@Jim 10 August 2020

Homonyms (H-W)

For the first part, click here: https://read.cash/@Jim/homonyms-a-f-99356298 n. **Hair**, of the head n. **Hare**, an animal o   She felt the hair rising on the back of her neck. o   Only one species of hare is found in Brazil.   n. **Isle**, an island n. **Aisle**, a passage in a church o   The deserted isle was in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. o   Make sure not to block the aisle with your shopping cart!   **Its** (possessive pronoun), of, belonging to, made by, or done by it **It's** (contraction), it + is o   The dog will only eat its food when I am also eating. o   It’s a very strange dog.   v. **Lose**, to become unable to find; to mislay; to fail to win or gain adj. **Loose**, not tight; giving enough room o   How many games did your team lose last season? o   I've lost twenty pounds, and now these jeans are really loose.   n. **Muscle**, flesh (of the body) n. **Mussel**, a shell fish o   A deeper ache, as if she had the flu and every muscle in her body was on fire, was made worse by sleeping on the cold floor. o   They include oysters, crabs of great size, and a small mussel, found in enormous numbers.   v. **Precede**, to be, come, or go before in time, place, order, rank, or importance v. **Proceed,** to advance or go on, especially after stopping o   After your first assignment has been completed and approved, you may proceed to the second one. o   The election of a new president precedes his inauguration.   a. & n. **Principal**, chief, capital a. **Principle**, a settled truth o   The principal objective of this article is to teach you the difference between two words. o   The principle of equality of nations that inhabit our country is strictly adhered by.   n. **Rain**, water falling from the clouds v. **Reign**, to rule n. **Rein**, strap of a bridle o   The rain drummed wildly on the roof. o   What a splendid reign the Emperor Alexander's might have been! o   You pull on both reins to stop or slow a horse, but only the left rein to turn left.   n. **Right**, anything in accord with principles of justice n. **Rite**, any customary observance or practice v. **Write**, to communicate by letter o   We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it. o   Marriage is seen as a rite of passage. o   Men will wrangle for religion, write for it, fight for it, die for it, anything but live for it.   adj. **Stationary,** not moving or not movable; fixed or still n. **Stationery,** writing materials; specifically, paper and envelopes used for letters o   My grandmother has given me a lot of stationery over the years. I think she wants me to use it to write her. o   I rode the stationary bike at the gym for an hour.   adj. **Their,** of, belonging to, made by, or done by them n. **There,** that place or point **They're** (contraction): they + are o   Just put it over there. o   They were proud of their work. o   They’re going out to dinner tonight.   a. **Vain**, empty, conceited n. **Vane**, flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water n. **Vein**, a blood vessel o   Men can be just as vain as women. o   The windmill's sails are wooden vanes whose angle can be adjusted from inside the mill. o   The nurse was having trouble finding a vein in his arm.   n. **Weather**, state of the atmosphere n. **Wether**, male sheep c. **Whether**, if (implying two alternatives, usually) o   We are hoping for good weather on Sunday. o   Give never the wolf the wether. o   A thief is a thief, whether he steals a diamond or a cucumber. **References** (n.d.). Retrieved June 2020, from Lousy Writer: **http://www.lousywriter.com/cheat-sheet-homonyms.php** (2016). Retrieved June 2020, from Sentence dict.com: **https://sentencedict.com/** *Your Dictionary*. (n.d.). Retrieved June 2020, from YourDictionary.com: **https://sentence.yourdictionary.com/**