Confused words. 2014.
throes / throws — Throes are severe pains or difficult times: Wade Rivers found it difficult to listen to his iPod in the throes of battle. Throws is the plural or present tense of throw: Several throws later, Bud Light managed to put a wad of paper in the… … Confused words
throes — as in to be in the throes of, is spelt in this way, and should be distinguished from throws as a part of the verb throw … Modern English usage
throes — throws … American English homophones
throws — throes … American English homophones
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Meet the Feebles — Theatrical release poster Directed by Peter Jackson Produced by … Wikipedia
Cosmogony — • By this term is understood an account of how the universe (cosmos) came into being (gonia • gegona = I have become). It differs from cosmology, or the science of the universe, in this: that the latter aims at understanding the actual… … Catholic encyclopedia
Luigi Pirandello — Infobox Writer name = Luigi Pirandello birthdate = birth date|1867|6|28|mf=y birthplace = Agrigento, Sicily, Italy deathdate = death date and age|1936|12|10|1867|6|28|mf=y deathplace = Bosio, Rome, Italy occupation = dramatist, author nationality … Wikipedia
Chess opening — For a list of openings as classified by the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings, see List of chess openings. Starting position a … Wikipedia
V. — Infobox Book name = V. title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first edition author = Thomas Pynchon illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = J. B. Lippincott Company… … Wikipedia
