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The difference between "litter" and "loiter" is that "litter" can be a noun or verb synonymous with such terms as "variety", "garbage" and "pup" while "loiter" is always a verb synonymous with such terms as "linger", "dawdle" and "delay". Example only: I'd like to move quickly in throwing away all the city litter we can find, so let's not loiter.
The difference between "rote" and "wrote" is that "rote" can be a noun or adjective synonymous with such terms as "routine" and "usual" while "wrote" is often past tense for "write", which is a synonym of such terms as "pen" or "communicate". Example only: Most of the pieces he wrote that weren't by rote were outside of school.
The difference between "soot" and "suit" is that "soot" is a black powder formed when something is burned and is synonymous with such terms as "grime" while "suit" can be a noun or verb synonymous with such terms as "lawsuit", "appeal", "suffice", "satisfy", "dress" and "tailor". Example only: I don't want to be anywhere near the soot from my chimney while suited in my tuxedo even if I can't tell it has a stain from it.
The difference between "lend" and "loan" is that "lend" is always a verb synonymous with such terms as "give", "afford" and "furnish" while "loan" can be a noun synonymous with "advance" or a verb synonymous with "lend". Example only: If I lend you any more money this time, I might get in trouble, so please make sure you pay off the previous loan whenever you can first.
The difference between "chord" and "cord" is that "chord" can be a noun or verb synonymous with such terms as "emotion" and "correspond" while "cord" can be a noun or verb synonymous with such terms as "cable", "link" and "rope". Example only: While walking the cord, make sure your body is chording with each step you take and don't look below.
The difference between "boor" and "bore" is that "boor" can be a synonym of "peasant" or be defined as "a rude or insensitive person" while "bore" can be a verb or noun synonymous with such terms as "drill", "push", "weary" and "yawn". Example only: Despite modest living conditions, there was at least plenty of clean water because the boor was able to bore a hole in the ground all the way to its source.
The difference between "poor" and "pore" is that "poor" is an adjective synonymous with such terms as "impoverished", "desolate", "scarce", "unacceptable", "terrible" and "pitiful" while "pore" is often a noun synonymous with such terms as "cavity". Example only: This poor child gets too many ingrown hairs, so you might want to allow his pores to breathe more.
The difference between "loan" and "lone" is that "loan" can be a noun or verb and is synonymous with such terms as "advance" and "lend" while "lone" is an adjective synonymous with such terms as "only" and "single". Example only: He's the lone member of his family that hasn't had to take out a loan yet.
The difference between "seam" and "seem" is that "seam" is a synonym of such terms as "wrinkle", "pleat" and "suture" while "seem" is a synonym of such terms as "look" and "appear". Example only: It seems the only way to make this clothing without seams is to cut out holes for the head and arms and put no sleeves on it.
The difference between "bail" and "bale" is that "bail" is synonymous with such terms as "bond", "bow", "pitcher" and "exit" while "bale" is typically used as a noun synonymous with "package". Example only: Even though this bale of hay is a great hiding place, you can't move it with you that easily if you need to bail.
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