Monday Muddle: two, too, to
two: (noun)(adjective) one more than one; the second in a series too: (adverb) also; very, excessively to: (preposition) indicates direction, position, or purpose
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Monday Muddle: bowl, bowel
bowl: (noun) a round vessel for holding food or liquid; a stadium used for sporting events or concerts bowel: (noun) the tube through which digested food passes out of the body
Monday Muddle: shoo, shoe
shoo: (exclamation) the word said to encourage someone or something to leave your presence; (verb) to encourage someone or something to leave your presenceUsed in the term shoo-in. shoe: (noun) covering for the foot having a thick or sturdy sole; metal plate attached to a horse’s hoof; (verb) to attach …
Monday Muddle: essential, quintessential
essential: (adjective) absolutely necessary; vital; imperative; extremely important; (noun) something that is absolutely necessary, vital, imperative, or extremely important quintessential: (adjective) definitive; exemplary; representing a typical, or the best, example of something
Monday Muddle: have, of
have: (verb) to own, possess, or hold; used as an auxiliary verb when forming compound tenses of verbsUsed in would have, could have, should have. of: (preposition) expresses a relationship between a part and the whole; expresses origin; expresses a change in measurement or scaleNOT used in would have, could …
Monday Muddle: opt in, opt-in
opt in: (phrasal verb) choose to enroll; choose to register; choose to participate Used most frequently to indicate signing up online for an email list. opt-in: (adjective) usually used before “form” or “box” to describe the place where someone can choose to register; (noun) a shorter version of opt-in form …
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!
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.”