roomsealing to close a package or envelope

cell a small roomsell to exchange for money

cellar under a houseseller one who sells

censer incense dishcensor bad people who fear knowledgesensor a device which detects

census numberingsenses faculties

cent one hundredth of a dollarscent an aromasent dispatched

cents hundredths of a dollarscents many things to smellsense detection equipment

cere waxy fleshy covering at the base of the upper beakin some birds

sear to scorchseer a prophetsere natural succession of plant or animal communities



cereal grainsserial numbers in sequence

Ceres Roman Goddess of agricultureseries a sequence of things

cession giving upsession a group sitting

chalk calcareous earthy substancechock wedge to keep wheels from rolling

chance happenstancechants more than one litany

chard spinach-like vegetablecharred burnt

chased quickly followedchaste virginal

check a tic markCzech from Czechoslovakia

chews masticatingchoose to select

Chile a South American countrychili dried pod of red pepperchilly uncomfortably cool

choir church singersquire the twentieth part of a ream of paper

choler yellow bilecollar around your neck

choral by a choruscoral marine polyp skeleton

chorale a choircorral a pen for horses



chord three tones in harmonycord very light ropecored divested of its central part

chute inclined troughshoot to project an object

cite to refer tosight visionsite a location

cited referencedsighted visually identifiedsited located

cites past tense of citesights tourist rationalesites more than one location

clack a chattering soundclaque a group hired to applaud, sycophants

Claus fat, jolly guy with presentsclause contractual unitclaws big fingernails

clew sheet cringle on a sailclue a hint

click ticking noiseclique exclusive group

climb ascendingclime climate

close to shutclothes garments

coal black mineralcole plants in the crucifer family

coaled supplied with coalcold not supplied with coal



coarse roughcourse path of travel

coat wear it for warmthcote small animal shed

coax persuadecokes more than one soft drink

cocks more than one male birdcox a coxswainCox a variety of eating apple

coddling tenderly treatingcodling small, unripe apple

coffer a strongbox; decorative, sunken ceiling panelscougher one who coughs

coin moneyquoin corner stone

colonel military officerkernel seed

complacence self-satisfactioncomplaisance willingness to please

complacent self-satifiedcomplaisant willing to please

complement allotmentcompliment encomium

conch marine molluskconk blow to the head

coo a soft murmuring soundcoup a successful stroke

copes gets along with adversitycopse a stand of trees

swiped



coppedcopt a native Egyptian to a Roman

cops police officerscopse a small wood

core inner partcorps body

cosign to sign in additioncosine sine of the complement

council group of leaderscounsel advisor

craft a manual occupationkraft a strong paper made from wood pulp

crater impact holekrater ancient Greek jar

Crays more than one supercomputer

craze sensation needed to buy more than onesupercomputer

creak to squeakcreek small stream

crewed served by a crewcrude coarse

crewel embroidery yarncruel merciless

crews more than one crewcruise a sea journey

cue a signalKew home of the famous English gardensqueue a waiting line (another famous English-ism)

currant small berrycurrent of the present



D

curser one who swearscursor on-screen positional indicator

cygnet a young swansignet an authenticating seal

cymbal percussive brass dishsymbol a representation

dam holds back waterdamn a curse

dammed prevented from flowingdamned cursed

darn to menddarne a fish steak

days more than one daydaze to bewilder

dear beloveddeer Bambi

dew morning condensationdo to performdue payable

die to become deaddye coloring agent

died passed awaydyed colored

dies passing awaydyes colors

dine to eatdyne unit of energy

desperate



E e'er, see: air

diredyer one who dyes

disc a phonograph recorddisk a round, plate-shaped object

discreet confidentialdiscrete individual

discussed talked aboutdisgust sickening

do first note of diatonic scaledoe a female deerdough uncooked bread

doc a physiciandock where a boat is kept

does several female deerdoughs several uncooked breadsdoze to nap

done completeddun demand money

dos opposite of don'tsdues membership payments

draft a preliminary written version

draught a gust of wind; depth of water needed to float aship

dual two thingsduel a fight between two over honor

e'er, see: airearl British noblemanURL Internet address



effect, see: affect

eh, see: a

eight, see: ate

ere, see: air

err, see: air

eye, see: aye

F

earn to come to deserveurn a jar

elicit to draw outillicit unlawful

elude to escape fromillude to deceive

epic a narrative poem or storyepoch a noteworthy period in history

eunuchs men unable to serve all of humanityUnix operating system unable to serve all of humanity

