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Aa veryshortlittleinsignificantEnglishwordeh aninterrogativeutterance

acts thingsdoneax choppingtool

ad shortforadvertisementadd shortforaddition

adds performsadditionsads morethanoneadvertisementadze axeliketool

ade fruitbeverageaid toassistaide anassistant

aerie eagle'snestairy breezy

aero ofaircraftarrow slender,pointedshaft

affect tochangeeffect result

ail sickale beer



air stuffwebreatheare 1/100thofahectaree'er contractionof"ever"ere eventuallyerr tomakeamistakeheir onewhowillinherit

aisle walkwayI'll contractionof"Iwill"isle island

all everythingawl pointedscriber

allowed permittedaloud spoken

altar raisedcenterofworshipalter tochange

an asingleinstanceAnn awoman'sname

ant insectaunt parent'ssister

ante preliminarybetauntie sisterofaparent

arc portionofacircleark vessel

ascent theclimbassent toagree

ate pasttenseofeateight thenumberbaseofoctal

auger adrillaugur foretell



aught anythingought should

aural ofhearingoral ofthemouth

auricle externalpartoftheearoracle seer

away distantaweigh justclearofthebottom

awed inastateofwonderodd notusual

aweful filledwithaweawful reallybadoffal butcheredentrails

aye navalaffirmativeeye ocularorganI oneself

Bbail buckethandlebale bundleofhay

bailed pumpingwateroutofaboatbaled togatherintoabale

bailee apersontowhomgoodsarecommittedforcustodyorrepairbailey theouterwallofacastlebailie amunicipalofficerinScotland

bailer onewhobails(water)bailor apersonthatentrustsgoodstoabaileebaler onewhobales(hay)



bailing pumpingwateroutofaboatbaling wireusedtotiebales

bait totormentbate tolessen

baited pasttenseofbaitbated pasttenseofbate

baiting tormentingbating lessening

baize greenfeltbays oneormoreenclosedarmsoftheoceanbeys oneormoreTurkishofficials

bald hairlessballed carnalknowledgebawled criedaloud

ball playfulorbbawl tocry

band agroupbanned forbidden

bard apoetbarred enclosedbypoles

bare nakedbear wildursine

bark outersheathofatreebarque squareriggedsailingship

baron minorroyaltybarren unabletobearchildren

Barry aman'snameberry smallfruitbury totakeunder

basal formingthebase



basil anherb

base thebottomsupportforanythingbass thelowestmusicalpitchorrange

based supportedbaste toswabwithliquidduringcooking

bases whatbaseballplayersliketostealbasis principalconstituentofanythingbasses manyfourstringedguitars

bask towarmoneselfpleasantly

basque tightfittingbodiceortunic(or,peopleofthePyrenees)

bat ablind,flyingrodentbatt aflatpad

baud bitspersecondbawd brothelmanager

bay anenclosedarmoftheoceanbey aTurkishofficial

be toexistbee pollinatingbuzzer

beach whereiwanttobebeech atypeoftree

bean alegumebeen pasttenseofbe

beat tohitbeet edibleredroot

beau malefriendbow acurveorbenddoubleslippedreefknot

beaut slangforbeauty,beautifulbutte steepsidedhill



been pasttenseofbebin aboxorcontainer

beer universallybrewedcomfortfoodbier atemporaryframeforacoffin

bel indianthorntreeBel Babyloniangodbell dingdingbelle beautifulwoman

berth anchoragebirth yourmethodofarrival

besot togetdrunkbesought pasttenseofbeseech

better superiorbettor onewhobets

bight middleofaropebite amouthfulbyte eightbits

billed hasabillbuild toconstruct

bit pasttenseofbitebitt largecleatfortyingupships

blew pasttenseofblowblue colorofCaliforniasky

bloc anallianceblock squareobject

boar wildpigBoer aSouthAfricanofDutchdescentboor tastelessbuffoonbore notinteresting

