Homonyms

Adam
The first
man
Relating to a
decorative style
of furniture

Adder
One who
adds
Common
viper

Advert
To refer to Short for
advertisement

Affect
Have an
effect upon
Pretend,
feign

Alight
Get down,
dismount
On fire

Aments
Thong or
strap
Person
with
amentia

Amice
Piece of white
linen worn by
Roman Catholic
priests
Hood, cap or
cape worn by
members of
certain religious
orders

Ancient
Very old Flag,
standard

Angle
Inclination of
two lines
towards each
other
To fish
with rod
and line

Arbor
Main shaft
or axle
Bower

Arch
Curved
structure
Self-consciously
teasing, roguish
or mischievous

Are
100 square
meter units
Present
tense of
"to be"

Arian
Follower of
Arius of
Alexandria
One born under
the zodiacal
constellation
Aries

Arm
A weapon
Upper limb
of the
human body

Armlesss
Destitute of
weapons
Without
arms

Ash
Residue left
after burning
of something
Forest tree

Ashen
Relating to
ashes
Of or
relating to
the ash-tree

Asses
Plural of ass
Plural of as
(Roman
copper coin)

Axis
Central
reference
point
Asian deer

Back
Opposite to
the front
Large tub used
in brewing,
distilling, dying,
etc.

Bail
Security,
guarantee
Empty a
boat of
water

Bale
A package
Evil,
mischief,
calamity

Ball
A spherical
body, globe
Social
assembly
for dancing

Band
A transverse
strip, strap
Company
of
musicians

Bandy
Pass or toss
to and from
Crooked,
bent
outward

Bank
Raised shelf
or ridge
Establishment
which deal in
money

Bar
A straight
length of
any material
Unit of
atmospheric
pressure

Barb
A recurved
point
A fine breed of
horse/pigeon

Bard
A minstrel
A slice of
bacon put on
meat before
roasting

Bark
Cry of a dog
Exterior
covering of
a tree

Barker
An auction
tout
One who
strips bark
from a tree

Barrack
A
temporary
hut
To jeer

Barring
Furnishing
with bars
Except,
omitting

Base
Lowest part;
fundamental
Low in
moral scale,
unworthy

Bass
A type of
fish
The inner
bark of the
lime tree

Basset
A type of
dog
To crop out
at the
surface

Baste
Moisten a
roasting joint
with liquid fat,
grave, etc.
To sew, tack,
fasten together
with long
stitches

Bat
Wooden
instrument used to
strike ball in cricket
or similar games
Small nocturnal
flying mammal

Bate
With breath
held in
check
Alkaline lye
used in
tanning

Bath
Container for
water or
other liquids
Ancient Hebrew
liquid measure of
about 6½ gallons

Batten
A strip of
wood
To thrive,
prosper

Batter
Strike with
successive
blows
To incline from the
perpendicular with
a receding slope

Battering
The act of
striking or
beating
Sloping
inwards

Battled
Fought
Embattled,
protected
with
battlements

Bear
Large
mammal
To carry,
wear, show
or display

Beaver
Amphibious
rodent
mammal
Lower part
of a visor

Beck
A nod, gesture
of the finger
or hand
A brook,
rivulet

Beetle
An insect To jut out,
hang over

Bell
A musical
instrument
Cry of a stag
at rutting
time

Benet
An herb A dry grass
stalk

Bent
An
inclination,
bias
Disposition

Bergamot
A citrus tree
A juicy
kind of
pear

Better
One who
bets
Superior,
more
excellent

Bill
Statement of
particulars of
goods delivered or
services rendered
Horny
beak of
birds

Billet
Soldier's
quarters
Small log
or faggot

Bit
A small
portion
Part of a
horse's
bridle

Bittern
A wading
bird
Liquid obtained
when sea water
is evaporated to
obtain salt

Blaze
Bright
glowing
flame
White mark
on face of a
horse, etc.

Bleak
Bare of
vegetation
Cold, chilly,
desolate

Blot
Spot or stain
of ink or other
discoloring
matter
An exposed
piece at
backgammon

Blow
Send directed
air, especially
from mouth
A stroke with
the fist or
other weapon

Bluff
Having a
broad,
flattened
face or front
Abrupt,
blunt,
frank

Bogey
In golf, one
stroke over
par
A specters; an
awkward thing
or
circumstance

Boil
Agitated by
the action
of heat
A hard,
inflamed,
suppurating
tumour

Bole
Stem or
trunk of a
tree
Clay
containing
iron oxide

Bombast
High-
sounding
words
Inflated
speech

Bond
Something
that binds
or confines
In serfdom
or slavery

Bongo
Small hand
drum
A rare
antelope

Boom
Loud, deep,
resonant
sound
Long spar to
extend the
foot of a
particular sail

Boon
A benefit,
blessing
Close,
intimate

Bore
Perforate,
make a hole
through
High, fast
tidal wave

Boss
A
protuberant
part
Foreman,
manager, chief,
leader

Botch
A clumsy
patch
Bungled
piece of
work

Botcher
A mender,
patcher,
bungler
A young
salmon

Bottle
A glass
vessel
A bundle
of hay or
straw

Bound
To leap,
spring
Under
obligation

Bow
An
ornamental
knot
A weapon

Bower
An arbour,
shady
retreat
The knaves
in euchre

Bowl
A hollow
vessel
Ball used
in game of
bowls

Box
A case with
a lid
A small
evergreen
shrub

Brack
A flaw or tear
in a cloth or
dress
Cake or bread
containing
dried fruit

Brake
An appliance
for stopping
motion
A mass of
brushwood
, thicket

Brash
Impertinent,
cheeky;
vulgarly
assertive
Disintegrat
ed rock or
rubble

Bravo
Well done! A hired
assassin

Brawl
To quarrel
noisily
A French
dance

Bream
A
freshwater
fish
To clear a ship's
bottom of ooze,
seaweed,
shellfish, etc.

Brent
Small wild
goose
Steep,
precipitous
, lofty

Bridge
A structure for
carrying traffic,
etc. over water,
ravines, etc.
A card
game

Brier
A thorny
shrub
The white
or tree
heath

Brocket
A stag in its
second year
A small South
American
deer

Brook
Small
stream
To endure,
support,
put up with

Buck
The male of
the fallow
deer
The body
of a wagon
or cart

Budge
To move
from one's
place
Kind of fur
made of
lambskin

Bug
Small insect
A
hobgoblin,
bugbear

Bugle
A hunting
horn
A creeping
plant

Bulk
Magnitude
of three
dimensions
Framework
projecting in
front of a shop
for displaying
goods

Bull
Uncast rated
male bovine
mammal
A ludicrous
contradiction

Bump
A thump,
dull, heavy
blow
The cry of
the bittern

Bunt
The middle
part of a sail,
formed into a
cavity
A type of
fungus

Burn
Consume by
fire
A small
stream,
brook

Bush
A thick
shrub
Metal lining of
an axle-hole
or similar

Bask
To perform
in public for
money
Stiffening
bone in a
corset

Bustle
Activity with
noise and
excitement
Pad, cushion or
framework to
expand a
woman's dress

Butt
The hinder
end of a tool,
weapon, etc.
A large
cask

Buzzard
Large bird
of prey
Any large
nocturnal
insect

Cab
Taxi
Driver's
compartment
in a lorry, etc.

Calcar
Glass-
making
furnace
Spur like
process on a
petal or a
bird's leg

Calf
The young of
any bovine
animal
Fleshy part
at the back
of lower leg

Calk
To copy by
rubbing and
tracing
To furnish
with a
calkin

Came
Past tense
of COME
Lead strip
used in
framing glass

Camp
Temporary
quarters of
holidaymakers,
explorers, etc.
Affectedly
homosexual

Can
To be able
to
Metal vessel for
preserving
meat, fruit, etc.

