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arc (AHRK) (noun)
A curved line, arch, crescent, bow: The rainbow formed a beautiful arc in the sky.
Both arc and "arch" come from the Latin element arcus, "bow". Archery and archer also come from this same Latin element.
ark (AHRK) (noun)
1. The chest containing the Ten Commandments of God, written on stone tablets and carried by the Hebrews during their long desert wanderings: As they wandered the desert, the Hebrews carried the Ark with them because it contained their sacred documents.
2. The boat mentioned in the Bible which God commanded Noah to build for shelter during the Great Flood: Noah was commanded to build an ark, big enough for two of each species of animals, in anticipation of the flood.
3. A large, flat-bottomed or awkward boat: They lived on an ark, or house boat, on the Seine River in Paris.
2. The boat mentioned in the Bible which God commanded Noah to build for shelter during the Great Flood: Noah was commanded to build an ark, big enough for two of each species of animals, in anticipation of the flood.
3. A large, flat-bottomed or awkward boat: They lived on an ark, or house boat, on the Seine River in Paris.
When Wilbur decided to move off the isolated island, he determined to build an ark to carry his possessions. The builder designed the ark using a long arc shaped bow.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group A; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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ark (AHRK)
1. The chest containing the Ten Commandments or God, written on stone tablets and carried by the Hebrews during their long desert wanderings.
2. The boat god commanded Noah to build for shelter during the Great Flood.
3. A large commodious boat.
4. A place or thing furnishing protection; a refuge.
2. The boat god commanded Noah to build for shelter during the Great Flood.
3. A large commodious boat.
4. A place or thing furnishing protection; a refuge.