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The words below are frequently used in the incorrect context because they sound or look right to the great confusion of the reader. So read the definition and look at the Compare to. The spell checker frequently misses them but a good grammar checker or Beta should highlight them. As most Australians I favour the British spelling system so I normally ignore what I consider the irritatingly weird American habit of dropping the letter U out of words ending with ...OUR eg honour, favour & behaviour. All these examples have come up in various stories I’ve read on this site over the years including some that are simply bad English eg kneeled:- [for some reason the space after Compare to disappeared, I've fixed some]

Accept = to believe now; to agree to; agree; to stop fighting something already accomplished Compare to Expect & Except

Aisle = semi-separated wing of a church building; the narrow passageways between rows of seating or shelves in shops and libraries etc Compare to Isle

Alley = a long narrow passageway or back lane, less than a street, also known as the service lane behind a row of shops or houses where the rubbish bins and delivery entries are located Compare toAlly

Allowed = permitted, authorised; has permission to do or go; not forbidden Compare toAloud

Ally = individual person, group or nation you work with united by a common purpose, marriage or treaty etc. Example: WW1 the British Empire was only allied with Belgium in 1913 but later also with France, Italy, Japan, Russia and almost at the tail end with the USA whilst the opposing Empires of Austro-Hungary, Germany and the Ottomans were also allied to each other Compare toAlley

Aloud = not silently; opposite of mutely; audible but not necessarily noisy Compare toAllowed

Altar = consecrated table-like item used in many religious ceremonies Compare toAlter

Alter = to change: the position of someone or something, whether physically, in looks, clothes, hair style, alibi, story or political position Compare toAltar

Autumn = the season between summer and winter Compare toFall

Backed = supported someone; retreated

Baked = food cooked in oven, someone or thing under constant exposure to hot sunlight often resulting in sunburn and dehydration

Barely = almost, not quite reaching, poorly, scarcely Compare toBarley

Barley = ancient cereal grain used in bread making, malt making (thus whiskey & strong ale) and cattle food Compare toBarely

Board = long piece of wood less than 2 inches thick eg floorboards; traditional reference to edge of ships hull thus: ‘to go by the boards’ (lose all ships masts at deck level), ‘to go onboard’ (to embark on to a ship), ‘to go overboard’ (to accidently or deliberately go over the side of a ship and into the water); portable playing field eg chessboard, monopoly board; a table; a table around which a council sits, hence the council itself eg Board of Trade (UK); shearing shed floor (Australia); to pay money for food and room in a private house rather than a hotel Compare toBored

Bored = currently uninterested in anything Compare toBoard

Bowels = the intestines or guts, digestive tract, entrails; inside or depths of a person or item such as a ships engine room

Bowls = a deep dish for liquids etc; deep basin or hollow in a smokers pipe; several games or games terms utilising balls such as lawn bowls

Buy = to purchase, to pay money in exchange for ownership of an item

Bye = to leave, farewell; golfing term for rounds to be played after a game is won; lacrosse goal or to score a specific type of cricket run; bylaw/byelaw – from ME for borough – local laws made by a subordinate authority such as town council rather than by parliament (state or national)

Calm = still, at rest, peaceful, not violent or upset, not stressed; weather with little or no wind and minimal wave height Compare toClam

Chaise = light 1 horse carriage;

Chaste = pure, virtuous, undefiled; virginal; pure and simple in taste and style

Chock = wedges used to stop casks and vehicle wheels from rolling - frequently seen being removed from plane tyres just before take-off

Choke = in ability to breathe or thrive, strangle, stifle

Chook = Australian slang for chicken

Clam = a large edible bi-valve shellfish that can grow up to several feet long; a specific type of clangour made by bellringers; to clog up with sticky matter; to refuse to speak (slang) Compare toCalm

Clinged = non-existent word incorrectly derived from root word cling = to adhere, correct tense is ‘clung’

Clothes = garments to wear often made of cloth, leather and artificial blends such as nylon etc

Cloths = woven fabrics from which curtains, furniture coverings and clothes etc may be made

Clung = adhered to eg ‘he clung onto the cliff terrified he’d fall’

Coma = state of deep unconsciousness; tufts of hair on some seeds, leafy tips of trees; haze around some comets

Comma = a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the shortest break in a sentence. Originally used to indicate to take a breathe if reading aloud

Conning = steering or in command of boat or ship in navigational piloting context; talking someone into doing or permitting you to do something not otherwise permitted in context of confidence trickster

