Homophones, American English -- Page 13
169. pact a formal agreement
packed past tense of pack
170. pail a bucket
pale light colored
171. palate roof of the mouth
pallet wooden flat structure
palette artist paint mixing surface
172. pair two of a kind
pare to peel
pear a fruit
173. pane window glass
pain suffering
174. past time gone by
passed moved along; transferred
175. patience composure; endurance
patients sick persons
176. pause to linger; to tarry
paws an animal's foot
177. peace calmness
piece a portion
178. peak the top
pique resentment; to offend
peek to look slyly at
179. peal to ring out
peel the rind; to strip off
180. pedal pertaining to the foot; treadle
peddle to hawk; to sell
petal part of a flower
181. peer one of equal rank; to look steadily
pier a wharf
182. plain undecorated; treeless area of land
plane level surface; an airplane
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