homophones

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in this thread a new homophone will be posted every day which will help improve our command over the language.
homophones are words that sound alike but are spelled differently.

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Week and Weak

Week - There are 7 days in a Week.
Weak - It shows he is weak.

I don't know any homophone word which starts from 'X'.
I think its a great difficulty to start a homophone with the letter X. There are only handful of alphabets starting with X.
Yes homophone starting with X, I can't think of it. let's see if people come up with other words now!!
homophone with leter y is:
you're: Used as a contraction of you are.
your: Relating to you or belonging to you.
i guess that would be the end of homophones as there are no homophone with the letter z in my knowledge...Ok so starting again, homophone with letter A
Arrant: means complete or absolute
Errant: straying from the proper course.
Starting with B. Be and Bee are homophones. Bee- insect. Be includes the be verbs.
Bail and Bell
Bail- one can take go out from jail on bail
Bell- door ring, phone ring
homophones start with C.
Counsel-advise or guidance so given.
Council-a committee leads.
ohh can any one know how many homophones are there in the english language.
days, daze
days
The periods of light between sunrises and sunsets: "For some reason, summer days are more desired than winter days."
daze
A stunned or bewildered condition: "He left the science class in a daze more than he had anticipated."
Proceeding to homophone with E
earn
To acquire as a result of effort or action
urn
An ornamental vase for holding the ashes of the dead
Some most common homophones are

ad......advertisement
add......to sum

side and sighed

fair and fare
flour - powder from ground wheat
flower - part of a plant
Die and dye. I hope I need not mention its meaning. Its very obvious to everyone.
@ Arunkumar here we are going on alphabetic order.

Groan - making a deep sound expressing on pain
grown - a kid grown to next level(boy).
Ya I know Vinodh. It was me who gave this idea. But i find some alphabets missing in between.
Ya I know Vinodh. It was me who gave this idea. But i find some alphabets missing in between.

did you mean the missing letter was d, because d is present.

Anyways proceeding with H:
hallow
To set aside for sacred or holy use
halo
A sense of idealized glory invested in a person.

And guys since we have literally created a library of homophones..we have to be careful of not repeating any homophones.
Ya. I didn't notice the homophone starting with D Deven. Thanks Deven.
Homophones with "I"

Indite - to compose or write as a poem
Indict - to charge with an offense or crime.

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