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A

	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	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

	air	stuff we breathe
	are	1/100th of a hectare
	e'er	contraction of "ever"
	ere	eventually
	err	to make a mistake
	heir	one who will inherit

	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	the climb
	assent	to agree

	ate	past tense of eat
	eight	the number base of octal
	auger	a drill
	augur	foretell

	aught	anything
	ought	should

	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

	aweful	filled with awe
	awful	really bad
	offal	butchered entrails

	aye	naval affirmative
	eye	ocular organ
	I	oneself

B

	bail	bucket handle
	bale	bundle of hay
	bailed	pumping water out of a boat
	baled	to gather into a bale
	bailee	a person to whom goods are committed for custody or repair
	bailey	the outer wall of a castle
	bailie	a municipal officer in Scotland
	bailer	one who bails (water)
	bailor	a person that entrusts goods to a bailee
	baler	one who bales (hay)
	bailing	pumping water out of a boat
	baling	wire used to tie bales
	bait	to torment
	bate	to 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
	beys	one or more Turkish officials
	bald	hairless
	balled	carnal knowledge
	bawled	cried aloud
	ball	playful orb
	bawl	to cry
	band	a group
	banned	forbidden
	bard	a poet
	barred	enclosed by poles
	bare	naked
	bear	wild ursine
	bark	outer sheath of a tree
	barque	square-rigged sailing ship
	baron	minor royalty
	barren	unable to bear children
	Barry	a man's name
	berry	small fruit
	bury	to take under
	basal	forming the base
	basil	an herb
	base	the bottom support for anything
	bass	the lowest musical pitch or range
	based	supported
	baste	to swab with liquid during cooking
	bases	what baseball players like to steal
	basis	principal constituent of anything
	basses	many four-stringed guitars
	bask	to warm oneself pleasantly
	basque	tightfitting bodice or tunic (or, people of the Pyrenees)
	bat	a blind, flying rodent
	batt	a flat pad
	baud	bits per second
	bawd	brothel manager
	bay	an enclosed arm of the ocean
	bey	a Turkish official
	be	to exist
	bee	pollinating buzzer
	beach	where i want to be
	beech	a type of tree
	bean	a legume
	been	past tense of be
	beat	to 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	universally brewed comfort food
	bier	a temporary frame for a coffin
	bel	indian thorn tree
	Bel	Babylonian god
	bell	ding ding
	belle	beautiful woman
	berth	anchorage
	birth	your method of arrival
	besot	to get drunk
	besought	past tense of beseech
	better	superior
	bettor	one who bets
	bight	middle of a rope
	bite	a mouthful
	byte	eight bits
	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 of California sky
	bloc	an alliance
	block	square 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	whiskey
	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
	bouy	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	to split apart
	breach	to break through
	breech	the back part
	bread	a loaf
	bred	past tense of breed
	brewed	fermented
	brood	family
	brews	more than one beer
	bruise	a contusion
	bridal	pertaining to brides
	bridle	horse's headgear
	broach	to raise a subject
	brooch	an ornament fastened to clothes
	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	to purchase
	by	near
	bye	farewell
	buyer	one who purchases
	byre	a cow barn