board aplank



bored notinterested

boarder lodgerwhogetsmeals,too

border perimeter

bode anomenbowed curved

bold bravebowled knockedover

bolder morecourageousboulder largerock

bole trunkboll roundseedpodbowl dish

boos disparagingsoundsfromfansbooze whiskey

born broughtintolifeborne pastparticipleofbearbourn asmallstreamorboundary

borough townshipburrow digintotheground

bough treebranchbow frontofashiprespectfulbend

bouy navigationalaidboy malechild

bra brassierebraw wellgroomed

braid aweaveofthreestrandsbrayed adonkeycried

braise cookwithoilandwaterbrays loud,harshcry



brake stoppingdevicebreak tosplitapart

breach tobreakthroughbreech thebackpart

bread aloafbred pasttenseofbreed

brewed fermentedbrood family

brews morethanonebeerbruise acontusion

bridal pertainingtobridesbridle horse'sheadgear

broach toraiseasubjectbrooch anornamentfastenedtoclothes

brows multipleforeheadsbrowse grazing

bundt typeofcakebunt hitapitchwithoutswinging

burger meatsandwichburgher merchant

bus largemultipassengervehiclebuss akiss

bussed kissedbust headandshoulderssculpture

but exceptingbutt thethickend

buy topurchaseby nearbye farewell



buyer onewhopurchasesbyre acowbarn

Ccache hiddenstoragecash legaltender

cached hiddenawaycashed convertedtolegaltender

calendar chartofdayscalender paperpress

call tosummoncaul amnionicmembranecol amountainpass

caller onewhocallscollar mycathascollarID

can't contractionof"cannot"cant abevel

cannon bigguncanon bodyoflaw

canter amoderategallopcantor singer

canvas roughclothcanvass toexaminethoroughly

capital mostimportantcapitol centerofgovernment

carat unitofweightforpreciousstones,equalto200milligramscaret proofreader'sinsertionmarkcarrot edibleorangerootkarat one24thpartofotherwisepuregold



carol Christmassongcarrel studyenclosure

carpal aboneofthecarpuscarpel apistil

cast tothrowcaste asocialclass

caster onewhothrowscastor beaver'ssmellygland

cause generativeforcecaws soundsofcrows

cay alowislandkey openslocksquay awharf

cedar anevergreentreeseeder onewhobroadcastsseeds

cede togiveseed partofaplantfromwhichanewonegrows

ceding givingseeding planting

ceiling topoftheroomsealing tocloseapackageorenvelope

cell asmallroomsell toexchangeformoney

cellar underahouseseller onewhosells

censer incensedishcensor badpeoplewhofearknowledgesensor adevicewhichdetects



census numberingsenses faculties

cent onehundredthofadollarscent anaromasent dispatched

cents hundredthsofadollarscents manythingstosmellsense detectionequipment

cere waxyfleshycoveringatthebaseoftheupperbeakinsomebirdssear toscorchseer aprophetsere naturalsuccessionofplantoranimalcommunities

cereal grainsserial numbersinsequence

Ceres RomanGoddessofagricultureseries asequenceofthings

cession givingupsession agroupsitting

chalk calcareousearthysubstancechock wedgetokeepwheelsfromrolling

chance happenstancechants morethanonelitany

chard spinachlikevegetablecharred burnt

chased quicklyfollowedchaste virginal

check aticmarkCzech fromCzechoslovakia

chews masticating



choose toselect

Chile aSouthAmericancountrychili driedpodofredpepperchilly uncomfortablycool

choir churchsingersquire thetwentiethpartofareamofpaper

choler yellowbilecollar aroundyourneck

choral byachoruscoral marinepolypskeleton

chorale achoircorral apenforhorses

chord threetonesinharmonycord verylightropecored divestedofitscentralpart

chute inclinedtroughshoot toprojectanobject

cite torefertosight visionsite alocation

cited referencedsighted visuallyidentifiedsited located

cites pasttenseofcitesights touristrationalesites morethanonelocation

clack achatteringsoundclaque agrouphiredtoapplaud,sycophants

Claus fat,jollyguywithpresentsclause contractualunit



claws bigfingernails

clew sheetcringleonasailclue ahint

click tickingnoiseclique exclusivegroup

climb ascendingclime climate

close toshutclothes garments

coal blackmineralcole plantsinthecruciferfamily

coaled suppliedwithcoalcold notsuppliedwithcoal

coarse roughcourse pathoftravel

coat wearitforwarmthcote smallanimalshed

coax persuadecokes morethanonesoftdrink

cocks morethanonemalebirdcox acoxswainCox avarietyofeatingapple

coddling tenderlytreatingcodling small,unripeapple

coffer astrongboxdecorative,sunkenceilingpanelscougher onewhocoughs

coin moneyquoin cornerstone

colonel militaryofficer



kernel seed

complacence selfsatisfactioncomplaisance willingnesstoplease

complacent selfsatifiedcomplaisant willingtoplease

complement allotmentcompliment encomium

conch marinemolluskconk blowtothehead

coo asoftmurmuringsoundcoup asuccessfulstroke

copes getsalongwithadversitycopse astandoftrees

copped swipedcopt anativeEgyptiantoaRoman

cops policeofficerscopse asmallwood

core innerpartcorps body

cosign tosigninadditioncosine sineofthecomplement

council groupofleaderscounsel advisor

craft amanualoccupationkraft astrongpapermadefromwoodpulp

crater impactholekrater ancientGreekjar

Crays morethanonesupercomputersensationneededtobuymorethanone



craze supercomputer

creak tosqueakcreek smallstream

crewed servedbyacrewcrude coarse

crewel embroideryyarncruel merciless

crews morethanonecrewcruise aseajourney

cue asignalKew homeofthefamousEnglishgardensqueue awaitingline(anotherfamousEnglishism)