Cue = billiard stick; last part of actor(s) speech to warn next actor their speech is to begin; warning signal; Hint Compare toQueue

Cunning = wily, sly, artful, subtle, ingenious, guile, deceit;

Decent = comely; not immodest, pleasant; fitting or becoming; not rude, crude or socially undesirable; what most people strive to be or prefer without been a paragon of virtue Compare to Descant & Descent

Defiantly = openly opposing, blatantly against, the ‘up yours sideways with an auto-rotating, barbed wire wrapped sledgehammer’ attitude

Definitely = absolutely, certainly, unambiguously, without question, Compare to Defiantly

Descant = plain song; old variant of counter point; a discourse on a theme Compare to Decent & Descent

Descent = act of going down; a slope; a sudden attack; a fall; inheritance; lineage or heritage Compare to Decent & Descant

Died = someone or thing that is now dead, deceased, carked it, croaked it, Compare toDyed

Diner = one who eats a meal, usually at a table; train restaurant carriage that you sit at a table to eat but not the buffet carriage where you take the food and drink back to your own seat; in some countries a small café

Dining = sitting down to a meal at a table or the room in designated for this

Dinner = principal meal of the day served either as the noon or the evening meal – various levels of formality may be indicated

Dinning = ??

Discreet = Prudent, wary, circumspect, to carefully select a course of action and carry it out but not openly, eg the pupils discreetly passed the note around the classroom so the teacher wouldn't see; Compare to Discrete

Discrete = Different, distinct, separate; in the context of discretion been aware of the differences between subjects eg apples & pears, cars & houses; Compare to Discreet

Do = accomplish something eg he went out to do the lawns and weeding

Dour = Scottish term for a person who is obstinate and or forbidding of appearance or manner

Dower = a widows share of husbands estate which may include a dower house into which the widow moves when the new ‘lady of the house’ takes over to stop disputes between the two; marriage portion (money, goods, real estates, business shares etc) that a bride traditionally brings to her marriage, aka a dowry

Drag(ged) = to forcibly haul or tow, to follow along; (or to be hauled or towed) Compare toDrug &Drugged

Draught = quantity of liquid drawn off or quaffed, eg Draught Beer; medicinal dose; depth of water required to float a boat or ship; preliminary sketch; unedited copy; air current; military detachment; Alternative spelling for some definitions = Draft; Compare to Drought

Drought = insufficient or no rainfall for an unusually prolonged period of time, often years in some places, Compare to Draught

Drug = any substance including narcotics used in a medical compound; commonly non-prescription narcotics; common American misspelling of ‘drag’ eg “he drug him across the room” ILO “he dragged him across the room” Compare toDrug(ged)

Drugged = someone under the influence of a drug; also common misspelling of ‘dragged’ Compare toDrag(ged) &Drug

Dual = twofold; comprising of two often contradictory parts eg dual carriageway, dual fuel cars, dual citizenship etc

Due = expected at a specific time and or place; entitled to

Duel = combat between two people; a formal duel has various rules and regulations but the fight is usually limited to only the two principals or may also include their seconds to replace them if a principal is incapacitated. Most duels are to settle private disputes but may also be religious or politically motivated. Most duels are fought to one of three prearranged conclusions: First Blood, Inability to continue eg unconscious or physically incapable of further fighting or Death. The most famous biblical duel was between David and Goliath.

Dyed = hair, cloth or any other material that has had its colour altered artificially Compare toDied

Emaciated = to be severely underfed or starved to the point of showing only skin and bones, ie most WW2 concentration camp survivors or Anorexia Nervosa sufferers, Compare to Emancipated

Emancipated = to be freed from parental or guardianship control by being legally granted adult status despite been underage; to be liberated from slavery or servitude Compare to Emaciated

Except = to exclude, to leave out; to reject eg everyone butthem! Compare toExpect &Accept

Excited = very happy, happily looking forward to something eg the kids were excited about what Santa would bring them

Executioner = person who legally and formally executes someone following due process of law Compare toMurder &Murderer

Exited = left, departed; derived from the theatre and play instructions eg ‘exit stage left’

Expect = to wait for; looking forward to; to look forward as ones due; hope, anticipate Compare toExcept &Accept

Faint = unconsciousness or almost so from lack of blood to the brain due a shock, weakness or bleeding out Compare toFeint

Fall = verb intransitive; to collapse; to drop down or to be dropped down; to go from a high position to a lower one eg demoted or a leaf dropping from a tree; USA usage only: ‘Fall’ is used in lieu of autumn Compare toAutumn

