Words Spelled the Same:
- Cleave: Verb. To separate or cut into. To stick or hold together.
Words Spelled Similarly:
- Bail and Bale: (-il) Noun. Money that must be paid should the accused not come to court. (-le) Noun. Large bundle bound for storage.
- Calendar and Calender: (-ar) Noun. A set of pages showing the date. (-er) Noun. A machine that smooths paper together by pressing it together through rollers.
- Capital and Capitol: (-al) Noun. City from which a country or region is run. (-ol) Noun. Government building in Washington D.C.
- Farther and Further: (-ar-) Adj. More distant in space or time. (-ur-) Adj. More distant in degree.
- Loath and Loathe: (-th) Adj. Unwillingness to do something contrary to custom. (-the) Verb. To find repugnant.
- Waist and Waste: (-ist) Noun. The narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips. (-ste) Noun. Materials rejected as useless.
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