Cannon
Heavy
mounted
gun
A billiards
stroke

Cant
Hypocritical
talk
Slope,
inclination

Canter
One who
uses speaks
cant
Easy gallop

Canton
A division of
a country
To divide
into troops
or cantons

Cape
A sleeveless
cloak
Headland
projecting
into the sea

Caper
A
frolicsome
leap
A prickly
shrub

Capital
Principal,
chief, most
important
The head
of a pillar

Card
Stiff paper
or thin
cardboard
Toothed
instrument for
combing wool

Carp
Freshwater
fish
Talk
querulously

Case
An instance,
occurrence
Box, chest
or other
container

Cashier
A person in
charge of
cash
Dismiss
from
service

Cassation
Annulment,
abrogation
18th-century
instrumental
composition

Cat
Any feline
animal
Coal and
timber
vessel

Catty
Spiteful,
malicious
South East
Asian unit
of weight

Chafer
A person
who chafes
A type of
beetle

Chaff
The husks
of grain
Common
European
bird

Channel
Tube or duct,
natural or
artificial
A plank used
for spreading
the rigging of a
ship

Chap
Cause to crack
or open in
long slits
The jaws,
mouth and
cheeks, chops

Char
To burn
slightly
A small fish;
a
charwoman

Charm
A power or
gift of
alluring
A
confusion
of voices

Chat
Easy,
familiar talk
A small
bird

Chatty
Talkative
Indian
earthen
pitcher

Check
A test for
accuracy,
quality, etc.
A
chequered
pattern

Chess
A board
game
Parallel
timber of a
pontoon
bridge

Chick
A young
bird
Bamboo
door
screen

Chime
Sound of
bells
Edge of a
cask or tub

Chine
Spine of any
animal
Cut or break
the
backbone of

Chink
A narrow
cleft or
crevice
A jingling
sound

Chit
A child
A voucher
for money
owed

Chlorite
A green
silicate
mineral
A salt of
chlorous
acid

Chop
Cut with a
sharp blow
Suddenly
change
direction

Chord
Simultaneous
sounding of
notes of
different pitch
A straight line
joining the
extremities of
an arc

Chuck
Holding
device on a
lathe or drill
The call of a
hen to her
chickens

Clamp
A frame for
holding pieces of
wood, etc.
together
A heap of
turf

Cleave
To split
apart
To stick,
adhere

Clinker
Vitrified slag A clinch
nail

Clip
Cut with
shears or
scissors
An appliance
for gripping

Clock
An instrument
for measuring
time
Ornamental
pattern on leg
of a stocking

Clove
Dried flower bud
of the tree
Eugenia aromatic
a used as a spice
A bullbat of
garlic,
shallot, etc.

Club
A piece of
wood used as
a weapon
An
association
of persons

Clutch
A snatch,
grip, grasp
A set of
eggs to be
hatched

Cobble
Rounded stone
or pebble used
for paving
To mend or patch
(especially shoes)

Cock
The male of
birds
Act of
turning/sticking
anything
upwards, e.g. a
hat

Cockle
To curl,
pucker up
A heating
stove

Cod
A deep-sea
fish
A husk or
pod

Codling
A young cod
A long,
tapering kind
of apple

Colon
A
punctuation
mark
Part of the
intestinal
canal

Coma
A state of
unconsciousness
Covering of
the nucleus
of a comet

Companion
A comrade
Raised window
frame on
quarterdeck of
a ship

Conjugate
To inflect (a verb)
by going through
the voices,
moods, tenses
Joined in
pairs,
coupled

Consociate
Associated
together
To unite

Continent
A large
continuous
tract of land
Able to control
one's bladder
and bowel
movements

Cope
To deal with
Ecclesiastical
sleeveless
vestment

Corn
Grain; the
seed of
cerals
A horny
excrescence
on hand or
foot

Cornet
A brass
musical
instrument
Lowest
commissioned
cavalry officer

Corona
A halo round
the sun or
moon
A long
cigar

Corporal
Non-
commissioned
army officer
Relating to
the body

Cosmos
The
universe
Plant of
genus
Cosmos

couch
A long
upholstered
seat
Couch
grass

Count
Reckon up
in numbers
A title of
rank

Counter
Table or desk
over which
business is
conducted
The
opposite,
contrary

Covert
Disguised,
secret,
private
A place which
covers and
shelters

Cow
Any female
bovine
animal
To
intimidate

Crag
A rugged
rock
Shelly
deposits

Cramp
A
spasmodic
contraction
A cramp-
iron, clamp

Crane
A long-
necked bird
A hoisting
machine

Crank
An elbow-
shaped
brace
An
eccentric

Crash
To cause to hit
something with
great force
A coarse
linen cloth

Crawl
Move slowly
on hands and
knees
Enclosure for
keeping fish,
turtles, etc

Crew
The sailors
on a ship or
boat
Past tense
of CROW

Cricket
An outdoor
game
A
grasshopper-
like insect

Crimp
To curl or
put waves
into (hair)
A decoy,
disreputable
agent

Croup
The rump,
buttocks
Inflammation
of the larynx
and trachea

Crow
A large
black bird
Make a
loud cry
like a cock

Crowd
A number of
persons or things
collected closely
together
An old
violin-like
instrument

A signal,
hint,
reminder
Wooden rod
used in
snooker, pool,
etc

Cuff
The fold or
band at the
end of a
sleeve
To strike
with the
open hand

Culm
A stem,
especially of
grass or sedge
Anthracite
coal

Curate
An assistant
to a parish
priest
To act as a
curator

Curry
A highly
spiced
Indian dish
To groom (a
horse) with a
curry-comb

Dab
To strike
gently with
some soft
substance
A small
flatfish

Dam
A bank or
mound for
keeping back
water
A female
parent

Dan
A martial art
proficiency
grade
A title of
respect

Date
A fixed
point in
time
The fruit of
the date
palm

Deal
A bargain, a
piece of
business
A plank of
fir or pine

Defer
To put off,
postpone
To yield to
the opinion
of another

Demean
To debase
To conduct
(oneself),
to behave

Dent
A
depression
A tooth of
a wheel,
cog

Dib
To dap (let
fall lightly)
A sheep's
knuckle-
bone

Dick
A fellow or
person
A
declaration

Die
To lose life,
expire
A dice

Diet
A prescribed
course of
food
A
legislative
assembly

Diligence
Steady
application
or assiduity
A public
stagecoach

Distemper
A colored
painting
preparation
A catarrhal
disorder
affecting dogs,
foxes, etc.

Divine
Relating the
nature of
God
To find out by
inspiration or
magic

Dock
An artificial
basin for
ships
Enclosure for
prisoners in
a court

Dodder
To shake,
tremble,
totter
A plant of
the genus
Cuscuta

Dole
Unemployment
benefit
Sorrow,
lamentation

Don
Fellow or
tutor of a
college
To put on
(clothing)

Dong
To make the
sound of a
large bell
Unit of
currency of
Vietnam

Dory
A type of
sea fish
Small flat-
bottomed
boat

Double
Composed
of two, in a
pair or pairs
Twice as
many

Down
Towards the
ground
A tract of
upland

Doxy
A female
lover
Opinion,
especially in
religious
matters

Drake
The male of
the duck
A dragon

Dredge
Apparatus for
dragging
underwater to
bring up objects
To sprinkle
(flour, etc.)

