May 4, 2024

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SPRING

LOVE

WELL

FANCY

JEWEL

CARROT

CYLINDER

HURTS

LITERALLY

RELISH

SAVOR

TUMBLER

Verbs expressing pleasure and enjoyment

FANCY: To feel a desire or liking for; to find someone or something appealing.
LOVE: To hold very dear; to feel deep affection or intense liking for something or someone.
RELISH: To enjoy greatly; to take pleasure in something.
SAVOR: To taste or smell with pleasure; to delight in something through the senses.

Words often used in speech to fill pauses or hesitation

LIKE: Used to indicate similarity or to provide examples, often overused conversationally as a filler.
LITERALLY: Used to emphasize a statement, often misused to exaggerate non-literal situations.
UM: A common filler sound indicating hesitation or thinking in speech.
WELL: Often used to begin sentences, signaling reflection or thoughtful consideration, also used as a filler.

Parts that make up a locking mechanism

CYLINDER: The part of the lock where the key is inserted.
PIN: Small pieces inside a lock cylinder that correspond with the key to allow or prevent the lock’s turning.
SPRING: Elastic components in locks that push pins into place, helping to secure the lock until a key aligns them.
TUMBLER: A type of moving component in a lock that prevents it from opening without the correct key.

Words that sound like units of measure but have different meanings

CARROT: A root vegetable, typically orange in color; sounds like 'carat', a measure of weight for diamonds.
HURTS: To cause pain or injury; sounds like 'hertz', a unit of frequency.
JEWEL: A precious stone; sounds like 'joule', a unit of energy or work in the International System of Units.
OM: A mystic syllable considered the most sacred mantra; sounds like 'ohm', a unit of electrical resistance.