Confused words. 2014.
vane / vain / vein — A vane is blade that rotates: I don t know how hard the wind blew; it blew the weather vane off the roof. Vain means fruitless, hopeless, or without result : Bertie harbors a vain hope of becoming a world class ice skater. Vein refers to … Confused words
vane / vain / vein — A vane is blade that rotates: I don t know how hard the wind blew; it blew the weather vane off the roof. Vain means fruitless, hopeless, or without result : Bertie harbors a vain hope of becoming a world class ice skater. Vein refers to … Confused words
vain — vane(s) vein(s) … English homophone dictionary
vane — vain, vein … American English homophones
vain — vane, vein … American English homophones
vein — vain, vane … American English homophones
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