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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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