Fallen = noun form of Fall; ‘the Fallen’ = ‘Our glorious dead’ = KIA = died in combat or from resultant injuries

Feint = pretend to move in one direction and then move another way to avoid contact or to mislead someone Compare toFaint

Fell = form of Fall eg he fell off his horse and laid where he fell

Fib or White Lie = knowingly tell an untruth without evil intention Compare toLie

Find = discover, locate

Fine = all is well; good weather; fee paid for transgression eg 100 speeding ticket, parking fine

Form = shape or design; pre-printed document requiring blanks to be filled in

Foul = highly offensive, disgusting, obscene, highly unpleasant; illegal action during a game usually invoking penalties against the initiator; Fouled anchor = anchor chain wrapped or snagged on its own anchor

Fowl = various varieties of birds often desired for their eggs, feathers and flesh, eg geese, chickens, ducks

From = originating place or person, ie he was from Wodonga = he was born or lives in Wodonga; the idea originated with ie the nurse thought of the solution but the doctor got the credit

Frown = wrinkled brow Compare toThrone & Thrown

Grinded = non-existent word tense derived from root word ‘grind’ = correct tense ‘ground’ eg he ground the coffee beans in the grinder

Ground = earth, soil, rock etc; to mill grain or beans etc

Half = one part of something divided into two equal or roughly equal parts Compare toHearth

Hawse = small cable or large rope used for securing a ship along side another vessel or to a dock, wharf, or pier Compare toHoarse

Heal = cure, make better of an injury or ailment Compare toHeel

Hear = listen to, comprehensive audible sound Compare toHere

Hearth = fireplace and inflammable floor surround (usually brick or stone) Compare to Half

Heel = bottom of foot/shoe/sock below the ankle; swaggie, bum, tramp, (US) undesirable person; (Naut) for a ship to lean far over to one side whether from wind blast, wave action, recoil from gunnery discharge, weapon impact or any combination of these Compare toHeal

Here = place where I am; specific place or destination Compare to Hear

Hoard = A collection or quantity of things, particularly money & or valuable items gathered together eg the dragons hoard; Compare to Horde

Horde = A multitude; a nomadic tribe or clan ie the Mongol Horde; Compare to Hoard

Hoarse = a rough or harsh sounding usually voice Compare to Hawse

Isle(s) = a medium to large island (or group of islands) eg the British Isles consists of five countries primarily located on the 2 major islands: Britain England, Wales and Scotland) and Ireland: (Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland). All the smaller surrounding islands belong to one of these 5 countries. The first four countries are the constituent nations of Great Britain aka the United Kingdom or simply Britain. Natives are referred to as Irish, Welsh, English, Scots or Scottish and collectively as Brits or British. Compare to Aisle

Incite = to motivate people to act, word often used in a negative manner eg she incited a riot to conceal her crimes; Compare to Insight

Insight = discernment, understanding of how something happened and or why people act or react in certain ways; Compare to Incite

Kneeled = a non-existent word derived from root word ‘kneel’ = the correct word tense is ‘knelt’

Knelt = to kneel down or to be kneeling down eg ‘The late arrivals quickly went to kneel down as all the earlier arrivals were already kneeling and the priest had just knelt before the altar’.

Knew = already been told or learnt; understood; past tense of Know Compare to New

Know = to have information of, be aware of; to have sexual intercourse with; to understand; verb transitive Compare to Now

Liar = someone who doesn’t tell the truth or is accused of such Compare to Lyre

Lie = to knowingly tell an untruth, falsity, fib; to be prone, recumbent, be horizontal to a surface Compare to Fib & Lye

Like = favours, prefers; equal, similar Compare toLich &Lych

Loan = money or item borrowed eg housing loan, siblings and friends with he expectation of repayment

Lone = by itself, without company or partners

Loose (ing) = not tight; slack; not secured; running free eg the dog was let loose each morning or the escaped convicts are on the loose!