ewe female sheepyew a type of treeyou the second person

ewes more than one female sheepuse to applyyews more than one yew tree

eyelet small hole for lacesislet small island

facts objective things

fax obsolete, but widespread, image transmissiontechnology



fain willingfeign pretend to be affected

faint pass outfeint a weak, misdirected attack to confuse the enemy

fair even-handedfare payment

fairing streamliningfaring the state of progress

fairy imaginary magic personferry river-crossing boat

faker a deceiverfakir a Hindu ascetic

farrow a litter of pigspharoah Egyptian king

faux fakefoe enemy

fay a fairyFaye a woman's namefey strange and otherwordly

fays more than one fairyfaze to disconcert

faze to stunphase a part of the sequence

fazed stunnedphased done in sequential parts

feat an accomplishmentfeet look down

ferrate a salt containing iron and oxygenferret a domesticated polecat



feted celebratedfetid stinking

few not manyphew expression of relief

file a folder for holding papersphial a small glass bottle

fills plural of fillfils one one-thousandth of an Iraqi dinar

filter keep the bad stuff from passing throughphilter a love potion

find to locatefined to have to pay a parking ticket

finish to completeFinnish from Finland

fir evergreen treefur animal hairfurr to separate with strips of wood

fisher one who fishesfissure a crack

flair verveflare to spread

flea parasitic insectflee to run away

flecks many tiny specksflex to bend

flew past tense of flyflu short for influenzaflue chimney pipe

Flo a girl's namefloe sheet of floating ice

to glide along



G

flow

flocks more than one group of birdsphlox a scented plant

floes sheets of floating iceflows glides along

floor what one walks onfluor something that glows

flour powdered grainflower a bloom

for in place offore in frontfour number after three

forego to precedeforgo to abstain from

foreword introduction to a bookforward the facing direction

fort a fortificationforte a person's strong point

forth a directionfourth following the third

foul grossly offensive to the sensesfowl domestic hen or rooster

frees releasingfreeze very coldfrieze a wall decoration

friar a monkfryer small chicken

gaff a barbed spear



gaffe a mistake

gage a pledge or security depositgauge instrument for measuring

gait a manner of walking or runninggate fence door

gaited describing a walking horsegated having a gate

galley ship's kitchengally to frighten or terrify

gallop horse's fastest gaitgalop a round dance

gays a frisky gatheringgaze a languid look

gene a chromosomejean cotton twill

gild to coat with goldgilled having gillsguild a craft society

gilt gold-platedguilt culpable

gin alcoholic beveragejinn plural of jinni, a Muslim spirit or demon

gnawed chewednod head tilting

gneiss coarse-grained metamorphic rock of feldspar,quartz and mica

nice pleasant

gnu African antelopeknew past tense of knownew not old



gnus several antelopenews timely information

gored pierced by an animal's hornsgourd fleshy fruit with hard skin

gorilla large apeguerrilla irregular soldier

grade a slopegrayed turned gray

graft to attachgraphed plotted

grate a latticegreat extremely good

grays more than one shade of blackgraze to eat grass while wandering

grease lubricantGreece Mediterranean country

greave leg armorgrieve to mourn

greaves more than one greavegrieves to mourn

grill to sear cookgrille an iron gate or door

groan reaction to hearing a pungrown has gotten larger

guessed past tense of guessguest a visitor

guide one who shows the wayguyed secured with a rope or wire

guise appearanceguys Garrison Keillor's obsession



H

gunnel small, eel-shaped marine fish; butterfishgunwale upper part of sides of a boat

gym sports roomJim nickname for James

hail frozen rainhale robust health

hair grows from your headhare rabbit

hairy having much hairHarry a man's nameharry to harass or hunt

hall a large roomhaul to carry

halve break in twohave to hold in possession

halves more than one halfhaves those who possess

hammock rope bedhummock low, rounded hill

hangar garage for airplaneshanger from which things hang

Harold a man's nameherald a horn blower

hart a stagheart blood pump

haut high, as in "haut couture"ho an expression of admiration or surprisehoe garden tool



