Homophones, American English -- Page 16
209. seller one who sells
cellar an underground room
210. serge a kind of cloth
surge a billow; to rise suddenly
211. sew to stitch
so therefore
sow to scatter seed
212. shear to cut; to trim
sheer transparent; unqualified, utter
213. shoe footwear
shoo used to frighten away animals
214. shown displayed; revealed
shone gave off light; did shine
215. slight slender; scanty; to make light of
sleight dexterity
216. son your male child
sun our star
217 soar to rise, fly or glide
sore painful
218. sole one and only
soul the immortal spirit
219. some a part of
sum a total
220. stair a step
stare to look at
221. stayed did not leave
staid sedate dignity, sober
222. steal to take unlawfully
steel a form of iron
223. straight not crooked; directly
strait a water passageway
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