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Title: Which witch is which? Part III: E-H
Post by: Daniel Franklin on October 29, 2007, 02:37:22 PM
Below you will find a little list to help you out. I have not only alphabetize them but cross-referenced them as well.

# e'er............see: air

# earl............British nobleman
# URL.............Internet address

# earn............come to deserve
# urn.............a jar

# effect..........see: affect

# eh..............see: a

# eight...........see: ate

# elicit..........draw out
# illicit.........unlawful

# elude...........escape from
# illude..........deceive

# epic............a narrative poem or story
# epoch...........a noteworthy period in history

# ere.............see: air
# err.............ee: air

# eunuch..........castrated male
# Unix............operating system

# ewe.............female sheep
# yew.............a type of tree
# you.............the second person

# ewes............more than one female sheep
# use.............apply
# yews............more than one yew tree

# eye.............see: aye

# eyelet..........small hole for laces
# islet...........small island

# facts...........objective things
# fax.............image transmission technology

# fain............willing
# feign...........pretend to be affected

# faint...........pass out
# feint...........a weak, misdirected attack to confuse the enemy

# fair............even-handed
# fare............payment

# fairing.........streamlining
# faring..........the state of progress

# fairy...........imaginary magic person
# ferry...........river-crossing boat

# faker...........a deceiver
# fakir............a Hindu ascetic

# farrow..........a litter of pigs
# pharaoh.........Egyptian king

# faux............fake
# foe.............enemy

# fay.............a fairy
# Faye............a woman's name
# fey.............strange and other-worldly

# fays............more than one fairy
# faze............disconcert

# faze............stun
# phase...........a part of the sequence

# fazed...........stunned
# phased..........done in sequential parts

# feat............an accomplishment
# feet............more than one foot

# ferrate.........a salt containing iron and oxygen
# ferret..........a domesticated polecat

# feted...........celebrated
# fetid...........stinking

# few.............not many
# phew............expression of relief

# file............a folder for holding papers
# phial...........a small glass bottle

# fills...........plural of fill
# fils............one one-thousandth of an Iraqi dinar

# filter..........keep the bad stuff from passing through
# philter.........a love potion

# find............locate
# fined...........have to pay a parking ticket

# finish..........complete
# Finnish.........from Finland

# fir.............evergreen tree
# fur.............animal hair
# furr............to separate with strips of wood

# fisher..........one who fishes
# fissure.........a crack

# flair...........verve
# flare...........spread

# flea............parasitic insect
# flee............run away

# flecks..........many tiny specks
# flex............bend

# flew............past tense of fly
# flu.............short for influenza
# flue............chimney pipe

# Flo.............a girl's name
# floe............sheet of floating ice
# flow............to glide along

# flocks..........more than one group of birds
# phlox...........a scented plant

# floes...........sheets of floating ice
# flows...........glides along

# floor...........what one walks on
# flour...........something that glows
# flour...........powdered grain
# flower..........a bloom

# for.............in place of
# fore............in front
# four............number after three

# forego..........precede
# forgo...........abstain from

# foreword........introduction to a book
# forward.........the facing direction

# fort............a fortification
# forte...........a person's strong point (Americanized pronunciation)

# forth...........a direction
# fourth..........following the third

# foul............grossly offensive to the senses
# fowl............domestic hen or rooster

# frees...........releasing
# freeze..........turn to ice
# frieze..........a wall decoration

# friar...........a monk
# fryer...........small chicken

# gaff............a barbed spear
# gaffe...........a mistake

# gage............a pledge or security deposit
# gauge...........instrument for measuring

# gait............a manner of walking or running
# gate............fence door

# gaited..........describing a walking horse
# gated...........having a gate

# galley..........ship's kitchen
# gally...........to frighten or terrify

# gallop..........horse's fastest gait
# galop...........a round dance

# gene............a chromosome
# jean............cotton twill

# gild............coat with gold
# gilled..........having gills
# guild...........a craft society

# gilt............gold-plated
# guilt...........culpable

# gin.............alcoholic beverage
# jinn............plural of jinni, a Muslim spirit or demon

# gnawed..........chewed
# nod.............head tilting

# gneiss..........coarse-grained metamorphic rock of feldspar, quartz and mica
# nice............pleasant

# gnu.............African antelope
# knew............past tense of know
# new.............not old, unused

# gnus............several antelope
# news............timely information

# gored...........pierced by an animal's horns
# gourd...........fleshy fruit with hard skin

# gorilla.........large ape
# guerrilla.......freedom fighter

# grade...........a slope
# grayed..........turned gray

# graft...........attach
# graphed.........plotted

# grate...........a lattice
# great...........extremely good

# grays...........more than one shade of black
# graze...........eat grass while wandering

# grease..........lubricant
# Greece..........Mediterranean country

# greave..........leg armor
# grieve..........mourn

# greaves.........more than one greave
# grieves.........mourn

# grill...........sear cook
# grille..........an iron gate or door

# groan...........reaction to hearing a pun
# grown...........has gotten larger

# guessed.........past tense of guess
# guest...........a visitor

# guide...........one who shows the way
# guyed...........secured with a rope or wire

# guise...........appearance
# guys............slang for more than one male

# gunnel..........small, eel-shaped marine fish; butterfish
# gunwale.........upper part of sides of a boat

# gym.............sports room
# Jim.............nickname for James

# hail............frozen rain
# hale............robust health

# hair............grows from your head
# hare............rabbit

# hairy...........having much hair
# Harry...........a man's name
# harry...........harass or hunt

# hall............a large room
# haul............carry

# halve...........break in two
# have............hold in possession

# halves..........more than one half
# haves...........those who possess

# hammock.........rope bed
# hummock.........low, rounded hill

# hangar..........garage for airplanes
# hanger..........from which things hang

# Harold..........a man's name
# herald..........one who announces

# hart............a stag
# heart...........blood pump

# ho..............an expression of admiration or surprise
# hoe.............garden tool

# hay.............grass
# hey.............a shout

# hays............more than one type of hay
# haze............atmospheric obscuration due to water or dust

# he'd............contraction of "he would"
# heed............pay attention

# he'll...........contraction of "he will"
# heal............make well, to cure of disease
# hill............smaller than a mountain
# heel............hind part of foot, hind part of bread

# hear............listen
# here............at this location

# heard...........listened to
# herd............a group of ruminants

# heigh...........an exclamation
# hi..............a greeting
# hie.............go quickly
# high............way up

# heir............see: air

# heroin..........narcotic
# heroine.........female hero

# hew.............chop
# hue.............a color
# Hugh............a man's name

# hide............animal skin
# hied............hurried

# higher..........farther up
# hire............employ

# him.............third person male pronoun
# hymn............religious song

# hoar............a white frost
# whore...........a prostitute

# hoard...........a great stash
# horde...........a great many people
# whored..........prostituted

# hoarse..........rough voice
# horse...........equine

# hoes............more than one garden weeding tool
# hose............tube for watering garden weeds

# hold............grip
# holed...........full of holes

# hole............round opening
# whole...........entirety

# holey...........perforated
# holy............with religious significance
# wholly..........completely

# hostel..........inexpensive lodging for travelers
# hostile.........unfriendly

# hour............sixty minutes
# our.............possessed by us

# hours...........time measurement
# ours............belonging to us

# humerus.........arm bone
# humorous........funny

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