heir, see: air

hay grasshey a shout

hays more than one type of hayhaze atmospheric obscuration due to water or dust

he'd contraction of "he would"heed to pay attention

he'll contraction of "he will"heal to make well

he'll contraction of "he will"hill smaller than a mountain

heal to cure of diseaseheel hind part of foot

hear to listenhere at this location

heard listened toherd a group of ruminants

heigh an exclamationhi a greetinghie to go quicklyhigh way up

heroin narcoticheroine female hero

hew to chophue a colorHugh a man's name

hide animal skinhied hurried

higher farther uphire to employ



I I, see: aye

I'll, see: aisle

him pronounhymn religious song

hoar a white frostwhore a prostitute

hoard a great stashhorde a great many peoplewhored prostituted

hoarse rough voicehorse equine

hoes more than one garden weeding toolhose tube for watering garden weeds

hold to gripholed full of holes

hole round openingwhole entirety

holey perforatedholy with religious significancewholly completely

hostel inexpensive lodging for travelershostile unfriendly

hour sixty minutesour possessed by us

hours time measurementours belonging to us

humerus funny bonehumorous funny



illicit, see: elicit

illude, see: elude

isle, see: aisle

islet, see: eyelet

J

jean, see: gene

Jim, see: gym

I'll, see: aisleidle not workingidol object of worshipidyl paradise

in expressing inclusioninn hotel

inc short for incorporatedink writing fluid

incite to provokeinsight understanding

innocence a state without guiltinnocents more than one innocent

inns hotelsins those on the inside

it's contraction of "it is"its possessive pronoun

jam to smash togetherjamb side post of a doorway

jewel precious stonejoule unit of energy measure



jinn, see: gin

K karat, see: carat

kernel, see: colonel

Kew, see: cue

key, see: cay

knew, see: gnu

juggler one who jugglesjugular artery to head

knap crest of a hill; break with a hammernap a short sleep

knead working bread doughneed must have

knickers woman's underwearnickers those who nick

knight chivalrous mannight darkness

knit interlocking loops of yarnnit louse egg

knits verb form of knitnits louse eggs

knob handlenob rich person

knock to rapnock a notch in an arrow

knot fastening in cordnaught nothing



kraft, see: craft

krater, see: crater

L

not negation

know to possess knowledgeno negation

knows "Only the shadow knows..."noes "The noes have it..."nose "Plain as the nose on your face..."

lacks does not havelax loose discipline

lain past tense of laylane narrow road

lam headlong flightlamb baby sheep

lay to reclinelei a flower necklace

lays to reclinelaze to recline with extreme prejudiceleis several flower necklaces

lea a meadowlee downwindli about one-third of a mile in China

leach washing actionleech sucking parasite

lead heavy metalled guided

leak accidental escape of liquidleek variety of onion



lean angle of reposelien a claim on property

leas more than one meadowlees the dregs

leased rentedleast the minimum

lends allows to borrowlens convex glass

lessen to reducelesson a segment of learning

liar tells falsehoodslyre stringed instrument

lichen a fungus among usliken to compare

lie an untruthlye a caustic

lieu insteadloo British toiletLou short for Louis

lightening removing weight or darknesslightning static electricity from the sky

limb tree branchlimn delineate

limbs arms or legslimns to illuminate, as in a manuscript

links pieces of chainlynx feral cat

literal taking words in their primary senselittoral having to do with the shore

lo interjection



M

low not high

load cargolode mineral vein

load what is carriedlowed a cow mooed

loan allow to borrowlone by itself

loch a lakelock a security device

lochs more than one lakelocks more than one security devicelox salmon jerky

loon a water fowllune a crescent shape

loop a circular patternloupe a jeweler's monocular magnifier

loos several British toiletslose fail to win

loot ill-gotten gainslute stringed instrument

lumbar lower backlumber dimensional wood

mach speed of soundmock parody

made accomplishedmaid young woman

mail postal deliverymale masculine person



main primarymane back hair

maize cornmaze puzzle

mall hallwaymaul shredmoll gangster's girlfriend

manner methodmanor lord's house

marc coarse brandymark a signmarque a license to privateer; a brand

marquee a rooflike projection over a theatre entrancemarquis a nobleman ranking between a duke and a count

