The homophone for "fail to find or do something" is mist, as in a light fog, or fog.
The homophone for "opens lock" and "harbor" is "unlocks dock."
A tabular crystal habit refers to a flat, plate-like shape exhibited by certain crystals. These crystals have two dimensions that are much larger than the third, resulting in thin, flattened shapes resembling a plate or tablet. This habit is commonly observed in minerals like mica and barite.
A homonym for "wind" is "wound," which can refer to a past-tense verb meaning to twist or coil something, or a noun referring to an injury.
A homonym for the word "scent" is "sent," which is the past tense of the verb "send." Both words are pronounced the same but have different meanings.
The homonym of "wave" is "wavelength," which refers to the distance between corresponding points on a wave, such as the peak-to-peak distance on a sine wave.
A homophone for "pit" is "pit"; for "cavity" it is "caveatty".
In the synagogue, the Eternal Light (Ner Tamid) is symbolic of God's presence and the eternal flame that burned in the Temple in Jerusalem. The Shabbat candles are lit to usher in the Sabbath and represent the commandment to remember and observe the Sabbath day.
The homophone for metal is mettle, which refers to a person's ability to cope well with difficulties or to face a demanding situation in a spirited and resilient way.
Thunder is the sound produced by the rapid expansion of air surrounding a lightning strike. When lightning heats the air to temperatures five times hotter than the sun's surface, the air rapidly expands, creating a shock wave that we perceive as thunder. The intensity and duration of the thunder depend on the distance of the lightning and the atmospheric conditions.
Hail forms when raindrops freeze while falling. This can happen for many reasons. If the drops move through an area of very dry air, rapid evaporation can cause the drops to freeze.
Extremely turbulent air can cause raindrops to fall, be sucked back upward into freezing air, collide with each other, and fall again as hail. Sometimes this process repeats producing oversized hailstones.
The homophone for "lightning" is "lightening." Lightning is the discharge of electricity in the atmosphere, while lightening refers to making something lighter in color or weight.
The homonym for lightning is "lightening," which refers to making something lighter in weight or color.
The four English words that have the same spelling but different meanings are "lead" (metal versus to guide), "bow" (front of a ship versus a looped knot), "tear" (to rip apart versus a drop of water), and "wind" (to twist versus moving air).
Profit means to gain, and a prophet foresees the future.
prophet, profit
The homophone of "foretells the future to gain" is "foretells the future to reign."
The Great Migration in the United States refers to the period between 1916 and 1970 when African Americans moved from the rural South to the North, Midwest, and West. It was driven by economic opportunities, escape from Jim Crow laws, and push factors like racial violence.
The homograph of "conduct" is "conduct." It can be pronounced differently depending on whether it is used as a noun (ˈkänˌdəkt) or a verb (kən-ˈdəkt).