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pail (PAYL) (noun)
A container that is open at the top and usually has a handle: Please fill the pail with water and pour it on the rosebushes.
pale (PAYL) (adjective)
1. Pertaining to something which is light in color: Marvin painted the walls with a pale blue tone.
2. Concerning someone who has a skin color that is closer to white than is usual or normal: When Bernhart came home from the hospital, his illness left him weak and pale.
2. Concerning someone who has a skin color that is closer to white than is usual or normal: When Bernhart came home from the hospital, his illness left him weak and pale.
The father asked his son, Alan, to bring the light-colored bucket from the garage. "Do you mean the pale pail?" the boy asked.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group P; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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