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Homonyms

D

dam - holds back water
damn - a curse
dammed - prevented from flowing
damned - cursed
darn - to mend
darne - a fish steak
days - more than one day
daze - to bewilder
dear - beloved
deer - Bambi
dew - morning condensation
do - to perform
due - payable
die - to become dead
dye - coloring agent
died - passed away
dyed - colored
dies - passing away
dyes - colors
dine - to eat
dyne - unit of energy
dire - desperate
dyer - one who dyes
disc - a phonograph record
disk - a round - plate-shaped object
discreet - confidential
discrete - individual
discussed - talked about
disgust - sickening
do - first note of diatonic scale
doe - a female deer
dough - uncooked bread
doc - a physician
dock - where a boat is kept
does - several female deer
doughs - several uncooked breads
doze - to nap
done - completed
dun - demand money
dos - opposite of don'ts
dues - membership payments
draft - a preliminary written version
draught a gust of wind; depth of water needed to float a ship
dual - two things
duel - a fight between two over honor