Lose (ing) = fail (ing) to win; to have lost; to be deprived of, to mislay, to forfeit, to gamble and have to pay out

Lych or lich = from Old English a corpse, virtually only used in the compound word lych-gate which is a roofed gateway or arch at the entrance to a graveyard where a coffin may be left to await the clergies arrival Compare toLike

Lye = alkaline solution of wood ash and water commonly used in making soap Compare to Lie

Lyre = ancient Greek stringed musical instrument shown on many Greek urns, similar to hand held harp Compare toLiar

Mach = a method of calculating air speed in ratio to the velocity of sound Compare to Match

Mad = quite angry; insane

Made = constructed, ‘he made a cake’; arrived at ‘he made the flight’

Manner(s) = in the style of; socially approved proper and polite behaviour;

Manor = from feudal times a large estate over which the owner had the legal right of low justice and the mansion that went with it

Mare = fertile female equine Compare to Mere

Match = sporting contest, person or thing equal to or resembling another, marriage; chemical tipped piece of wood capable of being lit by striking a rough surface Compare toMach

Medieval = referring to the Middle Ages of European history from circa 475 AD to 1453 AD Compare toMidevil

Mere = simple, only a, pure, nothing but, implied unimportant; Maori stone war club carried by chieftain; pool or lake; boundary or boundary stone Compare to Mare

Midevil = misspelling of Medieval Compare toMedieval

Murder = illegal killing of one or more individuals Compare toMurderer &Executioner

Murderer = a person who illegally kills someone Compare toMurder &Executioner

Naval = commonly refers only to military maritime and related services, personnel and facilities, eg Royal Navy, Royal Marines. Rarely but sometimes used for a Merchant Navy or in general non-military maritime vessels;

Navel = bellybutton, place where umbilical cord was attached until birth; of some religious significance

New = just created, invented or had knowledge of; not or never owned before; recent, not old or ancient Compare toKnew

Not = something that won’t be

Note = short message or reminder; pay attention to; paper currency issued by bank or government eg banknote

Now = in the present time, between the past and the future Compare toKnow

Oblivious = heedless, unaware of, ignorant of, inclined to forget or ignore, blind to events, actions or reactions Compare toObvious

Obvious = blatant, in your face, easily seen or understood; lacking subtlety, unable to be ignored Compare toOblivious

Peruse = to read thoroughly as opposed to glancing at or skimming through a document Compare toPursue

Plain = unadorned; flat terrain without many trees;

Plane = flying machine; tool to level uneven debarked wooden surfaces;

Pore = minute skin opening for sweat to pass through; to look at with steady attention especially in regard to reading or studying eg she pored over the book seeking the answer

Pour = to turn on a hose or to angle a container so the liquid comes out in a steady stream; to rain heavily; to flow freely eg excuses just poured out of his mouth

Pray = spoken request to god

Prey = hunters or predators target either as food source or to provide other things such as hide, money, goods, sexual ‘favours’ etc

Prior = previous, earlier, former; religious rank, person in charge of a priory a small religious institute

Prier = ?

Price = value or cost of item(s) whether in money or blood, sweat and tears Compare toPrise & Prize

Prise (a part) = to force some one or thing apart by actual use or threat of using a lever or leverage eg crowbar, bribery, legal or illegal methods etc Compare toPrice & Prize

Private = lowest army rank; anything not to be shared; personal matter; derived from ‘privet’ Compare toPrivet

Privet = common name of the European shrub Ligustrum vulgare, and later Ligustrum ovalifolium (Japanese privet), used extensively for privacy hedging (hence privet private). Traditionally planted around outside dunnies (toilets) and household fence lines to ensure privacy Compare to Private

Prize = a valuable reward such as treasure, award, prestige or item which may be gained by chance (gambling or random luck), or through hard work; an enemy ship or property lawfully captured in naval warfare Compare toPrice & Prise

Pursue = to prosecute at law; the plaintiff under Scottish law; to hunt or seek after; to chase after eg the police pursued the car doing 160 down the highway Compare toPeruse

Queue = line or row of people served in order of their arrival; Chinese name for hair worn in a short pigtail or plait by many males over the centuries. I was told under RAN regulations (inherited holus bolus from the pre WW1 RN) male Nasho sailors (1960’s and 70’s naval conscripts) who chose NOT to have their long hair cut were required to secure it in a very tight and painful queue powdered with flour. It could NOT be cut off without official permission (which was readily, even eagerly granted) Compare toCue

Quiet = silence, absence of motion, sound or a very muted noise level, placid, peaceful

Quite = completely, entirely, totally eg she was quite certainit was next doors cats fault

Compare toCue

Raised = helped to grow (up) or build or increase; to make higher eg they all got together to erect the barn on the weekend

Razed = commonly used when a structure has been totally or virtually totally destroyed down to the ground; territory thoroughly ruined or destroyed eg Sherman’s ‘March to the Sea’ in the US Civil War to the point there are no more buildings or crops left for people to survive on eg the ancient defensive ‘scorched earth’ policy