currant smallberrycurrent ofthepresent

curser onewhoswearscursor onscreenpositionalindicator

cygnet ayoungswansignet anauthenticatingseal

cymbal percussivebrassdishsymbol arepresentation

Ddam holdsbackwaterdamn acurse

dammed preventedfromflowingdamned cursed

darn tomenddarne afishsteak



days morethanonedaydaze tobewilder

dear beloveddeer Bambi

dew morningcondensationdo toperformdue payable

die tobecomedeaddye coloringagent

died passedawaydyed colored

dies passingawaydyes colors

dine toeatdyne unitofenergy

dire desperatedyer onewhodyes

disc aphonographrecorddisk around,plateshapedobject

discreet confidentialdiscrete individual

discussed talkedaboutdisgust sickening

do firstnoteofdiatonicscaledoe afemaledeerdough uncookedbread

doc aphysiciandock whereaboatiskept

does severalfemaledeer



doughs severaluncookedbreads

doze tonap

done completeddun demandmoney

dos oppositeofdon'tsdues membershippayments

draft apreliminarywrittenversion

draught agustofwinddepthofwaterneededtofloataship

dual twothingsduel afightbetweentwooverhonor

Ee'er,see:air

e'er, see:airearl BritishnoblemanURL Internetaddress

earn tocometodeserveurn ajar

effect,see:affect

eh,see:a

eight,see:ate

elicit todrawoutillicit unlawful

elude toescapefromillude todeceive

epic anarrativepoemorstoryepoch anoteworthyperiodinhistory



ere,see:air

err,see:air

eunuchs menunabletoserveallofhumanityUnix operatingsystemunabletoserveallofhumanity

