Monday Muddle: gnu, new, knew
gnu: (noun) large animal; African antelope; wildebeest new: (adjective) recently made or discovered; not previously owned or known knew: (verb, past tense of know) perceived; recognized; understood Happy New Year!
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Monday Muddle: marry, merry
marry: (verb) join together; combine; form a partnership merry: (adjective) happy; joyous; cheerful To all those who celebrate: Merry Christmas!
Monday Muddle: plum, plumb
plum: (noun) a fruit; the tree that grows the fruit; (adjective) ideal; highly desirable; a reddish-purple colour plumb: (adjective) to be perfectly vertical; to be perpendicular to the base; (noun) a weight, traditionally lead, on a piece of string (commonly referred to as a plumb bob); (verb) to measure the …
Monday Muddle: merrily, merely
merrily: (adverb) happily; cheerfully; with good feelings; in a joyous mannerPart of the song “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.” merely: (adverb) only; just; simply; nothing more than; nothing better thanNOT part of the song “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.”
Monday Muddle: parson, person
parson: (noun) member of the clergy; vicar; priest person: (noun) an individual; human being
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) …