Homonyms: Why English SuffersHomonyms are words that are spelled and sound the same but have different meanings. Vocabulary, writing practice, and language arts concepts |
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... action ; a body of prescribed studies ; a part of a meal . To persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flat- tery ; cajole . Multiple units of a popular soft drink . A cage ; to confine . COOP COUPE An enclosed two - door automobile ...
... action ; a body of prescribed studies ; a part of a meal . To persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flat- tery ; cajole . Multiple units of a popular soft drink . A cage ; to confine . COOP COUPE An enclosed two - door automobile ...
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... action away from an intended target ; a deceptive action cal- culated to divert attention from one's real purpose . e Beautiful ; lovely ; light in color ; clear and sunny ; unblemished ; just ; consistent with rules ; moderately good ...
... action away from an intended target ; a deceptive action cal- culated to divert attention from one's real purpose . e Beautiful ; lovely ; light in color ; clear and sunny ; unblemished ; just ; consistent with rules ; moderately good ...
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... action ; fitting ; appropriate ; suitable ; most convenient or favorable ; direction to the side of the body away from the heart . e To twist or squeeze , especially to extract water ; to twist together as a sign of anguish . A circular ...
... action ; fitting ; appropriate ; suitable ; most convenient or favorable ; direction to the side of the body away from the heart . e To twist or squeeze , especially to extract water ; to twist together as a sign of anguish . A circular ...
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action aircraft alcoholic beverage alternate A's amount animal ball Baseball bird blade boat body of water building cardinal number cards cause cereal cloth color container cord covering curved deer device edible enclosed especially fastened fish flat fleshy football fruit genus GOFER grass Gregorian calendar ground Group hair handle head hold hole HOMONYM horse Informal LAS CRUCES liquid lost letters male mammals material meaning meat ment metal mineral mollusks move Music music scale narrow Native American Nautical object one's past participle past tense performance person piece plant play player plural propel quantity rope ship shoe short shrubs skin Slang soft sound sound-alikes spelling Sports strike stringed instrument structure surface tail tapered tense and past tion tool twisted unit usually various vehicle vessel weight wild A's wind wire wood words worn wrap