Reign = the period a monarch rules; to rule over

Rein = the straps used to direct and control a mount by its rider; figuratively

Reveal = to disclose, inform or make known to others what was previously concealed; Archit. The vertical sides of a door, chimney or window opening etc

Revile = to vilify, malign, defame; to verbally assault someone using abusive, reproachful, contemptuous and disgraceful language

Right = correct; not wrong; legitimate action or claim; legally entitled to have or do Compare toWrite

Rough = unfair; rugged; uneven, unpolished, shaggy; harsh; violent; stormy seas; golf course grounds adjacent to the fairway and greens;

Ruff = starched and pleated neckpiece worn in Elizabethan times; type of bird; type of drum beat; card game precursor to whist;

Sacred = holy, blessed, consecrated or of religious significance Compare toScared

Sat / Sit / Sitting / Seat = “he sat between his sisters even though he wanted to sit next to his friend who’d ended up sitting between his parents because there wasn’t an empty seat elsewhere” Compare toSate or Satted

Sate = to eat till your full; a blacksmiths tool Compare toSat or Satted

Satted = non-existent word derived from ‘sat’, from context used author meant ‘seated’ rather than a typo of ‘sate’ Compare toSat orSate

Saturate (ing) = to add (ing) liquid to an item (soil, grain, materials etc) until it can’t absorb anymore liquid eg the rain soaked paddock was soon saturated by the constant rainfall and the overflow ran into the dam Compare toSat orSate

Saw = a proverb, a tool for cutting through hard items, the past tense of the word ‘see’ Compare toSeen

Scared = afraid, terrified, nervous Compare toSacred

Scene = theatre stage; unseemly disturbance; episode setting; spectacle, show or view; Compare toSeen or Saw

Scull = type of light oar and boat; fish school or shoal; creel basket; scaly lining left in furnace after smelting; to drink all the contents of a container without stopping Compare toSkull

Seated = fixed in place eg gemstone in ring, confirmed in position, settled; the waiter formally seated (placed) her at the high table for the feast Compare toSat

Seen = skilled, equipped, the past participle of the word ‘see’ Compare toSaw or Scene

Shaked = non-existent word incorrectly derived from root word shake, correct tense is ‘shook’ Compare toShook

Sharing = several people utilising the one object

Shearing = cutting the wool (hair) off sheep, goats etc using shears.

Shook = to forcibly move someone or something backwards and forwards either physically or mentally Compare toShaked

Shuddered = shook violently from cold, fear or horror Compare toShutter & Shuttered

Shutter = external shields used as extra window protection in extreme weather or in optical items such as cameras to protect the lens and eliminate unwanted light Compare toShuddered & Shuttered

Shutter(ed) = a building with external shields (shutters) in the closed position; in contexts used = shuddered, as in a person either closed their eyes in an effort to briefly reject reality or their body vibrated Compare toShuddered & Shutter

Sigh = long audible breathe denoting exhaustion, sorrow or exasperation Compare toSight

Sight = vision, targeting device eg rifle sights, faculty of seeing, something unusual to look at, vista Compare toSite orSigh

Signal = message or sign to someone at a distance to either notify others of some matter or to acknowledge or impel action(s) Compare toSingle

Single = alone, not married, one only Compare toSignal

Site = location, place eg building site Compare toSight

Skull = cranium or head bones containing the brain Compare toScull

Slid = the past participle of the word ‘slide’ eg he slid down the banister

Slide = to move smoothly along particularly imperceptibly, to gradually lose ones place socially or economically, deteriorate morally,

Soar = fly high and free, to hover; figuratively of prices, wages etc rising unexpectedly high

Sore = mildly painful but not extremely so; achy

Sour = not sweet; acidic tasting rather than sugary

Stake = sharpened stick or post; pole people to burnt alive at were secured to; wager, bet; short wooden tent peg used before metal or plastic ones began available

Steak = particular cut of meat

Steal = to take someone else’s property without legal right or permission; to thieve, rob; to move silently or secretly

Steel = metal made by adding carbon to iron; items made from this hence hard, inflexible; people whose behaviour reflexes this description

Stooped = bent over, lowered oneself to carry out unpleasant task usually delegated to lower ranked person

Stopped = halted, has ceased to move or cancelled a series of actions

Surely = certainly, absolutely, securely; frequently used to turn a statement into a question eg ‘surely you’ll take the kids with you?’