marry to join in matrimonymerry happy

marshal to gathermartial warlike

massed grouped togethermast sail pole

Mays several spring monthsmaze a labyrinth

me myselfmi musical note

mean averagemein manner

meat animal fleshmeet to connectmete a boundary

medal an award



meddle to interfere

men's owned by malesmends to repair

metal ductile elementmettle moxie

mewl to whimpermule offspring of female horse and male donkey

mews stablesmuse creative inspiration

might possiblemite tiny creature

mince chop finelymints aromatic candies

mind thinking unitmined looked for ore

miner one who digsminor small

missal hymn bookmissile projectile

missed not hitmist fog

misses young ladiesMrs. married lady

moan to groanmown the lawn is freshly cut

moat water around a castlemote a speck

mode conditionmowed a lawn in a well-trimmed condition

moiré optical illusion



N nap, see: knap

naught, see: knot

moray eel

mood emotional statemooed what the loquacious cow did

moor swampy coastland; to anchormore additional

moose a large elkmousse dessert of whipped cream and eggs

moral a social imperativemorel a mushroom

morn AMmourn remember the dead

morning AMmourning remembering the dead

muscle fibrous, contracting tissuemussel a bivalve mollusc

muscles more than one musclemussels more than one mussel

mussed made messymust required

mustard spicy yellow saucemustered assembled for roll call

naval pertaining to ships and the seanavel pertaining to the belly button

nay noneigh a horse's cry



need, see: knead

new, see: gnu

news, see: gnus

nice, see: gneiss

nickers, see: knickers

night, see: knight

nit, see: knit

nits, see: knits

no, see: know

nob, see: knob

nock, see: knock

nod, see: gnawed

noes, see: knows

nose, see: knows

not, see: knot

O

odd, see: awed

nays votes againstneighs a horse vocalizes

neap the lowest tideneep a turnip

none not onenun woman of God

oar boat propulsion systemor boolean deathtrapore mineral-laden dirt



offal, see: aweful

oracle, see: auricle

oral, see: aural

ought, see: aught

our, see: hour

ours, see: hours

P

oh interjectionowe to be indebted

ohs more than one letter "O"owes in debt

one singularitywon victorious

oohs as in "oohs and ahs"ooze slime

ordinance a decreeordnance artillery

overdo carried to excessoverdue past time for payment

paced measured by footstepspaste thick glue

packed placed in a containerpact agreement

pail bucketpale light colored

pain it hurtspane a single panel of glass



pair a set of twopare cutting downpear bottom-heavy fruit

palate tastepallet a platform for transporting goods; bedpallette a selection of paint

pall to become wearisomePaul barefoot Beatlepawl locks a ratchet

passed approved; moved onpast before now

patience being willing to waitpatients being willing to wait

pause to hesitatepaws cat transportation

pea round, green legumepee piss

peace what hippies wantpiece what hippies want

peak mountain toppeek secret lookpique ruffled pride

peal ringing soundpeel fruit wrapping

pealed rang with soundpeeled ready to eat

pearl round, luminescent gem from an oysterpurl to edge with a chain of small loops

pearl something of value made from an irritantPerl something of value made from an irritant

pedal foot control



pharoah, see: farrow

phase, see: faze

phased, see: fazed

phew, see: few

phew, see: few

phial, see: file

philter, see: filter

phlox, see: flocks

peddle to sell

peer an equal (a captain at sea has no peer)pier wharf (a captain at sea has no pier)

