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Title: Which witch is which? Part I: A-B
Post by: Daniel Franklin on October 29, 2007, 10:16:04 AM
Below you will find a little list to help you out. I have not only alphabetize them but cross-referenced them as well.

a.............very short little insignificant English word
eh............an interrogative utterance

acts..........things done
ax............chopping tool

ad..............short for advertisement
add.............short for addition

adds............performs additions
ads.............more than one advertisement
adze............axe-like tool

ade.............sweetened citrus fruit beverage
aid.............to assist
aide............an assistant

aerie...........eagle's nest
airy............breezy

aero............of aircraft
arrow...........slender, pointed shaft

affect..........to change
effect..........result

ail.............sick
ale.............beer

aisle...........walkway
I'll............contraction of "I will"
Isle............island

all.............everything
awl.............pointed scriber

allowed.........permitted
aloud...........spoken

altar...........raised center of worship
alter...........to change

an..............a single instance
Ann.............a woman's name

ant.............insect
aunt............parent's sister

ante............preliminary bet
auntie..........sister of a parent

arc.............portion of a circle
ark.............vessel

ascent..........a climb
assent..........agree

ate.............past tense of eat
eight...........the number base of octal

auger...........a drill
augur...........foretell

aural...........of hearing
oral............of the mouth

auricle.........external part of the ear
oracle..........seer

away............distant
aweigh..........just clear of the bottom

awed............in a state of wonder
odd.............not usual

awful...........really bad
offal...........butchered entrails

aye.............naval affirmative
eye.............ocular organ
I...............oneself, first person nominative

bail............bucket handle
bale............bundle of hay

bailed..........pumping water out of a boat
baled...........gather into a bale

bailing.........pumping water out of a boat
baling..........wire used to tie bales

bait............torment
bate............lessen

baited..........past tense of bait
bated...........past tense of bate

baiting.........tormenting
bating..........lessening

baize...........green felt
bays............one or more enclosed arms of the ocean

bald............hairless
balled..........made into a sphere
bawled..........cried aloud

ball............a sphere
bawl............cry

band............a group
banned..........forbidden

bard............a poet
barred..........enclosed by poles, denied access

bare............naked
bear............ursine

bark............outer sheath of a tree, noise made by a dog
barque..........square-rigged sailing ship

baron...........minor royalty
barren..........unable to bear children

Barry...........a man's name
berry...........small fruit
bury............put under

basal...........forming the base
basil...........an herb

base............the bottom support for anything
bass............the lowest musical pitch or range

based...........supported
baste...........swab with liquid during cooking


bases...........what baseball players like to steal
basis...........principal constituent of anything
basses..........many four-stringed guitars

bask............warm oneself pleasantly
basque..........tight fitting bodice or tunic
Basque..........people of the Pyrenees

bat.............a blind, flying rodent
batt............a flat pad

baud............bits per second
bawd............a procuress

bay.............an enclosed arm of the ocean
bey.............a Turkish official

be..............exist
bee.............pollinating buzzer

beach...........sandy seaside
beech...........a type of tree

bean............a legume
been............past tense of be

beat............hit
beet............edible red root

beau............male friend
bow.............a curve or bend; double-slipped reef knot

beaut...........slang for beauty, beautiful
butte...........steep sided hill

been............past tense of be
bin.............a box or container

beer............alcoholic beverage made from hops
bier............a temporary frame for a coffin

bel.............Indian thorn tree
Bel.............Babylonian god
bell............metal object used to signal when struck
belle...........beautiful woman

berth...........anchorage
birth...........your method of arrival

besot...........get drunk
besought........past tense of beseech

better..........superior
bettor..........one who bets

bight...........middle of a rope
bite............a mouthful
byte............eight bits(computer term)

billed..........has a bill
build...........to construct

bit.............past tense of bite
bitt............large cleat for tying up ships

blew............past tense of blow
blue............color

bloc............an alliance
block...........square three dimensional,to hinder passage object

boar............wild pig
Boer............a South African of Dutch descent
boor............tasteless buffoon
bore............not interesting

board...........a plank
bored...........not interested

boarder.........lodger who gets meals, too
border..........perimeter

bode............an omen
bowed...........curved

bold............brave
bowled..........knocked over

bolder..........more courageous
boulder.........large rock

bole............trunk
boll............round seed pod
bowl............dish

boos............disparaging sounds from fans
booze...........slang for alcohol

born............brought into life
borne...........past participle of bear
bourn...........a small stream or boundary

borough.........township
burrow..........dig into the ground

bough...........tree branch
bow.............front of a ship; respectful bend

buoy............navigational aid
boy.............male child

bra.............brassiere
braw............well-groomed

braid...........a weave of three strands
brayed..........a donkey cried

braise..........cook with oil and water
brays...........loud, harsh cry

brake...........stopping device
break...........split apart

breach..........break through
breech..........the back part

bread...........a loaf
bred............past tense of breed

brewed..........fermented
brood...........family

brews...........cook slowly
bruise..........a contusion

bridal..........pertaining to brides
bridle..........horse's headgear

broach..........raise a subject
brooch..........an ornament fastened to clothing

brows...........multiple foreheads
browse..........grazing

bundt...........type of cake
bunt............hit a pitch without swinging

burger..........meat sandwich
burgher.........merchant

bus.............large multi-passenger vehicle
buss............a kiss

bussed..........kissed
bust............head and shoulders sculpture

but.............excepting
butt............the thick end

buy.............purchase
by..............near
bye.............farewell

buyer...........one who purchases
byre............a cow barn

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