ewe femalesheepyew atypeoftreeyou thesecondperson

ewes morethanonefemalesheepuse toapplyyews morethanoneyewtree

eye,see:aye

eyelet smallholeforlacesislet smallisland

Ffacts objectivethings

fax obsolete,butwidespread,imagetransmissiontechnology

fain willingfeign pretendtobeaffected

faint passoutfeint aweak,misdirectedattacktoconfusetheenemy

fair evenhandedfare payment

fairing streamliningfaring thestateofprogress

fairy imaginarymagicpersonferry rivercrossingboat

faker adeceiver



fakir aHinduascetic

farrow alitterofpigspharoah Egyptianking

faux fakefoe enemy

fay afairyFaye awoman'snamefey strangeandotherwordly

fays morethanonefairyfaze todisconcert

faze tostunphase apartofthesequence

fazed stunnedphased doneinsequentialparts

feat anaccomplishmentfeet lookdown

ferrate asaltcontainingironandoxygenferret adomesticatedpolecat

feted celebratedfetid stinking

few notmanyphew expressionofrelief

file afolderforholdingpapersphial asmallglassbottle

fills pluraloffillfils oneonethousandthofanIraqidinar

filter keepthebadstufffrompassingthroughphilter alovepotion

find tolocate



fined tohavetopayaparkingticket

finish tocompleteFinnish fromFinland

fir evergreentreefur animalhairfurr toseparatewithstripsofwood

fisher onewhofishesfissure acrack

flair verveflare tospread

flea parasiticinsectflee torunaway

flecks manytinyspecksflex tobend

flew pasttenseofflyflu shortforinfluenzaflue chimneypipe

Flo agirl'snamefloe sheetoffloatingiceflow toglidealong

flocks morethanonegroupofbirdsphlox ascentedplant

floes sheetsoffloatingiceflows glidesalong

floor whatonewalksonfluor somethingthatglows

flour powderedgrainflower abloom

for inplaceof



fore infrontfour numberafterthree

forego toprecedeforgo toabstainfrom

foreword introductiontoabookforward thefacingdirection

fort afortificationforte aperson'sstrongpoint

forth adirectionfourth followingthethird

foul grosslyoffensivetothesensesfowl domestichenorrooster

frees releasingfreeze verycoldfrieze awalldecoration

friar amonkfryer smallchicken

Ggaff abarbedspeargaffe amistake

gage apledgeorsecuritydepositgauge instrumentformeasuring

gait amannerofwalkingorrunninggate fencedoor

gaited describingawalkinghorsegated havingagate

galley ship'skitchengally tofrightenorterrify



gallop horse'sfastestgaitgalop arounddance

gays afriskygatheringgaze alanguidlook

gene achromosomejean cottontwill

gild tocoatwithgoldgilled havinggillsguild acraftsociety

gilt goldplatedguilt culpable

gin alcoholicbeveragejinn pluralofjinni,aMuslimspiritordemon

gnawed chewednod headtilting

gneiss coarsegrainedmetamorphicrockoffeldspar,quartzandmicanice pleasant

gnu Africanantelopeknew pasttenseofknownew notold

gnus severalantelopenews timelyinformation

gored piercedbyananimal'shornsgourd fleshyfruitwithhardskin

gorilla largeapeguerrilla irregularsoldier

grade aslopegrayed turnedgray



graft toattachgraphed plotted

grate alatticegreat extremelygood

grays morethanoneshadeofblackgraze toeatgrasswhilewandering

grease lubricantGreece Mediterraneancountry

greave legarmorgrieve tomourn

greaves morethanonegreavegrieves tomourn

grill tosearcookgrille anirongateordoor

groan reactiontohearingapungrown hasgottenlarger

guessed pasttenseofguessguest avisitor

guide onewhoshowsthewayguyed securedwitharopeorwire

guise appearanceguys GarrisonKeillor'sobsession

gunnel small,eelshapedmarinefishbutterfishgunwale upperpartofsidesofaboat

gym sportsroomJim nicknameforJames

H



hail frozenrainhale robusthealth

hair growsfromyourheadhare rabbit

hairy havingmuchhairHarry aman'snameharry toharassorhunt

hall alargeroomhaul tocarry

halve breakintwohave toholdinpossession

halves morethanonehalfhaves thosewhopossess

hammock ropebedhummock low,roundedhill

hangar garageforairplaneshanger fromwhichthingshang

Harold aman'snameherald ahornblower

hart astagheart bloodpump

haut high,asin"hautcouture"ho anexpressionofadmirationorsurprisehoe gardentool

hay grasshey ashout

hays morethanonetypeofhayhaze atmosphericobscurationduetowaterordust

he'd contractionof"hewould"heed topayattention



he'll contractionof"hewill"heal tomakewell

he'll contractionof"hewill"hill smallerthanamountain

heal tocureofdiseaseheel hindpartoffoot

hear tolistenhere atthislocation

heard listenedtoherd agroupofruminants

heigh anexclamationhi agreetinghie togoquicklyhigh wayup

heir,see:air

heroin narcoticheroine femalehero

hew tochophue acolorHugh aman'sname

hide animalskinhied hurried

higher fartheruphire toemploy

him pronounhymn religioussong

hoar awhitefrostwhore aprostitute

hoard agreatstash



horde agreatmanypeoplewhored prostituted

hoarse roughvoicehorse equine

hoes morethanonegardenweedingtoolhose tubeforwateringgardenweeds

hold togripholed fullofholes

hole roundopeningwhole entirety

holey perforatedholy withreligioussignificancewholly completely

hostel inexpensivelodgingfortravelershostile unfriendly

hour sixtyminutesour possessedbyus

hours timemeasurementours belongingtous

humerus funnybonehumorous funny

II,see:aye

I'll,see:aisle

I'll, see:aisleidle notworkingidol objectofworshipidyl paradise



illicit,see:elicit

illude,see:elude

in expressinginclusioninn hotel

inc shortforincorporatedink writingfluid

incite toprovokeinsight understanding

innocence astatewithoutguiltinnocents morethanoneinnocent

inns hotelsins thoseontheinside

isle,see:aisle

islet,see:eyelet

it's contractionof"itis"its possessivepronoun

Jjam tosmashtogetherjamb sidepostofadoorway

jean,see:gene

jewel preciousstonejoule unitofenergymeasure

Jim,see:gym

jinn,see:gin

juggler onewhojugglesjugular arterytohead



Kkarat,see:carat

kernel,see:colonel

Kew,see:cue

key,see:cay

knap crestofahillbreakwithahammernap ashortsleep

knead workingbreaddoughneed musthave

knew,see:gnu

knickers woman'sunderwearnickers thosewhonick

knight chivalrousmannight darkness

knit interlockingloopsofyarnnit louseegg

knits verbformofknitnits louseeggs

knob handlenob richperson

knock torapnock anotchinanarrow

knot fasteningincordnaught nothingnot negation

know topossessknowledge



no negation

knows "Onlytheshadowknows..."noes "Thenoeshaveit..."nose "Plainasthenoseonyourface..."