Drum
A musical
instrument
A long,
narrow ridge
of drift

Dub
Confer
knighthood
upon
To give a
new
soundtrack

Duck
A water bird
To dive, dip
under
water

Dudgeon
Anger, sullen
resentment,
indignation
The root of
the box
tree

Dug
That has
been dug
A teat, a
nipple of
an animal

Dump
A pile of
refuse
A coiner used
in playing
chuck-farthing

Dun
To demand
payment with
persistence
A hill,
mound,
earthwork

Ear
The organ
of hearing
A seed-
bearing head
of corn

Earnest
Serious,
grave
A pledge

Egg
An ovum or
germ-cell
To incite,
urge

Elder
Older;
senior in
position
Tree of the
genus
Sambucus

Embattle
To array in
order of
battle
To furnish
with
battlements

Ember
A smoldering
piece of coal
or wood
An
anniversary

Embrace
To enfold in
the arms
To fasten
or fix with
a brace

Embracer
One who
embraces
One who tries
to corrupt a
jury by
embraceries

Entrain
to bring as a
consequence
to get into
a train

Erg
A unit of
work done
An area of
shifting
sand dunes

Egotism
The disease
of ergot in
grasses
Arguing,
wrangling

Euro
An
Australian
wallaby
Currency of
European
Union

Even
Level,
smooth,
uniform
To a like
degree,
equally

Exact
Precisely
agreeing in
amount, number
or degree
To compel to
be paid or
surrendered

Exit
A passage
or door, a
way out
To depart,
to leave a
place

Explicit
Plainly
expressed,
distinctly
stated
An old word
equivalent to
'finish', 'the
end'

Express
Direct, explicit,
definitely show
or stated
To set out, to
represent, to
put into
words

Eye
The organ
of vision
To watch,
to observe

Faction
A body of
persons
combined or
acting in union
Literary etc.
work which
blends fact
with fiction

Fail
Not to
succeed
A turf, sod

Fair
Just,
reasonable,
legitimate
Light in
colour

Fake
To pretend,
simulate
One of the coils
of a rope or cable
when laid up

Fallow
Unused,
neglected
Of a pale
brownish or
reddish-
yellow colour

Fan
A
ventilation
or cooling
instrument
An
enthusiastic
admirer

Fast
Swift, rapid,
moving
quickly
Firmly
fixed, firm,
tight

Fawn
A young
deer
To court in a
servile manner,
grovel, cringe

Feat
A notable act
or
performance
Dexterous,
skilful

Feint
A sham
attack; a
pretence
light, faint

Fell
Past tense
of FALL
To hew or
cut down

Felon
One who has
committed a
felony
A whitlow or
abscess close
to the nail

Felt
Past tense
of FEEL
A kind of
cloth

Ferret
A variety of
polecat
A tape made
of silk or
cotton

Fetch
To go for
and bring
back
A wraith or
double

Feud
Hostility
between two
tribes or
families
Land held on
condition of
performing
certain services

Fig
Fruit of the
genus Ficus
To dress,
deck, rig

File
A box or folder
in which
documents are
kept in order
An instrument
for cutting and
smoothing metal,
wood, etc.

Fine
Excellent in
quality, form
or appearance
A sum of
money
imposed as a
penalty

Fingering
The act of
touching with
the fingers
A thick, loose,
woolen yarn
used for
knitting

Firm
Fixed,
stable,
steady
A business
partnership

Fish
A cold-
blooded
vertebrate
water animal
To try to
catch fish

Fit
Adapted,
suitable,
appropriate
A violent
seizure

Flag
A banner,
ensign,
standard
A paving
stone

Flageolet
A small
wind
instrument
A kind of
French
bean

Flake
A thin piece
peeled off; a
thin scale like
fragment
A rack for
drying fish

Flat
Having a level
and even
surface
A set of rooms
on one floor
forming a
residence

Flatter
More flat
To praise
falsely or
unduly

Flaw
A defect,
imperfection
A sudden
puff or
gust

Fleet
A body of
ships
Swift,
nimble,
rapid

Flex
To bend or
cause to
bend
Flexible
insulated
wire

Flicker
To shine
unsteadily
North American
woodpecker of
genus Colaptes

Flight
The act of
flying through
the air
The act of
fleeing

Flock
A collection
of animals
A tuft of
wool, cotton,
hair, etc.

Flounce
To move
abruptly or
violently
A gathered
piece of
cloth sewed
into a dress

Flounder
A flatfish
To struggle or
stumble about
violently

Flue
Light down
or fur
To widen
or spread
out

Fluke
A lucky
chance
The broad
holding
portion of an
anchor

Flush
To redden
up, blush
To flow
swiftly

Fly
A two
winged
insect
To move
through the
air with wings

Fob
A chain by
which a
pocket watch
is carried
To cheat,
to impose
upon

Fog
A dense
watery
vapor
A second
growth of grass
after first
cutting

Foil
Very thin
sheet metal
A straight
thin sword

Fold
A pen or
enclosure
for sheep
To double or
lay one part
over another

Font
A baptism
vessel
A set of
type face

Fool
A person
without
common
sense
A crushed
fruit and
cream dish

Forge
To
counterfeit
To form by
heating and
hammering

Former
Preceding in
time
A person
or thing
that forms

Found
Past tense
of FIND
To set up
or
establish

Founder
A person
who founds
A person
who casts
metal

Frail
Fragile,
delicate
A rush basket
used for
packing figs,
etc.

Fray
To wear
away by
rubbing
A noisy
quarrel, a
brawl, riot

Free
At liberty To set at
liberty

Fret
To be
worried
To
ornament

Frieze
Part of an
entablature
A coarse
woolen
cloth

Frizzle
To form
(into) crisp,
tight curls
To fry with
a hissing
noise

Frog
A spindle-
shaped
button
A tender horny
substance on
sole of a
horse's foot

Fry
To cook with
hot fat or oil
in a pan
Young fish

Fudge
A soft sweet
of chocolate,
candy, etc.
To deal with
in a makeshift
way

Full
Filled up,
replete
To cleanse
and thicken
(cloth)

Fuller
More full
A
blacksmith's
tool

Funny
Amusing,
causing mirth
or laughter
A narrow,
clinker-built
pleasure boat

Further
more
advanced
To help
forward, to
advance,
promote

Fuse
To melt
A
detonating
device

Fusil
An obsolete
firelock,
lighter than a
musket
A bearing
resembling
a lozenge

Gad
To wander
idly
An
expression
of surprise

Gage
Something
laid down
as security
A
greengage

Gale
A strong
wind
The bog
myrtle

Gall
Self-
assurance,
cheek,
impudence
An abnormal
growth on
plants

Gallant
Brave, high-
spirited,
courageous,
chivalrous
A man of
fashion

Galley
Cook-house of
a ship, boat or
aircraft
An oblong
tray for
setting out
printing type

Game
An exercise
for
diversion
Lame,
crippled

Gammon
A cured
ham
Nonsense,
humbug

Gang
A set of
associates
A plank used
for boarding
a vessel

Garb
Dress,
costume
A sheaf of
grain

Gate
A movable
barrier
A street

Gaudy
Vulgarly
ornate
A grand
festival

Gavel
A small
mallet
A system
of land
tenure

Geld
To castrate An early
form of tax

Georgian
Relating to
the period of
George I-IV
Of or
relating to
Georgia

Get
To procure,
obtain
The act of
begetting

Gig
A light two-
wheeled
vehicle
A booking
for a
musician

Gimp
Silk
An awkward
or clumsy
person

Gin
An alcoholic
drink
Australian
Aboriginal
woman

Gird
To bind
round with
band
To sneer,
mock

Glance
To give a
quick or
cursory look
Any mineral
with a
metallic

Gloss
The brightness
from a polished
surface
A comment,
interpretation
or explanation

Gnome
A kind of
misshapen
sprite, dwarf,
goblin
A pithy
saying, a
maxim

Go
To move
from one
place to
another
A Japanese
board
game

Gopher
American
burrowing
animal
The wood from
which Noah's
ark was made

Gore
Thick,
clotted
blood
To pierce,
to stab

Graft
Piece of
transplanted
living tissue
Acquisition of
gains by taking
advantage of
position