pencil writing implementpensil thin, swallowtail flag

per for eachpurr endearing cat hum

pi 3.1416pie good eating

picnic outdoor meal

pyknic physiological type with thick neck, large abdomenand short limbs

pieced assembled from piecespiste a ski run of compacted snow

pincer claw-like gripping actionpincher one who pinchespinscher terrier

pistil seed-bearing organ of a flowerpistol hand gun

place a locationplaice a flounder



plain not fancyplane a surface

plait braidplate a dish

planar flatplaner one who planes

pleas crys for helpplease good manners

pleural related to lungsplural more than one

plum purple fruitplumb straight up and down

polar relating to the North or South polespoler one who uses a pole

Pole a person from Polandpole big stickpoll a voting

poled a pole was usedpolled lacking horns

pone the dealer's opponent in two-handed card gamespony a small horse

poor no moneypore careful study; microscopic holepour to flow freely

popery a disparaging term for Catholicspotpourri a miscellaneous collection

praise to commendprays worships Godpreys hunts

pray worship Godprey hunt



Q

quay, see: cay

queue, see: cue

quire, see: choir

precedence priorityprecedents established course of actionpresidents commanders-in-chief

presence the state of being presentpresents what Santa brings

pride egopryed opened

pries wedging openprize the reward

prince son of the Kingprints impressions

principal head of schoolprinciple causative force

profit money earnedprophet seer

pros multiple expertsprose ordinary language

psi twenty-third letter of Greek alphabetsigh sad and weary breathxi fourteenth letter of Greek alphabet

quarts several fourths-of-gallonsquartz crystalline rock

quince small, round fruitquints multiple quintuplets



quoin, see: coin

R

"raise" is the antonym of "raze"

rabbet a groove cut in a boardrabbit small mammal

rack shelfwrack wreckage

racket illegal moneymaking schemeracquet woven bat for tennis

rain precipitationreign sovereign rulerein horse's steering wheel

raise elevaterays thin beams of lightraze to tear down completely

rap a sharp knockwrap to encase in cloth

rapped knocked sharplyrapt spellboundwrapped encased in cloth

ray arrow of lightre musical note

read having knowledge from readingred a primary color

read to get the meaning by lookingrede advicereed tall, thin water plant

reading what you are doing nowreeding a small semicylindrical moulding or ornamentation



reads gets the meaning by lookingreeds more than one aquatic plant

real authenticreel armature for winding

recede to move backwardreseed to plant again

reck to carewreck a ruin

reek smells badwreak to inflict

resinate to impregnate with resinresonate sympathetic vibration

resisters protestersresistors electrical restrictors

rest stop workingwrest take away

retch call Ralph on the porcelain telephonewretch a ragamuffin

review a general survey or assessmentrevue a series of theatrical sketches or songs

rheum watery discharge of mucousroom partitioned space

rheumy having a watery discharge of mucousroomie colloquialism for "roommate"roomy lots of space

rho seventeenth letter of Greek alphabetroe fish eggsrow aisle; pull an oar

rhumb a constant compass directionrum liquor distilled from sugar cane



rhyme a verse with regular recurrence of soundsrime frost

rigger one who rigsrigor discipline

right correctrite ritualwright a makerwrite to inscribe

ring circle around your fingerwring twisting

rise to stand upryes varieties of grain

road a broad trailrode past tense of riderowed to propel a boat by oars

roam to wanderRome Italian capital

roil to make turbidroyal worthy of a king or queen

role part to playroll rotate

rood a crossrude coarse

roomer a tenantrumor gossip

root subterranean part of a plantroute path of travel

rose pretty flowerrows linear arrangement

rot decaymade



S

wrought

rote by memorywrote has written

rough coarseruff pleated collar

rout to force outroute path of travel

roux cooked butter and flourrue regret

rude impoliterued regretted

rye grainwry twisted

sachet a small bag containing perfumed powdersashay to strut or flounce

sacks bagssax short for saxophone

sail wind powered water travelsale the act of selling

sane mentally normalseine fishing net

saner more mentally normal than othersseiner one who fishes with a net

saver one who savessavor to relish a taste

sawed cut timbersod turf



scent, see: cent

scents, see: cents

sealing, see: ceiling

sear, see: cere

seed, see: cede

seeder, see: cedar

seeding, see: ceding

scene visual locationseen past tense of saw

scull rowing motionskull head bone

sea oceansee to look

seal to closeseel to close someone's eyes

seam row of stitchesseem appears

seamen sailorssemen male discharge

seams more than one rows of stitchingseems it appears to be

sear scorchedseer a person who sees

seas oceanssees looksseize to grab

sects religious factionssex if you have to ask, you're too young

seek to look for



seer, see: cere

sell, see: cell

seller, see: cellar

sense, see: cents

senses, see: census

sensor, see: censer

sent, see: cent

sere, see: cere

serial, see: cereal

series, see: Ceres

session, see: cession

Sikh Hindu religious sect

serf slavesurf breaking waves

serge strong twilled fabricsurge forceful push

sew needle and threadso in the manner shownsol musical notesow broadcasting seeds