kraft,see:craft

krater,see:crater

Llacks doesnothavelax loosediscipline

lain pasttenseoflaylane narrowroad

lam headlongflightlamb babysheep

lay toreclinelei aflowernecklace

lays toreclinelaze toreclinewithextremeprejudiceleis severalflowernecklaces

lea ameadowlee downwindli aboutonethirdofamileinChina

leach washingactionleech suckingparasite

lead heavymetalled guided

leak accidentalescapeofliquidleek varietyofonion



lean angleofreposelien aclaimonproperty

leas morethanonemeadowlees thedregs

leased rentedleast theminimum

lends allowstoborrowlens convexglass

lessen toreducelesson asegmentoflearning

liar tellsfalsehoodslyre stringedinstrument

lichen afungusamongusliken tocompare

lie anuntruthlye acaustic

lieu insteadloo BritishtoiletLou shortforLouis

lightening removingweightordarknesslightning staticelectricityfromthesky

limb treebranchlimn delineate

limbs armsorlegslimns toilluminate,asinamanuscript

links piecesofchainlynx feralcat

literal takingwordsintheirprimarysenselittoral havingtodowiththeshore



lo interjectionlow nothigh

load cargolode mineralvein

load whatiscarriedlowed acowmooed

loan allowtoborrowlone byitself

loch alakelock asecuritydevice

lochs morethanonelakelocks morethanonesecuritydevicelox salmonjerky

loon awaterfowllune acrescentshape

loop acircularpatternloupe ajeweler'smonocularmagnifier

loos severalBritishtoiletslose failtowin

loot illgottengainslute stringedinstrument

lumbar lowerbacklumber dimensionalwood

Mmach speedofsoundmock parody

made accomplishedmaid youngwoman



mail postaldeliverymale masculineperson

main primarymane backhair

maize cornmaze puzzle

mall hallwaymaul shredmoll gangster'sgirlfriend

manner methodmanor lord'shouse

marc coarsebrandymark asignmarque alicensetoprivateerabrand

marquee arooflikeprojectionoveratheatreentrancemarquis anoblemanrankingbetweenadukeandacount

marry tojoininmatrimonymerry happy

marshal togathermartial warlike

massed groupedtogethermast sailpole

Mays severalspringmonthsmaze alabyrinth

me myselfmi musicalnote

mean averagemein manner

meat animalflesh



meet toconnectmete aboundary

medal anawardmeddle tointerfere

men's ownedbymalesmends torepair

metal ductileelementmettle moxie

mewl towhimpermule offspringoffemalehorseandmaledonkey

mews stablesmuse creativeinspiration

might possiblemite tinycreature

mince chopfinelymints aromaticcandies

mind thinkingunitmined lookedforore

miner onewhodigsminor small

missal hymnbookmissile projectile

missed nothitmist fog

misses youngladiesMrs. marriedlady

moan togroanmown thelawnisfreshlycut

moat wateraroundacastle



mote aspeck

mode conditionmowed alawninawelltrimmedcondition

moir opticalillusionmoray eel

mood emotionalstatemooed whattheloquaciouscowdid

moor swampycoastlandtoanchormore additional

moose alargeelkmousse dessertofwhippedcreamandeggs

moral asocialimperativemorel amushroom

morn AMmourn rememberthedead

morning AMmourning rememberingthedead

muscle fibrous,contractingtissuemussel abivalvemollusc

muscles morethanonemusclemussels morethanonemussel

mussed mademessymust required

mustard spicyyellowsaucemustered assembledforrollcall

Nnap,see:knap



naught,see:knot

naval pertainingtoshipsandtheseanavel pertainingtothebellybutton

nay noneigh ahorse'scry

nays votesagainstneighs ahorsevocalizes

neap thelowesttideneep aturnip

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

none notonenun womanofGod

nose,see:knows

not,see:knot



Ooar boatpropulsionsystemor booleandeathtrapore mineralladendirt

odd,see:awed

offal,see:aweful

oh interjectionowe tobeindebted

ohs morethanoneletter"O"owes indebt

one singularitywon victorious

oohs asin"oohsandahs"ooze slime

oracle,see:auricle

oral,see:aural

ordinance adecreeordnance artillery

ought,see:aught

our,see:hour

ours,see:hours

overdo carriedtoexcessoverdue pasttimeforpayment

Ppaced measuredbyfootstepspaste thickglue



packed placedinacontainerpact agreement

pail bucketpale lightcolored

pain ithurtspane asinglepanelofglass

pair asetoftwopare cuttingdownpear bottomheavyfruit

palate tastepallet aplatformfortransportinggoodsbedpallette aselectionofpaint

pall tobecomewearisomePaul barefootBeatlepawl locksaratchet

passed approvedmovedonpast beforenow

patience beingwillingtowaitpatients beingwillingtowait

pause tohesitatepaws cattransportation

pea round,greenlegumepee piss

peace whathippieswantpiece whathippieswant

peak mountaintoppeek secretlookpique ruffledpride

peal ringingsound



peel fruitwrapping

pealed rangwithsoundpeeled readytoeat

pearl round,luminescentgemfromanoysterpurl toedgewithachainofsmallloops

pearl somethingofvaluemadefromanirritantPerl somethingofvaluemadefromanirritant

pedal footcontrolpeddle tosell

peer anequal(acaptainatseahasnopeer)pier wharf(acaptainatseahasnopier)

