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Meaning |
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Homonym |
Meaning |
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| their |
property of more than one person |
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to |
towards |
| there |
denotes location (as in "over
there" |
too |
also |
| they're |
contraction of "they are" |
two |
spelling of "2" |
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| cent |
one-one hundredth of one dollar |
road |
the thing you drive on |
| scent |
an aroma or smell |
rode |
past tense of "ride" (as in
what you do on a horse or motorcycle) |
| sent |
past tense of send |
rowed |
past tense of "row" (as in
propellong a boat) |
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| know |
to have knowledge of something |
knows |
plural of "know" |
| no |
a response in the negative (opposite of
"yes" |
nose |
part of human anatomy use for sensing
smell |
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| altar |
a place of religious significance
(wedding altars for example) |
whole |
entirety (as in a whole pizza) |
| alter |
to change |
hole |
a void in something otherwise solid
(like a hole in the ground) |
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| allowed |
permitted |
grate |
metal framework covering an opening (a
sewer grate for example), to shred (like grating cheese) |
| aloud |
the opposite of "silently" |
great |
wonderful, superior |
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| brake |
a device that stops motion (car brakes
for example), or an industrial machine for forming metal |
cheap |
inexpensive |
| break |
to render inoperable or damaged (break a
plate), or a rest period (those precious 10 minutes at work) |
cheep |
what birds do |
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| affect |
to influence something |
hear |
the human sense of sound |
| effect |
the result of a cause |
here |
location (as in "i am here" |
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| it's |
contraction of "it is", or
"it" used in singular possessive form |
lead |
To show the way to by going in advance
or element #82 on the periodic table (the metal used in making
bullets) |
| its' |
"it" used in plural possessive
form |
led |
past tense of "lead" |
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| manner |
a way of doing something |
meat |
the muscle tissue of a dead animal
(steak) |
| manor |
an estate (where rich folks live) |
meet |
to gather with other people |
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| morning |
the early part of the day |
naval |
relating to the actions of the Navy |
| mourning |
what people do after a loved one dies |
navel |
the part of the human anatomy where the
umbilical cord was attached |
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| none |
nothing |
oar |
a wooden paddle used to propel a boat |
| nun |
Catholic penguins |
ore |
a metal in its mineral form prior to
refining |
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or |
used to indicate an alternative |
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| one |
the spelling of "1" |
patience |
the capacity, quality, or fact of being patient |
| won |
the past tense of win |
patients |
sick people in hospitals |
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| threw |
the past tense of throw |
vice |
a bad habit (usually one which violates
a religious tenet |
| through |
among or between, or in one side and out
the other |
vise |
a tool used for clamping materials while
being worked on |
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| weak |
lacking strength |
waist |
the part of the human anatomy around the
abdomen slightly above the hips |
| week |
a period of time consisting of seven
days |
waste |
excess material, or garbage |
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| we're |
a contraction of "we are" |
wear |
what you do with clothing, or to erode
(usually by friction or use) |
| were |
plural of was |
where |
at or in a place (as in "where is
it at?") |
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| weather |
atmospheric conditions |
which |
what particular one or ones |
| whether |
Used to introduce alternative possibilities |
witch |
a magical being of folklore (hag on a
broomstick) |
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| wood |
the stuff that makes up trees |
your |
possessive term with regards to another
person |
| would |
the act of exercising will |
you're |
contraction of "you are" |
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| we |
plural of "I" |
we'd |
contraction of "we would" or
"we did" |
| wee |
tiny, small |
weed |
an undesirable plant |
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| discreet |
exercising, or showing prudence and wise self-restraint in speech and behavior |
| discrete |
Consisting of unconnected distinct parts, distinct |