Definitions of
sound-alike words: O
- official
- authorized, as in: Later this afternoon the mayor will present an official statement.
- officious
- meddlesome or intrusive, as in: She was an officious busybody who made trouble for everyone.
- one
- single person or thing, as in: The store is located on a one-way street.
- won
- past tense of win, as in: Who won
the basketball game?
- ordinance
- regulation or law, as in: The city council passed an ordinance against disturbing the peace.
- ordnance
- military weapons and equipment, as in: The ordnance was stored in bunkers near the airfield.
- are
- form of to be, as in: What are
you doing tonight?
- hour
- sixty minutes, as in: It seemed like I waited an hour, but it was only twenty minutes.
- our
- belonging to us, as in: Please visit our Web site and see our new book reviews.
- overdo
- do too much or go too far, as in: If you overdo your exercise one day, you may be sore the next.
- overdue
- past the expected time, as in: The library books are overdue.
This list of definitions can't replace your dictionary. Rather
than discussing every possible meaning of the words on this list,
I try to show how one word differs from another in a group of words that sound or
look very much alike.
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