sewer one who sewssower one who sows

sewer waste drainsuer one who sues

shake vibratesheik Arab prince

shall is allowedshell aquatic exoskeleton



shoot, see: chute

sigh, see: psi

sight, see: cite

sighted, see: cited

sights, see: cites

signet, see: cygnet

she'll contraction of "she will"shill a decoy

shear to cut or wrenchsheer thin; abrupt turn

shears cuts or wrenches; scissorssheers abruptly turns

sheave pulleyshiv knife

shoe footwearshoo "go away"

shoes more than one shoeshoos sends away

sic to set uponsick ill

sics sets uponsix whole number

side lateralsighed breathed sorrowfully

sighs multiple sad and weary breathssize magnitude

sign displayed board bearing informationsine reciprocal of the cosecant

sink to submerge



site, see: cite

sited, see: cited

sites, see: cites

synch together in time

Sioux tribe of native Americanssou French coin worth five centimessough soft soundsue bring civil action

slay killsleigh snow carriage

sleight cunning skillslight not much

slew past tense of slayslough bogslue to swing around

sloe blackthorn berriesslow not fast

soar flysore hurt

soared to have sailed through the airsword long fighting blade

solace comfortsoulless lacking a soul

sole onlysoul immortal part of a person

some a fewsum result of addition

son male childsun star

sonny diminutive for male child



sunny lit by the sun

soot black residue of burningsuit clothes

sordid squalidsorted arranged

spade shovelspayed to sterilize a female animal

spoor trail of an animalspore single cell reproductive body

staid reservedstayed remained

stair a stepstare look intently

stake wooden polesteak slice of meat

statice an astringent herbstatus position with regard to law

stationary not movingstationery writing paper

steal take unlawfullysteel iron alloy

step a measure takensteppe a level, grassy, unforested plain

stile narrow passagestyle mode

stoop a small porchstoup a drinking cup

storey the horizontal divisions of a buildingstory a narrative tale

straight not crooked



symbol, see: cymbal

T

strait narrow waterway

succor reliefsucker one who sucks

suede split leatherswayed curved; convinced

suite ensemblesweet sugary

summary precissummery like summer

sundae ice cream with syrup on itSunday first day of the week

tach short for tachometertack small nail

tacks small nailstax governmental tithe

tail spinal appendagetale story

tailer one who hauls in on a ship's linetailor one who makes clothes

taper wedge-shapedtapir hoglike, Malaysian mammal

tare allowance for the weight of packing materialstear to rip

taught past tense of teachtaut stretched tight

tea herbal infusion



tee golfball propti musical note

team a group working togetherteem to swarm

teaming a fortuitous pairingteeming a swarming

tear eyeball lubricanttier a horizontal row

teas more than one herbal infusiontease tantalizetees more than one tee

tenner English slang for a ten pound notetenor tendency

tense nervoustents more than one temporary shelter

tern a shorebirdterne alloy of lead and tinturn rotate

Thai from Thailandtie a draw

the denoting persons already mentionedthee objective case of thou

their belonging to themthere a placethey're contraction of "they are"

threw to propel by handthrough from end to end

throe a spasm of painthrow to discharge through the air

throes spasms of painthrows discharging through the air



throne the royal seatthrown was hurled

thyme herb

time natures way of keeping everything from happeningat once

tic twitchtick small noise; parasitic bug

ticks the sounds of a clocktics more than one twitch

tide periodic ebb and flow of oceanstied passed tense of tie

tighten to make tightertitan a giant

timber wood for buildingtimbre musical quality

tire round, rubber things on your cartyer one who ties

to towardtoo alsotwo a couple

toad frogtoed having toestowed pulled ahead

tocsin an alarmtoxin a poison

tocsins more than one alarmtoxins more than one poisons

toe forepart of the foottow to pull ahead

told what was spokentolled a bell was rung



U Unix, see: eunuchs

URL, see: e'er,

urn, see: earn

tole lacquered metalwaretoll a tax or charge

ton 2000 lbs.Tun a large cask

tongue mouth muscletung Chinese tree and its oil (similar to linseed)

