Homonyms/homophones

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husband

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1. n. a male spouse. 2. v. to manage frugally. to conserve. ___husbandry n. management.

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appropriate

Back 2

1. adj. correct, proper, or in good taste. 2. v. to take for one's own use. to take possession of, without consent

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flag

Back 3

1. n. banner. 2. v. to wane or weaken

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fry

Back 4

1. v. to cook in hot oil. 2. n. baby fish

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lied

Back 5

1. v. past tense. to tell an untruth. 2. n. (plural: lieder) German. a song, lyric, or ballad.

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bore

Back 6

1. v. to cause one to lose interest. 2. v. to drill a hole. adj. similar to or pertaining to objects that drill holes.

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die

Back 7

1. v. to cease to live. 2. n. a mold used for shaping pieces of metal for incorporation into tools or other products

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sap

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1. n. sugary liquid found in trees. 2. v. to deplete or weaken

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wag

Back 9

1. v. to wave back and forth, as a dog's tail. 2. n. a joker. someone who keeps people amused with humorous stories

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foil

Back 10

1. n. a thin sheet made of metal. 2. n. a type of rapier or sword. foils: the sport or practice of fencing with such swords. 3. n. a person or thing used in a comparison in order to make another person or thing seem superior. 4. v. to spoil or thwart; to prevent the success of.

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milk

Back 11

1. n. opaque liquid secreted by the mammary glands. 2. v. to extract by action similar to milking. to drain the strength from or exploit

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screen

Back 12

1. n. a flat surface on which to project an image. 2. N. a mesh designed to allow passage of some things while excluding others, as a window screen. 3. v. to select some items from a larger group.

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slight

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1. adj. small, as for quantity or amount. 2. n. an insult or other act showing disrespect. 3. v. to insult or show disrespect

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fawn

Back 14

1. n. a baby deer. 2. v. to behave in an excessively humble or obsequious manner.

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strut

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1. v. to walk in such a way as to show great pride or confidence. 2. n. a support for an airplane wing or other projecting part.

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muffler

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1. n. an object for suppressing noise. 2. n. a scarf worn around the neck for warmth.

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hack

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1. v. to chop. 2. n. a bad or unoriginal writer.

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temper

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1. n. emotional state or anger, as in "she has quite a temper." 2. v. to moderate or to strengthen.

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lumber

Back 19

1. n. wood used for building. 2. v. to move heavily or without grace.

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waver

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v. vacillate or move back and forth

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waiver

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n. release or special exemption from a rule

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wave

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n. a moving swell on the surface of a body of water. v. to sweep the hand or arm or some object.

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waive (see waiver)

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v. to relinquish

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chorale

Back 24

n. a type of hymn (sung) or a choir

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corral

Back 25

n. a fenced enclosure for cattle or horses. v. to herd cattle or horses (or people) into one place