Monday Muddle: parson, person
parson: (noun) member of the clergy; vicar; priest person: (noun) an individual; human being
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Monday Muddle: meddle, mettle
meddle: (verb) to interfere; to pry into someone else’s affairs; to involve oneself in someone else’s business without invitation or right given by some authority mettle: (noun) ability to cope with difficult circumstances; courage; strength; boldness; resilience; spunk
Monday Muddle: metal, medal
metal: (noun) a solid chemical element, such as gold, silver, or iron, or a combination of such elements, that conducts heat and electricity; (adjective) made of metal medal: (noun) an award, often made of metal, that can be attached to clothing with a pin or hung around the neck with …
Monday Muddle: lapse, laps
lapse: (noun) a period of time; break in a sequence; end; error (verb) to end; to deviate from the expected way; to decline in quality laps: (noun, plural of lap) the horizontal area created by your thighs when you sit down; the circuit of a track; movement around a track …
Monday Muddle: rein, reign, rain
rein: (noun) a long, narrow strap, typically used in the plural to guide a horse, and metaphorically used to guide people or situations; (verb) to guide; to keep under control (used with adverbs like in and back)Part of the expression free rein. reign: (noun) the period in which someone holds …
Monday Muddle: cheque, check, check
cheque: (British English) (noun) a written order to a bank to pay a specified sum of money to a specified person check: (American English) (noun) a written order to a bank to pay a specified sum of money to a specified person check: (both British English and American English) (noun) …
Monday Muddle: celery, salary
celery: (noun) a plant with long, dense, curved stalks and small leaves; part of the parsley family; a low-calorie food that can be eaten raw or cooked salary: (noun) compensation paid to an employee by an employer for work done; wages for a job that are paid at a fixed …
Monday Muddle: ladder, latter
ladder: (noun) an often portable device that assists people to physically climb up and down; made of two straight or slightly angled sides with steps or rungs between them latter: (adjective, noun) the second of two choices Some people accept the use of “latter” with more than two choices, but purists …
Monday Muddle: toe, tow
toe: (noun) body part; digit of the human foot; part of footwear that covers front of foot; (verb) push, touch or kick something with front of footPart of the expression “to toe the line.” tow: (verb) pull, drag or haul something (often a vehicle) behind you; (noun) the act of …
Monday Muddle: feat, feet
feat: (noun) accomplishment, bold act, heroic deed feet: (noun) (plural of foot) the lower extremities of legs—human, animal, clothing, or furniture; a unit of measurement