Surly = of uncertain temper, morose, uncivil, sullen

Suture (ing) = medical item used in the process to sew flesh together

Tare = weight of vehicle, plane or container minus contents (and people), eg empty weight; vetch used as cattle fodder Compare toTear

Taught = educated someone; gave lessons to Compare toTaut or Taunt

Taunt = jeer, make fun of in an unpleasant manner, sneer, to say things in an attempt to cause the verbal victim behave inappropriately resulting in embarrassment or punishment Compare toTaut or Taught

Taut = tight; he pulled the rope taut Compare toTaunt or Taught

Tear = rip apart forcibly, to rend; fluid droplet secreted from eyes; Compare toTare

Their = to or about 2 or more people

There = a place not here, some where else – often indicated by a gesture pointing to a specific site

Throne = a specific seat, often over-sized and elaborately decorated that is for the sole use of the reigning monarch or a similar seat in bishop in his own cathedral; as a word ‘throne’ is often used to denote something done by order of or in the name of a monarch as is the word ‘crown’ Compare toThrown & Frown

Thrown = tossed, the past participle of the word ‘threw’ Compare toThrone & Frown

Tomb = a grave usually either in an underground vault or a stone set over a grave eg Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Compare toTome

Tome = large heavy book or one part of a set comprising of multiple volumes eg Encyclopaedia Britannica Compare toTomb

Trail = animal track, unsealed road or path; to follow after someone or something Compare toTrial

Trait = distinguishing feature whether behavioural, fashion wise etc - the Weasleys all have red hair whilst the Malfoys are blondes

Travail = painful arduous labour, such as childbirth etc; a hard period of life Compare toTravel

Travel = journeys from place to place Compare toTravail

Treading = emphatic stepping, heavy footfall Compare toTrodding

Treat = pleasant surprise or gift; deal with medical condition;

Trees = a perennial plant having a trunk, bole or woody stem with branches well above ground Compare toTress

Tress = hair defined as a lock, curl, plait, ringlet or a strand Compare toTrees

Trial = to test a theory or product; to question peoples actions and inactions and make judgement whether informally or formally ie in a court of law or a less formal setting or impromptu setting Compare toTrail

Trodding = non-existent word derived from ‘trod’, from context used correct tense should be ‘treading or striding’ or perhaps trotting if the writer meant at a semi-fast speed Compare toTreading

Vacation = holiday; not working; relaxing away from business, career or school etc Compare toVocation

Vocation = originally only a divine calling to a religious career but later expanded to include a calling, especially to a profession or career Compare toVacation

Waist = the part in the middle, on animals between the lower ribs and the hips were they bend or fold, on ships the upper deck between the usually higher quarterdeck (stern or rear) and forecastle (bow) Compare toWaste

Wait = to pause, stop or remain until a specific thing happens oe person arrives; to serve or attend others at the table Compare toWeight

Wander = roam aimlessly, moved from place to place in no apparent pattern, to confuse purposely; to err; to divert off the beaten path both literally and metaphorically Compare toWonder

Warily = carefully, cautiously; watching out for trouble Compare toWearily

Warn = alert to danger or potential hazard Compare toWorn

Waste = squander, use needlessly, to desolate, lying unused, abandon, garbage; unwanted land or land deemed valueless Compare toWaist

Weak = not strong, diluted, frail, defenceless, pliable

Wearily = tiredly, emotionally and or physically worn out; exhausted Compare toWarily

Weather = the atmospheric conditions - rain, hail, snow, sandstorm, temperature, cyclone, hot, cold, windy etc occurring at any given place Compare toWither &Wether &Whether

Week = formally the 7 successive days from Sunday through to Saturday; also historically known as a sennight (contraction of seven nights); a working week is the 5 days from Monday to Friday that many people work

Weight = how heavy or light an item is either literally or figuratively Compare toWait

Wether = OE a castrated ram Compare toWither &Weather &Whether

Whether = optional choice between two or more things or courses of action eg tea or coffee Compare toWither &Wether &Weather

Whine = a plaintive wail from dogs; machinery noise such as circular saws make; constant repetitive complaints from someone, often in an annoying tone of voice

Wine = originally and most commonly the fermented juice of grapes though other fruits may be used eg elderberry wine

Wither = to cause to fade and go dry, to decay, eg all the vegetation withered in the long drought Compare toWether &Weather &Whether

Worn = tired, exhausted, eroded away Compare toWarn

Wonder = the emotion excited by an amazing or unusual thing; surprise, astonishment, prodigy, marvel, admiration, miracle Compare toWander

Write = method of communicating using letters and words; to compose a story or poem etc Compare toRight