pencil writingimplementpensil thin,swallowtailflag

per foreachpurr endearingcathum

pharoah,see:farrow

phase,see:faze

phased,see:fazed

phew,see:few

phew,see:few

phial,see:file

philter,see:filter

phlox,see:flocks

pi 3.1416pie goodeating

picnic outdoormeal

pyknic physiologicaltypewiththickneck,largeabdomenandshortlimbs



pieced assembledfrompiecespiste askirunofcompactedsnow

pincer clawlikegrippingactionpincher onewhopinchespinscher terrier

pistil seedbearingorganofaflowerpistol handgun

place alocationplaice aflounder

plain notfancyplane asurface

plait braidplate adish

planar flatplaner onewhoplanes

pleas crysforhelpplease goodmanners

pleural relatedtolungsplural morethanone

plum purplefruitplumb straightupanddown

polar relatingtotheNorthorSouthpolespoler onewhousesapole

Pole apersonfromPolandpole bigstickpoll avoting

poled apolewasusedpolled lackinghorns

pone thedealer'sopponentintwohandedcardgamespony asmallhorse



poor nomoneypore carefulstudymicroscopicholepour toflowfreely

popery adisparagingtermforCatholicspotpourri amiscellaneouscollection

praise tocommendprays worshipsGodpreys hunts

pray worshipGodprey hunt

precedence priorityprecedents establishedcourseofactionpresidents commandersinchief

presence thestateofbeingpresentpresents whatSantabrings

pride egopryed opened

pries wedgingopenprize thereward

prince sonoftheKingprints impressions

principal headofschoolprinciple causativeforce

profit moneyearnedprophet seer

pros multipleexpertsprose ordinarylanguage

psi twentythirdletterofGreekalphabetsigh sadandwearybreath



xi fourteenthletterofGreekalphabet

Qquarts severalfourthsofgallonsquartz crystallinerock

quay,see:cay

queue,see:cue

quince small,roundfruitquints multiplequintuplets

quire,see:choir

quoin,see:coin

Rrabbet agroovecutinaboardrabbit smallmammal

rack shelfwrack wreckage

racket illegalmoneymakingschemeracquet wovenbatfortennis

rain precipitationreign sovereignrulerein horse'ssteeringwheel

raise elevaterays thinbeamsoflightraze toteardowncompletely

"raise"istheantonymof"raze"rap asharpknockwrap toencaseincloth



rapped knockedsharplyrapt spellboundwrapped encasedincloth

ray arrowoflightre musicalnote

read havingknowledgefromreadingred aprimarycolor

read togetthemeaningbylookingrede advicereed tall,thinwaterplant

reading whatyouaredoingnowreeding asmallsemicylindricalmouldingorornamentation

reads getsthemeaningbylookingreeds morethanoneaquaticplant

real authenticreel armatureforwinding

recede tomovebackwardreseed toplantagain

reck tocarewreck aruin

reek smellsbadwreak toinflict

resinate toimpregnatewithresinresonate sympatheticvibration

resisters protestersresistors electricalrestrictors

rest stopworkingwrest takeaway

retch callRalphontheporcelaintelephone



wretch aragamuffin

review ageneralsurveyorassessmentrevue aseriesoftheatricalsketchesorsongs

rheum waterydischargeofmucousroom partitionedspace

rheumy havingawaterydischargeofmucousroomie colloquialismfor"roommate"roomy lotsofspace

