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ton (TUHN) (noun)
1. Any of a number of units of weight that are typically very heavy: "The box that was being shipped across the ocean weighed at least a ton."
2. A large, heavy quantity of something: "The box was so heavy that I joked that it must weigh a ton."
2. A large, heavy quantity of something: "The box was so heavy that I joked that it must weigh a ton."
"Her son complained that he had a ton of homework to do for school."
tun (TUHN) (noun)
1. A large cask for liquids; especially, wine: "I visited the cooper’s shop where they were making a large oak tun for the local wine industry."
2. A measure of liquid capacity; especially, one equivalent to approximately 252 gallons (954 liters): "The vintner decided to buy a tun of the red wine based on the reports that she had studied."
2. A measure of liquid capacity; especially, one equivalent to approximately 252 gallons (954 liters): "The vintner decided to buy a tun of the red wine based on the reports that she had studied."
The tun that was filled with rare wine felt as if it weighed a ton. She did a ton of research on the best wines to buy and the tun from the local winery was highly recommended.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group T; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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