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booty; booty, bootee, bootie
booty (BOO tee) (noun)
1. Money or goods stolen or taken in war: Historically, conquering forces have been known to take a great deal of booty from their foes.
2. A valuable gain or prize: Trina's booty from the auction included some rare antiques.
2. A valuable gain or prize: Trina's booty from the auction included some rare antiques.
booty, bootee, bootie (BOO tee, boo TEE) (nouns)
1. A small child's little shoe or foot covering: Erik's mother asked her little son where he hid his other booty.
2. A baby's knitted woolen slipper or heavy sock: The mother put a new bootee on each of the baby's feet.
3. A lightweight, short foot covering for women: Bill's mother showed him a bootie in the closet that she used to wear before he was born.
2. A baby's knitted woolen slipper or heavy sock: The mother put a new bootee on each of the baby's feet.
3. A lightweight, short foot covering for women: Bill's mother showed him a bootie in the closet that she used to wear before he was born.
Among the booty that James found in the large box, which he picked up at the auction, he found a pair of bootie that had been knitted for a child. His mother said they looked just like the bootee which she had knitted for him when he was a baby.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group B; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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