rho seventeenthletterofGreekalphabetroe fisheggsrow aislepullanoar

rhumb aconstantcompassdirectionrum liquordistilledfromsugarcane

rhyme aversewithregularrecurrenceofsoundsrime frost

rigger onewhorigsrigor discipline

right correctrite ritualwright amakerwrite toinscribe

ring circlearoundyourfingerwring twisting

rise tostandupryes varietiesofgrain

road abroadtrailrode pasttenseofriderowed topropelaboatbyoars

roam towanderRome Italiancapital



roil tomaketurbidroyal worthyofakingorqueen

role parttoplayroll rotate

rood acrossrude coarse

roomer atenantrumor gossip

root subterraneanpartofaplantroute pathoftravel

rose prettyflowerrows lineararrangement

rot decaywrought made

rote bymemorywrote haswritten

rough coarseruff pleatedcollar

rout toforceoutroute pathoftravel

roux cookedbutterandflourrue regret

rude impoliterued regretted

rye grainwry twisted

S



sachet asmallbagcontainingperfumedpowdersashay tostrutorflounce

sacks bagssax shortforsaxophone

sail windpoweredwatertravelsale theactofselling

sane mentallynormalseine fishingnet

saner morementallynormalthanothersseiner onewhofisheswithanet

saver onewhosavessavor torelishataste

sawed cuttimbersod turf

scene visuallocationseen pasttenseofsaw

scent,see:cent

scents,see:cents

scull rowingmotionskull headbone

sea oceansee tolook

seal tocloseseel toclosesomeone'seyes

sealing,see:ceiling

seam rowofstitchesseem appears

seamen sailorssemen maledischarge



seams morethanonerowsofstitchingseems itappearstobe

sear scorchedseer apersonwhosees

sear,see:cere

seas oceanssees looksseize tograb

sects religiousfactionssex ifyouhavetoask,you'retooyoung

seed,see:cede

seeder,see:cedar

seeding,see:ceding

seek tolookforSikh Hindureligioussect

seer,see:cere

sell,see:cell

seller,see:cellar

sense,see:cents

senses,see:census

sensor,see:censer

sent,see:cent

sere,see:cere

serf slavesurf breakingwaves

serge strongtwilledfabricsurge forcefulpush



serial,see:cereal

series,see:Ceres

session,see:cession

sew needleandthreadso inthemannershownsol musicalnotesow broadcastingseeds

sewer onewhosewssower onewhosows

sewer wastedrainsuer onewhosues

shake vibratesheik Arabprince

shall isallowedshell aquaticexoskeleton

she'll contractionof"shewill"shill adecoy

shear tocutorwrenchsheer thinabruptturn

shears cutsorwrenchesscissorssheers abruptlyturns

sheave pulleyshiv knife

shoe footwearshoo "goaway"

shoes morethanoneshoeshoos sendsaway

shoot,see:chute

sic tosetupon



sick ill

sics setsuponsix wholenumber

side lateralsighed breathedsorrowfully

sigh,see:psi

sighs multiplesadandwearybreathssize magnitude

sight,see:cite

sighted,see:cited

sights,see:cites

sign displayedboardbearinginformationsine reciprocalofthecosecant

signet,see:cygnet

sink tosubmergesynch togetherintime

Sioux tribeofnativeAmericanssou Frenchcoinworthfivecentimessough softsoundsue bringcivilaction

site,see:cite

sited,see:cited

sites,see:cites

slay killsleigh snowcarriage

sleight cunningskillslight notmuch

slew pasttenseofslay



slough bogslue toswingaround

sloe blackthornberriesslow notfast

soar flysore hurt

soared tohavesailedthroughtheairsword longfightingblade

solace comfortsoulless lackingasoul

sole onlysoul immortalpartofaperson

some afewsum resultofaddition

son malechildsun star

sonny diminutiveformalechildsunny litbythesun

soot blackresidueofburningsuit clothes

sordid squalidsorted arranged

spade shovelspayed tosterilizeafemaleanimal

spoor trailofananimalspore singlecellreproductivebody

staid reservedstayed remained

stair astep



stare lookintently

stake woodenpolesteak sliceofmeat

statice anastringentherbstatus positionwithregardtolaw

stationary notmovingstationery writingpaper

steal takeunlawfullysteel ironalloy

step ameasuretakensteppe alevel,grassy,unforestedplain

stile narrowpassagestyle mode

stoop asmallporchstoup adrinkingcup

storey thehorizontaldivisionsofabuildingstory anarrativetale

straight notcrookedstrait narrowwaterway

succor reliefsucker onewhosucks

suede splitleatherswayed curvedconvinced

suite ensemblesweet sugary

summary precissummery likesummer

sundae icecreamwithsyruponitSunday firstdayoftheweek



symbol,see:cymbal

Ttach shortfortachometertack smallnail

tacks smallnailstax governmentaltithe

tail spinalappendagetale story

tailer onewhohaulsinonaship'slinetailor onewhomakesclothes

taper wedgeshapedtapir hoglike,Malaysianmammal

tare allowancefortheweightofpackingmaterialstear torip

taught pasttenseofteachtaut stretchedtight

tea herbalinfusiontee golfballpropti musicalnote

team agroupworkingtogetherteem toswarm

teaming afortuitouspairingteeming aswarming

tear eyeballlubricanttier ahorizontalrow

teas morethanoneherbalinfusiontease tantalizetees morethanonetee



tenner Englishslangforatenpoundnotetenor tendency

tense nervoustents morethanonetemporaryshelter

tern ashorebirdterne alloyofleadandtinturn rotate

Thai fromThailandtie adraw

the denotingpersonsalreadymentionedthee objectivecaseofthou

their belongingtothemthere aplacethey're contractionof"theyare"