Gram
Metric unit
of mass
The chick-
pea

Graph
A symbolic
diagram
In linguistics,
a visual
symbol

Grate
A frame of
iron bars
To rub,
grind

Grating
Harsh,
discordant,
irritating
An open
framework
or lattice

Grave
Important,
serious,
momentous
To clean (a
ship's bottom)
by scraping

Graze
To eat
growing
grass
To brush
slightly in
passing

Grease
Oily or fatty
matter of
any kind
To smear,
lubricate, or
soil with
grease

Grieve
To lament,
sorrow over
An
overseer,
steward or
bailiff

Griffon
A variety of
dog like a
terrier
A vulture

Grip
To seize
hold of
A small
ditch or
furrow

Grist
Corn to be
ground
A size of
rope

Grizzle
To cry,
complain
A grey
color

Grout
Thin fluid
mortar
(Of a pig) to
turn (up) with
the snout

Gudgeon
A small
freshwater
fish
A type of
wheel
pivot

Hack
To cut
irregularly
A hackney,
horse for
hire

Hackle
A cock's
neck
feather
To hack, to
mangle

Hail
Frozen rain To call or
signal to

Hake
A fish of the
genus
Merlucius
A wooden
frame for
drying

Hale
Sound and
vigorous
To drag, to
draw
violently

Halt
A stop or
interruption
in activity
Limping,
lame,
crippled

Ham
The hind
part of the
thigh
A village, a
town

Hamper
A large
wickerwork
basket
To impede the
movement of

Harrier
A variety of
dog
A person
who harries
or plunders

Harrow
A large rake To plunder,
spoil, harry

Hatch
A small
door
To mark
with fine
lines

Haw
The fruit of
the
hawthorn
An expression
of hesitation

Hawk
A bird of
prey
Clear the
throat in a
noisy manner

Hawker
A person who
practices the
sport of
hawking
A person who
travels around
selling goods

Hay
Grass cut
and dried
for fodder
A country
dance

Haze
A very fine
mist or
vapor
To harass or
punish with
overwork

Head
The foremost
part of the
body
To lead, to
be the
leader to

Heel
Rounded
hinder part
of the foot
To plant in
the ground

Helm
A vessel's
steering
apparatus
A helmet

Hem
The edge of
a garment
or cloth
A voluntary
short cough

Hide
To obscure
from view
An animal
skin

Hind
Relating to
the back
A female
deer

Hinder
To obstruct,
impede
At the rear

Hinny
Offspring of
male horse &
female
donkey
To neigh,
whinny

Hip
Upper part
of the leg
Fruit of a
rose plant

Hob
Part of a
cooking
stove
A
hobgoblin
or elf

Hobby
Any
recreation
or pursuit
A small
species of
falcon

Hock
Joint between
knee & fetlock
in hind leg
A kind of
light wine

Hockey
A team ball
game
Harvest
home

Hold
To grasp &
retain
The act of
seizing

Holm
Flat ground,
liable to
flooding
An
evergreen
oak

Holt
A wood,
grove,
copse
The
burrow of
an animal

Home
The place
where one
lives
To reach home
accurately from
a distance

Hone
A
whetstone
To moan,
to whine

Hop
To spring,
leap or skip
on one foot
A perennial
climbing
plant

Hope
An
expectant
desire
A small
enclosed
valley

Host
A person who
entertains
another
Consecrated
bread used in
the Eucharist

Housing
Lodging
A cloth
covering
for a horse

Hull
The body of
a ship
The outer
covering of
a nut

Hum
To make a
murmuring
sound like a
bee
Interjection
used to express
hesitation

Hush
To make silent,
to repress the
noise of
A smooth,
swift rush
of water

Illuminate
To light up
A person who
claims to
possess special
enlightenment

Impost
Something which
is imposed as a tax,
tribute, etc.
The upper
member of
a pillar

Impregnable
Able to
resist all
attacks
Able to be
impregnated

Inch
The 12th
part of a
linear foot
An island

Incontinent
Unable to
restrain one's
desires
Straightaway,
immediately

Inform
To
communicate
knowledge to
Without
regular
form

Infuriate
To provoke
fury
Infuriated,
enraged

Interest
Concern,
attention
To arouse the
attention of

Interline
To insert
(words)
between lines
To insert an
extra lining in
a garment

Jack
A device for
lifting
weights
A type of
leather
jacket

Jade
A broken-
down horse
To become
weary

Jam
To wedge or
squeeze (in
or into)
A fruit
conserve

Jar
To vibrate
harshly
A glass or
earthenware
vessel

Jargon
A
specialized
language
A variety
of zircon

Jay
A chattering
bird
The letter J

Jerk
To pull, push
or thrust
sharply
To cure (beef)
by drying in
the sun

Jet
A variety of
lignite
To spurt or
shoot out

Jetty
A landing
pier
Of the
nature of
jet

Jib
A large
triangular
sail
To swing
round (of a
sail etc.)

Job
A piece of
work
To stab, poke
or prod with a
sharp
instrument

Juba
A man, as of
a horse
A type of
dance

Jug
A vessel for
holding
liquids
(Of the
nightingale etc.)
to make a sound
like 'jug'

Jumper
A woolen
upper
garment
Something
that jumps

Junk
Rubbish,
garbage
A Chinese flat-
bottomed boat

Keel
Lengthwise
member of the
base of a ship
A lighter or
flat-bottomed
barge

Keen
Enthusiastic
, eager
A wailing
lamentation

Keep
To hold,
retain
Subsistence,
maintenance

Kennel
A shelter for
a dog
A gutter,
watercourse
at side of a
street

Kern
Part of a letter
that overhangs
main body of
type
A light-
armed Irish
foot soldier

Key
Instrument for
moving bolt of
a lock
A low
island

Khan
A Central Asian
official or ruler
A caravanserai

Kibble
A strong
iron bucket
Top grind
coarsely

Kick
To strike
with the
foot
The pushed-in
base of a glass
bottle

Kid
The young
of the goat
A small
wooden
tub

Kip
A sleep
(slang)
The hide of
a calf

Kit
Pieces of
equipment
A type of
small violin

Knap
A hill crest,
rising
ground
To break
into pieces

Knoll
A rounded
hill, mound,
hillock
To ring or
toll (a bell)

Knot
The
interlacement of
a rope, cord, etc.
A small
sandpiper

Lake
A large
sheet of
water
A crimson
pigment

Lame
Disabled in
one or more
limb
A thin plate,
overlapping
with others

Lampas
A swelling of
the roof of a
horse's mouth
A flowered
silk or woolen
cloth

Lap
The part of the
body from
waist to knees
when sitting
One circuit
of a track
etc.

Lark
Any bird of
the family
Alaudidae
A prank,
frolic,
spree

Last
At the end,
closing, final
To
continue in
existence

Lathe
A cutting &
shaping
machine
A former
division of
Kent

Launch
To start or
set going
A large open
pleasure-boat

Lawn
A mowed
grassy space
A cotton
linen fabric

Lay
To cause to
lie
Non-
professional

Lea
A meadow
A certain
length of
yarn

League
A union for
mutual
interests
An old
measure of
distance

Lean
To incline
Thin,
without
surplus fat

Leave
To go or
depart from
Permission

Leech
An aquatic
annelid
worm
The
perpendicular
edge of a
square sail

Left
Opposite to
right
Past tense
of LEAVE

Lepton
A modern
Greek coin
Any element that
participates only
in weak
interaction

Let
To permit,
allow
A
hindrance,
obstacle

Levee
A general
reception or
assembly of
visitors
An artificial
bank

Lie
An untruth
Rest in a
horizontal
position

Light
Opposite to
dark
Of small
weight

Lighten
To become
light,
brighten
To reduce
in weight

Lighter
Person or
thing which
ignites
A large,
open boat

Like
Similar to
To be
pleased
with

Limb
An arm, leg,
wing, etc.
The outermost
edge of the
sun, moon, etc.

