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do, doe, dough
do (DOH) (noun)
A syllable that represents the first note in a musical scale when singing solfeggio which represents the note C: The singer started her practice with do re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do.
There is also the verb do (DOO): To perform or to execute, plus many other meanings; however, the do (DOH) in this section is presented with doe and dough to demonstrate their "homonymic" relationships.
doe (DOH) (noun)
The female of the deer, antelope, rabbit, kangaroo, and certain other animals: The kangaroo doe carries her young in the pouch on the front of her body.
dough (DOH) (noun)
1. A soft mass of moistened flour or meal and other ingredients, mixed for making bread, pastry, etc.: Bret's mother was mixing dough for fresh loaves of bread.
2. Slang for "money": Reuben said he was running out of enough dough to take care of his family's needs.
2. Slang for "money": Reuben said he was running out of enough dough to take care of his family's needs.
Anton doesn't have much dough these days to pay for all of his expenses.
Rod promised Jodie a lot of dough if she would go to the forest with her camera and take a picture of the doe. This made Jodie so happy that she walked away singing ...do...ra...mi...fa...sol...la...ti...do.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group D; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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“dough”
kneaded dough
Yvonne got a job at a bakery because she kneaded dough.
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Fun with Words
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