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berth (BURTH) (noun)
1. A bunk or bed in a vessel, sleeping car, camper etc.: Linwood found his berth on the train and fell asleep almost immediately.
2. Any place in which a vessel may lie at anchor or at a dock: The ship tied up at the appointed berth.
2. Any place in which a vessel may lie at anchor or at a dock: The ship tied up at the appointed berth.
birth (BURTH) (noun)
1. The fact or act of being born: Scott's wife was about to give birth to their first child.
2. The bringing forth of an offspring: As a new father, Karl was happy to announce the birth of his first son whom he named Karlson.
2. The bringing forth of an offspring: As a new father, Karl was happy to announce the birth of his first son whom he named Karlson.
Once a woman wrote to a travel agent about a cruise she was planning to go on asking that he make sure that she would have a comfortable birth because she was susceptible to seasickness.
The travel agent responded with a note saying, "We can get you a comfortable berth, but as for the birth part, I'm afraid that is beyond our capabilities."
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group B; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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