ENGLISH -14

 ENGLISH -14

We continue our weekly exercise of ‘dabbling’ with words ‘seemingly alike’ but unconnected in meaning.

PATROL and PETROL

Patrol [verb] refers to the activity of ‘monitoring’ an area for events of traffic, insurgency or smuggling certain items across a line.

Petrol [noun] is the liquid fuel used in automobiles.

PUMP and BUMP

Pump [noun] is a device to drive liquid or gas from a container to another recipient chamber like engine.

Bump [verb] is the act of hitting hard on a surface.            

SWEEP and SWIPE

Sweep [verb] that refers to the act of cleaning a surface and remove dust.

Swipe [verb] refers to the application of force along a sideways direction as in starting a touch screen phone.  

CHOIR and COIR

Choir [noun] A term that refers to a team or group of people singing religious verses in a place of worship.

Coir [noun] refers to the dense mass of fibre in coconut ;used to make ropes, mats for floor .

SQUARE and SQUIRE

Square [noun] a 4 sided area where all 4 sides are equal with 90 degree union at all the corners.

Squire [noun] used as a respectful term for a person of higher social class or status. 

BAZAAR and BIZARRE

Bazaar [noun] is a market place or a street of shops.

Bizarre [adjective] refers to strange/ unusual look or expression or idea.

DESERT and DESSERT

Desert [noun] is a geographical area ,expansive, rich in sand /rocks with poor rainfall and a sparse plant cover.

Dessert [noun] a name for a post-meal item of ice cream with nuts cream/chocolate etc.

PRICE and PRIZE

Price [noun] refers to the payable value of an item of purchase

Prize [noun] is a reward in appreciation of work/ effort / success  

COURSE and COARSE 

Course [noun] refers to a plan of study leading to a degree or qualification.

Coarse [adjective] refers to the texture of a fabric- generally rough to feel.

BRAKE and BREAK

Brake [noun] =a device that can retard the speed of a vehicle and bring it to a halt as in automobiles/ locomotives etc.

Break [verb] an act that causes discontinuity of a structure by damage. Break can refer to intermission as in lunch hour.

CEILING and SEALING

Ceiling [noun] the inner surface of the roof as viewed from inside the building.

Sealing [noun] refers to the act of hunting ‘seals’. It can also refer to the process of completely covering an item by sealing it. His fate was sealed means all options were closed .

Prof. K. Raman