Limber
Lithe, agile
Part of a
gun
carriage

Lime
A white
caustic
alkaline
substance
Tree of genus
Citrus
aurantifolia

Line
A threadlike
mark
To put a
covering on
the inside of

Liner
A
removable
lining
A passenger
ship or
aircraft

Ling
A long
slender fish
Heather or
heath

Link
A ring or
loop of a
chain
A torch
made of
tow & pitch

List
A record or
catalogue
The border
or edge of
cloth

Liver
A person
who lives
A glandular
organ

Loaf
A shaped
mass of
bread
To lounge
or idle
about

Lock
A device for
fastening
doors etc.
A tress of
hair

Long
Of great
length
Have an
earnest
desire (for)

Loom
A weaving
machine
To appear
larger than
actual size

Lop
To trim by
cutting
To hang
down
limply

Lore
Learning A strap like
part

Lout
An ill-mannered
person
To bend,
bow, stoop

Low
Not high or
tall
To utter
the moo of
a cow

Lox
A kind of
smoked
salmon
Liquid
oxygen

Lug
To drag, pull
A
projecting
part

Lumber
To move
heavily
Discarded
articles of
furniture etc.

Lunge
A sudden
thrust
Long rein
used to train
horses

Lurch
To stagger
A losing
position in
cribbage etc.

Luster
Gloss,
sheen
A period of
5 years

Lute
A stringed
musical
instrument
A composition
of clay or
cement

Mace
An
ornamented
staff of office
A spice
made from
nutmeg

Madder
More mad
A shrubby
climbing-
plant

Mail
Letters
conveyed by
post
Defensive
body
armor

Main
Principal,
chief
A chief
sewer,
conduit

Manifest
Not
concealed,
obvious
List of a
ship's
cargo

March
To move
with regular
steps
Boundary
of a
territory

Mark
A visible
sign or
impression
German
unit of
currency

Marl
Soil
containing
clay & lime
Yarn with
multicolor
ed threads

Maroon
Of a
brownish-
crimson color
To leave
isolated

Mast
Upright to
which ship's
sails are
attached
The fruit of
the oak,
beech etc.

Match
A
counterpart
, facsimile
Taper for
producing
fire

Matte
An impure
metallic
product
A mask used to
obscure part of
an image

Me
Personal
pronoun
3rd note of
tonic sol-fa
scale

Meal
A repast
The edible
portion of
grain

Mean
To intend
Occupying
a middle
position

Media
Means of
communication
The middle
coat or tunic
of a vessel

Megrim
A migraine
A deep
water
flatfish

Meld
A declaration in
certain card
games
To mix,
blend,
combine

Mensal
Of, relating
to or used
at the table
Monthly

Mental
Of or
relating to
the mind
Of or
relating to
the chin

Mere
A lake, a
pool
Such and
no more

Mete
To allot,
apportion
A limit, a
boundary

Meter
Standard
metric unit
of length
Rhythmical
arrangement
of syllables in
a verse

Mew
The cry of a
cat or
seagull
A cage for
hawks

Might
Expressing
possibility
Strength,
force

Mine
Belonging
to me
To dig into or
burrow in

Mint
A place where
money is
coined
Aromatic
plant of genus
Mentha

Misprision
A wrong act Undervaluing

Miss
To fail to
reach, hit,
meet etc.
A title for an
unmarried
woman

Mite
Arachnid of
the order
Acaridae
A very
small coin

Mogul
A powerful
entrepreneur
A mound
on a ski
slope

Molar
A grinding
tooth
Of or
relating to
mass

Mole
A dark spot
on the skin
A small
burrowing
mammal

Molly
An
effeminate
man
Freshwater
fish of genus
Poecilia

Monopole
An isolated
electrical
charge
Exclusively
supplied
champagne

Mood
A state of
mind,
disposition
A type of
verb form

Moor
To secure a
ship, boat
etc.
A tract of
wild open
land

Morel
An edible
fungus
The black
nightshade

Mother
A female
parent
A substance
formed during
fermentation

Mould
Hollow
vessel for
shaping
Fine soft
earth

Mound
An artificial
elevation of
earth
An orb

Mount
To ascend,
to climb
A high hill,
mountain

Mouse
A small
quadruped
rodent
To hint for
or catch
mice

Mow
To cut down
grass, corn
etc.
A heap or
pile of hay

Muff
A hand
warmer
To bungle
or fail in

Muffle
To wrap
closely &
warmly
Thick upper
lip & nose of
rodents

Mug
To violently
rob
A drinking
vessel

Mugger
One who
violently
robs
An Indian
crocodile

Mule
Offspring of a
male donkey
& female
horse
A backless
shoe or
slipper

Mull
To ponder,
consider
A promontory

Muse
The inspiring
power of
poetry
To ponder
(upon)

Mush
A mash,
soft, pulpy
mass
A command
to a team of
sled dogs

Must
To be
obliged to
Mustiness,
mould

Nap
To sleep
lightly or
briefly
The smooth
surface of
cloth

Natal
Relating to
birth
Relating to
the
buttocks

Nave
The body of
a church
The central
block of a
wheel

Net
A mesh
fabric
Free from
deductions

Nightingale
A small
migratory
bird
A bed
jacket for
invalids

Nip
To pinch
A small
drink of
spirits

Nit
The egg of a
louse
Unit of
luminance

Oblate
Flattened at
the poles
One not under
vows but
dedicated to
religious work

Oratory
The art of
public
speaking
A small
chapel

Orderly
In order
A soldier
who attends
on an officer

Ornament
A thing or
part that
adorns
To adorn,
to
decorate

Ounce
A unit of
weight
A wild cat

Own
Belonging
or proper to
To possess

Paddle
A broad
short oar
To wade in
shallow
water

Page
A leaf of a
book etc.
A young
male
attendant

Painter
One who
paints
A bow-rope
for fastening
a boat

Pale
Whitish,
ashen
A pointed
stake

Pall
A large cloth
thrown over a
coffin
To become
vapid or
insipid

Palladium
A grayish-
white metallic
element
A defense,
a
safeguard

Pallet
A straw
mattress
A flat wooden
structure used
in
transportation

Palm
A tree of
family
Palme
The inner
part of the
hand

Pan
A broad
shallow dish
A betel leaf

Panic
Sudden,
overpowering
fear
A type of
cereal
grass

Pannier
A large
basket
A robed
waiter at the
Inns of Court

Pants
Breathes
quickly
Underpants

Pap
Soft or
semi-liquid
food
A teat, a
nipple

Papa
The pope
A blue clay
found in
New Zealand

Parity
Equality of
rank, value
etc
The condition
of having
given birth

Partisan
An adherent
of a faction,
cause etc.
A pike or long-
handled spear

Party
A social
gathering
Divided into
colored
compartments

Passage
The act of
passing
A move in
dressage

Patter
(Of rain) to fall
with a quick
succession of
sharp sounds
Glib talk

Pawn
A chess
piece
Deposit as
a pledge

Pay
To discharge
To coat
with hot
pitch

Peach
Fruit of the
tree Prunus
persica
To inform
(against or
upon)

Peak
A sharp
point or top
To pine
away

Pearl
A lustrous
white solid
found in
oyster shells
A picot

Peck
To strike with
a beak or
pointed
instrument
A measure
of capacity

Pedal
A lever
acted on by
the foot
Relating to
a foot

Peel
To strip the
skin bark or
rind off
A wooden
shovel

Peep
To look slyly
or furtively
A chirp,
squeak etc.

Peer
To look very
closely at
A member
of the
nobility

Pelt
To throw
The hide of
a sheep or
goat

Pen
An
instrument
for writing
A small
enclosure for
cattle etc.

