| oar.............boat propulsion system | | | | prophet........seerpros...........multiple experts |
| or...............comparitive article | | | | prose..........ordinary languagepsi............twenty-third letter |
| ore.............mineral-laden dirt odd.............see: | | | | of Greek alphabet |
| awedoffal............see: awefuloh...............interjection | | | | sigh...........sad and weary breath |
| owe.............to be indebted ohs.............more than one letter | | | | xi.............fourteenth letter of Greek |
| "O" | | | | alphabetquarts.........several fourths-of-gallons |
| owes............in debt one.............singularity | | | | quartz.........crystalline rockquay, see: cayqueue, see: |
| won.............victoriousoohs...........as in "oohs and ahs" | | | | cuequince.........small, round fruit |
| ooze...........slime oracle, see: auricleoral, see: | | | | quints.........multiple quintupletsquire, see: choirquoin, see: |
| auralordinance......a decree | | | | coinrabbet.........a groove cut in a board |
| ordnance.......artilleryought, see: aughtour, see: | | | | rabbit.........small mammalrack...........shelf |
| hourours, see: hoursoverdo.........carried to excess | | | | wrack..........wreckageracket.........illegal moneymaking |
| overdue........past time for payment paced..........measured | | | | scheme |
| by footsteps | | | | racquet........woven bat for tennisrain...........precipitation |
| paste..........thick glue packed.........placed in a container | | | | reign..........sovereign rule |
| pact...........agreement pail...........bucket | | | | rein...........horse's steering wheelraise..........elevate |
| pale...........light colored pain...........it hurts | | | | rays...........thin beams of light |
| pane...........a single panel of glass pair...........a set of two | | | | raze...........to tear down completely |
| pare...........cutting down | | | | ("raise" is the antonym of "raze")rap............a sharp |
| pear...........bottom-heavy fruit palate.........taste | | | | knock |
| pallet.........a platform for transporting goods; bed | | | | wrap...........to encase in clothrapped.........knocked sharply |
| pallette.......a selection of paint pall...........to become | | | | rapt...........spellbound |
| wearisome | | | | wrapped........encased in clothray............arrow of light |
| Paul...........a man's name | | | | re.............musical noteread...........having knowledge from |
| pawl...........locks a ratchet passed.........approved; moved | | | | reading |
| on | | | | red............a primary colorread...........to get the meaning by |
| past...........before now patience.......being willing to wait | | | | looking |
| patients.......doctor's customerpause..........to hesitate | | | | rede...........advice |
| paws...........cat transportation pea............round, green | | | | reed...........tall, thin water plantreading........what you are |
| legume | | | | doing now |
| pee............urinate, slangpeace..........free of war or calamity | | | | reeding........a small semicylindrical moulding or |
| | | | ornamentationreads..........gets the meaning by looking |
| piece..........a part of peak...........mountain top | | | | reeds..........more than one aquatic plantreal...........authentic |
| peek...........secret look | | | | |
| pique...........ruffled pride peal...........ringing sound | | | | reel...........armature for winding, a type of group |
| peel...........fruit outer covering, the act of removing a | | | | dancerecede.........to move backward |
| coveringpealed.........rang with sound as with a bell | | | | reseed.........to plant againreck...........to care |
| peeled.........having removed the coveringpearl..........round, | | | | wreck..........a ruinreek...........smells bad |
| luminescent gem from an oyster | | | | wreak..........to inflict resinate.......to impregnate with resin |
| purl...........to edge with a chain of small loops as in | | | | resonate.......sympathetic vibrationresisters......protesters |
| knittingpedal..........foot control | | | | |
| peddle.........to sellpeer...........an equal | | | | resistors......electrical restrictorsrest...........stop working |
| pier...........wharfpencil.........writing implement | | | | wrest..........take awayretch..........call Ralph on the |
| pensil.........thin, swallowtail flagper............for each | | | | porcelain telephone |
| purr...........endearing cat humpharoah, see: farrowphase, | | | | wretch.........a ragamuffinreview.........a general survey or |
| see: fazephased, see: fazedphew, see: fewphial, see: | | | | assessment |
| filephilter, see: filterphlox, see: flockspi.............3.1416... | | | | revue..........a series of theatrical sketches or songs |
| pie............filled crust pastrypicnic.........outdoor meal | | | | rheum..........watery discharge of mucous |
| pyknic.........physiological type with thick neck, large | | | | room...........partitioned spacerheumy.........having a watery |
| abdomen and short limbspieced.........assembled from | | | | discharge of mucous |
| pieces | | | | roomie.........colloquialism for "roommate" |
| piste..........a ski run of compacted | | | | roomy..........lots of spacerho............seventeenth letter of |
| snowpincer.........claw-like gripping action | | | | Greek alphabet |
| pincher........one who pinches | | | | roe............fish eggs |
| pinscher.......terrier pistil.........seed-bearing organ of a | | | | row............aisle; pull an oar rhumb..........a constant |
| flower | | | | compass direction |
| pistol.........hand gun place..........a location | | | | rum............liquor distilled from sugar canerhyme..........a |
| plaice.........a flounder plain..........not fancy | | | | verse with regular recurrence of sounds |
| plane..........a surfaceplait..........braid | | | | rime...........frostrigger.........one who rigs |
| plate..........a dishplanar.........flat | | | | rigor..........discipline right..........correct |
| planer.........one who planespleas..........crys for help | | | | rite...........ritual |
| please.........good mannerspleural........related to lungs | | | | wright.........a maker |
| plural.........more than one plum...........purple fruit | | | | write..........to inscribering...........circle |
| plumb..........straight up and downpolar..........relating to the | | | | wring..........twistingrise...........to stand up |
| North or South poles | | | | ryes...........varieties of grainroad...........a broad trail |
| poler..........one who uses a pole Pole...........a person from | | | | rode...........past tense of ride |
| Poland | | | | rowed..........to propel a boat by oarsroam...........to wander |
| pole...........big stick | | | | |
| poll...........a votingpoled..........a pole was used | | | | Rome...........capital of Italyroil...........to make turbid |
| polled.........lacking hornspone...........the dealer's opponent in | | | | royal..........worthy of a king or queenrole...........part to play |
| two-handed card games | | | | |
| pony...........a small horsepoor...........no money | | | | roll...........rotaterood...........a cross |
| pore...........careful study; microscopic hole | | | | rude...........coarseroomer.........a tenant |
| pour...........to flow freely popery.........a disparaging term | | | | rumor..........gossiproot...........subterranean part of a plant |
| for Catholics | | | | route..........path of travelrose...........a brush or shrublike |
| potpourri......a miscellaneous collectionpraise.........to | | | | flower, a pink color |
| commend | | | | rows...........linear arrangement rot............decay |
| prays..........petition to God | | | | wrought........maderote...........by memory |
| preys..........huntspray...........worship God | | | | wrote..........past tense of write rough..........coarse |
| prey...........huntprecedence.....priority | | | | ruff...........pleated collarrout...........to force out |
| precedents.....established course of action | | | | route..........path of travelroux...........cooked butter and |
| presidents.....commanders-in-chief presence.......the | | | | flour |
| state of being present | | | | rue............regret rude...........impolite |
| presents.......gifts pride..........ego | | | | rued...........regrettedrye............grain |
| pryed..........opened with forcepries..........wedging open | | | | wry............twistedAE Wise is an author on |
| prize..........the rewardprince.........son of the King | | | | which is a site for Writers. AE Wise has been in |
| prints.........impressionsprincipal......head of school | | | | education for over 20 years. |
| principle......causative forceprofit.........money earned | | | | |