toon cartoon personalitytune song

tort a sweet cake for lawyerstorte a sweet cake for kids

tough difficulttuff a stratified, porous rock

tracked having trackstract a plot of land

tray a plattertrey three; Bill Gates' nickname

troop a company of soldierstroup a company of actors

trooper a private soldiertrouper a staunch colleague

troopers several soldierstroupers multiple actors

trussed tied uptrust faith



use, see: ewes

V

WThe "W" section is specially dedicated to Lem Bingley.

vain worthlessvane flat piece moving with the airvein blood vessel

vale valleyveil gauzy fabric

vary to changevery extremely

verses paragraphsversus against

vial narrow glass containervile despicableviol stringed instrument

vice bad habitvise bench-mounted clamp

WACs members of the Women's Army Corpswax candle stuffwhacks several blows

wade walk in shallow waterweighed weight was measured

wail a crywale welt; corduroy ridgewhale large oceanic mammal

wain a wagonwane decrease



Wayne a man's name

waist between ribs and hipswaste make ill use of

wait remain in readinessweight an amount of heaviness

waive give up rightswave undulating motion

waiver contract for giving up rightswaver rocking motion

Wales Western division of UKwales corduroy ridgeswhales a pod of ocean mammals

walk perambulatewok Chinese cooking pan

walks moves by footwoks salient feature of a Chinese kitchen

want desirewont accustomed

war large scale armed conflictwore past tense of wear

ware merchandisewear attirewhere a place

warn to advise of a hazardworn displaying evidence of use

warrantee one who is protected by a guaranteewarranty a guarantee

warship naval implement of destructionworship revere in a religious manner

wary cautious



wherry light row boat

way path or directionweigh to measure weightwhey watery part of milk

we uswee very small

we'd contraction of "we would"weed like how our flowers won't grow

we'll contraction of "we will"wheel what we keep reinventing

we're contraction of "we are"weir a low dam, or a fence in a river for catching fish

we're contraction of "we are"were past tense plural of "to be"whir prolonged swish or buzz

we've contraction of "we have"weave to make cloth

weak not strongweek seven days

weal a skin weltwheel what we in Silicon Valley continually reinvent

weald a rural areawheeled having wheelswield to apply or use

weather meteorological conditionswether a castrated ramwhether if it be the case

weld to join metal by melting its edgeswelled pouring forth

wen a benign skin tumorwhen at a specific time



whole, see: hole

wholly, see: holey

whore, see: hoar

wet waterywhet prime

which selectionwitch broomstick ridin' crones

whig supporter of American revolutionwig false hairpiece

while duringwile craft

whiled passing the timewild untamed

whine annoying crywine fermented grape juice

whined past tense of whinewind what you do to a clockworkwined drank well of spirits

whirled rapidly rotatedworld Earth

whirred made a whizzing or buzzing soundword a speech sound

whit insignificant amountwit cleverness; sense of humor

whither to which place, point, condition, etc.?wither shrivel up

who's contraction of "who is"whose belonging to whom

whoa equestrian directive to stopwoe despair



whored, see: hoard

won, see: one

wrack, see: rack

wrap, see: rap

wrapped, see: rapped

wreak, see: reek

wreck, see: reck

wrest, see: rest

wretch, see: retch

wright, see: right

wring, see: ring

write, see: right

wrote, see: rote

wrought, see: rot

wry, see: rye

X xi, see: psi

why how come?wye the shape of the letter "Y"

won't contraction of "will not"wont accustomed

wood what trees are made ofwould will do

worst least bestwurst sausage



Y

yew, see: ewe

yews, see: ewes

you, see: ewe

Z

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y'all Southern contraction of "you all"

yawl two-masted sailboat with mizzenmast abaft thetiller

yack informal talkyak long-haired Tibetan ox

yoke oxen harnessyolk yellow egg center

yokes more than one harnessyolks an omelet

yore the pastyou're contraction of "you are"your belonging to you

you'll contraction of "you will"yule Christmas



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