Perch
A rest roost
for birds
A spiny-
finned
freshwater
fish

Periwinkle
Plant of the
genus Vinca
A winkle

Pet
An animal
kept as a
companion
A fit of
peevishness

Pica
A unit of
type size
An appetite
affected by
illness etc.

Pick
To choose
An
implement
for picking

Pie
A pastry case
filled with
meat etc.
An Indian
copper
coin

Pike
A large
freshwater
fish
A toll gate

Pile
A heap
A sharp
stake or
post

Pine
A
coniferous
tree
To languish,
waste away

Pinion
A joint of a
bird's wing
A cogged
spindle

Pink
A pale red
color
To pierce,
stab

Pip
A fruit seed
A short,
high-pitched
sound

Pique
To irritate
A score in
the game
of piquet

Pitch
To fix or
plant in the
ground
A type of
bituminous
substance

Pitcher
A large
earthenware
vessel
A person who
or something
which pitches

Placer
A table
setting
A deposit
containing
valuable
minerals

Plane
A flat
surface
A
smoothing
tool

Plantain
A plant of
the genus
Plantago
A tropical
tree

Plash
A large
puddle
To cause
(water) to
splash

Plumb
A weighted line
used to test
perpendicularity
To provide
with
plumbing

Plump
Well-
rounded,
chubby
To plunge or
fall suddenly
& heavily

Ply
A thickness,
a layer
To wield,
work at

Poach
To cook in
simmering
liquid
To catch
(game, fish
etc.) illicitly

Pod
A seed
vessel
A gathering
of whales,
seals etc

Poise
Composure,
equilibrium
The cgs
unit of
viscosity

Poker
An iron rod
used to stir
a fire
A card
game

Pole
A long slender
piece of wood
or metal
Each end of
the axis of
the earth

Policy
A course of
action
An
insurance
contract

Poll
The voting
at an
election
(Of cattle)
having had
the horns cut
off

Pone
A kind of bread
made by North
American
Indians
The player on
dealer's right
who cuts the
cards

Pontoon
A card game A floating
bridge

Pool
A small
body of
water
A common
supply of people,
vehicles, etc.

Pope
The head of
the Roman
Catholic
church
A priest in the
Greek or Russian
Orthodox Church

Pore
A minute
opening
Be
absorbed
in studying

Port
A porthole A fortified
wine

Portal
A door,
gate,
entrance
Relating to
the portal

Porter
A person
employed to
carry luggage
etc.
A
gatekeeper

Pose
Assume an
attitude
To puzzle

Post
An upright
post
A fixed
place

Potter
A maker of
pottery
Proceed in
a leisurely
fashion

Pounce
An abrupt
swoop,
spring
A fine
powder for
drying ink

Pound
A unit of
weight
UK
monetary
unit

Press
Apply
steady force
to
To force into
naval or military
service

Prime
Most
important
Prepare for
use

Prior
Former,
preceding
A superior of
a monastic
house

Prize
A reward in a
competition,
etc.
Something
taken from an
enemy in war

Prune
A dried
plum
Trim by
cutting

Pry
Look
inquisitively
To pries

Pug
A small dog
Clay mixed
for making
bricks

Pulse
Rhythmic
beating
The edible seeds
of leguminous
plants

Pun
The playful
use of
words
To pound,
crush

Punch
A tool for
making
holes
To strike
with the
fist

Puncheon
A timber for
supporting
the roof in a
mine
A large
cask

Punt
A shallow,
flat-bottomed
boat
To stake against
the bank in
some card
games

Pupil
Being
taught
Part of the
eye

Purl
A knitting
stitch
To flow with
a babbling
sound

Pursy
Short-
winded,
asthmatic
Like a
purse

Python
A large
serpent
A familiar
spirit or
demon

Quack
The cry of a
duck
An
unqualified
medical
practitioner

Quadrille
A kind of
dance
A type of
card game

Quail
To shrink back
with fear, to
be cowed
A small
migratory
bird

Quark
An hypothetical
unit of
subatomic
particles
A low-fat
soft cheese

Quarrel
A noisy
dispute
A short,
heavy bolt
or arrow

Quarry
Intended
victim or
prey
A square or
diamond-
shaped pane of
glass

Quart
A measure
of capacity
A sequence of
four cards of
same suit

Quitter
A person
who quits
An ulcer of
a horse's
hoof

Quiver
To tremble with
a rapid
tremulous
motion
A portable
case for
arrows

Rabble
A noisy
crowd, mob
An iron tool
for stirring
molten metal

Race
A contest of
speed
A major
division of
humankind

Rack
An open
framework
To draw off
wine from
lees

Racket
Bat used for
tennis,
squash etc
Confused
noise

Raffle
A lottery
Rubbish,
lumber,
debris

Rag
A torn piece
of cloth
To tease

Rail
A bar of
wood or
metal
Complain
strongly

Rake
A toothed
implement
A dissolute
man

Rakish
Characteristic
of a rake
With masts
sharply
inclined

Rally
To reunite,
bring together
again
To ridicule or
tease in a good-
humored way

Rand
Monetary
unit of
South Africa
A strip of
leather
between sole &
heel of a boot

Rank
Relative
degree of
excellence
etc.
Excessively
luxuriant in
growth

Rap
To strike with
a slight, sharp
blow
The least
amount

Rape
The refuse of
grapes after
wine is
expressed
A division
of Sussex

Rare
Exceptional,
seldom
existing
(Of meat)
underdone

Rate
The
proportional
measure of
something
To chide
angrily, to
scold

Rating
The act of
assessing
A scolding,
a harsh
reprimand

Rattan
A type of
palm
The beat of
a drum

Rave
To wander
in mind, be
delirious
A cart-rail

Ray
A beam of
light
The second
note of the
tonic sol-fa
scale

Ream
500 sheets
of paper
To enlarge
the bore of
a hole

Rear
The back or
hindmost
part
To bring
up, to
breed

Recession
A slump,
especially in
trade
The act of
giving back to a
former owner

Recoil
To shrink
back
The act of
recoiling

Reef
A ridge of
rock, coral,
etc. in the sea
A horizontal strip
across the top of
a sail

Reefer
A person
who reefs
A
marijuana
cigarette

Reel
A cylindrical
device for
winding thread
etc.
A lively
dance

Reeve
Chief
magistrate
of a district
To pass
through a
ring

Refrain
To abstain
from
A recurring
phrase or line,
a chorus

Regal
Relating to
a king or
queen
A small
portable
reed-organ

Regalia
The insignia
of royalty
A superior
Cuban
cigar

Relief
Alleviation of
pain,
discomfort
etc.
Method of
carving

Rennet
Curdled milk
from a calf's
stomach
A variety
of apple

Rent
A periodic
payment for
use of land
etc.
A tear, slit
or breach

Repose
Rest,
cessation of
activity etc.
To place,
to put

Rest
To cease from
exertion,
motion or
activity
The
residue,
remainder

Retort
Incisive,
witty or
angry reply
A vessel used
for distilling
liquids

Reveal
To allow to
appear
The depth of a
wall as revealed
in side of a door
etc.

