clime vs. climb

  clime (a place with a particular type of climate) We’ll have to move to a sunnier clime. The cranes travel south in search of a warmer clime.   climb (to use your hands and feet to move up something) I’ll climb the tree. Let’s climb over the wall.     envocabulary.com

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axis vs. axes

  axis (a straight line around which an object rotates) The Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours. A wheel spins on its axis.   axes (plural of axis) Stars and planets rotate on their axes. (plural of ax) They broke the door in with axes.     envocabulary.com

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zoom off

  zoom off  informal (to leave a place quickly and suddenly) Sorry, I have to zoom off now to catch the train. She got in her car and zoomed off without saying a word.     envocabulary.com

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zonk out

  zonk out  US informal (to fall asleep fast) We were so tired that when we got home, we zonked out immediately. It’ll just take a minute or two for me to zonk out.   envocabulary.com

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knife

  knife (a tool with a blade and a handle, used for cutting or as a weapon): We eat with a fork and knife. He was carrying a knife. cleaver (a heavy tool having a large square blade for cutting up large pieces of meat): Use the cleaver to cut the meat. …

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