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missal, missile
missal (MIS uhl) (noun)
A Roman Catholic book containing all of the prayers and responses for the celebration of the Mass: Alisa's new missal contained all of the supplications and other aspects of the Church services that she would need.
missile (MIS uhl, mis IGHL) (noun)
1. An object which is thrown with the intention of striking something: The boys used a water-filled balloon as a missile when they were playing in the park.
2. A rocket which can be projected or fired towards a target; an unmanned weapon propelled by its own power: The missile was launched from the research station.
2. A rocket which can be projected or fired towards a target; an unmanned weapon propelled by its own power: The missile was launched from the research station.
Silly Billy tore a page out of the missal and folded it into a missile which he was throwing around in his backyard.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group M; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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missile
1. An object or weapon that is fired, thrown, dropped, or otherwise projected at a target; a projectile.
2. A guided missile.
3. A ballistic missile.
2. A guided missile.
3. A ballistic missile.
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miss-, mis-, -miss, -mis, mit-, mitt-, -mit, -mitt
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“missile”
ABM missile
Anti Ballistic Missile missile
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Pleonasms or Tautological Redundancies
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