Revolute
(Of a leaf)
rolled
backwards
from the edge
Bringing
about great
changes

Rhea
A flightless bird
of the family
Rheidae
The ramie
plant

Rick
A stack of
corn, hay
etc.
To wrench
or sprain

Riddle
A puzzle,
conundrum
or enigma
To pass
through a
riddle, to sift

Riffle
To ruffle, to
flick rapidly
through
In gold mining, a
groove or
channel set in a
sluice

Rig
To furnish
or fit
To manipulate
fraudulently

Ring
A circlet
To give a clear
vibrating
sound

Rip
To tear or
cut forcibly
An eddy

Ripple
To run in small
waves or
undulations
A comb for
removing
seeds from
flax

Roach
A
freshwater
fish
A curved part
of a fore-and-
aft sail

Road
A track or
way for
travelling on
(Of a dog) to
follow (a
game bird) by
its scent

Roan
(Of a horse) with
coat interspersed
with hairs of
another color
A soft flexible
sheepskin
leather

Rock
The solid
part of the
earth's crust
To move
backwards
& forwards

Rocket
A type of
fore work or
signal flare
A plant of the
genus
Hesperis or
Sisymbrium

Rode
Past tense
of RIDE
(Of a woodcock
or wildfowl) to
fly in the
evening

Roe
Fish eggs
A small
species of
deer

Roost
A bird's
perch
A powerful
tidal
current

Root
Part of a plant
that conveys
nourishment
Turn up
(ground) with
snout etc.

Rose
A flowering
shrub
Past tense
of RISE

Rout
An utter
defeat and
overthrow
To root (up
or out)

Rove
To draw out
& twist
(wool etc.)
Metal plate
through which
a rivet is
passed

Row
A line of
people or
things
To propel
by oars

Rubber
A soft,
elastic
substance
A series of
three games
at whist etc.

Rue
To grieve or
be sorry for
A plant of
the genus
Ruta

Ruff
A broad
pleated frill
A small
freshwater
fish

Rush
To drive,
urge etc.
with haste
A plant of
the family
Juncaceae

Rut
A deep
track or
groove
Periodic sexual
excitement of
male deer etc.

Sac
A pouch in
an animal
or vegetable
An privilege
granted to a
lord of a
manor

Sack
A large bag To plunder
or pillage

Saga
A medieval
prose
narrative
Plural of
sagum
(Roman
military cloak)

Sage
A grey-leaved
aromatic
plant
Wise,
discreet,
prudent

Salve
A healing
ointment
To save
from
destruction

Salvo
A discharge
of guns etc.
as a salute
A saving
clause, a
proviso

Sap
The vital
juice of
plants
To
undermine

Sash
An
ornamental
band
The frame
holding the
glass of a
window

Saw
A toothed
cutting
implement
A saying,
proverb

Scale
Protective
plates of a
fish
A weighing
machine

Scar
A mark left
by a wound
etc.
A
parrotfish

Scarf
A strip of
material worn
round the neck
To join the ends
of (timber) with a
scarf joint

Scarp
A steep
slope
In heraldry, a
diminutive of
the bend
sinister

Scat
Go away!,
be off!
Excrement

School
An
educational
institution
A shoal of
fish

Sconce
A flat
candlestick
with a handle
A
blockhous
e, bulwark

Scotch
To put an
end to,
frustrate
A block for a
wheel or
other round
object

Scour
To clean by
friction
To rove, to
range

Scout
A person sent
out to bring
information
To treat with
contempt and
disdain

Scribble
To write or
draw
carelessly
To card
roughly

Scrip
A
provisional
certificate
A small
bag

Scrub
Clean by
hard
rubbing
Brushwood,
undergrowth

Scuttle
A coal
container
To hurry
along,
scurry

Seal
An amphibious
marine
mammal
A die or
stamp

Second
Next after
the first
1/60th of a
minute

See
To perceive
by the eye
The diocese
of a bishop or
archbishop

Seer
A person
who sees, a
prophet
An Indian
unit of
weight

Service
The act of
serving
The service
tree

Set
To place, to
put, to
stand
A number
of related
things

Settle
To place
firmly
A long, high-
backed bench

Shanty
A rude hut
or cabin
A song
sung by
sailors

Share
A portion of
a whole
A
ploughshare

Shed
To pour out,
to let fall
A slight
simple
building

Sheet
A thin, flat
broad piece
of anything
A rope
attached to
the clew of a
sail

Shelve
To place on
a shelf
To slope
gradually

Shingle
Small rounded
pebbles on
seashore
A rectangular
wooden
roofing tile

Shiver
To tremble
or shake
A tiny
fragment,
a sliver

Shoal
A large number,
multitude,
crowd
(Of water)
shallow

Shock
A violent
collision
A thick
mass of
hair

Shore
Land at the
borders of a
body of water
A prop, a
stay

Shot
A missile for
a firearm
That has
been shot

Shrub
A woody plant
smaller than a
tree
A drink
composed of
sweetened
fruit juice

Sick
Ill, affected
by some
disease
To chase or
attack

Size
Measurement,
extent, etc.
A sticky
solution used
to glaze paper

Skate
An ice-
skate,
roller-skate
A fish of
the genus
Raja

Skiff
A small light
boat
To skim (as
a stone on
water)

Skip
To progress by
hopping from
foot to foot
A container
for collecting
refuse

Slab
A thin, flat
piece of
anything
Thick, slimy,
viscous, sticky

Slack
Not drawn
tight
Small
pieces of
coal

Slam
To shut (a door
etc.) suddenly
& noisily
In whist etc.
the winning of
every trick

Slat
A thin
narrow strip
To fling, to
dash, to
slap

Slate
A fine-grained
laminated rock
To criticize
savagely

Slew
Past tense
of SLAY
To turn, twist
or swing as on
a pivot

Sling
A strap etc.
used to support
or raise things
A sweetened
drink of spirits

Slip
A small piece
of paper
A small
piece of
paper

Slop
To spill or
allow to
overflow
A workman's
loose overall

Slot
An
aperture,
slit
The track
of a deer

Slug
A shell-less
gastropod
To hit hard

Slum
A squalid
neighborhood
The non-
lubricating part
of crude oil

Smack
A blow with
the flat of
the hand
A slight
taste of

Smelt
Past tense
of SMELL
A small
food fish

Snarl
To growl in a
sharp tone with
teeth bared
To
entangle

Snuff
The charred
part of a
candle wick
Powdered
tobacco

Sole
Underside
of the foot
A flatfish

Sorrel
A herb with
acid leaves
Of a reddish-
or yellowish-
brown

Sound
The sensation
produced
through the ear
To measure
the depth of

Spade
A digging
implement
A suit of
playing
cards

Span
Full extent
from end to
end
Nautically,
a rope or
chain

Spar
A stout pole
Make
motions of
boxing

Spat
A short
gaiter
A petty
quarrel

Spell
To say or write
the letters
forming a word
A charm,
incantation

Spelt
Past tense
of SPELL
A variety
of wheat

Spencer
A short
overcoat or
jacket
A fore-and-
aft trysail

Spike
Any pointed
object
Botanically, an
inflorescence
closely attached
to a stem

Spill
To cause (liquid
etc.) to fall or
run out
A slip of paper
or wood for
lighting candles
etc.

Spire
A tapering,
conical
structure
A spiral, a
coil

Spit
To eject
(saliva etc.)
A spade's
depth of
earth

Splat
A flat strip of
wood forming
part of a chair
back
A sharp
splattering
sound

Spoke
A rod connecting
hub & rim of a
wheel
Past tense
of SPEAK

Spray
Water etc.
flying in
small drops
A small
branch or
sprig

Sprig
A small
branch, twig,
or shoot
A small
headless
nail

Spruce
Neat, trim,
smart
A conifer of the
genus Picea

Sprung
Past tense
of SPRING
Provided
with
springs

Spun
Past tense
of SPIN
Produced by
a spinning
process

Squash
To crush, to
press flat
A fleshy
edible gourd
like fruit

Stable
Firmly fixed,
established
A building
for horses

Stadia
An instrument
for measuring
distance
Plural of
stadium

Staff
A stick or
pole to aid
walking
A type of
mortar

Stake
A stout
pointed
stick or pole
A wager in a
competition
or game etc.

