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“pawl”
pall, pall, pawl
pall (PAWL) (verb)
To lose strength or to become tired of something: Mike's energy is beginning to pall and so he needs to stop for a cup of tea.
The old jokes presented by the comedian are starting to pall on the audience.
pall (PAWL) (noun)
1. Something that covers up or conceals: The smoke from the fire created a pall over the city.
2. The heavy cloth that is used to drape over a coffin in which a body is lying: At the request of the family, the pall on their grandfather’s coffin was deep red with gold embroidery.
2. The heavy cloth that is used to drape over a coffin in which a body is lying: At the request of the family, the pall on their grandfather’s coffin was deep red with gold embroidery.
pawl (PAWL) (noun)
A piece of machinery that is intermeshed with another piece in a manner that causes movement in one direction: With a loud clang, the pawl fell into place and the apparatus started to operate.
Once the pawl started to work properly, Susana's energy started to pall and she had to stop for glass of milk and a muffin.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group P; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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