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Definitionsant - auntant = a type of insect that lives in large colonies. aunt = your father's or mother's sister or the wife of your father's or mother's brother.(Some people in the US pronounce aunt as "ont" .)air - err - heirair = the gaseous element surrounding the earth. What we breath. err = To make a mistake. "To err is human; to forgive is divine."heir = A surviving member of a family; one who receives the assets of the deceased. ail - aleail = to be sick, to have an illness ale = an alcoholic drink made from grain and hops; like a strong beer. aisle - I'll - isleaisle = a passageway between seats in a theater or between counters of shelves in a store. "The bride walked down the aisle in the church." I'll = a contraction of the pronoun " I " and the verb "will" . isle = a small body of land surrounded by water; an islandbored - boardbored = to be wearied or irritated by dullness, lack of interest or activity. Having a hole (usually circular) dug into a surface by a drill or auger of some sort. board = a finished plank of wood. A governing body, as a "board of directors".Hobrake - break brake = to slow or stop; the mechanism used to slow or stop a vehicle. break = to cause to fall into pieces; to cause to snap in two; to bring to an end; to disobey, as "break the law"; to disregard or violate, as "they broke the contract".beech - beachbeech = a type of hardwood tree. beach = the shore of a sea or lake which is washed by the water.billed - buildbilled = possessing a bill or beak, as a duck-billed platypus; being notified that you owe money, as "We were billed too much for our motel room." build = construct, as "John wants to build his own house."bald - bawledbald = having no hair. "Yul Bryner was a bald actor." bawled = cried loudly, as "The lost calf bawled for its mother."bare - bear bare = naked, unclothed, unadorned. "The bare branches of the maple trees shivered in the December wind." bear = a large furry animal; to carry or endure. "Judas had to bear the weight of his guilt."carrot - carat - karatcarrot = an orange-colored vegetable which grows as a fleshy root. carat - an international unit of measurement used for weighing gems. "The new bride admired her one carat wedding ring." karat = a measure of the purity of gold - 24 karat is pure gold.cell - sellcell = a locked enclosure, as a jail cell. The smallest unit of living tissue capable of functioning independently. "The monk meditated in his roughly furnished cell."sell = to transfer the ownership of something in exchange for money or other payment. "Would you sell me that old car for two hundred dollars?"cents - scents - sensecents = more than one penny; hundredths of a dollar. "The candy bar costs 55 cents." scents = More than one odor or aroma. "The woman tested several scents at the perfume counter."sense = any of the body's means of being aware of its surroundings (sense of smell, of taste, etc.); the meaning, nature or significance of a thing or idea. "It doesn't make any sense to shovel the driveway until it stops snowing."coarse - coursecoarse = rough, irregular in texture; vulgar or unsophisticated, common. "Hunting clothes are usually made of a coarse fabric." course = the direction of travel or the path taken; a series of classes leading to a diploma or a degree. "I had to take a course on the history of education."cent - scent - sentcent = a monetary unit; in the US, one penny or 1 hundredth of a dollar. scent = odor, aroma. "The hound found the scent of the deer." sent = past tense of the verb "send"; to cause someone or something to go to a certain place.deer - deardeer = a medium-sized grazing mammal the males of which grow antlers. dear = a polite form of address for beginning letters; precious or cherished.dual - dueldual = double, as in "Harry's car was equipped with a dual exhaust system." duel = a fight arranged and conducted according to an accepted Code of Honor. Alexander Hamilton fought a duel with Aaron Burr."faint - feintfaint - to swoon or lose consciousness; to pass out. "The soldier on guard duty fainted from the extreme heat." feint = a mock attack meant to fool an opponent. "The boxer feinted with his left hand just before hitting his opponent with his right hand."xfair - farefair = with a light complexion or blond hair; according to the rules. "Rules in sports are intended to make the games fair for both teams." fare = the cost of a journey by commercial means (taxi, bus, train, etc.) "Train fares have doubled in recent years."great - grategreat = large in size; beyond the ordinary; powerful or important. "History has shown Abe Lincoln to have been a great president." grate = to reduce to small pieces (grating cheese); to rub or grind something making a harsh noise; the movable metal floor of a coal furnace through which ashes fall. "Most people grate cheese before putting it on a pizza."hair - harehair = a threadlike fibrous substance which grows from the bodies and heads of humans and other mammals. "It is not nice to find a piece of hair in your soup." hare = a small, furry plant-eating mammal closely related to rabbits. "Have you read the fable about the tortoise and the hare?"hail - halehail = pieces of ice formed by the vertical air movement inside thunder clouds; to call out to a person. "The doorman stepped to the curb to hail a taxi for me." hale = physically sound and well. "My grandfather was hale and hearty well into his eighties."whole - holewhole = entire, complete, all of something. "I don't believe she ate the whole thing." hole = a small space or cavity partly or wholly surrounded by matter; an empty space. "I burned a hole in my new suit."idle - idolidle = unwilling to work; not working; casual, not serious. "Mr. Jones spends his idle hours fishing in the creek." idol = an image of a god constructed of stone, wood or other material and worshipped as if it were the god it represents; a person or object of intense worship or love. "Some people refer to their favorite movie star as their idol."mane - mainmane = the long hair growing on the top or sides of the necks of some animals, such as horses and lions. main = an adjective meaning most important, chief, principle. "The mayor was the main speaker at the town meeting."male - mailmale = the sex or gender in plants and animals that fertilizes the egg in order to reproduce; of, pertaining to or characteristic of men. "The part in the movie had to be played by a male." mail = the public organization dealing with the collection and delivery of correspondence; the