Stale
Not fresh
The urine
of horses
or cattle

Stalk
The stem or
axis of a
plant
To pursue
prey
stealthily

Stall
A booth or
shed in a
market etc.
To play for
time

Staple
A U-shaped
piece of metal
for fixing
The principal
article of
commerce

Staunch
Loyal,
constant,
trustworthy
To stop
(blood)
flowing

Stay
To continue in
same place or
condition
A support,
a prop

Steep
Sharply
inclined
To soak (in
liquid)

Steer
To guide
A young
male of
the ox kind

Stem
Main body
or stalk of a
plant
To draw up,
to check, to
hold back

Stew
To cook by
boiling
slowly
An artificial
oyster bed

Stick
A short
slender length
of wood
To thrust
the point
of

Stifle
To smother,
suffocate
The stifle-
joint

Still
At rest,
motionless
A distilling
vessel

Stole
A garment
like a broad
scarf
Past tense
of STEAL

Stove
A fuel-burning
apparatus for
heating &
cooking
Past tense
of STAVE

Strain
To stretch
tight
Race, stock,
family, breed

Strand
To run or
force
aground
Each of the
threads of
a rope etc.

Strip
To pull the
covering
from
A long
narrow
piece

Stroke
An act of
striking
To caress

Strut
To walk with a
pompous,
conceited gait
A brace

Stud
A large-
headed nail
A number of
horses kept
for riding,
racing etc.

Sturdy
Robust,
lusty,
vigorous
A disease
of sheep

Sty
A pen or
enclosure
for pigs
An inflamed
swelling on
edge of eyelid

Suffix
A letter or
syllable
appended to the
end of a word
To add as a
suffix

Summer
A season of
the year
A heavy
horizontal
beam or glider

Surcharge
An extra
charge or
cost
To put an
extra
charge on

Swallow
To take into
the stomach
Small
migratory bird
of the family
Hirundinidae

Swarm
A cluster of
bees issuing
from a hive
To climb up by
clasping with
arms & legs

Swash
To make a
noise as of
splashing
water
Sloping

Tack
A small,
sharp, flat-
headed nail
A horses'
saddle,
bridle, etc.

Tail
Hindmost
part of an
animal
Limitation
of
ownership

Take
To lay hold
of, grasp
The act of
taking

Tamper
Material
used to
tamp a hole
To meddle
(with)

Tang
A strong
taste or
flavour
A ringing
or clanging
sound

Tangle
To knot
together or
intertwine in a
confused mass
A type of
seaweed

Tango
A Latin
American
dance
A bright
orange
colour

Tap
To strike
lightly or
gently
A device for
controlling the
flow of liquid or
gas

Tare
A vetch
An allowance
made for the
packing
around goods

Tart
A pie
containing
fruit etc.
Sharp to
the taste,
acid

Tassel
A pendant
ornament
A small piece
of wood or
stone fixed
into a wall

Tat
Rubbish,
rags
To make by
knotting

Tattoo
The beat of
drums recalling
soldiers
To mark (the
skin) by pricking
& inserting
pigments

Taunt
To reproach
sarcastically
(Of masts)
exceptiona
lly tall

Taw
To dress or make
leather with
mineral agents
A game of
marbles

Tee
In golf, the
area at the
start of each
hole
The 20th letter
of the alphabet

Teem
To be
prolific &
abundant
To pour
(down) as
rain etc.

Tell
To relate, to
recount
In Middle
Eastern
archaeology, a
mound

Temple
A building
for worship
Flat part of
side of the
head

Temporal
Of or
relating to
this life
Positioned
at the
temples

Tend
To have a
bent,
inclination or
attitude
To attend,
look after

Tender
A person
who tends
Not tough
or hard

Tense
Stretched
tight
In grammar, a
form taken by a
verb to indicate
time

Tent
A portable
canvas
shelter
A Spanish
wine

Tern
A small
seabird
Ternate; a
set of
three

Terrier
A small
active dog
A book in which
private lands
are described

Test
A critical
trial
A shell,
exoskeleton

Thing
Any object
or thought
A
Scandinavian
public
assembly

Thought
The act or
process of
thinking
Past tense
of THINK

Thrasher
A person
who
thrashes
A North
American
songbird

Thrum
To play
carelessly on
a stringed
instrument
The fringe of
warp threads
left after web is
cut off

Thrush
A bird of
the family
Turdidae
A fungal
disease

Tick
The sound
of a clock
A parasitic
arachnid

Till
Up to, up to
the time of
A money
drawer

Tip
The point,
end or
extremity
To cause to
lean

Tire
To exhaust
the strength
of
A band round
the rim of a
wheel

Toll
A tax or
duty
(Of a bell) to
ring with slow,
uniform
strokes

Top
The highest
point of
anything
A spinning
toy

Tope
To drink
excessively
A grove

Totter
A person
who tots
To walk or
stand
unsteadily

Tow
To pull (a
vehicle) behind
another
The course
part of hemp
or flax after
combing

Trace
A token,
vestige or sign
of something
Strap etc. by
which a horse
draws a
vehicle

Tract
A stretch of
territory
A short
treatise

Trap
A device for
catching
animals
To adorn

Traverse
To travel
across
Lying or
being across,
transverse

Tribune
A champion of
popular rights
& liberties
A bishop's
throne in
an apse

Trice
An instant Nautically,
to haul

Troll
To roll or reel
out (a song)
carelessly
A
mythological
Scandinavian
giant

Tropic
A parallel of
latitude
Relating to
tropism

Truck
A strong, four-
wheeled
vehicle
Exchange of
commodities

Tuck
To press
close
together
The beat
or roll of a
drum

Tucker
A person or
thing which
tucks
An ornamental
frilling of lace
or muslin

Tuna
A marine
fish
A prickly
pear

Turbo
A model of
car fitted with
a
turbocharger
A gastropod
of the genus
Turbo

Tutu
A New
Zealand
shrub
A ballet
dancer's
short skirt

Twitter
One who twits
(reproaches
with some fault
etc.)
Utter a
succession of
short notes

Unready
Not ready
Badly or
insufficiently
advised

Utter
Total,
absolute
To emit
audibly

Van
A covered
motor
vehicle
The
forefront,
vanguard

Vault
An arched
roof
To leap, to
spring

Venery
Sexual
indulgence
Hunting,
the chase

Vent
A hole or
aperture
A slit in a
garment

Vice
An immoral
practice
In place of

Vole
A mouse
like rodent
The act of
winning all
the tricks in a
deal

Volt
The SI unit
of electric
potential
A circular
tread

Wad
A small
compact
mass
An earthy
ore of
manganese

Wag
To shake up &
down or
backwards &
forwards
A facetious
person, a
wit

Wake
To be
aroused
from sleep
The track left
by a vessel
passing
through water

Warble
To sing in a
continuous
trilling
manner
A small hard
tumor on a
horse's back

Warehouse
A goods
storage
building
To deposit
in a
warehouse

Wax
A substance
secreted by
bees
To increase
gradually in
size &
brilliance

Weal
A ridge made
by a rod or
whip on the
flesh
A sound,
healthy or
prosperous
state

Wear
To have on
the person as
clothing etc.
To bring a
ship about

Weave
To form
(threads etc.)
into a fabric
by interlacing
To take a
zigzag
course

Weld
To join
together by
heat or
compression
A plant

Well
In a good or
right
manner
A shaft bored
into the ground
to obtain water,
oil etc.

Welter
To roll, to
tumble
about
A heavy
boxer or
rider

Wick
A strip or
thread feeding
a flame with
fuel
A town, village
or municipal
district

Will
To desire, to
wish
To resolve,
determine

Wince
To shrink,
recoil, flinch
A roller for
moving fabric
through dyeing
vats

Witch
A woman having
dealings with evil
spirits
An
American
shrub

Wove
Past tense
of WEAVE
(Of paper)
having a
uniform
smooth surface

Yak
A long-
haired ox
Noisy,
unceasing,
trivial chatter

Yard
A unit of
length
A small piece
of enclosed
ground

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