# , see: aye

# I'll, see: aisle

# idle............................not moving forward or backward
# idol............................object of worship
# idyl............................paradise

# illicit, see: elicit

# illude, see: elude

# in..............................expressing inclusion
# inn............................hotel

# inc.............................short for incorporated
# ink.............................writing fluid

# incite..........................provoke
# insight........................understanding

# innocence....................a state without guilt
# innocents.....................more than one innocent

# inns.............................hotels
# ins...............................those on the inside

# isle, see: aisle

# islet, see: eyelet

# it's...............................contraction of "it is"
# its................................possessive pronoun

# jam.............................smash together
# jamb...........................side post of a doorway

# jean, see: gene

# jewel...........................precious stone
# joule...........................unit of energy measure

# Jim, see: gym

# jinn, see: gin

# juggler.......................one who juggles
# jugular.......................artery to head

# karat, see: carat

# kernel, see: colonel

# Kew, see: cue

# key, see: cay

# knap..........................crest of a hill; break with a hammer
# nap............................a short sleep

# knead........................working bread dough
# need..........................must have

# knew, see: gnu

# knickers.....................boy's pants that are clipped at the knees
# nickers......................equine whinny

# knight.......................chivalrous man
# night.........................darkness

# knit...........................interlocking loops of yarn
# nit.............................louse egg

# knits.........................verb form of knit
# nits...........................louse eggs

# knob.........................handle
# nob...........................rich person

# knock........................rap
# nock..........................a notch in an arrow

# knot..........................fastening with cord
# naught......................nothing
# not...........................negation

# know........................to possess knowledge
# no............................negation

# knows......................singular verb form of know
# noes........................more than one negative
# nose........................facial extremity separating your eyes from your lips

# kraft, see: craft

# krater, see: crater

# lacks........................does not possess
# lax...........................loose discipline

# lain...........................past tense of lay
# lane..........................narrow road

# lam...........................headlong flight
# lamb.........................baby sheep

# lay............................to recline
# lei.............................a flower necklace

# lays...........................to recline
# laze...........................to recline with extreme prejudice

# leis............................several flower necklaces
# lea............................a meadow

# lee............................downwind
# li...............................about one-third of a mile in China

# leach.........................washing action
# leech.........................sucking parasite

# lead...........................heavy metal
# led.............................guided

# leak...........................accidental escape of liquid
# leek...........................variety of onion

# lean...........................angle of repose
# lien............................a claim on property

# leas...........................more than one meadow
# lees...........................the dregs

# leased.......................rented
# least..........................the minimum

# lends.........................allows to borrow
# lens...........................convex glass

# lessen........................reduce
# lesson........................a segment of learning

# liar.............................tells falsehoods
# lyre............................stringed instrument

# lichen.........................a fungus among us
# liken..........................compare

# lie..............................an untruth
# lye.............................a caustic

# lieu............................instead
# loo............................British toilet
# Lou............................short for Louis

# lightening...................removing weight or darkness
# lightning.....................static electricity from the sky

# limb...........................tree branch, extremety
# limn...........................delineate
# limbs.........................arms or legs, tree branches
# limns.........................illuminate, as in a manuscript

# links..........................pieces of chain
# lynx..........................feral cat

# literal........................taking words in their primary sense
# littoral.......................having to do with the shore

# lo..............................interjection
# low............................not high

# load...........................cargo
# lode...........................mineral vein
# load...........................what is carried
# lowed.........................a cow mooed

# loan...........................allow to borrow
# lone...........................by itself

# loch...........................a lake
# lock...........................a security device

# lochs..........................more than one lake
# locks..........................more than one security device
# lox.............................smoked salmon

# loon...........................a water fowl
# lune...........................a crescent shape

# loop...........................a circular pattern
# loupe.........................a jeweler's monocular magnifier

# loos...........................several British toilets
# lose...........................fail to win

# loot...........................ill-gotten gains
# lute...........................stringed instrument

# lumbar.......................lower back
# lumber.......................dimensional wood

# mach.........................speed of sound
# mock.........................parody

# made.........................accomplished
# maid..........................young woman

# mail...........................postal delivery
# male..........................masculine animal

# main...........................primary
# mane..........................back hair

# maize.........................corn
# maze..........................puzzle, a labyrinth
# Mays...........................several spring months

# mall............................hallway
# maul...........................shred
# moll............................gangster's girlfriend

# manner.......................method
# manor.........................lord's house

# marc...........................coarse brandy
# mark...........................a sign

# marquee......................a license to privateer; a brand
# marquee......................a rooflike projection over a theatre entrance
# marquis.......................a nobleman ranking between a duke and a count

# marry..........................join in matrimony
# merry..........................happy
# Mary...........................woman's name

# marshal.......................to gather
# martial........................warlike

# massed.......................grouped together
# mast...........................sail pole

# me.............................myself
# mi..............................musical note

# mean.........................average
# mein..........................manner

# meat..........................animal flesh
# meet..........................to connect
# mete..........................a boundary

# medal.........................an award
# meddle.......................interfere

# men's.........................owned by males mends........................repairs

# metal..........................any class of mineral substances
# mettle.........................courage

# mewl...........................whimper
# mule...........................offspring of female horse and male donkey

# mews.........................stables
# muse.........................creative inspiration

# might.........................possible
# mite...........................tiny creature

# mince.........................chop finely
# mints.........................aromatic candies

# mind..........................thinking unit
# mined........................looked for ore

# miner.........................one who digs
# minor.........................small

# missal........................Catholic book used in Mass
# missile.......................projectile

# missed.......................not hit
# mist...........................fog

# misses.......................young ladies, doesn't hit several times
# Mrs............................married lady

# moan.........................groan
# mown.........................freshly cut

# moat.........................water around a castle
# mote.........................a speck

# mode........................condition
# mowed......................was cut, trimmed as in a lawn

# moiré........................optical illusion
# moray.......................eel

# mood........................emotional state
# mooed......................passed tense of a cow sound

# moor.........................swampy coastland; to anchor
# more.........................additional

# moose.......................a large elk
# mousse.....................dessert of whipped cream and eggs

# moral........................a social imperative
# morel........................a mushroom

# morn.........................sunrise
# mourn.......................remember the dead

# morning....................sunrise
# mourning...................emembering the dead

# muscle......................fibrous, contracting tissue
# mussel......................a bivalve mollusc

# muscles....................more than one muscle
# mussels....................more than one mussel

# mussed.....................made messy
# must.........................required

# mustard.....................spicy yellow condiment
# mustered...................assembled for roll call

# nap...........................see: knap
# naught......................see: knot

# naval........................pertaining to ships and the sea and some oranges
# navel........................pertaining to the belly button

# nay..........................no neigh.......................a horse's cry

# nays........................votes against
# neighs.....................a horse vocalizes

# neap.......................the lowest tide
# neep.......................a turnip

# 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.........................not one
# nun...........................woman of God who takes solemn vows

# nose, see: knows

# not, see: knot nun..........................see: none


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