letters and parcels sent by this organization. "They said the check was in the mail."mall - maulmall = a public, tree-lined walk; an open area, often with benches, plants or fountains, separating retail stores. "Many young people today meet their friends at the mall instead of on the street corner." maul = any of several kinds of heavy hammer; to attack savagely and injure; to treat roughly. " I did not like to watch the lion maul the fleeing antelope."meet - meatmeet = to make the acquaintance of or be introduced to; to come face to face with; to become acquainted. "Judy promised to meet me at the diner after work." meat = the flesh of animals used for food; the edible part of something; the substance or essence of something. "To eat meat or vegetables was the meat of the meeting of the Vegetarian Society."xno - knowno = used to express negation, denial, refusal. "No, I have no money to give to the beggar." know = to apprehend with the conscious mind; to be acquainted with by experience; to recognize; to be in possession of the facts about. "I know how to drive large trucks."not - knotnot = an adverb used to express a negative. "That man is not healthy." knot = a place in a string, thread or rope where it passes through a loop in its own length and is pulled tight; a place where two or more threads, strings, etc. are joined by passing each of them through loops in the other and pulled tight; a tangle of threads or strings or hair; a lump or protrusion. "The little girl cried when her mother tried to brush out the knot in her hair."pear - pare - pairpear = a tree-grown fruit with juicy, sweet flesh, usually tapering at the stem from a bulbous base. "Most people put pears in a fruit salad." pare = to cut off the outer surface, skin or edge; to reduce the bulk of something by removing successive thicknesses or portions. "When you pare an apple before eating it, you lose many of the vitamins."pair = a set of two things of the same kind; a thing made of two complementary parts. "I wear a different pair of shoes each day."pour - porepour = to send out in a stream; to flow in copious streams; to flow out as if in a stream. "Rainwater poured from the downspout into the gutter." pore = a minute opening, particularly in mammalian skin through which fluids such as sweat pass; a similar opening in plant tissue through which respiration takes place. "Many people develop enlarged pores on their noses."poll - polepoll = the number of votes cast in an election; a canvassing of persons chosen at random or from a sampling group in order to discover trends in public opinion. "Some politicians do not decide on an issue until they see the results of a poll." pole = either of opposite ends of the Earth, a battery, plant or animal cells; a long, usually rounded piece of wood or other material. "George used an aluminum pole to pull the inner tube to the side of the swimming pool."rain - rein - reignrain = a multitude of drops of falling water coming from clouds; the fall of such drops; the fall of other drops, particles or objects. "Ash and boulders rained from the sky after the volcano erupted." rein = one of the two leather straps or ropes fastened to the sides of a horse's bit as a means of control; a means of control or restraint. "Members of Parliament tried to rein in the power of the new president."reign = the power of a monarch; to hold royal office, to be monarch; to prevail. "Hulk Hogan enjoyed a long reign as heavyweight wrestling champion."roll - roleroll = to move along a surface by turning over and over; a quantity of material wrapped together in the form of a cylinder; to flow forward in undulations; to make something move along a surface by turning over and over. "The bowling ball rolled down the alley in a gentle curve toward the group of wooden pins." role = the part in which an actor or singer is cast in a play, opera, etc.; the part a person or thing plays in a certain situation. "What role did your being fired have in deciding to go back to school?"sale - sailsale = a selling or being sold; a selling of surplus or out-of-date stock at reduced prices; for sale means offered for purchase. "Kmart had a sale on tires last week." sail = a piece of cloth or other material attached to poles or beams on a ship to catch or deflect the wind in order to propel and direct the ship; a voyage by ship; to move or glide effortlessly in the air. "My paper airplane sailed over the head of the teacher."seem - seamseem = to give the impression of being something of a specified kind; to have the appearance of being true. "You seem to enjoy swimming." seam = a line of stitches where two pieces of cloth have been sewn together; any visible line, fold or ridge showing where two parts of a surface are joined. "Women's stockings used to have a seam up the back that was always getting crooked."tale - tailtale = an account of a real or imagined event; a piece of gossip; a story. "A Tale of Two Cities , by Charles Dickens, takes place during the French Revolution." tail = part of an animal's body formed by an extension of the vertebral column; the portion of many things coming after or behind the main body (comet's tail, tail of the airplane, tail of the procession). "The small dog's tail was almost caught when the door closed."Their - there - they'retheir = belonging to or done by them. "Joe and Sam did their homework together." there = in or at that place; to or towards that place; used as an introductory word in impersonal constructions. "There are no empty places over there in that parking lot."they're = contraction of they + are. "They're going to be late for the show if they don't hurry."to - too - twoto = preposition, in the direction of; used to indicate something or someone reached; used to indicate possession or attribution; used with infinitive forms of verbs. "Mr. Jones had to return to the store to buy some milk." too = excessively, more than is sufficient, necessary or desirable; very. "We arrived at the theater too late to see the first act of the play."two = one more than one; one plus one; the ordinal number 2. "Frank drank two glasses of wine with his dinner."weight - waitweight = the amount something or someone weighs, a factor of its mass and the force of gravity on the object or person. " Tom lost much weight when he began a job that involved more physical activity." wait = to remain in a place or a state of inactivity; to be in readiness; to be set aside for later action. "Please wait for me by the front door ." ................
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