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ear, the organ of hearing; ear, a spike of corn
earn, to gain; urn, a vessel
eight, a number; ate, to have eaten
elicit, to draw out; illicit, illegal
elude, to escape from; illude, to trick or deceive; allude, suggest
emerge, to rise out of; immerge, to plunge into
entertain, to amuse; entertain, to hold in the mind
exact, to extort; exact, precise
express, to utter words; express, to send off speedily
fag, to beat; fag, a drudge; fag, a knot or coarse part in cloth
fain, happily or gladly; fane, a temple or shrine; feign, to pretend
fall, to drop; fall, American for autumn
fast, firm; fast, quick; fast, abstinence from food
fate, destiny; fete, a festival
fawn, to flatter; fawn, a young deer; fawn, a colour
feat, a deed or exploit; feet, the plural of foot
fell, did fall; fell, to cut down
felt, did feel; felt, a material of which hats etc are made
figure, shape; figure, a statue; figure, a numerical character
file, a catalogue; file, a line or rank of soldiers; file, an instrument for rasping
fine, thin; fine, clear; fine, splendid; fine, payment as a penalty
flag, a piece of cloth used as an emblem; flag, to grow spiritless
flatter, smoother; flatter, to praise falsely
flea, an insect; flee, to run away
fleet, a number of ships; fleet, nimble
flew, fly; flue, a pipe
floe, large mass of floating ice; flow, to glide along smoothly
flush, of a toilet; flush, of the face; flush, of cards; flush, with money; flush, being on the same level
foil, to frustrate; foil, thin coat of tin
font, a basin for baptism; font, printing type
forge, to beat into shape with a hammer; forge, to fabricate
form, shape; form, a class; form, a kind of document
foul, dirty; fowl, a bird
founder, one who established; founder, to sink to the bottom; founder, to collapse
frays, quarrels; phrase, a sentence
freeze, formation of ice; frieze, an architectural term
fret, to grieve; fret, in architecture, ornamental raised wok
fritter, fry after cutting into small pieces; fritter, to waste
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