threw topropelbyhandthrough fromendtoend

throe aspasmofpainthrow todischargethroughtheair

throes spasmsofpainthrows dischargingthroughtheair

throne theroyalseatthrown washurled

thyme herb

time natureswayofkeepingeverythingfromhappeningatonce

tic twitchtick smallnoiseparasiticbug

ticks thesoundsofaclocktics morethanonetwitch

periodicebbandflowofoceans



tidetied passedtenseoftie

tighten tomaketightertitan agiant

timber woodforbuildingtimbre musicalquality

tire round,rubberthingsonyourcartyer onewhoties

to towardtoo alsotwo acouple

toad frogtoed havingtoestowed pulledahead

tocsin analarmtoxin apoison

tocsins morethanonealarmtoxins morethanonepoisons

toe forepartofthefoottow topullahead

told whatwasspokentolled abellwasrung

tole lacqueredmetalwaretoll ataxorcharge

ton 2000lbs.Tun alargecask

tongue mouthmuscletung Chinesetreeanditsoil(similartolinseed)

toon cartoonpersonalitytune song



tort asweetcakeforlawyers

torte asweetcakeforkids

tough difficulttuff astratified,porousrock

tracked havingtrackstract aplotofland

tray aplattertrey threeBillGates'nickname

troop acompanyofsoldierstroup acompanyofactors

trooper aprivatesoldiertrouper astaunchcolleague

troopers severalsoldierstroupers multipleactors

trussed tieduptrust faith

UUnix,see:eunuchs

URL,see:e'er,

urn,see:earn

use,see:ewes

Vvain worthlessvane flatpiecemovingwiththeairvein bloodvessel



vale valleyveil gauzyfabric

vary tochangevery extremely

verses paragraphsversus against

vial narrowglasscontainervile despicableviol stringedinstrument

vice badhabitvise benchmountedclamp

WThe"W"sectionisspeciallydedicatedtoLemBingley.

WACs membersoftheWomen'sArmyCorpswax candlestuffwhacks severalblows

wade walkinshallowwaterweighed weightwasmeasured

wail acrywale weltcorduroyridgewhale largeoceanicmammal

wain awagonwane decreaseWayne aman'sname

waist betweenribsandhipswaste makeilluseof

wait remaininreadinessweight anamountofheaviness

waive giveuprights



wave undulatingmotion

waiver contractforgivinguprightswaver rockingmotion

Wales WesterndivisionofUKwales corduroyridgeswhales apodofoceanmammals

walk perambulatewok Chinesecookingpan

walks movesbyfootwoks salientfeatureofaChinesekitchen

want desirewont accustomed

war largescalearmedconflictwore pasttenseofwear

ware merchandisewear attirewhere aplace

warn toadviseofahazardworn displayingevidenceofuse

warrantee onewhoisprotectedbyaguaranteewarranty aguarantee

warship navalimplementofdestructionworship revereinareligiousmanner

wary cautiouswherry lightrowboat

way pathordirectionweigh tomeasureweightwhey waterypartofmilk

we us



wee verysmall

we'd contractionof"wewould"weed likehowourflowerswon'tgrow

we'll contractionof"wewill"wheel whatwekeepreinventing

we're contractionof"weare"weir alowdam,orafenceinariverforcatchingfish

we're contractionof"weare"were pasttensepluralof"tobe"whir prolongedswishorbuzz

we've contractionof"wehave"weave tomakecloth

weak notstrongweek sevendays

weal askinweltwheel whatweinSiliconValleycontinuallyreinvent

weald aruralareawheeled havingwheelswield toapplyoruse

weather meteorologicalconditionswether acastratedramwhether ifitbethecase

weld tojoinmetalbymeltingitsedgeswelled pouringforth

wen abenignskintumorwhen ataspecifictime

wet waterywhet prime

which selection



witch broomstickridin'crones

whig supporterofAmericanrevolution

wig falsehairpiece

while duringwile craft

whiled passingthetimewild untamed

whine annoyingcrywine fermentedgrapejuice

whined pasttenseofwhinewind whatyoudotoaclockworkwined drankwellofspirits

whirled rapidlyrotatedworld Earth

whirred madeawhizzingorbuzzingsoundword aspeechsound

whit insignificantamountwit clevernesssenseofhumor

whither towhichplace,point,condition,etc.?wither shrivelup

who's contractionof"whois"whose belongingtowhom

whoa equestriandirectivetostopwoe despair

whole,see:hole

wholly,see:holey

whore,see:hoar

whored,see:hoard



why howcome?wye theshapeoftheletter"Y"

won,see:one

won't contractionof"willnot"wont accustomed

wood whattreesaremadeofwould willdo

worst leastbestwurst sausage

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

Xxi,see:psi



Yy'all Southerncontractionof"youall"

yawl twomastedsailboatwithmizzenmastabaftthetiller

yack informaltalkyak longhairedTibetanox

yew,see:ewe

yews,see:ewes

yoke oxenharnessyolk yelloweggcenter

yokes morethanoneharnessyolks anomelet

yore thepastyou're contractionof"youare"your belongingtoyou

you,see:ewe

you'll contractionof"youwill"yule Christmas

Z

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